Soillse is a carbon-neutral cohousing project of 6 owner-occupied houses and 3 rental flats (pop. approx. 15) situated within the much larger Findhorn Ecovillage and Community. The site is compact (one acre) but includes; a 64m2 polycarbonate polytunnel, plenty of outdoor growing areas, a communal yurt for Wwoofer/guest accommodation, workshops and gatherings, outdoor kitchen for communal meals, wood-fired pizza oven, a shared laundry, and a flock of ducks. Soillse is designed to operate without fossil fuels. Heating is by biomass district heating and there is an 11kV electrical connection to Findhorn Wind Park. We accept volunteers from May through September. Ideally, we would like someone to come for at least a month but this is negotiable.
The Wwoofer opportunity is for 1 person to work in our gardens, including the polytunnel and the outdoor garden as well as caring for the overall site and communal garden spaces. Their accommodation would be a spacious 20ft/3.2m yurt with adjacent bathroom and composting toilet. We provide food staples for self-catering and an allowance for buying food. Some meals will be offered by residents and, of course, you can harvest as much as you like from our bountiful garden. Soillse members enjoy cooking, foraging, and preserving. We utilise some Permaculture as well as organic and no-dig gardening approaches. Our dream is to create a vibrant, fun, efficient, low-maintenance, integrated growing and living system. We are in our eleventh year of living on-site.
Soillse is 5 minutes walk from the beach, through woods and sand dunes. It is within the renowned Findhorn intentional community which has a rich social and cultural life with events such as Open Mic, 5 Rhythms, traditional dancing, singing, yoga, art and pottery classes meditations. and performances in the Universal Hall. The community has its own wholefood shop, café and pizzeria. And there's a communal hot tub. A short walk away is the traditional 300 yr-old village of Findhorn, which has shops, pubs and cafes. It is flanked on one side by Findhorn Bay and the other by the beach.
For one Wwoofer's eye view of her experience at Soillse please read this article co-published recently on this website: https://org.wwoof.uk/blog/2024/06/20/wwoofing-at-soillse-cohousing-findhorn/
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Green Building
Renewable energy production
Food justice / sovereignty
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
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Self-sufficiency property
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