Join us in our permaculture gardens and enjoy nature by the sea in Lund, British Columbia, Canada

Infos

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  Description

  We live on 10 acres of forest land and have been creating a beautiful garden for vegetables, fruit trees, and plenty of plants for the pollinators in the midst of a forest of cedar, alder, pine, hemlock, and arbutus trees. We are interested in sharing our knowledge about the forest, growing and preserving food, building and cooking with solar cookers, propagating plants, seed-saving, and all things nature and wildlife. We live in a beautiful area full of hiking trails and we are just a walk away from the ocean for swimming and kayaking. You will be able to learn so much about plants and experience the peace and quiet of the forest. We would love to meet with people to teach us what they know and share the forest gardening experience. We grow all our own herbs both medicinal and culinary, and grow and harvest and preserve veggies and fruit from the gardens and trees. We grow many native plants and can share the ways the original peoples here used these plants. We live close to the Klah'ah'men community and are learning their ways with plants and nature. We are practicing a mostly plant-based diet, as much as possible from our gardens. We have studied permaculture and put those principles into practice here. We would like to work with you to create and learn new processes for how to live gently on the earth in harmony with nature as much as is possible. In short, we are very nature-based and would like to learn your ideas of the same to share this beautiful place on the earth.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Films et télé

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Culture

  

  LGBT+

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Vie en van

  

  Ferme

  

  Histoire

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Livres

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Montagne

  

  Plage

  

  Camping

  

  Nature
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Many possibilities to learn and visit- with local people who have farms and sell at the farmer's markets and with locals in our community who enjoy living here in the forest by the sea and who also enjoy the simple life with nature. Opportunities to learn about the marine environment and visit the local islands, visits with local musicians, artisans, fellow forest gardeners, visits to the local art center and gallery. Also meeting others who respect and practice a low-carbon lifestyle, living close to nature, and tour their systems and learn from them.

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  Aide

  We would love to share knowledge of the land and receive help to plant, harvest, and cook with garden bounty. Carpentry skills would be helpful to assist on outbuildings and various homestead projects. Keeping the garden areas cleared from brush and working garden beds. Planting berry bushes and fruit trees. Building rock walls. Harvesting and preserving. Land maintenance. Composting. Tree pruning. All things forest gardening and permaculture projects. Our land is mostly forest and we would like help building trails and planting in the gardens. Harvesting produce would be a great help. Prepping and cooking meals and kitchen cleanup. Helping to keep the communal space neat, clean, and tidy. Various home maintenance and cleaning projects. Hauling and stacking firewood. Garden planting, weeding, and clean up.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Débutant
  Haitian Creole: Débutant
  Italien: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  We have a comfortable, cozy little guest suite above our woodworking shop which has a small kitchen, bedroom, shower, and bucket composting style toilet. We cook meals together in our kitchen at the main house during the week. On weekends you can load up on provisions for your weekend meals from our pantry, fridge, garden, and freezer! It is a short walk from the suite to the house so best bring a flashlight or headlamp. Our space can accommodate one Workawayer at a time instead of couples or families. We love pets and dogs and the grandchildren come here with their dog, but we feel better about not including Workawayer's pets who are not familiar with their dog and our cat.

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  Autres infos...

  We are a very rural and relatively quiet, remote community of about 500 people all scattered out into the forest between Lund and Powell River. Lund coordinates are 49.9817° N, 124.7591° W. We are 2 ferry rides north from Vancouver and 1 ferry ride east from Comox on Vancouver Island. So we are a small community with very little night life going on! In the summer Powell River holds a Blackberry Festival, and several international musical festivals. Lots of boating opportunities here although we ourselves do not own one. There is a daily water taxi over to Savary Island where there are sandy beaches and lovely 'warmer' water for swimming. From Powell River there is a ferry to Texada Island to explore. We are 35 minutes away from the town of Powell River where we do our shopping. Powell River is small, I think we have only 5 or 6 traffic lights! So really little night life there. We use the electric car to go to the stores, shop, or go to the weekend farmer's market. There is a bus 2 days a week from Lund to Powell River and back and you will be able to ride with us to town to sightsee and shop. The person who shares a visit with us would be a self-sufficient, independent, and confident person with problem-solving skills who enjoys quiet time to read or do hobbies, walk in the forest, swim in the ocean, and commune with nature. A person who doesn't mind joining in on whatever chores are ready for the day. Access trail to the Sunshine Coast Trail is at our back door. We have a bike for guest use and the local swimming spot is close by. Lund has a hotel, marina, small store, bakery, community park, and 2 eateries within walking distance. The Tidal Art Center is within walking distance and offers gallery showings and various art workshops. You will be welcome to work on your own projects in the woodworking shop or art projects as you prefer. Walking or biking to Lund and meeting up with other travelers and the locals would be the extent of social opportunities so it is important to have the ability to search out those options on one's own. Important to be ready to get dirty and sweaty in the garden, not be afraid of the insects and wildlife, and work in all weather, even rain. In short, a very hardy, outdoorsy person who doesn't mind solitude. We absolutely love the quiet here!!
  
  Travel from Vancouver International Airport (YVR): bus to Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, walk on going to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, bus to Courtenay, transfer to bus to Comox ferry, walk on ferry to Powell River where we can pick you up at the Powell River ferry terminal.
  
  OR....after landing at Vancouver Airport, take free airport shuttle to the South Terminal and take Pacific Coastal flight into Powell River where we would pick you up at the Powell River airport.
  
  Harbour Air is also an option that flies in to Powell Lake in north Powell River where we would pick you up. This is a seaplane so a fun adventure!
  
  Also possible to fly in to Comox Airport on Vancouver Island, bus to the ferry, walk on, and we will pick you up at the terminal in Powell River.
  
  If the Sunshine Coast Connector bus is running through Gibsons and Seschelt or if you can get a ride from Langdale Ferry to Earl Cove Ferry with a rideshare or your own vehicle, take the Horseshoe Bay Ferry to Langdale, bus (or drive) to Earl's Cove and ferry to Saltery Bay. Then take the Powell River City bus into Powell River where we would pick you up. This connector bus option is only available if a company decides to get the Sunshine Coast Connector bus going again. Lund is an hour drive north through Powell River from the Saltery Bay Ferry terminal.
  
  Our Workaway host profile number is 264381428583.

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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 with decent speed and wifi access in our home but not in the suite. We do get occasional power outages so internet is down at those times unless you have your own data plan. Our local bakery has free wifi. The cell tower service here in Lund is new and working really well so far! Plan to purchase a data plan to cover your stay so you can access internet in your suite. The local Telus cell tower is working well for your needs with your data plan.

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