Meet Juli
Family Hobbies
Cooking, Diet and nutrition, Gardening, Camping, Reading
Hosting guests since
2012
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Come and experience the energy and excitement that comes from being immersed in Permaculture at Rancho Relaxo, a working Permaculture demonstration farm!
Our five acres of paradise is just minutes outside of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, which displays some of the best mountain views and pristine vistas that Alberta has to offer. This farm will display many different types of systems that can be used to produce & store food, produce & store energy, or turn waste products into something useful.
Our family has 4 kids, which live here at different times. Sage (10yrs), and Renn (8yrs), live here full time. Harrison (17yrs) and Elliott (20yrs) will visit from time to time on weekends. The kids are very sociable, and will be willing to help, play, sing, wrestle, paint, draw, or drum on anything you choose! Our home is an old 5 bedroom farmhouse that has been converted to a high-efficiency building.
Taimi Soil Projects is our company, which specializes in helping central Alberta families transition to a self-sufficient lifestyle. We install garden beds, food forests, and water harvest systems, as well as consult on property design.
Our house and public toilets feature a simple, 5 gallon pail, compost or DRY toilet system.
The property is designed to maximize production, but also to help form connections between people and their environment. Connections with other people, animals, and nature allow us to see things in a different perspective.
We try to obtain the highest quality food possible. We are hoping for local, organic, GMO-free, chemical free, fertilizer-free, but in small-town Alberta, these options are not always available. Our drinking water is from a well, is chlorine-free, and fluoride-free. Breakfast (8am) usually consists of porridge or cereal with milk. We are not vegetarian all the time, but some meals are.
Additional Info
Breakfast is provided.
We can also provide local, organic meals at a cost of $20/meal, where you would eat with our family.
My Pets
Cat
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Computer
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
- Smoke alarm on each floor
- Carbon monoxide detector
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
We live on 5 beautiful acres of land, 12 km NE of Rocky Mountain House, AB.
We are 2.5 hours drive from Calgary or Edmonton, and 1 hour from Red Deer.
The town of Rocky Mountain House is a town of 7000 people and takes about 10 minutes to drive to from our home. Rocky has 3 grocery stores, 8 liquor stores, 2 laundromats, a movie theatre, a couple pubs, a swimming pool, 2 skating rinks, a museum, a national historic park, a post office, and lots more.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Beach
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Horse Stables
- Water sports
- Health club
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Board
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Diabetic
- Lactose Intolerant
House Rules
No smoking in the house but on the property is fine.
Please keep the doors and windows closed at all times during the winter to conserve heat. Please keep the doors and window screens closed at all times during the summer to keep out flies.
The kitchen is not available to visitors.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.