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Wednesday morning Yoga in the Garden with Lindsay
Join us Wednesdays in July & August
for a drop-in gentle, mindful, and restorative yoga session in our beautiful gardens.
Led by our wonderful yogi Lindsay, a true embodiment of grace.
No prior experience, you are perfect just as you are. Bring your mat & a blanket.
Come and unwind in nature with us.
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Gardening in the Garden with Connie Kuramoto July 10-14
$140 per person, bring a kid or two for free* Learn how to care for your fruit trees, vegetables, and small bush fruits, and berries beginning with soil building basics! Stay tuned for more details and to register.
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"Adventuring into Life" Girls camp July 17-20
9:00am to 3:00pm
Girls Age - 10 to 14
To register and what to expect
Biking - trail rides and skills development
Gardening - cuttings, transplanting, planting seeds
Eldertree Herbal - medicine and first aid with plants
Upcycycling - build a planter
Harvesting and Processing - foods and products
and so much more!
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Glass Bottle Wall Workshop July 22 & 23
Looking for a unique activity this summer? Learn how to build a beautiful glass bottle wall using recycled materials. Don't miss out on this sustainable and creative opportunity!
To register and for full details: Email Susan
Sat and Sun 9:30 am-3:30 pm.
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Build an Earthship inspired Glass bottle wall August 7-11
$189/student
9:30am-12:30pm
Looking for a unique DIY project this August? Join our workshop and learn how to build a beautiful glass bottle wall using recycled materials. You'll learn to safely cut bottles, hand mix cement, place bottles and apply finish. Don't miss out on this sustainable and creative opportunity!
Lighthouse Recreation Spring Break Camp
Summer Camp for kids August 15-18 2023
Looking for an exciting Summer Camp for your kids?
Join Andrea from Riding into Life and theDoighouse Gardens team for an amazing experience! Learn biking skills and explore nature in a fun-filled program.
Stay tuned for all the details
Registration link coming soon.
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Unleash your inner artist August 21-25 9:30-12:30
Ages 12 and up, no prior experience necessary!
$189/student, all supplies included.
Join us for a series of printmaking workshops: relief linocut printing; mono-printing with gelli-plates, and collagraph to create a hand-bound journal
Friday potluck snack-sharing and closing circle.
Registration and detai: Email Susan
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Past Events
theDoighouse Learning Centre invites you to come celebrate
Earth Day 2023 Saturday April 22
6:00 pm roasting hot dogs & marshmallows
7:00 pm Film Screening "The seeds of Vandana Shiva"
By donation: Earth Day Canopy Project
Registration: email Susan
Bring your curiosity, questions and lawn chair
Lighthouse Recreation Spring Break Camp
Adventuring into Spring Break March 20-23 2023
Looking for an exciting Spring Break Camp for your kids? Join Andrea from Riding into Life and theDoighouse Gardens team for an amazing experience! Learn biking skills and explore nature in a fun-filled program that includes building and planting cedar garden boxes, planting fruit trees and making and eating ‘smores!
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Garden on the Go Workshops
Garden on the Go Workshops
Garden on the Go Workshops
We partner with Connie Kuramoto, master gardener. With over 30 gardening teaching experience with Vancouver Island University, North Island College and Gaia College, as well as numerous workshops and talks throughout Vancouver Island and beyond. Scroll up for 2023 workshops
Eco-Camps
Garden on the Go Workshops
Garden on the Go Workshops
Rethinking how females build confidence!
We partner with Riding into Life helping kids connect and build confidence through biking, adventure, and entrepreneurship.
Scroll up for 2023 workshops
Fireside Chats
Garden on the Go Workshops
Earthship Pack-Out Parties
Fireside chats are on a hiatus. Please check back or let Susan know you'd like to be know the date for our next chat. Email thedoighouse@gmail.com
Earthship Pack-Out Parties
Earthship Pack-Out Parties
Earthship Pack-Out Parties
Joining a pack out party is a great way to meet new people, have some fun together, enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch and help build an earthship.
'Pack-out' is an Earthshipper term for the act of filling the spaces between the tires with beer/pop cans and wet cement.
Please check back or let Susan know you'd like to be know the date for our next pack out party. Email thedoighouse@gmail.com
Volunteering
Earthship Pack-Out Parties
Volunteering
We provide a cultural exchange experience. Our volunteers have come from many countries including Argentina, Australia, Alderney (Channel Islands), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Quebec) Chile,Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, Slovakia, United States (Washington, New Jersey), to name a few....
and locally too!
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Berry Picking
Farm Fresh Eggs
Berry Picking
Wild berry picking is something everyone enjoys doing at theDoighouse. The forest and driveway are abundant with edible berries; salmon berries, thimble berries, salal berries, huckleberries, and both wild and invasive (delicious) black berries.
IN SEASON: raspberries for sale
Pre-order yours: thedoighouse@gmail.com
Tours
Farm Fresh Eggs
Berry Picking
Discover sustainable living at theDoighouse Earthship. If our green gates are open, please feel free to stop by for a visit and say hello!
If you wish to be more formal, we offer private guided tours of the earthship, learning centre and permaculture food forest.
Book by emailing thedoighouse@gmail.com. Please consider making a suggested donation of $15 per person to support our efforts in promoting eco-friendly living
Farm Fresh Eggs
Farm Fresh Eggs
Annual Open House and Tours
Our lovely ladies gift us dozens of fresh, delicious, nutritious brown shelled eggs. The ladies are free to roam the property returning in the evening to their toasty warm house.
We also have a limited number of heritage birds, including Brabanter and Swedish flower hens. The heritage birds lay smaller, white shelled eggs.
A three month commitment of a minimum one dozen/week is required. We are accepting new clients now. Email thedoighouse@gmail.com
Annual Open House and Tours
Annual Open House and Tours
Annual Open House and Tours
In 2018 Tony and Susan host their first annual open house and tours. Each year they open their hearts and their space to the community to drop by and wander through the gardens.
Join us on a tour and open house on Saturday August 19, 2023 (10am or 2:00pm), where you'll see the progress made over the past year.
Made from recycled materials, including 1174 used car tires, this Earthship is a remarkable example of eco-friendly living.
Gathering Place
Annual Open House and Tours
Gathering Place
Where shall I start...it's a magical place that Susan and Tony created by the shore of Qualicum. I really enjoyed my time spent and worked at the earthship, and would come back in a heartbeat! I stayed for about 3 weeks there and felt at home the moment that I arrived, both Susan and Tony are warm, caring and passionate people and have created an amazing welcoming environment for like-minded individuals.
... Workawayer - August 2021
Volunteering info
Volunteering
Annual Open House and Tours
Gathering Place
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers and cultural exchange are the heart of what we do.
We are currently accepting applications for
May to September 2023.
Email thedoighouse@gmail.com or check us out at www.workaway.info if you’re interested in finding out more.