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We’re looking for dedicated, hard-working individuals to join us on the land this growing season. In exchange for your help with the many projects we’re tackling, we offer a simple, comfortable place to stay, nourishing meals, and the opportunity to be part of a meaningful community effort.
Our work is hands-on, physical, and often demanding. We need help with tasks like maple sugaring, planting fruit trees and berry bushes, maintaining the veggie garden, inoculating mushroom logs, chopping wood, building trails, and keeping the property organized. There’s also plenty of work around food preservation, like drying herbs, making herbal medicine, fermenting foods, and assisting with seasonal harvests. Other projects include helping with building projects, supporting educational retreats, and contributing to the daily upkeep of the land and shared spaces.
We run a non-profit community farm that provides food for friends, family, and our extended community. Our goal is to live in a way that’s both self-sufficient and deeply connected to the land. This requires steady effort, reliability, and a willingness to push through challenges when the work gets tough. We aim to strike a healthy balance—working hard to meet our goals while staying present and respectful of the natural rhythms around us.
We’re flexible with how long you stay—join us for a weekend, a couple of months, or the full growing season. Ideally, we’re looking for people who can come from March or April onward and commit to five days a week, with about five focused hours of work per day.
This is not a retreat or a vacation. We value good company, shared meals, and thoughtful conversations—but our priority is the work. If you’re self-motivated, dependable, physically fit, and eager to contribute to meaningful land-based projects, we’d love to hear from you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Technology
Events & social
Pets
Sustainability
Self development
Charity work
Farming
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Plant care
Music
History
Architecture
Gardening
Languages
Photography
Writing
Hitchhiking
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Astronomy
Animals
Cycling
Hiking
Dancing
Beach
Fitness
Camping
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We’ve spent years learning, experimenting, and honing a wide range of skills connected to living close to the land—and we’re happy to share this knowledge with those who come ready to work and learn. These are timeless, practical skills that many people never get the chance to experience firsthand.
If you're committed and curious, you'll have the opportunity to learn about organic gardening, tree planting, and the art of making maple syrup. You can dive into herbal medicine-making, wild fermentation, and creative, nourishing food preparation. We also explore deep ecology, mindful communication, and the subtle, essential skill of working efficiently and intentionally in the material world.
Along the way, you'll gain insight into what it means to live authentically—to stay grounded, present, and connected to nature while managing time, energy, and resources with clarity and purpose. For those who truly show up, the rewards go far beyond the work itself.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Projects that we need help with include: maple sugaring, planting fruit trees and berry bushes, working in the veggie garden, inoculating mushroom logs, drying herbs and making herbal medicine, fermenting food and other food alchemy, making trails in the forest, chopping wood, creating art in the landscape, helping put on some meditation retreats, keeping things tidy and in good order, building projects, and more.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Learning a language is like doing a jigsaw puzzle of a million pieces with a picture that keeps changing. It's like getting lost in a foreign city without a map. It's like playing tennis without a ball, like being an ant in a field of grasshoppers. It's being an acrobat with a broken leg, an actor without a script, a carpenter without a saw, a storyteller without a middle or an end. But then gradually it¹s like being out in the early morning with the mists lifting. It¹s like a chink of light under a door, like finding the glove you were looking for, catching the train you thought you were going to miss, getting an unlooked-for present, exchanging a smile. And then one day it's like riding a bicycle very fast downhill.
Accommodation
Accommodation is simple yet comfortable—primarily tenting in the forest, with many tents equipped with mattresses. In the colder months, some tents even have small woodstoves to keep things warm and cozy. It’s a rustic, off-grid experience, but the connection to nature is deeply rewarding for those who appreciate simplicity and fresh air.
Food is something we take pride in, and we have it in abundance. We grow much of what we eat, preparing it in simple, healthy ways. Our meals are mostly vegetable-based, but we’re omnivorous, and we usually have some meat once a day. Meals are typically shared, and everyone is expected to contribute to kitchen tasks at times, whether it’s prepping, cooking, or cleaning up afterward. We eat well here, and no one goes hungry—but it’s a communal effort to keep the food flowing.
What else ...
We’re located about an hour and a half north of Toronto, just up Airport Road on the way toward Collingwood. The farm is nestled in a peaceful, rural setting surrounded by forests, fields, and rolling hills—far from the distractions of city life.
There’s no public transportation directly to our location, but we do offer a few options to help you get here. For a modest contribution to cover gas, we’re happy to pick you up from Toronto or nearby areas when it fits into our schedule. Alternatively, you can take an Uber from the city if you'd prefer more flexibility.
Once a week, usually around 3 p.m., we also make a trip to the train station in Barrie to pick up new arrivals. We’ll coordinate with you in advance to make the journey as smooth as possible.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We can accommodate a moderate sized van or trailer
Can possibly accept pets
We may be able to accommodate pets on a case-by-case basis, but this is not guaranteed. Only well-behaved, quiet, and well-disciplined animals will be considered. Our property is a working farm with sensitive gardens, wildlife, and ongoing projects, so any animal that disrupts the work, damages the land, or causes disturbances will not be permitted to stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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How wonderful it was to notice how, over the weeks, my thoughts became increasingly minimalist—quite the contrast to the constant mental buzz I experienced coming from New York City. The simple lifestyle of living outdoors, working with and for… read more
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How wonderful it was to notice how, over the weeks, my thoughts became increasingly minimalist—quite the contrast to the constant mental buzz I experienced coming from New York City. The simple lifestyle of living outdoors, working with and for… read more
His coworkers are also bubbly and polite.
At first, there was an incident with the place I originally planned to go but he helped me.
He had a way of making even the… read more
Kind, thoughtful, caring and funny ~ while also being tough, resilient and hard working
She spent 2 months with us in fall 2024 ~ and we hope she'll come back to spend a bit more time with us in the near future
She's excellent with communication skills, showing leadership with the Workaways that have come for shorter… read more
We really appreciated your kind and hard-working presence here on the land over the last month ~
We wish you a smooth transition back home to Germany
I can't recommend you enough to those that you might stay with in the future ~ your work ethic is top notch and your friendly… read more
thank you for everything! We had a great time with you all. There are many hardworking and great people working on the project. It was a pleasure for us to work on your property. We learned a lot and were very much appreciated and welcomed. When we are in the area again we will definitely come back.
Best wishes Hannes… read more
The work is a fair amount and there is lots of opportunity and time to relax. There are always people coming and going… read more
Only thing I can say is WOW. It was beautiful, it was divine, enlightening, loving and caring, blissful and enriching.
Damn roller coaster man.
I initially was supposed to spend just two weeks on the land, as I had other plans in mind,… read more
Unprompted they'll be asking how they can help more ~ without needing to tell them anything they're finding ways to make the space more beautiful ~ such hard workers ~ but also so friendly and kind ~ so easy going… read more
I like… read more
It's been a pleasure to be part of the community for 3 weeks, time flied and we have so many memories now !
This was our first workaway and an excellent one. We felt welcomed and loved during our stay, we learned so much about plants, nature and carpentry. For every beginner, you will… read more
I only stayed a week but I would have liked to have stayed longer!!! what an enriching week!!! it was a superb experience.
Our tasks consisted of building a cabin, gardening, weeding.
The community welcomed and integrated me very easily. They are very… read more
Thanks for coming out and giving us a hand with the house… read more
Chaque personne ici dégage quelque chose de beau et… read more
