Living with our family in paradise Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Infos

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  Description

  We are a family of 5 living in paradise, beautiful Salt Spring Island! We live on 20 acres within walking distance of downtown Ganges. Our space is mostly forested and includes an orchard, large garden (food and pollinator), greenhouse, a stream/wetland, and a network of hiking trails and boardwalks. We are looking for workawayers who are interested in learning and assisting with permaculture gardening, year-round gardening, DIY projects and assisting in general maintenance jobs around the house and property.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Jardinage

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Menuiserie
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We love hosting international students and enjoy learning about other places, cultures and languages.

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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

  We always have many projects on the go. Current/upcoming outside tasks include preparing seasonal starts in the greenhouse, milling trees into lumber, planting trees in the orchard and the forest, tending the mason bees, chopping and stacking firewood, maintaining the network of hiking trails, fixing and maintaining the irrigation systems just to name a few. Jobs inside the house include processing and preserving food, garden planning, seed sorting/organization and storage, researching garden/seed/composting strategies, plus odd jobs, general cleanup and organization.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  You will stay in our 30 foot yurt. The yurt is heated by a woodstove and is very comfortable. The yurt has queen and twin beds, electricity and wired internet access. A nearby out-building houses outhouse, a bathroom with a hot shower and a simple kitchen that includes a fridge, hotplate, kettle, microwave and grill. We will prep and eat our meals together in the house, but you may wish to cook for yourselves on your days off, with ingredients we provide.

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  Autres infos...

  We prefer to host couples or pairs.
  We are within walking distance to town, but have space to park if you wish to bring a vehicle.
  We have animals and prefer that you not bring your own.
  We do not allow smoking on the property, we eat mostly vegetarian (as low on the foodchain as we can), and enjoy clean living.
  We work hard and enjoy spending time outdoors, playing games, crafting and music in our down-time.
  We will be very grateful for your help and look forward to having you join us!

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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 ask you to commit to 5 hours of work each day, 5 days per week. We prep/eat/cleanup our meals outside of this time. We generally work weekends and take our days off during the week. Aside from this, we are able to be flexible with the timing of our work projects. (Keeping in mind most work must be done during daylight hours, so there is more flexibility in the spring/summer/early fall when days are longer). Wifi in the yurt is not great, but there is reliable wired internet for your laptop. Wifi is available in the outbuilding.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have space for a camper and can provide electricity but are not able to provide sewer service.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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