Type: volunteer position with housing (log cabin), one-month minimum
Location: Nemiah Valley, British Columbia
I am seeking a volunteer to help with daily chores, such as carrying
water and gathering and sawing firewood, also in basic construction
and garden work. No electric or gas-powered tools are used on this
site.
I am living in a wild and very remote setting, with no vehicle access
and limited solar and wind power. I am building an eight-sided log
cabin on a scenic lakeside site. All of the logs used in the
construction of this building
are salvaged driftwood from the beach.
This is the third log cabin I have constructed in this fashion on this
site in the forty years I have lived here. I am growing a home garden
and keep winter stores in a log root cellar.
The lifestyle I live has a strong First Nations influence. I am
caretaking reserve land and have longstanding close relations with the
local community.
Volunteers sleep in simple and old log cabin, carry water, use
outhouse and rustic bath or sweat house. This is a very difficult and
isolated lifestyle, requiring volunteers to be physically fit. The
wind is quite intense for much of the year. It is also as majestic a
place as you ever will see.
Kayaks are available with access to pristine wilderness, hiking,
rowboat, fishing, gathering wild roots and hunting or snaring. Most
diets can be accommodated. Absolutely no alcohol or drugs are allowed
on site.
I am fairly serious as a yoga practitioner and would prefer someone
with some kind of practice or open to learning. I have no religious
leanings. No English required. I would prefer if volunteers could stay
a minimum of one month. This is a VERY remote location and access is
difficult.
I will provide experience and mentorship in survival skills including
gardening, hunting, trapping and wildcrafting.
Volunteers must travel to central BC and a ride will be arranged to
the community. At that point, I will meet you and we can travel by
foot or boat to my residence.
If interested, please send email outlining your interests and experience to:
88chendi@gmail.com