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We welcome hard-working, pleasant people to help our charitable arts centre with gardens (both decorative and produce), along with some events, programs, etc. It's an amazing community and you can be part of making it even better!
We have a magnificent arts centre based on 75 hectares of fields and forest overlooking the Bay of Fundy, only 20 minutes from Wolfville and 80 minutes from Halifax. In winter, we need help with light construction projects, and assisting with some of our community programs. Spring, summer and fall, we need help with the art projects, with the large gardens, and with the kitchen.
It is an amazing place, and when open programs are available, we invite our volunteers to take part in great arts programs!
Also looking for people to help with cooking, ushering for the theatre, etc. In the summer, we require a police check to live on site because of the number of children in camp (available from your home or university police station easily).
Looking for interesting, helpful people who want a new experience and want to make something beautiful!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
If we have arts programming, you are welcome to take part, and if the theatre is performing you can come as often as you are not scheduled somewhere. It is a great place to meet people who love meeting other people and making the world a more creative place.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Volunteer help depends on the time of year - in the fall, volunteers might help with maintenance and decoration, and carrying out halloween events, along with special arts outreach programming in the community. In the summer, it is theatre and garden based, and in the winter and spring, it is school programming, our annual fundraiser, maintenance and planning. We try to use the skills you have and to enhance them, but also get you to try new things depending on what needs doing.
We ask volunteers to give 5 hours a day for 5 days a week, and in exchange, you get meals and a cool place to live in a beautiful setting, plus to explore this beautiful region on Canada's east coast.
Please note: We can sometimes accept small families in the Fall and Winter, but not from February - August
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I speak some French and Spanish and this is a great place to practice english but also feel comfortable speaking your own language! Spanish is the first language of one of our staff and depending on the season, we also have Arabic speakers on staff.
Accommodation
Dependant on season - fall winter and spring, It might be in the onsite farmhouse, one of our glamping cabins, or sometimes in a bunkhouse for a night r two if our programs are full! We always give notice and try to ensure we are accommodating the best we can!
What else ...
It is a beautiful part of the world, with rolling farmlands, the highest tides in the world, great hiking (snow showing) and a university town a few minutes away.
The management of the centre lives a few minutes away and we love getting to know our volunteers - who often keep in touch and become friends. We try to ensure you can get into town regularly if you don't have a car and that you get to see the best of Nova Scotia while you're here!
It is vital that our volunteers are respectful; easy-going, but also hard working - and a sense of humour is always a help! We rely on volunteers to make an amazing experience - including for you! An interest in the arts is useful, and cooking and gardening skills are not vital, but certainly appreciated!
We are very rural - close to town, but it is not walkable - we're on 178 acres, which means you can see the stars and the moon, walk in the woods and hike down to the beach. It also means there are no McDonald's within 20 minutes drive :-).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
It depends on the vehicle and the time of year, but it is often an option!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I stayed here a little short of two weeks and mostly worked outside in the gardens but did some other stuff too like moving and stacking firewood, a little housekeeping and stuff… read more
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I stayed here a little short of two weeks and mostly worked outside in the gardens but did some other stuff too like moving and stacking firewood, a little housekeeping and stuff… read more
We would have him back any time, for any length of time. He was super patient when things weren't always easy and pulled us all… read more
Chris and Ken is so amazing, nice and beautiful couple, who's with love, have building this great place,
where you can discover the artist who live in yourself!!!!
All the special persons who has lived and worked… read more
Thank you so much for having me (and for… read more
Terrific place. Creativity came back to me within a day there.
Stayed nearly 4 weeks with the first early snow storms. Hard to dislike anything from there. Quietness, beauty, art possibilities, walkabouts,etc...
Thanks to Chris, Ken, the staff and volunteers.
I felt welcomed the minute I arrived, all the staff is lovely. When we were here there was no kids yet but we witnessed what a day of summer camp looked like and it seems amazing. I love what you're doing… read more
I was here 3 weeks. I met other volunteers.
We worked on preparing for a big event. It was hard but very funny.
Chris and Ken are good people and very very patient. Because my English is bad and they spoke slowly and.
Chris always has a smile, it's a pleasure to see that.
I discovered my… read more
I did several things, including building a deck, helping in the garden, painting some studios, helping innthe kitchen.
I wish I had stayed longer because I left a couple of… read more
This centre are so enjoyed the work and they are so funny and happy that you will find it hard to say good bye.
The whole experience was one we will always treasure and can't thank you enough for giving us the opportunity to help.
Chris is positive person,She always find our good way.
Thank you very… read more
es mi primera experiencia con Work Away y lejos, no pude ser mas afortunada. El lugar es precioso, las instalaciones son personales y expresan perfectamente el enorme trabajo que hay detrás de éste maravilloso proyecto.
Chris, siempre fue sumamente amable y preocupada de… read more
