Live on an offgrid homestead outside of Lillooet BC, Canada

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  Descrição

  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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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Prática de idiomas

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet
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  Interesses

  

  Política/justiça social

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Mascotes

  

  Fazenda

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Livros

  

  Arte e design

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Arquitetura

  

  Artes performáticas

  

  Desenho e pintura

  

  Carpintaria

  

  Animais

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Camping

  

  Montanhas

  

  Dança

  

  Praia

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Caminhada
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  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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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  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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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Francês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Intermediário

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  Ren is keen to practice her Spanish with you!
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  Acomodação

  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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  Algo mais...

  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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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  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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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.

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  Pode aceitar animais

  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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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

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