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17 Apr 2024
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Description
We're a retired couple... we have about 1000 Christmas trees in varying sizes. We need help with them, like weeding, planting, trimming and cutting the grass. We also grow pussy willows which require trimming in spring. In addition, we are looking for general help around our 2 acres - gardening, painting, maybe repairing something, . We've hosted many travellers and workawayers and are laid-back and friendly world travellers ourselves. We prefer to host for maximum a week at a time. One or two welcome at a time. No smokers please.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live 20 minutes drive from Niagara Falls - an amazing wonder of the world. We're keen travellers and are happy to share our experiences with other travellers. We're welcoming to all volunteers - young, old, gay, straight. families.
Help
We have a small 2 acre farm where we grow Christmas trees and a few vegetables. We are chemical-free so we have lots and lots of weeds and need help keeping them under control. If the weather is dry, we may have to water the trees and the gardens. We also have a few building and maintenance projects underway. I'm not a great housekeeper so help in the house is also appreciated.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Arabic: Beginner
Accommodation
We have a separate furnished building for workawayers to sleep in but we'll share the kitchen and meals. We have bicycles for volunteers to use and can drive volunteers around to visit the area. We have an outdoor swimming pool you can use in the summer months.
What else ...
In the summer, we have an outdoor swimming pool. We have bicycles for volunteers to use and are happy to drive volunteers around to visit Niagara Falls. The area we live in is known for its wine production -- there are over 50 wineries within 15 minutes drive of us! We are less than 1km from Lake Ontario.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have lots of room to park any size of campervan
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
The work consisted pretty much in weeding, we cleaned all the Christmas trees and made them looking nice to be ready for the Christmas’s season! After the work you can jump into their nice and refreshing swimming pool.
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We had amazing times with them, mostly during dinner (we won’t forget about your rhubarb… read more
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The work consisted pretty much in weeding, we cleaned all the Christmas trees and made them looking nice to be ready for the Christmas’s season! After the work you can jump into their nice and refreshing swimming pool.
They provide us… read more
We had amazing times with them, mostly during dinner (we won’t forget about your rhubarb… read more
The work is very organized and you have work just until noon and have the afternoon off unless you want otherwise.
Andrew made a great sightseeing tour with me and I was allowed to use the bicycles to make trips by my own.
We had… read more
