Join us in beautiful Northern California for experience in a family garden!
Hello from Northern California!
Our names are Andrea and Jeff.
We live on a beautiful 3 acre property in Humboldt County. Humboldt is known for its giant Redwood forest and gorgeous coast line! We live in a large farmhouse, where we would be honored to host someone and foster learning small scale gardening skills, meeting incredible people from our community, and experiencing Humboldt County in all it beauty.
We have a large 3 acre fruit and vegetable garden, fruit orchard, and 40+ chickens of all different breeds. We also have a sweet puppy and two snuggly cats. We enjoy making art and doing projects in the garden and around our home that are inspired by our landscape and daily life.
We would love to open our home to someone that is interested in helping with garden chores and animal care (watering, weeding, planting, harvesting, preserving, raising a new flock of baby chicks, etc.), as well as helping with small construction projects around the property.
About us:
Andrea is a small business owner, as well as a farm and nature lover. She owns a clothing boutique with a mix of locally made goods and featured artists, as well as well known brands. She is also a knitwear and clothing designer with her sister. She and her sister work with a women's cooperative to bring to life their knitwear designs. They have been working sustainably with the same cooperative, giving job opportunities to over 200 women, for 30+ years.
Jeff is an independent welder and fabricator, and a blacksmith by trade. He has been working independently as a handyman on construction and fabrication jobs for many years creating gorgeous gates, staircases, railings and more, for community members all over Humboldt County.
Full disclosure: we are fully vaccinated and require that someone be vaccinated or have a negative covid test result before coming to work with us.
We look forward to your inquiries and hearing from you!
Andrea and Jeff
Organic methods: We are not certified organic but we do not use any chemicals in the garden and only use organic compost we make ourselves and organic fertilizers .
We completely believe in keeping what came from the earth to put back into the earth
Certifications: We are not certified organic, however we do not use any pesticides or unsafe treatments for our garden.
Current projects: Current projects & expectations for WWOOFer:
5 days per week, 4-5 hours per day. Chores will include, but not limited to:
Gardening:
- watering
- weeding
- planting
- harvesting fruits & vegetables as they are ready (lots of lavender and thyme!)
- preserving/canning from garden goodies
- pruning/dead heading
Animal Care:
- cleaning chicken coop
- collecting eggs
- caring for baby chicks
- feeding chickens
- feeding dogs and cats
Construction Projects in mind:
- sunroom remodel
- studio building remodel
*basic to no previous skills required, but a willingness to learn and participate!
Additionally, there are a couple of days that we will be going out of town, and request that our guest be responsible for all garden, animal, and household duties.
Type of Accommodation:
We live in a farmhouse with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, with a beautiful outdoor shower and bathtub. We can accommodate one individual or two people (a couple, two friends, etc.). The living space for a guest is a large suite with a view of the entire town of Blue Lake and the Mad River, as well as a full private bathroom. A large kitchen will be shared and this will also include a shared bounty of fruits and vegetables from the garden, and eggs as they are available.
We have free off-road parking, as we live down a country road.
We have bicycles available for use, if you like riding.
We also have plenty of room on our property to park a camper.
All room/board and basic food staples will be provided in exchange for:
- 5 days a week
- 4-5 hours per day
*The hours are usually in the morning before noon, as watering the garden is usually completed before the heat of the day begins (before noon). However, exceptions will apply depending on weekly garden and house projects!
Internet access available.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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