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Our Centre is a totally off-grid non-profit farm and education centre in our early years of starting up. We moved to our beautiful 70 acres in rural New Brunswick in 2021. We have since built a house, barn, solar-shed which supports our solar panels, animal housing, and pastures. We raise goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs, and a pony. We run educational programming for all ages throughout the year. Our animals help feed us and work with us to tend the land.
Sparrow has a background in wilderness skills and outdoor education. Being a teacher and being passionate about education means that your time at the farm will have an emphasis on learning new skills in accessible ways. I have taught all ages, and I love helping people learn.
The Trade:
Volunteers are asked to help 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. We are flexible on this and can arrange a schedule that works for everyone!
Three healthy, mostly organic meals are included.
At this point our accommodations are tenting or sleeping in the hay loft. We can provide a tent and sleeping bags if needed. We have an outhouse, and running water next to the barn. We are off-grid, but we can charge cell phones and computers. We do not have wifi but can bring you to town occasionally to use the internet. Your time off can be spent hiking, laying in the hammock, biking around our rural neighbourhood, and enjoying the quiet. Our community has potlucks on Thursday evenings!
More logistics:
-We live in a very rural and remote place with no public transportation, but lots of beautiful hikes around and we can visit local swimming holes and such.
-Short stays are welcome (As short as a day if you have your own transport!) and longer stays (Over a week) are a possibility. After one week, we will see how everyone is feeling about the match to see if we will carry on for a longer stay.
-Families with children are welcome, but please plan for the children to be involved (We cannot provide separate childcare)
-We speak English, but one of us (Sparrow) can manage in Spanish. We love new languages!
-We try to respond to emails every day
-We don't smoke, but smoking is acceptable on property if butts are taken care of properly
Folks who love the countryside and want to learn more about homesteading and off-grid living will love!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love to meet new people and hear about the lives of others. New foods are fun, you are welcome to teach us how to cook your favourite dish, and we will cook ours for you! We also find new languages fun to practice, and we will happily help you with English if that is something you seek.
Help
This summer, we are building an addition to our tiny home, painting our barn and bunkhouse, working in the gardens, and hopefully building a root cellar! Volunteers can expect to learn about farm animal care, gardening, basic carpentry, and other homesteading skills. We love to teach others how to take care of themselves through homesteading, and how to work with the land!
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I used to be conversational in Spanish, though my skill has dwindled from lack of use. I am trying to learn French too, and I love learning words in any language.
Accommodation
We have a bunkhouse with bunkbeds that have mattresses. Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag if possible but bedding can be provided if needed. We also offer tenting space (We have a tent and bedding to borrow if need be) that is set a little bit away from the main house for privacy. We have an outhouse for washrooms, and bathing is done outside using a sun-heated shower bag. We will share our meals, mostly organic food, mostly local or right from our farm! It's rustic, off grid living, and it's good fun!
What else ...
We live in a unique area- it is very rural, with amazing hidden swimming holes and mountain views to be explored. We have bikes to borrow, and our property is large enough to enjoy exploring. We also live adjacent to a land-trust community, and we have potlucks each thursday.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a flat spot where a van/camper can be parked, but we do not have hook ups for water or electric.
Can possibly accept pets
Any pets must be good with livestock.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
