Hi, my name is Marggie and I live on on a small farm, which feels more like a sanctuary, in Northern California, in the middle of beautiful Mendocino County. My farm is located on the upper fork of Big River, so there are many swimming holes and wonderful hikes all around us. We are a 10 min. drive to Montgomery Redwoods State Park, and 15 min. drive to Historic Orr Hotsprings, and 1 hour to the scenic and gorgeous Mendocino coast.
I have been farming, gardening and tending animals for the last 60 years.
We have a large vegetable garden and fruit trees.
About what I teach:
I teach biodiversity, composting, planting from seed, mulching, seed saving, and processing. I teach canning, drying, freezing, and creative cooking from organic ingredients. I have goats so there is a lot to learn with them, including, milking, caring for the animals, making cheeses, kefir, processing/using raw milk. I also have chickens which provide fresh eggs, ducks, dogs, and cats and lots of wild animal friends around too!
Some of the most exciting things I teach are about wild foods. I teach about gathering sea salt, seaweed, mushrooms, and bay nuts.
I also am an extremely experienced basket weaver, loom weaving, wool felting, salve making, fire cider, kimchi, and bread baking.
I am asking for volunteers to stay for at least 1 month minimum, and would very much welcome longer stays.
Housing:
My farm is remote and off the grid. We have no internet but have a 15 minute drive to for small coverage. The coffee shops in town are a 45 minute drive from my farm, and are a very popular spot for service and wifi.
I have 2 small camping cabins with queen size beds in them, as well as several smaller cabins without beds and also lots of tent spots available. There is an outhouse and a volunteer kitchen in the Ag building. We also have an outdoor shower with hot water available for volunteers.
Food:
I will provide organic vegetables from the garden, farm fresh eggs, raw goats milk and cheeses, and bulk organic rice, beans, oats, and other grains. We provide your own refrigerator, stove, sink, ect. to cook your own meals as well as some shared communal meals.
We ask in exchange for 4-5 hours a day 5 days a week of help around the farm and learning exchange.
We are looking for people who are excited to work and learn from the vast amount of knowledge that I have to share! Having a good work ethic is necessary. Farm life requires timeliness, passion and lots of hard work. Sometimes heavy lifting and early mornings. We are looking for folks who have a good attitude and can show up with gratitude, appreciation, and respect for the natural world. Knowing that, again, this is a sanctuary and we want to keep the peacefulness here for all living creatures.
In our free time, we offer many hiking trails, swimming holes on hot days, star gazing, bike riding, sitting underneath the virgin redwood trees, music making and so much more.
We do suggest bringing your own car. For those without a car, it will be very hard to enjoy all that Mendocino has to offer. The closest town is a 45 minute drive, and I can *sometimes* offer a trip into town.
NO PETS PLEASE
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Sheep or goat farming
Dairy farming
Forestry
Wild foraging
Seed saving or production
Cheesemaking
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Traditional crafts
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
Woman-operated
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
18.2
Hectares
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45
Acres
