application
copy, paste, complete, and email to: permaculturedanny@gmail.com
or physically mail to: P.O. Box 246 Gasquet, California 95543
1) Please attach a photograph -- (we look forward to our guests and it seems to make them less of a mere application/information -- and more human -- if we have a picture worth a thousand words)
2) Dates and duration
you propose to arrive ___________________________________
length of stay _______________________________
3) Interested in (indicate all that apply to you, please elaborate on your intention,
We want to know what you're looking for.
Work-trade volunteer short term (minimum two weeks)
Work-trade volunteer longer term
Internship (May 15th to October 15th)
Long-Term Membership
.... and ask any questions about commitments, responsibilities, etc
4) Personal Information
Full name
DOB
Permanent address
Home phone number
Cell Phone number
Email address(es)
Web address(es)
Emergency contact name, phone number, and address
Children('s) names and ages (visiting with you)
5) Do you have a drug, alcohol or tobacco history or a current challenge?
We all agree to living above chemical dependencies while we're on this land
Are you willing and able to transcend, and abstain from, chemical dependencies while you're here? Refined white sugar -- tobacco -- alcohol -- cannabis -- other drugs ( coffee gets an exemption)
(this is the point where those with chemical dependencies are tempted to be less than forthright. Please take a moment to gather courage for transparency here. It never works out well, otherwise.)
Will this be a difficult challenge?
6) Can you provide your own accommodation for your stay.? Sometimes we can shuffle, musical chairs adaptive switching to available cabins -- this can only work temporarily in short term situations -- but since our fire (Link) we simply don't have anywhere to put people. Car camping, tents, RV or, ideally, building your own cabin, yurt, etc.
7) Have you lived in community previously? If so, what was your experience like?
8) Do you have any health or legal challenges? Please elaborate.
9) Is there anything that you are prone to be sensitive about? What would you like members to be conscious and considerate about? What offends you?
10) Do you have any specific dietary requirements, preferences, aversions or allergies?
--Do you have a propensity for sweets? How often? Can you go without refined white sugar?
11) Will you be a potent, contributing community member/visitor? Please explain why.
We want to know what your work habits/ethics are and what your motivations are
What kind of work schedule is ideal for you?
12) Site at least one (two could be better) conflict you've had with another human being(s) and how you reacted and responded to it. Everyone has some drama here and there. Be courageously honest and transparent with us about what has happened, please.
13) What skills and experience will you contribute to the community? What areas do you hope to focus on or learn about during your stay? We would like to have an idea of what projects you’ll be interested in or adept at.
14) Please rate your interest and ability in these areas: 1-10 / 1-10
Hosting guests
Physical labor (shoveling, building rock walls, moving heavy things, splitting firewood)
Cooking / food prep and processing (including fermenting, canning, baking etc)
Cleaning cabins & common areas
Organizing
Gardening
Carpentry / woodworking or other building skills
Using tools
Beekeeping, animal care
Mechanical / electrical / fix-it / troubleshooting stuff
15) What other personally held ideas or beliefs should the community, in order to know you well, seek to understand and/or accept?
16) Why does our Village appeal to you and what is your ideal scenario for community living?
17) How did/do you feel about covid? Masks, distancing, shots, germ theory and mandates??? Can be a heavy subject, I know. But better to understand how important this is to you and how and why you've negotiated that terrain.
Please understand our process for visitors, woofers (work trade), and potential members.
All uncontracted parties, you and us, can end our relationship at any time. Of course this is the case. We have a two week trial period for everyone. After a community meeting -- usually held on Mondays -- we agree by consensus to continue.
For longer term members there is also a 60 day pause to talk about furthering the journey together. After you have experienced our mountain farming life we will want to ask:
"How do you see yourself fitting into our village?"
"Would there be a transition to living here and in what capacity (part/full time, periodically)
"How do you want to create your own residence? Build, tiny home, RV, yurt, assume shared space here (Lodge) or possible to buy one of our cabins"
"What do you want to DO here? Projects, specialties, businesses, educational workshops, etc?"
Are you able, willing, to work and how much?"
"Will you need to work in town part or full time?"
--- And if you already know many of your answers, you are welcome to share them now---
