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Our farm is situated in the rolling hills of Northumberland County, a 10 minute drive north of Cobourg. The view is magnificent and the gardens are gorgeous. We live a 10 minute drive north of a tourist town with a beautiful beach. Just 5 minutes north there is a great lake for fishing.
Currently we are working on a renovation to our old farm house. We could also use a hand with cutting up firewood. Safety gear will be provided.
In the spring we will be starting an addition that will incorporate many alternative building techniques including earth block walls, earth plasters, earth block foundation, earth block floors, homemade paint etc. A workawayer who has some experience with construction and who would like to learn about sustainable building techniques would be the perfect fit. Henry has developed a compressed earth block and straw bale hybrid building system, which is the first of its kind in Canada. There are two houses on our farm that have been built using this technique. Henry is always eager to share his experience and knowledge. He would love to have someone come for a long term stay who may be interested in a carpentry apprenticeship.
There are always many projects on the farm including a vegetable garden that supports 4 families.
We are grateful for all we have received from our volunteers over the many years we have been hosting. Everyone is welcomed by our extended family and community. The atmosphere on our farm is relaxed, warm and accommodating. We enjoy bonfires, games, cooking in our pizza oven and music events. The sound of laughter and good times echoes over the hills. In the summer after work a swim in our above ground pool is a usual event. We have created a small community of family and friends living next to us so there are always people about, including some adorable little children. Our daughter and her husband practice regenerative agriculture on our land, raising sheep, pigs and chickens. We all share similar values in sustainability, walking kindly on the earth.
In the summer we host many events, including weddings and music performances. We are surrounded by a very friendly community and we all share similar values of living sustainably, walking kindly on our earth.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei ÖkoprojektenGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenZubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die FamilieHandwerkliche ArbeitenUNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Alternative, sustainable building techniques and ideas, medicinal herb education, organic gardening, production of skin care products using our home grown organic plants/berries, communal living with amazing volunteers.
Arbeit
We definitely could use a hand with planting our garden.
Hours are flexible and varied according to chores, weather, etc. and are approx. 5 days a week, 5 hours a day...including a share of the household tasks...ie dishes. Helpers are included at our meal times and have access to all our facilities including internet. Our helpers often become good friends, many returning in the following years. We enjoy making music, playing games, and having lots of parties around the camp fire in the evenings.Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Gute KenntnisseUnterkunft
Private camper van with outside covered space attached.
Our diet is garden based, some fish and home raised chicken.Was noch ...
Our volunteers have access to bicycles and often bike to Cobourg. Cobourg has many festivals in the summer. Our family lives around us and with four other households there is always a lift to catch into town or a return home. There is also a lake close by that is great for fishing. We love taking hikes across the countryside and enjoy many campfires with our helpers.
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Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
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It was our first experience on Workaway and the communication and arrival worked out well. Henry and Joanna are so helpful, likeable and lovely people and shared everything with us (car, food etc.) .
The fresh food from the garden combined with Joanna's cooking skills made the meals delicious… read more
Fresh vegetables were the best!! Thanks to you, I love vegetables more
And Johanna's food was absolutely fantastic and I loved looking at the garden and picking raspberries!!
Henry and Alex were so kind and it was so much fun working together! To the point where I want to work more...!
And I was fascinated by the surrounding… read more
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It was our first experience on Workaway and the communication and arrival worked out well. Henry and Joanna are so helpful, likeable and lovely people and shared everything with us (car, food etc.) .
The fresh food from the garden combined with Joanna's cooking skills made the meals delicious… read more
Fresh vegetables were the best!! Thanks to you, I love vegetables more
And Johanna's food was absolutely fantastic and I loved looking at the garden and picking raspberries!!
Henry and Alex were so kind and it was so much fun working together! To the point where I want to work more...!
And I was fascinated by the surrounding… read more
I always worked in garden with Johanna. It was a… read more
We cried together and laughed together and we really enjoyed to have lunch and dinner all together as a big family.
If we ever needed help everyone was here for us and ready to help however they could.
Johanna and Henry had so much trust in us and our work, they… read more
I have stayed only two weeks in the farm and I had the best time of my life. Henry and Johanna are the sweetest person I've met. They do everything to make you feel comfortable and make you feel at home. I've met worderfull people and have awesome memories. If you want to discover the beauty of living in a farm with a wonderful… read more
Thanks you henry and johanna for your kindness and amazing community.
Must come back;)
Henry and Joanna are amazing hosts! Warm, honest and wide-minded people with incredible attitude to the life. I feel lucky and happy when I… read more
I will never thank you enough for what you've done for me...I will never forget this wonderfull time with you two...An amazing place with such wonderfull people...Everyone were so nice, friendly, warmed
You gave me back my trust in Humanity...I'm "blessed" to have met you in my path to self accomplishment!
Miss you so… read more
As my first Workaway experience I couldn't have found a better place. My intension to stay just one month got erased quickly when I realised that I am already three weeks on the farm. I extended my stay to four months and I am happy about every day I spend there.
Within a few days I felt… read more
I was there from the 4th of May until the 22nd of June and had an awesome time. About a week before I was supposed to leave, I decided to extend my stay here so I could stay for a month longer. Henry and Johanna welcomed me with open arms.
This was my first… read more
Henry and Johanna are a lovely couple and they really know how to make their guests feel like they're home! The work varied every day and it never got boring! There were 4 other workawayers staying with us and it was amazing. We've done many… read more
I was supposed to stay 1 month, I ended up staying 2 months.
Henry, Johanna, and their family are such welcoming and lovely people, it's amazing !
With 5 other volunteers we worked on the inside of the straw bale house, still under construction. The work was very diverse and interesting. Lots of things to learn about… read more
Since the first day I felt like part of the family.Joanna and Henry are experienced,friendly and hardworking people and are very skillful in runing the house and helpers work.They are wonderful hosts who are generous with taking care of guests,always have interesting projects… read more
From day one I felt very much at home. This was because Henry and Joanna are the most amazing, warm, open-minded, loving people I've ever met. They are so inspirational, doing what they… read more
Henry and Joanna are awesome, open hearted, kind loving people! You instantly become part of the family and there's a warming community feel around the farm. I felt home sick after I left and… read more