Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage, sustainability demonstration project, and intentional community of about 70 people in rural northeast Missouri. It’s a model for social change. Outreach and education are integral to the mission of DR.

If you’d like to see what life is like at Dancing Rabbit and build your skills in sustainable living at the same time, you may be interested in a work exchange or internship position. In exchange for your help on a project, your project host typically provides for your living accommodations, food, and other living expenses while at Dancing Rabbit.

While a major focus of an work exchange/internship is on the work project, opportunities at DR offer much more. 
Typically, as a work exchanger or intern you are part of an eating cooperative or family-style eating arrangement. This allows you ample opportunities to prepare food, cook, and be involved in kitchen upkeep. You are also invited to be involved in the broader community of DR. You can attend the many and varied events that go on in the village and in neighboring communities. You have opportunities to participate in work parties and routine community duties. You also have access to the swimming pond as well as the 280 acres of land owned by Dancing Rabbit Land Trust.

Tasks as an eco-farming volunteer

• prepare garden beds for planting
• weed and water (a summertime favorite!)
• apply natural pest control methods
• harvest the goodies
• cook, dry, pickle, and preserve food in many other ways
• prune trees
• tend to a vineyard
• inoculate mushroom logs
• gather wild edibles
• tend to worms, chickens, or other animals

Building tasks

• Straw Bale
• Earth & Lime Plaster
• Earthen Floors
• Light Clay Straw
• Timber Frame
• Post and Beam
• Cob
• Earth Bag
• Urbanite Foundation
• Rubble Trench

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