Family working on dream estate is waiting for you! Bonaventure, Canada

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  Description

  (French below) Hello to you ! We are a blended family from Bonaventure in Gaspésie who work on our dream estate!
  
  Located on the edge of one of the most beautiful rivers in North America, our non-commercial agricultural land has 70 acres. We strive to set up all the crops, livestock and infrastructure necessary for self-sufficiency. We have a ton of projects, from simple gardens to the construction of a guest house which will be used, among other things, to accommodate our future Workawayers!
  
  Bonjour à vous ! Nous sommes une famille recomposée de Bonaventure en Gaspésie qui travaillons sur notre domaine de rêve !
  
  Située sur le bord d'une des plus belles rivières en Amérique du Nord, notre terre agricole qui n'est pas à vocation commerciale compte 70 âcres. Nous nous efforçons d'y mettre en place toutes les cultures, élevages et infrastructures nécessaires à l'auto-suffisance. Nous avons une tonne de projets, des simples jardins à la construction d'une Guest House qui servira entre autres à héberger nos futurs Workawayers !

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  (French below) Learn about Quebec cuisine, perfect the basics of the French language, juggle with fire, pick from the nourishing forest (depending on the season: wild mushrooms, wild spices, fiddleheads, berries...), fish on the edge of sea, discover the Bonaventure River (canoe, swimming)...
  
  Apprendre la cuisine québécoise, perfectionner les rudiments de la langue française, jongler avec le feu, cueillir à même la forêt nourricière (selon la saison : champignons sauvages, épices sauvages, têtes de violon, petits fruits...), pêcher en bord de mer, découvrir la rivière Bonaventure (canot, baignade)...

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  (French below)
  - Construction of infrastructure (agricultural fence, stairs, outdoor shelters, galleries, guest house...)
  - Maintenance of our garden and land (planting, harvesting, lawn mowing, weeding, etc.)
  - Maintenance of our forest (pruning, getting out of the woods, maintaining trails, etc.)
  
  We are not a business and our activities are 100% personal :)
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  - Construction d'infrastructures (clôture agricole, escalier, abris extérieurs, galeries, guest house...)
  - Entretien de notre jardin et de notre terrain (plantation, récolte, tonte de pelouse, désherbage...)
  - Entretien de notre forêt (émonder, sortir du bois, maintenir les sentiers, etc.)

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  French: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  (French below) Guest rooms in the basement or we can set you up in our prospector tent if you prefer a more rustic experience.
  
  Chambres d'invités au sous-sol ou tente prospecteur aménagée si vous préférez un cachet plus rustique.

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  What else ...

  (French below) We live on the edge of the magnificent Bonaventure River, we put canoes at your disposal. We are located 5 minutes from the airport, the sea, the Bioparc. Possibility of hiking in the forest, salmon and striped bass fishing.
  
  Nous habitons sur le bord de la magnifique rivière Bonaventure, nous mettons des canots à votre disposition. Nous sommes situés à 5 minutes de l'aéroport, de la mer, du Bioparc. Possibilité de randonnées en forêt, pêche au saumon et au bar rayé.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  (French below) High Speed Internet and enough space to set you up. Connexion Internet suffisante et espace pour travailler.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  (French below) We have a huge lot and it will be our pleasure to welcome you to one of our campsites! Nous avons un immense terrain et il nous fera plaisir de vous recevoir à l'un de nos emplacements de camping!

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We already have several dogs, cats. For this reason, access to the ground floor for animals will depend on the good understanding between your dog and ours :) Nous avons déjà plusieurs chiens, chats. Pour cette raison, l'accès au rez-de-chaussée aux animaux dépendra de la bonne entente entre votre chien et les nôtres :)

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  4 to 5h / day, 5 day / week