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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
20 Jun 2025
Reply rate
66.7 %
Usually responds within 8 days
Feedback
6
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Description
We have ten acres of land in an abandoned Newfoundland community. Awesome oceanfront scenery. The Burnt Head Retreat consists of a main cabin, a guest cabin, a pasture, and a campsite with Labrador-style canvas tents. We are serious about ecology. Much of what we do concerns re-learning the old ways which are desperately needed for living a more environmentally just life. We are always building something. A small flock of sheep need tending. Cod-fishing in our small open boat, and foraging (loads of berries and mushrooms) are also on the agenda.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will learn building and off-grid living skills, and discover something about how people once lived in Newfoundland outports.
Help
Construction, off-grid maintenance, gardening, animal husbandry, fishing and foraging.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Cabins and sturdy, large canvas tents, meals with the family in main house
What else ...
Community living, whale watching, boating, hiking and beach combing.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (5)
I arrived in mid-June and left mid-August. Over the course of two months, I got to work on a variety of engaging projects--building a deck, constructing a road out of timber and rocks, putting a steel roof on a cabin--learning valuable hands-on,… read more
Last year Sean hosted the first field school of practical ecology and environmental ethics on his piece of land. This year we all worked on this so hopefully next year there will be a second one.
This place is wilderness, the atlantic ocean, pure nature and one of the most beautiful… read more
The location is epic, looking out at old rock and the wild sea, it’s a great place to be.
The schedule is laid back, there’s time for 'coffee & contemplation' in the morning and 'deep relaxation' in… read more
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I arrived in mid-June and left mid-August. Over the course of two months, I got to work on a variety of engaging projects--building a deck, constructing a road out of timber and rocks, putting a steel roof on a cabin--learning valuable hands-on,… read more
Last year Sean hosted the first field school of practical ecology and environmental ethics on his piece of land. This year we all worked on this so hopefully next year there will be a second one.
This place is wilderness, the atlantic ocean, pure nature and one of the most beautiful… read more
The location is epic, looking out at old rock and the wild sea, it’s a great place to be.
The schedule is laid back, there’s time for 'coffee & contemplation' in the morning and 'deep relaxation' in… read more
What an inspiring little… read more
Their tiny house is one of a kind, hidden in the woods with an astonishing view.
the projects that I got my hands on were just too interesting I'm glad I was part of them
Their land it's incredibly beautiful, here I learned a lot of Newfoundland… read more
