Welcoming nature lovers to learn about gardening and enjoy a slow paced life in rural Ontario, Canada

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  Description

  ***I don’t operate business and just asking for help with gardening, community cultural event and home DIY***
  
  I love this peaceful rural land sounded by trees and farmland. Perfect for camping, having bonfire, outdooor cooking, yoga , meditation, other mindful /holistic practices!
  
  My husband Paul and I are welcoming travellers to spend slow paced rural life .
  We would like your help with gardening, field maintenance , cleaning , home DIY, art projects and so on. Tell me your gifts and we can come up with how you may be able to help us on this land .
  
  Chaotic Garden Project - I need help with my garden I call it "Chaotic Garden". My aim is to make this garden an ecological edible garden and wildflower garden. ( Permaculture, No-Till, organic etc ). I have little knowledge in gardening and I need help from people with green thumb!
  
  Secret Forest Playground Project - We want to make my woodlot tidy up so we can pitch tents, have a bonfire , forest bathing !
  I need physical help with making trails , clearing weeds, and make fun things like pizza oven!
  Your creativity would also help me plan the secret forest playfield .
  
  Home maintenance and cleaning :
  We always appreciate your hands with cleaning , preparing food and fix things. If you are an artist , you can start painting or drawing on wall etc
  
  Volunteering opportunities at local community:
  I can connect you to local volunteering opportunities if you feel like meeting local people and contribute to the community.
  
  
  My husband Paul and my self love outdoor activities such as trail walking, cycling, hiking. This year staring Kayaking and recreational tree climbing as beginners.
  
  Roommate: We have a room mate who is interested in Japanese language and loves to play video games .

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Elderly Companionship

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Beach

  

  Cycling

  

  Dancing

  

  Hiking

  

  Astronomy

  

  Self development

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Sustainability

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  Music

  

  Plant care

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Camping
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There are local community events you can attend and I can show you around. I love attending events and I have also organised cultural exchange events like meet ups. I can organize events where you can share your gifts.
  
  Previous Workshop/Meet-up are Origami Cultural exchange, Meet and learn to use chopsticks, Japanese Calligraphy .
  
  This is a place in rual Ontario, you can experience how a small town is like here. We like having bonfire, BBQ, sit around the fire and chill in summer.
  I'm Japanese and I can share Japanese culture, food and Language.
  
  Paul has experience teaching English in Japan for many years.
  
  If you like history, I can connect you to local historians. There are some historic sites around.
  
  I hope to learn about your culture, Traveling stories, things you are passionate about. What brought you here. I want to learn Spanish language.

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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

  Do you love ... ?
  - Nature and care about the environment
  - Gardening
  - Being Outside
  - Having bonfire
  - Learning about different cultures
  
  Gifts and Skills we seek :
  - Cut Grass using lawn mower
  - Weeding using hands and tools
  - Teach Japanese
  - Teach Japanese/ Asian cooking at community event
  - Teach Spanish
  - Growing vegetables
  - Landscape design ( to make our gardens look beautiful)
  - Interior Design / Home Decor
  - Singer, play music ( campfire)
  - Cooking vegetarian / pescatarian meals
  - General Cleaning
  - Home maintenance

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Japanese: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I'm studying Spanish. My husband speaks basic Japanese he would like to improve his Japanese.
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  Accommodation

  Some options
  - Camping in a Pop Up Camper
  - Camping in a tent
  - a bedroom up stairs
  
  Shared kitchen, bathroom, drinking water available from the house.
  Food : Staples such as rice, bread, vegetables are provided for you to cook. If you like cooking, cooking family meals may be one of your work. Shared fridge is available.

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  What else ...

  - If you are driving parking is available.
  - This is rural area and town (grocery store) is 6.5km away 5minutes drive
  - Bicycles available to get around
  
  What you can do your time off: enjoy nature, cycling, walking, join local events, visit conservation areas,
  Visit provincial parks ( Pinery, Rondeau, Point Pelee) , camp fire, chill out, Road , Visit big cities like London Ontario, Chatham

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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

  We are in rural area. We have a good wifi with unlimited data but speed is limited, not fibre internet. If you are a nomad worker with a lot of data synced to cloud storage, our internet may not ideal. No outdoor wifi. Installing outdoor extender is one of the project I hope to get help with if you are an expert in this field. Cellphone reception is bad here. You need to step outside for a phone calls. I check and respond to workaway messages once or twice /week.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a space to park but there is no electricity in the camping area to hook up RVs. Please inquire about motor homes.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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