Help on a non-profit farm and forest centre in Knowlesville, Canada

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  Beschreibung

  Our Centre is a totally off-grid non-profit farm and education centre in our early years of starting up. We moved to our beautiful 70 acres in rural New Brunswick in 2021. We have since built a house, barn, solar-shed which supports our solar panels, animal housing, and pastures.
  We raise goats, chickens, beef cattle, pigs, 2 horses, and a pony.
  We run educational programming for all ages throughout the year. Our animals help feed us and work with us to tend the land.
  
  Our first baby is now 13 months old. We welcome families and folks who like to spend time with little ones!
  
  We are Sparrow and Hazen.
  Sparrow has a background in wilderness skills and outdoor education. Being a teacher and being passionate about education means that your time will have an emphasis on learning new skills in accessible ways. She has taught all ages and loves helping people learn.
  Hazen is a jack-of-all-trades homesteader and nature-lover who also works at the local dairy farm.
  
  This summer, we are adding an extension to our house, replacing our roof, working in the gardens, fixing (and possibly creating new) animal pastures, harvesting medicinal wild plants, mucking the barn, and the daily animal-tending.
  Volunteers can expect to learn about farm animal care, gardening, perhaps some basic carpentry, and other homestead skills.
  We love to teach others how to take care of themselves through homesteading, and how to work with the land!
  
  The Trade:
  This summer we are both working full time, so we are only accepting volunteers on the weekends (Friday-Sunday) UNLESS you are a couple or an individual who would be capable and happy to work alone while we are at work during the week. During the week, volunteers would be responsible for cooking their own meals with food we will provide. For those staying longer than a weekend, 4 hours of work per day 5 days a week is what we ask.
  
  For those coming only for the weekend, lunches and dinners will be shared (breakfast food provided for you to prepare before our day begins) and we ask 5 hours of work per day.
  
  We are flexible can arrange a schedule that works for everyone!
  
  Our accommodation options include tenting, sleeping the in hay loft, or sleeping in our bunkhouse, which has 4 single bunk beds and a double mattress for the floor. We can provide a tent and sleeping bags if needed. We have an outhouse, and running water next to the barn.
  We are off-grid, but we can charge cell phones and computers. We now have Wifi!!
  Your time off can be spent hiking, laying in the hammock, biking around our rural neighbourhood, and enjoying the quiet. Our community has potlucks on Thursday evenings!
  
  More logistics:
  -We live in a very rural and remote place with no public transportation, but lots of beautiful hikes around and we can visit local swimming holes and such.
  -Short stays are welcome (As short as a day if you have your own transport!) and longer stays (Over a week) are a possibility. After one week, we will see how everyone is feeling about the match to see if we will carry on for a longer stay.
  -Families with children are welcome, but please plan for the children to be involved (We cannot provide separate childcare)
  -We speak English, Sparrow can manage in Spanish. We love new languages!
  -We try to respond to emails every day but we are often outside, please be patient with us
  -We don't smoke, but smoking is acceptable on property if butts are thrown away in the trash
  
  Folks who love the countryside and want to learn more about homesteading and off-grid living will love the farm!
  
  We look forward to hearing from you!
  
  Organic methods: Permaculture- pasture management, hugelkulture beds, no till, chicken tractors, duck pest management, compost
  
  Certifications: Not certified because we are a new farm and we don't produce enough outgoing goods to seek certification right now.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Tiere

  

  Camping

  

  Natur

  

  Strand

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We love to meet new people and hear about the lives of others. New foods are fun, you are welcome to teach us how to cook your favourite dish, and we will cook ours for you! We also find new languages fun to practice, and we will happily help you with English if that is something you seek.

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  Arbeit

  This summer, we are building a deck, painting our barn, renovating our bunkhouse, working in the gardens, harvesting medicinal wild plants, and creating new animal pastures.
  Volunteers can expect to learn about farm animal care, gardening, basic carpentry, and other homesteading skills. We love to teach others how to take care of themselves through homesteading, and how to work with the land!

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  I used to be conversational in Spanish, though my skill has dwindled from lack of use. I am trying to learn French too, and I love learning words in any language.
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  Unterkunft

  We have a bunkhouse with bunkbeds that have mattresses. Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag if possible but bedding can be provided if needed. We also offer tenting space (We have a tent and bedding to borrow if need be) that is set a little bit away from the main house for privacy. We have an outhouse for washrooms, and bathing is done outside using a sun-heated shower bag. We will share our meals, mostly organic food, mostly local or right from our farm! It's rustic, off grid living, and it's good fun!

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  Was noch ...

  We live in a unique area- it is very rural, with amazing hidden swimming holes and mountain views to be explored. We have bikes to borrow, and our property is large enough to enjoy exploring. We also live adjacent to a land-trust community, and we have potlucks each thursday.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We have starlink, though it does not reach to the bunkhouse.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have a flat spot where a van/camper can be parked, but we do not have hook ups for water or electric.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Any pets must be good with livestock.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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