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Help out at our beautiful community homestead farm in Whaletown, BC, Canada

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  • Última actividad: 29 mar 2024

DISPONIBILIDAD

  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 3 semanas

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Detalles

  • Descripción

    Descripción

    Now looking for new volunteers starting around July!


    We invite you to join us on our beautiful community farm, in the heart of Cortes Island. We are primarily a homestead and grow food for the community. This 300 acre parcel of land encompasses lakes, bluffs, forests, fields, orchards and gardens. As a homestead, we have been providing for our needs for over 30 years, and are mostly self-sufficient in energy and food. We have cows for dairy and beef, goats, ducks, chickens, and sometimes pigs. We grow lots of vegetables to eat and store throughout the winter.

    We appreciate help from passionate helpers seeking fields and gardens to tend, food to harvest and enjoy, and animals to love. We are enthusiastic about living sustainably and operate the farm year round. We have an alternative energy system and strive to connect the diverse aspects of the farm to make a greater whole. We eat breakfast and dinner together, and think it's pretty amazing that 80% of the food we eat is grown right here on the farm. We are eager to have people on board that appreciate this privilege. We make our own butter, yoghurt and cheese, as well as preserve vegetables, fruit, meat, and fish so that we can enjoy our bounty throughout the year. We ask for 25 hours a week in exchange for scrumptious food and comfy accommodation.

    Housekeeping, cooking, and animal care are among daily scheduled chores included in your time, with the remainder filled by seasonal farm projects such as gardening, preserving, stacking firewood, and working on building and maintenance projects. We try to give you the jobs you are most interested in doing, with daily meetings to check in. On the weekends we take it easy and only do the mandatory chores. During your spare time you will find plenty of trails for biking and hiking, including a 30 minute walk through the forest to the beautiful Salish Sea! The farm has three gorgeous lakes that are ideal for swimming, canoeing, and fishing, and sometimes skating. Off the farm you will find Cortes has a vibrant and eclectic community of alternatively-minded people who are usually happy to pick up a hitchhiker or two. This is a magical place for us to care for, enjoy, and share. If you are easy going, community minded, and have a deep respect for your environment and the people that fill it, we would love to have you as an important member of the community.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Mantenimiento general
  • Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de las NU
    Fin de la pobreza
    Hambre cero
    Salud y bienestar
    Educación de calidad
    Igualdad de género
    Agua limpia y saneamiento
    Energía asequible y no contaminante
    Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
    Industria, innovación e infraestructura
    Reducción de las desigualdades
    Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
    Producción y consumo responsables
    Acción por el clima
    Vida submarina
    Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    There are many things to learn on the farm! Gardening, cheese & dairy processing, small-scale building, animal husbandry, cooking for a group, preserving food - you will gain many skills in a short amount of time! And there is lots of room to take on a self-directed project for your personal learning.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    We are mostly looking for people who want to be a part of the daily life of the farm, including gardening, animal management, cooking and food processing, and some building/ maintenance projects.

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Inglés: Fluido
    Holandés: Intermedio

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  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    We have a variety of small cabins available, with outhouses around and a shower in the main house. There is also the option to camp at the campsite area by the lake, which is equipped with an outdoor kitchen area and outhouse. Meals are generally prepared in the main farm house and shared, but there is the possibility of being more self-sufficient as well. We have an abundance of fresh farm foods and mostly eat from the land & animals.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Cortes is a beautiful island with much to offer. There are a multitude of beautiful spots within hiking distance of the farm. We are nestled in a valley with tons of trails connecting to the farm. Look us up on the web!

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

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    Horas esperadas

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 875347197396

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