Our tree farm is 45 acres, surrounded by national forest, on the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, CO. We welcome WWOOFers to our tree farm for a multitude of projects.
**We are currently seeking two types of Wwoofers. We need someone (or a couple) who can build slash piles, and we need someone with chainsaw experience and wants to work hard. If you have chainsaw experience, we will talk ahead of time, as we have had many people claim to have experience and then leave trees hung up, or other dangerous activities.
Much of our land is heavily loaded with dead and down trees. Our goals for land management are written by a Colorado state forester. To accomplish these goals we build and burn slash piles, cut down dead trees, and thin overgrown areas.
We maintain our ability to live off the power grid. This includes flowing water from a naturally occurring spring to our cistern, cutting firewood and maintaining our fully off-grid power system (solar). This means we are always conserving power and water.
For a work day, we would love 25-30 hours a week of your time and then want you to have an adventure exploring the area.
Our favorite part of Wwoofing is having a communal table for three meals a day. We are omnivores/carnivores (we eat meat), using our smoker and BBQ grill for tasty meals. We are unable to accommodate vegans, gluten-free, or vegetarians at this time.
We have two rustic tent cabins with a queen bed in each, with an outhouse (in the summer). In the winter and summer, we have a shared bunk style accommodation, with heat, above the garage and composting outhouse. Our two Bernese Mountain Dogs provide "security." We are not able to accept ANY outside animals.
Organic methods: We produce mulch from our horses, along with compost to use around our property to bring up the organic matter in our soils. We harvest mushrooms on our property and recently mulched a lot of our slash piles to propagate oyster mushrooms for harvesting through the "cold fire project."
Certifications: There have never been chemicals used on our property, but we are not certified organic
Current projects: Building slash piles from previously cut wood.
If you have a chainsaw and experience, we are always cutting standing dead and blown down trees.
You may be asked to feed and pet the dogs and Mustangs.
Internet access available.
Please do not respond with an AI generated response, as that is an immediate disqualifier from volunteering here. We prefer human contact.
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Learning opportunities
Sheep or goat farming
Forestry
Wild foraging
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
18.2
Hectares
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45
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