Bear's Den

In this discussion based class, Colby will share tips, tricks, and building insight into realizing your own tiny house fantasy. Approximately 45 min to 1 hour long, participants can steer the conversation into the aspects of tiny houses that interest them most. Take a tour of the tiny house at Elsewhere, and learn about the basics of securing a THOW (tiny house on wheels) to a trailer, building walls and insulation advice, steps to completing a roof and space saving essentials. Or delve into the trials and errors of full time tiny house living and how having a home of under 400 square feet can be a challenge or blessing to a couple. Interested in off-grid living? This house is lived in year round and is completely off-grid with a full solar set up, composting toilet and foot pump sink. Talk about floor plan layouts, zoning rules, cost saving measures and excellent resources to further educate yourself in realizing you THOW dream. This class is offered to open up Colby's DIY THOW building knowledge to you, with the hope of saving you hours of researching and head scratching.

What's a homestead without the noble honeybee? Elsewhere's beekeeper, Aria, will walk you through the basics of keeping bees and striving to have a successful colony. Learn about the Flow Hive, an award winning hive designed in Australia that self separates the bee's honey from their brood frames (bee larvae, pollen and nectar.) Aria can take you through the tools and gear needed to keep bees. Afraid of getting too close? No problem. She can open up the hive and show you the separate frames while you watch from the deck. Not afraid to get close up? Wear some extra thick layers and a white sweater, and borrow a netted hat from us to look in the hive. Intro class ranges from 30 min to one hour, depending on the depth guests want to go into the process and questions students have.

Aria, the second half of the Elsewhere Homestead team, is a certified yoga instructor. Trained and practiced while living in Portland Maine, she can guide you through a 45 minute practice on the deck of our tiny house. The time of the practice depends on the day of your stay, typically she'll lead an early morning session before work, on weekends it'll be a little later.

Start your trip off right with a bundle of firewood waiting for you at your camp for your first campfire.