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Gardening at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do you want to learn how to live more sustainably? Interested in getting some hands-on experience with organic gardening, building with natural materials, and living in an off-the-grid community?<\/p>\n

Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage<\/a> of northeastern Missouri has several work exchange (or internship) opportunities for folks looking to learn some valuable skills growing food and building homes!<\/p>\n

Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage and intentional community of about 50 people set amid the hills and prairies of rural northeastern Missouri. The goal of this off-the-grid community’s members is to live ecologically sustainable and socially rewarding lives, and to share the skills and ideas behind that lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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Wabi-sabi sub-community, a group of four friends at Dancing Rabbit, is offering two work exchange opportunities: an organic gardening internship<\/a>, and a timber framing and natural building work trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the timber framing and natural building job<\/a> description:\"thomas-split\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This season, building work will largely consist of helping to design and construct a timber frame from locally harvested roundwood using hand tools. Logs will be cut, split, hewn, mortised, and shaped to build the frame for our kitchen.<\/p>\n

The ideal candidate would have experience using hand tools to shape logs (saws, adzes, chisels, etc.), but a candidate with more general carpentry experience could be a fine candidate, too.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, we are seeking an individual excited and enthusiastic to experiment and learn about timber framing techniques and methods!<\/p>\n

Work exchangers will also have the opportunity to work on other natural building projects, such as finish work on a small cob wood shed structure, constructing a greenhouse, and more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And from the organic gardening and food production internship<\/a> page come these details:<\/p>\n

The Wabi-sabi sub-community maintains several cooperative gardens, and plans to expand our efforts in2011 with the addition of more land. Individuals will have the opportunity to \"gobcobatron<\/a>build new garden beds, maintain current gardens, and enjoy cooking and preserving (canning, dehydrating, fermenting) homegrown produce.<\/p>\n

In addition, individuals will help maintain a newly established food forest, raise chickens, and practice organic beekeeping. Above all, you\u2019ll be able to enjoy eating fresh homegrown produce throughout the summer and fall!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more information, visit the Wabi-sabi work exchange information page<\/a> here. Or view more work opportunities at Dancing Rabbit here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Looking for green decor for your home? Take a look at our current listings of bamboo products<\/a>, including furniture<\/a>, rugs<\/a>, and blinds<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image credit:<\/strong> Ramin Rahimian<\/a><\/p>\n

p.s.: Want to get involved in 2012? Check out these exciting natural building workshop<\/a> opportunities: a 2012 timber framing workshop<\/a>, and straw bale\u00a0 workshops<\/a> at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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