Live on an offgrid homestead outside of Lillooet BC, Canada

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  Description

  Hello!
  
  About us: We are a small family of four (Jacques, Ren, baby Fern, and Lupin-dog) who live in an off-grid homestead in the Yalakom Valley, outside of Lillooet, BC. Jacques is a natural builder and Ren is an Indigenous Community Planner. We have 28 acres with a microhydro power system and creek water.
  
  Project: For the next two years, our main project is building a straw bale house! It wil be a 2400ish square foot home and you will learn from a natural building expert!
  
  Community: The Yalakom Valley inhabitants are a unique bunch, with many having roots in the old homestead behind the mountains where folks lived in an "escape-the-values-lacking-modern world" type of commune for a couple of decades (oh, the stories they have to tell...). There's the original crowd of folks now in their 70s, plus a good number of younger adults (30s and early 40s, some single, if you're looking for love ;-) ). We see each other relatively often for work-bees, birthday parties, solstices, and other community endeavours and there's a general great sense of collaboration and care. There are also some weekly activities to participate in: soccer, meditation, drumming and singing (and hopefully volleyball soon).
  
  Our Property: Our property runs along the Yalakom River, has a beautiful diversity of various ecosystems, and is a huge work in progress; having moved here just over 2 years ago, we continue the work of establishing gardens, perennials, living quarters, cleaning up after previous owners, making it safe for fire season, and building out the general infrastructure.
  
  Who We Are Looking For: We mostly look to bring in folks who are interested in off-grid living, childcare, gardening, carpentry, and general care of the land. We seek folks who are community-minded, hard working, fun, good sense of humour, environmentally-minded, values-driven and warm-hearted.
  
  Lodging: You will stay in either a 17'x17' yurt (we are awaiting a new canvas so this isn't currently available but will be in the spring) or a vintage camper (wifi extends to both). There is a fully equipped large cabin that will be shared among workawayers and apprentices. If you are the only one here, you can have it to yourself.
  
  Meals: The camper has enough of a kitchen to get by for breakfasts and lunches. We will have dinner together or you can cook your own - happy to discuss preferences :-)
  
  Arrangement: 25 hours a week in exchange for meals and accommodation.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  LGBT+

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Architecture

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Montagne

  

  Danse

  

  Plage

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Folks coming to visit here will learn about natural building, living off-grid in a small community, gardening, permaculture, homesteading for millennials, etc.
  There have been a number of Workawayers who have come to the Yalakom Valley who have returned or never left (Ren is one of the latter).
  There are not many places anymore where people exist as a little community/village and all know each other, so the Yalakom has offered something rather unique to many over the years.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  Carpentry, gardening, yard work, food processing, fire mitigation work, firewood, furniture restoration, weed-whacking, cleaning, organizing of sheds, shelf-building, tree propagating, weed-whacking, raking, sign-making, and lots of other specific projects depending on when you are here!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Ren is keen to practice her Spanish with you!
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  Hébergement

  Cabin, Yurt, camper, or tent!
  Our yurt is a 17 diameter yurt on a platform with bed dresser and table, and loveseat.
  Our camper is a small trailer which has a propane stove, sink, and two smaller beds (one of which folds into a table and seating).
  Our cabin, once complete, is fully equipped with wood stove and propane range, fridge, composting toilet, and bath.
  
  Workawayers will be fed 3 meals a day in exchange for 25 hours per week of work. Helping with food prep is a separate task outside of these hours.

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  Autres infos...

  There is a lot of backcountry to explore around here, lakes, Gold Bridge and Bralorne, community events, space for creative projects, and lots more.

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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

  We have satellite internet and Ren works from home on the computer- so it's totally feasible for you to work from here, part-time.

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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

  As long as your pet gets along with our dog! We do have a fenced in yard they can run around in.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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