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Hi! We are a young family of 4, on a hobby farm of 114 acres. We have horses, sheep, chickens, 2 dogs and 2 cats. We use the horses for trail riding, as well as training a couple young ones.
We will begin lambing out our current 9 Ewes at the end of March. In May we get 20 turkey poults which we raise over the course of summer. Our extended family lives 5 minutes down the road and they raise beef cows. Calving there begins mid April, with the cows coming up here to graze for a few weeks in June.
We are busy plowing fields and turning pasture back into productive hayfield, as well as some fencing projects.
We plant a garden in spring and try to grow and preserve as much of our own food as we can over the summer into fall.
We have a large extended family in the area and there is always lots happening. Come ride horses, quads, dirt bikes, or join ys at the beautiful lake 10 minutes away.
We have a few carpentry projects we could use an experienced hand with, such as a greenhouse. Send us a message if this would interest you.
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
House & pet sitting
Interests
Pets
Farming
Plant care
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Carpentry
Animals
Team sports
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Camping
Beach
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am a dual citizen to Switzerland and Canada, my husband is Canadian. I speak Swiss German, German, English, Spanish and some Italian. My parents live 5 minutes away, my brother and his family are their neighbours and my sister with her family lives 12 minutes away. We can teach you about land preparation for farming, as well as animal handling and husbandry practices, gardening. We love learning about other cultures and other peoples lives, travels and families.
Projects involving children
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Help
Learning and experiencing animal care, farming, and gardening. Occasional child care.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Selina was born in Switzerland, and immigrated to Canada at the young age of 3. She was raised trilingual with Swiss, German and English. She was a rotary exchange student in highschool and travelled to Mexico where she learned Spanish. After highschool she returned to Switzerland to work for a year, and added some Italian to her vocabulary. She loves languages and is currently teaching her children to speak Swiss as well.
Accommodation
We have a bedroom for you, and a bathroom shared with our young children (6 and 4). You eat meals with us. We grow a lot of our own food, and raise most of our own meat so we know what it’s been fed and that it has had a good life.
What else ...
There’s a local town to play pickle ball (tuesdays/Thursdays) volleyball (wednesday) and badminton (monday) or go to the local farmers market on Saturday. A city is close by and it can be arranged to use a car to go if you so choose. A beautiful lake for swimming is 5 minutes away. You have use of our quad to drive trails behind our farm, or learn to ride horses.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Lots of parking space with power hookup available.
Can possibly accept pets
A pet can be brought if it sleeps in a kennel, or garage. We do not have indoor pets.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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I learned what it's like and what it means to live on a hobby farm. They have lots of animals, a great garden with lots of trees and berry bushes. The farm is off the main road, it's wonderfully quiet there and you have a beautiful view of the mountains in… read more
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I learned what it's like and what it means to live on a hobby farm. They have lots of animals, a great garden with lots of trees and berry bushes. The farm is off the main road, it's wonderfully quiet there and you have a beautiful view of the mountains in… read more
