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Alec, Marley, Magnolia and Lyric are our family. We have a beautiful old apple orchard, organic farm in the hills of Mayo, Quebec. We are artists, visionaries and entrepreneurs learning about permaculture design and growing medicinal herbs, food and caring for baby goats!. We love meeting new people and building our global community. We value family, friends and freedom and love to encourage people to follow their dreams.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Marley has a background in permaculture and and organic farming; food sovereignty and community building. Alec had a career as a professional musician and event planner. They both work as real estate developers and investors now and their passion is in having large scale impact on the planet, on consciousness and on the economy. They live in an area of Quebec, Canada that has a rich agricultural history and they love to teach about the area and the history of the property. They have many instruments and love to share music and art and are enthusiastic about meeting people from other areas of the world.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
****Jan 2025 update: In addition to the usual help needed around the farm, we are currently in search of one or two workawayers to join us starting month to asap in a nanny-type role with the children and household for a longer term stay. We are expecting a 3rd baby in February and would love someone to join our family to help with this transition. We will be home (as we work from home) but would love help in our daily rhythm and routine with the kids as a member of our family - please let us know if this sounds good to you!****
Hi friends! We are in the sevond year of operating our permaculture homestead and are looking for volunteers to help us get setup. We are learning as we go, creating systems for water, energy, growing food and animal care. We need help building our greenhouses, gardens, planting, weeding, mulching...caring for the animals (goats, baby goats, chickens, dog, cat) and creating a beautiful paradise for our guests. We have 3 traditional Mongolian yurts that we able to host guests in depending on availability. We are passionate about seed saving, permaculture design, fermenting and community building. Our family lives here full time; Alec, Marley and our two young kids, Lyric and Magnolia. We are family oriented and lifestyle driven. We are artists and musicians and entrepreneurs running multiple companies from home. Our farm is our passion project and our vision for this year is to grow lots of food, learn alot about our property, create a detailed permaculture map and plan and to have fun, sing and dance in the process!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Different accommodation options available depending on the time and length of your visit: Mongolian yurt, tent, camper van or guest room in the attic of their farmhouse. You would be welcome to eat meals with us in the farm house or there are other options available if you are camping or up in the yurt. Our farm is 10 minutes from a town called Buckingham with all the grocery stores and things you might need.
What else ...
Our farm is 35 minutes from downtown Ottawa which is an amazing city! We go into town regularly and can bring you with us. We also live near some beautiful waterfalls, hikes and epic fishing! Canada is an incredible country and we would love to help you explore it!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have starlink and an incredible cell booster for data. We work from home and need to be well connected as well.
Space for parking camper vans
Big drive way with many flat places to park near the house. You could also park near the barn as we have power and water there as well.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
