NCHL Member Businesses

NCHL member families are involved in a wide variety of home businesses, small businesses, not so small businesses, and non-profit/charity organizations, both for financial gain and also as a natural part of their home learning. Check out this listing of member operations and consider patronizing NCHL home learning family businesses!

Colleen Cunningham: Post partum doula care
I will provide physical and emotional support in the early postpartum days,  including:  self care recovery and postpartum comfort measures for mom; diapering, breastfeeding support, bathing baby, shopping, meal preparation, sibling entertainment, light cleaning, fielding phone calls, and providing information on local resources. I am presently working toward my DONA certification so I am offering reduced rates.  I am also open to bartering.  I can be reached at 250-756-3955 or by email

Chef MyKLove
Passionate artist and Soapmaker, as well as Wildcrafter and Chef, MyKL operates "That Luscious Soap Shop", where you'll find delectable hand-made vegetable-based soaps and other fun natural cosmetics and bath products. Chef also offers informative workshops where you can experience the soap-making magic hands-on! Please contact MyKL at 250 591-2055 or email fungus.is@gmail.com.

Andrew Barker
Barker Building and Consulting supplies pre-purchase Inspections to commercial Real Estate buyers: http://www.barkerbuildingandconsulting.com/

Rose Dickson
Rose has been making friends with and utilizing weeds and herbs for over ten years. I love to research and write about natural health, and I really love being outside wildcrafting in my yard and the urban wild. Visit her at RedWeed Herbals: http://sites.google.com/site/redweedherbals/

Pat Carter: Dog Sitting
Lots of experience both within the local homeschooling community and the larger Nanaimo community. We're in a Central location, have a fenced yard and treat the dogs like family members. I charge $20/day and ask that owners bring food, bedding, toys and treats.
Contact Pat by email

Business Members

NCHL appreciates the support of the following community businesses:

Our little Farm
I offer hands on farm experience for homeschooled families on a 2.5 acre farm with critters, a pond, veggie, flower & herb gardens, fruit , back to basic organic farming & workshops on farm related activities. For a package of info. & calendar of activities contact MaryLou at creativeyrs@shaw.ca