Learn more about hazelnuts and a local family life in Saltspring Island, Canada

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  Description

  We’re a busy family of three, and live on a 5 acre hobby farm with a hazelnut orchard, gardens and pond. Salt Spring Island is a special place, rural and rustic, and full of creative, eccentric, land loving people. We’re down the road from Ruckle Park, one of the most beautiful oceanside parks in the world. Come experience the rainforests of the West Coast, there’s nowhere else like it.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Photography

  

  Gardening

  

  Carpentry

  

  Animals

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There’s the famous farmers market, beach walks, or community events like live music nights or craft fairs. Our island has a vibrant, creative community, and we’re happy to introduce you to neighbors, local artists, or folks at the Saturday Market. If you’re interested, you’re also welcome to join us in shared projects around the property—gardening, cooking, or DIY building—which often turn into great hangout time. Salt Spring has a way of making people feel at home, and we’ll do our best to help you feel part of that.
  
  We enjoy sharing hands-on skills and local knowledge with our Workawayers. Depending on the season and your interests, that might include organic gardening, home repairs, light construction, preserving food, cooking with local ingredients, or basic homesteading know-how.
  
  Hosting Workawayers gives us a chance to see things from a new perspective—whether that’s how you cook a favorite dish, approach a task differently, or share stories about your community back home. We’d love to exchange ideas, values, and experiences. Our lives are richer when we learn from each other.

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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

  We’re looking for help around the home and farm, from organizing and home projects to gardening and maintenance help. We’re not a commercial farm, we grow for our own consumption. Light meal prep, dishes and tidying to help to keep on top of things as needed. We’re also looking for a tutor or mentor for our son, someone to engage in activities, explore his artistic side, his love of physical activity and also gaming.
  
  There is always something to learn on the farm, you will have many opportunities to learn new skills.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  I love languages, and have studied German, Spanish, Hindi, and Sanskrit in university.
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  Accommodation

  We have a large, 13m long camper with two bedrooms a large kitchen, dining table and living room. There is an outside deck, privacy, and access to our forest, gardens, orchard and pond.

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  What else ...

  We’re in the South End of the Island, so you will need to hitchhike (legal and encouraged), there are a few buses, and we have a bike you could use. There’s a small store and cafe in Fulford Harbour about 6km away, Ruckle Park is 5km and the main town ofGanges is 13km. We also drive into town regularly. No smoking inside, no partying, this is a quiet location.

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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

  I work online so am familiar with the needs of a digital nomad. High speed internet, but cellular is poor.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We could accommodate a camper if needed, but we already have one permanently set up with water, electricity etc.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Cats are fine, dogs MUST be cat and dog friendly. No frequent barking that disturbs neighbors.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Midnight

  

  Moonlight

  

  Corey (4 years)

  Corey is a sweet-hearted Great Pyrenees. She loves to be around people, is very good with kids and loves to play.

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