Lend a helping hand in our family Hobby Farm in River Philip, NS, Canada

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  Description

  This is a small, 5-acre hobby farm in River Philip, Nova Scotia. We are centrally located for exploring the Maritimes, being 30 minutes from the New Brunswick border, and 1 hour to Prince Edward Island. Within 30 minutes are the rocky beaches of the Bay of Fundy, and the red sand beaches of the Northumberland Strait. We are Jenn and Eric, and we share our home with a Mini Schnauzer named Maddie and two indoor cats named Charlie and McGee. Jenn works from home full-time as a Dog Groomer, and Eric is a full-time Tree Trimmer. Our home is a beautiful, 200 year old farmhouse, and we have lived here for about 5 years. We are quiet, laid-back, and spend most of our free-time doing things around the farm and hanging out with the animals. Where we are both working more hours recently, we thought a Workaway might be helpful to keep the farm-side of things going through the busier warm months! There is always a wide range of tasks needing doing on the farm, so no matter what you're good at, your help will be much appreciated here!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Centrally located for exploring the Maritime provinces. Located on the River Philip which is known for excellent fishing. Nearby Oxford is the Blueberry Capital of Canada.

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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

  In the gardens - starting and caring for plants, watering, fertilizing/composting, weeding, harvesting/storing fruits and vegetables, planting trees. In the barn - refilling waterers, daily checking on animals, daily egg collection, weekly stall/coop clean-out, scrubbing water buckets, sweeping. Around the home - lawn mowing, weed-whacking, weeding gardens, documenting wildflowers etc. on INaturalist, fencing projects, painting house/barn.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You will have your own furnished bedroom within the farmhouse. We will share the one full bathroom, and all other living spaces. The farmhouse is quite large, with two separate living rooms so we can spread out if we'd like to. On weekdays, when Jenn and Eric both work, it is expected that you will provide and make your own breakfast and lunch, then you're welcome to join us in cooking and eating dinner together. On weekends you're welcome to join us for the day's meals. We are a 10 minute drive from the town of Oxford, where there is a grocery store, pharmacy, and gas station. It's a very quiet place where people spend their free-time enjoying nature and the outdoors!

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  What else ...

  In your time off there are plenty of beautiful beaches and hiking trails to explore throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI. The larger cities of Halifax and Moncton are also within a couple hours' drive. We enjoy spending time in the warm months floating in tubes down the river, where there is also excellent fishing.

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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

  5 acres of space available including space on the gravel drive for a smaller campervan

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  Can possibly accept pets

  If you are bringing your own campervan or RV.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week