Now accepting letters of interest (or phone calls) from a few good people who would like the opportunity to visit or live and work in an off-grid home. Our place, in Craik, SK. is straw bale wrapped, equipped with solar electricity, low tech solar hot water, wood stove for when it gets chilly (hopefully we're done with that til fall), has nice soil and an organic garden, inhabited by myself, and a lovely cat (who thankfully hasn‚t yet discovered the nesting robin in front of the house.)
There‚s a community greenhouse next door, eco-village across the highway (with many other interesting build projects in various stages) eco-centre, Audubon certified golf course, regional park with outdoor pool, and a dynamic local organizing body co-ordinating most of the fabulous eco-initiatives.
For example, this summer solstice is the 3rd annual Solar Fair, cob oven workshop, and a Masonry workshop, and straw bale workshop, which may be at our place first week of August.
There's a ton of opportunity for people to experience off-grid
living, sustainable building, organic gardening and the awesome
summer weather (we hope).
If you are a good fit for this scene (activist, artist, free-thinker, dedicated environmentalist, etc), drop me a line.
Willing to trade, barter or otherwise negotiate an exchange of labour, expertise, enthusiasm, etc on your part for expertise, skill share, home grown organic food, and a very cool place to stay. Currently need help planting and tending garden, rebuilding roof, installing rainwater capture, and plastering the bale wrapped house.
cheers,
kelly reinhardt
306-734-5160
kelly@boilingfrog.ca
pls. note i'm only on email tues through friday.
PS. Craik is quite lovely, and there is a lot of great things going on, but it IS a small prairie town if you get my drift.
