Hi.
I like the thread. I am a gay man, living with my partner of almost 4 years. He is 30, I am 41. We live in the kootenay area of BC, in the south central part of the province. We live near the town of Nelson, which is the only small town of under 10,000 people to host a pride festival, (that I know of!) So, it is very open and accepting in this area.
We are in the process of buying into an intentional community. We will be a part of a 90 acre land co-op, which was started by a group of queer women as a women-only community. Over the years, that community has grown and evolved to be more open to all genders and sexualities.
We have a large community garden, and most houses on the land also have their own gardens as well. We are fully off-grid with a micro-hydro system that provides up to 8Kw of power to the 6 houses. I am building a 12x16' passive solar greenhouse that will include a rocket stove/mass heater and I plan to use the greenhouse to house a fairly extensive aquaponics system.
We have raised pigs last summer, and all their hard work digging, rooting and pooping will help a lot as we convert their paddock into more garden space as well.
We have a lot of work to do, and are always looking for woofers to come and help out, while being a part of this incredible community, and to experience the magic of the kootenays, and the land here.
We all love rural living, and being self sufficient.
