The intention is to attract a core team of eight people with different skills to care for the land and facilities, cook and work together in balance.

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Ideally, some of these people would be interested in offering workshops, courses and retreats to share their skills and knowledge with the community and guests so we learn and grow together.

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Exchange at Rainbow Lodge:

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Financial  and Energy Exchange towards use of

communal resources:

to be negotiated depending on your needs. 

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Hours expected:​

Usually from 8 am to 11 am or 3 pm to 6 pm depending on projects and weather.

 

Length of stay:

Residents need to be available for a minimum of one month and there will be an initial 3 month probationer periods. There is no maximum stay.

 

Communal facilities:

Indoor kitchen, shower and compost loo. Indoor, heated shower with sink and WC, washing machine and Wi-Fi.

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Produce:

Equal share of organic produce from vegetable garden, fruit trees and animals.

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Food & Accommodation:

Provide & cook your own meals in the communal kitchen.

Provide & maintain your own accommodation.

Manage your own laundry.

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Daily help needed:

Milking and herding the goats.

Feeding and caring for the dogs, cats, chickens & ducks.

Planting and maintaining the veggie garden.

Blueberry and fruit picking.

Recycling / waste removal.

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Routine maintenance includes:

Brush cutting paths and fields.

Land clearing.

Track Maintenance.

Cutting firewood.

Building furniture and developing onsite facilities.

 

We also have a few projects planned:

Outdoor shower & Compost loos.

Developing  our market garden.

Making earthen decks for guest accommodation.

Developing shaded areas for creative/ relaxation space.

Sweat Lodge for ceremonies.

Building additional shelters to extend our animal family.

Building a natural pond.

 

 

We tend to visit the local shops by car once or twice a week, there is no public transport and we are a 20 minute walk from the nearest village and cafe.

 

 

DO Bring:

Towel.

There is a river beach about ten minutes drive, so bring some swimwear / shorts.

A head torch is handy for getting around at night.

Warm clothing for cold nights (hat, gloves, socks, etc).

Cool clothes for hot days (sun hat, shorts, flip flops, etc).

Waterproof clothing (winter season).

Practical shoes… trainers / walking boots.

Natural, organic toiletries (soap/shampoo/conditioner, etc).

Torch / solar powered lights.

Gardening gloves (if required).

Sleeping bag / tent (if required).

A positive, can do attitude!

 

 

If you’re coming as a resident to us, please bear in mind that we work as the weather, materials, machinery/power availability dictates…flexibility is important here.