Ecological Hobby Farm in the rolling hills of Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

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  Beschreibung

  Tony and Linda are a young senior couple who have spent the last 11 years working and loving the land, growing and raising much of our food using organic and permaculture principles learned through our earlier travels around the world. We moved our family from Toronto to the country to live a more peaceful and fulfilling lifestyle, closing the gap between field and table. We had Workawayers for six years, helping us to get our farm up and running. Then we took a break as we no longer needed the extra labour.
  
  Our 80 acre property is a mixture of field, forest, meadow and wetland with a beautiful view of Lake Ontario. We have a large "kitchen" vegetable garden which is run as a community cooperative. We also raise goats, chickens, and bees, one horse, 4 dogs and 2 cats. Tony bakes and sells his famous "Montreal-style" bagels. Our farm has a communal atmosphere with our near neighbours getting together one night a week for dinner and our garden volunteers meeting three mornings a week. We provide tours for on-farm visitors and create feet-on-farm experiences ranging from cooking classes to a one-day festival in September.
  
  We have recently added a new barn to house our animals, a new garage and workshop, and a self-sufficient vacation rental apartment above our garage. Now that our building projects are complete, our main focus this year is rebuild or start fresh with a whole bunch of homesteading projects. See list below.
  
  When we traveled, we loved working as volunteers side by side with people from all over the world. Now that we are hosts we can relive our experiences all over again! We like to gather together for some of our meals to cook, share stories and ideas and get to know one another. We hope that our volunteers leave us fit and happy and passionate about growing and eating good food!

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We work together as a respecful community in this peaceful and beautiful part of the world and do our best to model the tolerance and diversity which Canada is known for. We also love to show off southern Ontario's forests and lakes when we can as well as our sophisticated cities. We are happy to assist workers with planning trips away from the farm.

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  Arbeit

  Our focus this summer is completing a variety of homesteading projects such as:
  - water collection and diversion
  - safe and stylish chicken coop and yard
  - creative garden fencing
  - moving pests our of our barn and protecting feeding areas
  - covering our hot zones with natural arbors and vines
  - upgrading our composting outhouses
  - building seating areas along our hiking trails
  - cutting and storing firewood
  - cutting back invasive species
  
  You may also be involved in farm work including feeding animals, mucking out stalls, working in the vegetable garden or orchard.
  
  The working day generally starts at 9:00 and ends at 2:00. Workawayers work Monday to Friday, 5 hours a day, 25 hours a week. Days off are negotiable. You will stay in the main house on the 2nd floor. There are two guest bedrooms; one a queen-size bed and the other a double bed and a full bathroom and a den. All grocery items will be provided. Breakfasts and lunches are self-serve. Dinner are either communal meals, or cooked by the host. Foods grown on the farm include veggies, eggs, herbs and honey, plus chicken and goat meat. After work, volunteers tend to go hiking, running, cycling, swimming at the beach, playing games, journaling, drawing and playing music. On your days off we can help you plan trips to see what Ontario has to offer.
  
  We encourage a healthy lifestyle. Smoking cigarettes or drinking to excess is discouraged.
  
  The work is very physical and requires strength and stamina in all kinds of weather. Weather in Canada is extreme. The spring can be cool and wet during the day and cold during the night. The summers are mainly hot, dry and very humid. Black flies and mosquitoes are bothersome in the spring and during sundown but our property is breezy so the bugs really aren't bothersome. Knowledge of how to use power tools and some building experience would be great! You will need to be reasonably fit for digging, weeding, throwing hay bales, carrying water, mucking stalls, cutting wood and building fences. You will be around livestock that can be intimidating and dangerous if not treated knowledgeably and with respect.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  2nd floor of house to use exclusively. One bedroom with queen bed. One bedroom with double bed. Shared bathroom and den.

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  Was noch ...

  We are a 15 minute drive or a 40 minute bike ride to some great restaurants, shops, a lovely swimming beach. We can drive you to Oshawa to catch the GO train system that connects with Toronto and destinations like Niagara Falls. Or the VIA rail system that takes you to Ottawa, Kingston and Quebec. Having your own car is a big asset in the countryside. Our beautiful lake-filled cottage country, just north of us, is a favourite destination.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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