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Host rating
75 %
Last replied
11 Apr 2024
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Description
Our family has been farming in the Eastern Townships since 1973, producing high quality maple syrup. We use modern organic agricultural methods but keep tradition alive by collecting maple sap with our work horses. We live off of the land by growing most of our own food. Our cows and goats graze in green pastures, producing delicious milk, which we transform into cheeses, yogurt, butter, and sometimes, ice cream. We have room for you in our house.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
Animal Care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travelers can practice their English or French, enjoy preparing and eating meals from farm produce, make cheese, milk cows and goats, participate in ecological forestry, and ski and hike nearby mountains.
Projects involving children
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Help
Tasks vary with the seasons : tapping maple trees, stoking the fire to boil the sap into syrup, stacking firewood, fixing pasture fences, milking cows and goats, planting, weeding, and harvesting the garden, helping with construction projects.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Room in house, family meals.
What else ...
There is a bus from Sherbrooke to Lac-Megantic on Friday evening and one on Sunday afternoon. We can pick you up in Lac-Megantic.
Leisure activities include Nordic skiing, hiking, biking, swimming, canoeing.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
It was definitely a place of sharing, in peace and kindness. We met (almost) all the family and everyone has their own experience and knowledge… read more
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It was definitely a place of sharing, in peace and kindness. We met (almost) all the family and everyone has their own experience and knowledge… read more
Be ready to:
- spend time outside
- take the initiative
- sing :)
- quiet down by 9pm
- and appreciate the wonderful bounty of the farm in all it's seasons
I learned a lot… read more
The day on the farm starts early in the morning with doing the chores in the barn. It's a wonderful feeling to see all those happy animals who give us milk, eggs, meat and a lot of joy. During the day there are different tasks to do, always depending on the… read more
Within those 10 days, I learned so much and did so many things I haven´t done before.
I spend most of my time helping Abe in the Garage or with Ruthy- she learned so many things about all different kind of things!
The day started early around 8 am. Then I was… read more
We soon were able to trust her with the milking and barn chores. She covered many of the tasks of sugar making,… read more
