Homesteading in Southern Oregon, USA

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  Description

  Hi there! My name is Stella and I have a 5 acre homestead in southern Oregon.
  **October 2023-
  Quite possible the most glorious month to be in Southern Oregon. We are open and have availability for 3-4 worktraders for the month of Oct. Help bring in the last of the harvest, put the garden to bed for the winter and stack firewood etc...
  
  
  The focus is to create a connection to spirit through the day to day tasks of maintaining a homestead.
  
  I am a documentary photographer, herbalist and world traveller. I've trained mustangs, been a squad boss on a wildland firefighting crew, and helped birth babies. I value putting my all into what Im doing and I encourage the folks around me to do the same whether its washing windows, shoveling endless wheelbarrows of dirt, planting trees or praying. I value busting ass and working hard and focused when we are doing a task and take care of themselves in time off, whether its play, adventure or rest.
  
  I feel inspired to grow enough food and medicine with the goal of sustaining through the winter and supporting myself, my land stewards and having abundance to share with friends and family.
  
  * workaway disclaimer- None of the produce from here is for sale
  
  I feel passionate about letting the beauty and wisdom of nature mimic as much of my life as possible.
  
  I am the main resident and share the farmhouse with Kava, the cat, and Yara the pup. There are a gaggle of chickens and I hope to one day incorporate sheep and horses. There is also a temple/sanctuary space, an outdoor kitchen, outdoor shower and composting toilet.
  
  The land is a beautiful mix of old growth Oak and Madrone trees and open meadows. There is a seasonal creek and pond that bring in lots of wildlife and birds. The 1/2 acre vegetable, flower and medicinal herb garden is in the center of the land with a magical greenhouse. I am passionate about creating beautiful and playful spaces.
  
  There is a yurt/temple available for meditation, yoga, or other healing arts you would like to practice.
  
  
  SKILLS I AM LOOKING FOR IN POTENTIAL WORKAWAYERS
  
  I am looking for people that have experience already with farming or DIY land and house projects.
  Self directed and motivated to work hard either alone or with others.
  Joyful, clear communication, a humble and open attitude.
  Common sense, and situational awareness, independent thinker and ability to see what needs to be done.
  All around salt of the earth hardiness/wilderness/feeling comfortable on the land and with the elements.
  Folks that are familiar and comfortable living outside.
  
  DIY/carpentry
  Use and maintenance of machinery/tools such as- chop saw, skill saw , tractor, chainsaw, etc etc (if comfortable using)
  Permaculture/Farming/Gardening experience- composting, watering, seeding, etc etc.
  Forestry skills -felling and bucking trees, clearing brush, chopping and stacking wood, tending burn piles.
  Daily life organization and personal assistant type tasks.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We all have so much to learn from each other. I am excited to share the wisdom I have gained from other cultures in my travels to over 19 countries and so excited to learn more. I will never tire of learning new things, especially about other ways of living. You will surely learn about plants and herbalism, land tending and maintenance.
  
  If anyone is interested in photography, I'm an open book. You will surely leave here with some great pictures of yourself ;).
  This land is a healing place and many people leave feeling touched and transformed by being here.

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  Aide

  AIRSTREAM- Renovating an airstream- It is gutted and has a woodstove and clawfoot bath tub. We have started installing the floor. projects with this include- finishing the floor, putting in wainscoting, building out cabinetry and bed nook, hooking up solar and on demand hot water heater. This is an exciting project for me that I intend to use for personal travel and creative space.
  
  ONGOING-Arbors, benches, and altars around the property. I am also slowly remodeling and repairing the main house, projects range from bigger things like a kitchen remodel to simple light fixture replacements, shelving and painting.
  
  GARDEN- weeding, compost tea, planting, seeding, more weeding, transplanting, more weeding, harvesting, drying herbs, canning & preserving, turning compost piles etc etc
  
  
  ANIMALS- Right now I just have chickens, but would like to eventually incorporate goats or sheep and horses.
  
  LAND MAINTENANCE- repairing fencing, fruit and nut tree planting, mowing & weed whacking, brush clearing, splitting wood.
  
  STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE- Pressure washing buildings/structures, sanding & painting, cleaning, repairing parts that have broken etc
  
  DOMESTIC- Helping with organizing and cleaning the main house and other structures on property, running errands, making ferments , processing foods.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Français: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I want to practice and up level my Spanish!!
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  Hébergement

  I offer-
  2 canvas tents one with a full size bed and one with a twin, both with rugs and a shelf to keep things on.
  And then various beautiful spots on the land for camping with your own gear.
  There is an outdoor kitchen, an outdoor shower and composting toilet.
  
  I provide basic staples such as rice, beans, oils, vinegar, tamari etc etc. And then an abundance of veggies from the garden. Things are just starting to ripen and be abundant, tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, cabbage, brocolli, onion, beets, turnips, kale, collards, salad greens, arugula, cilantro, basil, carrots, many medicinal herbs, and lots of flowers emerging.

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  Autres infos...

  There is wifi and pretty good cell reception with certain companies like verizon, tmobile, and us cellular.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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