Be a part of a vibrant community, in a gorgeous Canby, Oregan, helping on our farm during growing season

Description

We are currently scheduling worktraders for tent camping in 2015. We try to have 6-11 worktraders/community members during the growing season. We have 62 acres of farmland, forest, pond/creeks, highlands, valley and lowlands. Veggie/aromatic gardens farmed naturally/via various methods of permaculture. Berries & nuts(strawberry, blackberry, hawthorn, elderberry, hazelnut) and trees: pear, apple, chums, plums, cherries and so forth. (We are not an orchard, but we do have a myriad of fruiting trees.) We have a fibonacci sequence solar shower done, with compost toilet and outdoor kitchen to be built soon, a few gathering spots, a sweat lodge, and indoor bathroom/kitchen/laundry), a tipi shade structure and more. We have a dozen chickens, 4 goats, a couple cats, anywhere from a couple dogs to more, depending on what sorts of friends our community member/worktraders bring and the wildlife in the area.

One awesome thing about this farm is that it’s not a program; it is humans working together for a vision that will lead to energistic gathering space/essential oil as a primary focus/music space, artistic space, farming space, enjoyment space… et al. It’s many of those already. And we’re working to take it further; all of us… together. We have something to offer that many other farms do not: community.

We are a young farm; reclaiming/planting/designing landworking hard/having fun. Figuring out the business aspect.

If you choose to write me/us/our farm, please include a bit about yourself, so that we humans here can see more than a resume….

….community is big here. So we want people who want to be a part of a vibrant community, in a gorgeous place, that is becoming whatever we make it.

We ask for 25 hours a week; there is some hard work that everyone does, and there is also fun/creative work. We do our best to utilize the skills and interests everyone has as much as is possible.

We want people who want to be here, and join/be a part of the field trips we take to our beach space, to hot springs, the river, or just the fun with bonfires and creeks we have on the land. We are all just humans, working together. And we welcome others to join us.

We’re taking 62 acres of land back, and building the foundation for community and much more than just "farm". So if you want to be a human, existing with other humans, making something awesome. We want you.

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25 hours of work a week. Scheduling is flexible once you are trained, and unless we have an urgent work/need day.

Bring your tent and whatever else you need/want to make your campsite home. You can camp in the community camp or find your own quiet spot; there is possibility for natural building. Our home is open to use for kitchen/bathroom/laundry/etc. We also have an awesome naturally built solar shower that is a pleasure to use, and will be building the compost toilet/kitchen this year. There is also a small sweat lodge we built.

Rides to small towns and Portland do happen, but usually not unless you have gas money or can join in onto a trip already happening for farm needs.

We often field trip on the weekends, or occasional weekdays; but we all chip on on gas and such.

Point is, we all chip in.

Type of help

Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Farming
Help with Eco project
Animal care
Art project
Other
Help with Computers / internet

Help

You can expect: Working in the gardens. Trailblazing. Fighting Blackberries. Pulling natural amendments from the forest. Native plant identification. Processing all we grow (teas, shampoos, wines, fruit leather, jams, wines, tinctures, essential oils etc etc… ) Creating a space in the forest that suits your particular. Gathering natural materials from our forest for use in the garden. Building structures (from trellises to goat shacks to island huts to … we have a lot to build). And also a lot more. There’s the hard work everyone has to do a bit of every day, but also a lot of room for creative projects for those who stay awhile.

Languages spoken

english, spanish

Accommodation

Camping with access to indoor kitchen/bathroom/living room, and other amenities listed below.

Worktrader provided tent/etc (we have a couple just in case, but is best if you can provide your own). We have a forest community campsite to camp in, or we can find you a more private campsite; there’s lots of room. Very nice outdoor solar shower built from natural materials. Outdoor hangout areas. Sweat lodge.

Soon to come: compost toilet & outdoor kitchen.

What else …

We often take farm field trips to forest, waters, Portland, our satellite ocean spot in Newport, etc. You’re welcome to catch rides with folks heading to town, and shopping trips are regular.

A little more information

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  Internet access

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  Limited internet access

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  We have pets

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  We are smokers

Volunteering hours expected

25 per week, flexible on how it works out