Micro-farm and learning space in upstate New York, USA 🌱🏕️

Here in the Great Northeast, in a tiny corner of the world, we have a small space where we grow organic food using permaculture, raised beds, llamas for fertilizer, and the many blessings of Gaia. Living simply, we built a cattle panel greenhouse and use dry composting in pallets with local sawdust. Plans for expansion include four more raised beds this spring, with cattle panel hoops for trellising vine veggies.

For recreation, we have built several miles of trails in the woods for mountain biking and hiking, and we live across from Cherry Plain State Park. We recently added a new tipi on a deck with a woodstove, to be used as a healing sanctuary and space for traveling organic farmers and friends.We are looking for people who are interested in learning about raised bed micro-farming and working with llamas. Building skills are a big help. Ideal folks would be one or two people who wish to live in the tipi, help tend the gardens and animals, and go outside and play. The work can be strenuous at times, such as hauling dirt from the farmer and building raised beds. We occasionally build trails, cut down trees, and haul wood. There is a small orchard of old apple trees to be pruned, berry bushes to maintain, a fence to expand, and a spring we are digging out. Another member of our small community will be building an Adirondack lean-to and will need some assistance. Strong, athletic people are encouraged to apply. The minimum length of stay is one month.

If you are a musician, we may have some music jams around the campfire in the evenings. We make our own herbal tinctures, liniments, and fermented veggies, and we have a vast library and much information to share. If you would like to learn more about herbal remedies and other ways to be healthy, this is a great opportunity.We offer a wonderful 22-foot Earthworks tipi made from 15 oz duck material, with a dry composting toilet and a Four Dog woodstove. The tipi sits on a 24 x 26-foot deck and is a sweet space. There is a strip for electricity, lights, and a laptop, and we can add a DSL connection easily if needed.

Meals are shared, and you fend for yourself. If we are making dinner, you are invited. Otherwise, you are welcome to share our food, and we will combine expenses for grocery runs to the co-op. It is a free place to live in exchange for a learning opportunity about maintaining a small micro-farm, with bountiful veggies and strawberries too.

We have three dogs, four cats, four llamas, and a goat to care for. There are beds to build, plants to tend, and plenty of time to also go outside and play. Rivers to run, lakes to paddle, cliffs to climb, trails to hike. If you have a mountain bike, so much the better. If two people are together and wish to be here, you will have plenty of time to work outside of the farm for extra cash if you wish.