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Min stay requested: at least a week
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Description
Me: I’m a semi-retired educator switching gears in life - the goal is to live a simpler, more sustainable life. Hence, the homestead idea.
A few months ago I purchased a 2.5 acre lot with a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home just one minute outside of Bancroft, Ontario. The land has space for chickens, a few pigs and goats, terraced gardens, a place for a cabin, yurt, or earthship, as well as a small maple syrup operation. The home is located on the south face of a hill!
The kind of help a prospective workawayer would help me with: include forest management, gardening, maple syrup taping, some simple carpentry and masonry. Five hours a day would be pretty reasonable with the rest being free time! The town of Bancroft is a one minute drive away from my house, 4 minute bike ride, or 20 minute walk.
Bancroft is an old mining/forestry town. There is a wonderful free heritage museum, as well as a beautiful hike overlooking the town and valley called Eagle’s Nest. This is not to mention the countless rivers and lakes we could explore. I have a canoe and fishing rod! -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Farmstay help
Light maintenance
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Interests
Events & social
Charity work
Farming
Culture
History
Architecture
Carpentry
Hitchhiking
Languages
Hiking
Dancing
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Cultural exchange:
This would be a major part of your stay here! I love discussing language, culture, and farming. I identify as Christian but am very nondogmatic about my faith and love discussing spirituality with a variety of people. That said, I draw the line at more extreme views like veganism, satanism, and wokism (just to be upfront about that!).
I personally don’t like sharing the number of countries I have travelled to but I will share that I have seen a good chunk of the world and have worked in about seven different countries as a teacher. I’ve seen quite a bit!
I can get by in five languages although my Spanish and French are a bit rusty. As a language teacher I can teach you much about the English language. -
Help
Gardening, landscaping, setting up structures for animals. I've been busy clearing trees from the land this summer. I want to get a chicken coop up and structures for both pigs and goats one day. Also prepare for bees next year :).
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Russian: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I'm a professional English language teacher. I taught abroad for over 6 years and very much enjoy cultural exchange. -
Accommodation
A bedroom of your own! All food is on me. Breakfast is made on our own with lunch and dinner taking turns cooking.
One week minimum stays with 25 hours worked hours a week. So 5 hours a day Monday to Friday or another mix. I’m flexible :). -
What else ...
I first worked away in california in 2016 on an organic farm. it was wonderful. And now I'd like to start something of my own :).
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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
There is space!
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Can possibly accept pets
I love animals.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
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