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Description
We are a rural homestead style farm with horses, cows, pigs and chickens looking for help with all aspects of farm life, animal care, field work, house work and cooking.
The farm also hosts land based healing camps for families and horsemanship/farm camps for kids.
We are 40km from downtown Whitehorse and we are surrounded by wilderness. If you seek a simple life in a beautiful landscape we would love to hear from you. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
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UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A stay at the ranch offers a chance to experience life on a working ranch in the Yukon wilderness. You’ll learn about caring for horses and livestock, seasonal farm work, and what it takes to live in a remote northern environment where the rhythm of the seasons shapes daily life.
Living here also offers a chance to step away from the pace of modern life. With fewer conveniences, meaningful physical work, and time spent outdoors, many helpers discover a renewed appreciation for simple living and the satisfaction that comes from contributing to something real.
While Workaway helpers are not directly involved with farm program participants, they become part of the team that quietly supports this work by caring for the land, animals, and facilities that make it possible. Many people leave with a deeper appreciation for the connection between healthy land, healthy animals, and healthy communities.
Above all, we hope you’ll leave with practical skills, new friendships, confidence in your abilities, and memories of life in Canada’s North that will stay with you long after your visit. -
Help
We are grateful for help with all aspects of ranch life, including farm operations, field work, housekeeping, maintenance, and animal care.
We ask our helpers to stay for a minimum of four weeks whenever possible, as it takes time to learn the routines and become part of the rhythm of the ranch.
Life here is active and physically demanding. Enjoying hands-on work and being outdoors in all kinds of weather will help you have a rewarding experience. Daily tasks may include feeding and watering animals, stacking firewood, cleaning buildings and outdoor spaces, clearing fence lines, picking rocks, sticks, or weeds from fields, gardening, shovelling snow, and a wide variety of seasonal ranch jobs.
Horses are an important part of life at the ranch, but caring for them is a much larger part of the experience than riding them. Helpers may assist with feeding, grooming, handling, cleaning paddocks, moving fences, and other aspects of horse care. Riding opportunities may occasionally be available for experienced riders whose skills, attitude, and safety awareness are a good fit, but riding is not a regular part of the Workaway exchange.
Although much of the ranch’s purpose is centred around hosting family wellness and healing programs, our Workaway helpers support the ranch by keeping the farm running behind the scenes. Helpers do not work directly with participating families or children as part of their role.
Because we work in a healing environment with vulnerable families, we ask all helpers to have a sober lifestyle while staying with us.
If you have special skills, we would love to hear about them. Experience in carpentry, farming, mechanics, gardening, construction, or livestock care is always appreciated. At the same time, enthusiasm, a willingness to learn, and a positive attitude are every bit as valuable—we are happy to teach people who are eager to participate. -
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
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Accommodation
Our accommodations are simple, reflecting life on a working Yukon ranch. The cabins do not have running water, and we use outhouses. A nearby pump house, just a short walk from the cabins, provides hot showers and laundry facilities.
The ranch is located about 40 km from the nearest community. There is no public transportation, and trips to town are infrequent, so helpers should be comfortable living in a remote rural setting.
This Workaway is best suited to people who enjoy a quieter pace of life, appreciate nature, and are happy spending time surrounded by forests, mountains, wildlife, and wide-open spaces. If you value simplicity, don’t mind getting your boots dirty, and enjoy being away from the rush of city life, you’ll likely feel right at home here. -
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
This host can provide space for campervans.
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Can possibly accept pets
No
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
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Feedback (23)
The work is fun; it’s mostly feeding the animals every day and sometimes cleaning things or preparing firewood for the winter.
If you organize yourself, it’s no … read more
Gails place is something different, you can feel the energy there. People there are so so so kind, you’ll find your people there defitinely, meet so many animals - horses, cows, chickens, pigs, wild animals … read more
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The work is fun; it’s mostly feeding the animals every day and sometimes cleaning things or preparing firewood for the winter.
If you organize yourself, it’s no … read more
Gails place is something different, you can feel the energy there. People there are so so so kind, you’ll find your people there defitinely, meet so many animals - horses, cows, chickens, pigs, wild animals … read more
The daily chores vary from feeding the animals, collecting some wood or working at the garden to cooking with Gail … read more
They are both incredibly kind hearted and overall lovely people. I felt super welcomed.
The farm itself is situated in a beautiful part of the Yukon and is an awesome learning farm.
There's opportunities for workaways to go on a few trail rides around the property, which is nice.
It is … read more
The work involves … read more
The Ranch is located in a beautiful place with wonderful animals like horses, cows, pigs, chickens and the most wonderful dog there is !!
I learned hundreds of things during my stay with them and would definitely recommend this farm for any other … read more
This will sound as a cliché review, but I seriously had some of the best times of my life at their ranch. Seriously, if you are looking for a workaway in the north, look no further. Forget about mushers, other horse farms or whatever, just try to get a spot in this … read more
Gail is a great cooker ans I ate my best meat with them.
About the work ? Yes it … read more
Gail and Dirk eat and live the dream, they are kind and caring and provide you with fantastic meals where we could also share time almost in a family atmosphere.
Work is hard and hours can be long but the rewards … read more
The ranch is situated in a beautiful area and I thought it was just great being surrounded … read more
If you like animals, you are ready to work hard and to be … read more
Don't be afraid of a little labour and you gotta be … read more
Dirk and Gail are so nice and warm : )
And the job is great!!
I recommend it!!
(sorry for my english, i m french)
