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Wild Food ~ Culinary Apprentice on Vancouver Island in Canada

The experience

We will be working together, wild foraging and preparing locally sourced & organic culinary adventures & feasts!

You will make an impact by learning wild food identification and ethical foraging skills, sharing this knowledge with local community and working together to create a more sustainable, local food system.

Tasks will range from being out in the field to being in the kitchen: foraging, processing, preserving, and preparing amazing meals

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You will be a temporary Natures Chef apprentice, learning from Tom's 25+ years of culinary experience to create locally sourced and wild foraged culinary adventures.

Activities & Shift

Daily activities and schedule will vary from seasons to season and depending on what events and gatherings we are preparing for. Expect to be out in nature in all weather, and spending a lot of fun time in the kitchen together with your hosts, preparing and processing our foraged ingredients