Join us in our home and discover beautiful Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

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  Description

  Covid-19
  There has been no policy notice from Workaway so we are writing to any prospective visitors on our own. We are fully vaccinated and would appreciate the same from anyone applying to live with us. Please use your common sense when pursuing a place to stay. If you are sick, don't come!
  
  My husband and I moved from the big city of Toronto eleven summers ago to pursue a quieter, moderately self-sustaining lifestyle. On our 12 acres we have meadow and hardwood forest. As the soil is sandy, from thousands of years of being part of a large sea, we are working hard to augment the soil for farming. Using methods such as Hugel kultur and digging in composted material; building raised beds and planting native species, we endeavour to bring the land to a state of growing ability.
  
  
  Some of our large projects include laying a walking trail through the hardwoods, clearing out and repairing a barn on site, building a wood burning pizza and bread oven and establishing a mixed fruit orchard with trees and bushes native and hardy to our area.
  
  Our fruit trees and vegetables are chemical free with hand picking of pests being our primary method of damage control. As you can imagine, this is very labour-intensive during the growing season. Another task that takes considerable time is the removal of invasive plant species on our property. By doing this we are able to maintain the natural habitats required for birds, frogs and snakes.
  
  We live in beautiful Northumberland County, Ontario, east of Toronto and west of Kingston.
  
  We have a beautiful Provincial Park 10 minutes away which has beaches and camp sites

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Van life

  

  Charity work

  

  Plant care

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Art & design

  

  Photography

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Beach

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Outdoor activities
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We have travelled extensively and welcomed students learning English to our home in Toronto. We speak several languages ourselves including: Dutch, French, Armenian, Spanish and German. We have facilities that will accommodate someone with a physical disability as we wish to be as inclusive as possible.
  Art projects are encouraged!

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  Help

  Here we are in the middle of spring 2025! Chores now consist of weeding mostly as well as pest control. We are currently repairing and staining decks and fences around the house.
  We also have some orchard maintenance. Much of our work will be dirty but not overly taxing. Any and all are welcome to help!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Armenian: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: 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

  Our house has a big open plan encouraging communal living. There is a self-contained bedroom with bathroom and shower for Workawayers. Alternatively, you may camp on the property. Food preparation and eating together is what we do. We are non-meat eaters.

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  What else ...

  The beautiful Provincial park of Presqu'ile is nearby and we have a year pass. There are bike trails, walking trails and beaches. Toronto is two hours away by car. Kingston is a little over 1 hour east and Ottawa is 3 hours away by car. We have a swimming pool which is a welcome splash at the end of a hot day! We belong to a dragon boating club which you may join a few times as a guest.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is room for a small camper van/motor home.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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