Help out on a permaculture homestead and stay in a yurt in Quebec, Canada

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  • Last activity: 2 May 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    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

    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

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    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

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Hi friends! We are in the first 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: Beginner

    This 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

    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 ...

    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

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    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

    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?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 636861547225

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