Experience the Canadian wilderness on our hobby farm surrounded by 2 mountain ranges in McBride, Canada

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  Description

  We live 5 minutes from Mcbride British Columbia Canada. Our hobby farm and Mcbride are one of the few remaining small town rural farm cultural communities. We are in a valley between the Rockie and Caribou mountain ranges. We are a 1.5 hour drive from the ski hills of Jasper National Park. Mcbride is the ski dooing, kayaking, capital of the world. It is one of the most community oriented, beautiful, healthy, natural, wild, and peaceful places in the world. We need help planting a garden, garlic crop & other light farm chores. The house is clean and newly renovated. Our pets include a protective massive presa canario mastiff dog, 2 cats, 10 chickens and 9 ducks. We can provide a Range River for trips to town. The town has 2 grocery stores, a home hardware, train station, restaurants, bars, gym and liqueur store.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Fashion or beauty

  

  Farming

  

  Charity work

  

  Plant care

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Carpentry

  

  Animals

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Beach
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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

  As a cultural experience you will be learning the culture of rural farm life in Canada. You will also experience the importance our culture puts on respecting and preserving nature. We are embedded in protected parks which are protected by both national and provincial governments. This includes Jasper national Park, the Ancient Forest , mount Robson, and BC bird sanctuary. Experiencing this part of Canadian culture will be actualized through farm chores, hikes, sight seeing, rodeos, pow wows, and farmer markets .

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  Help

  We need 1 person or a couple to garden, feed and watch the dog, 2 cats, 10 chickens, 9 ducks, clear the snow , stake wood to keep the wood furnace running and general landscaping .

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  English is the dominant language in our area but I would love to learn Spanish.
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  Accommodation

  Bedroom in a House. We will prepare and provide 3 meals per day.

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  What else ...

  This area is world class for skiing, hunting, snowmobiling, snow shoeing, hiking, biking, kayaking, visit the ancient forest, the Fraser River. The Valley is in between the famous Rockie mountains and the Caribou mountains. The most spectacular scenery in the wild Wild West.

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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

  Any size

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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