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Christmas 2024
Our place may be of interest for workawayers who are interested in house sitting. We will be gone for a few weeks over Christmas and our house and animals would love it if someone would enjoy staying here and look after everything. It is not a lot at all that needs to be done on a daily basis. Maybe about hour of work per day. Please reach out if you are interested.
We are a German/Canadian family that lives in Northern Alberta. The small place is called Little Smoky, located about 3 1/2 hours northwest of Edmonton. We live in a quiet wooded area in a stackwall house, heat and cook with wood and live basically of the grid (solarpower...). We have two small children ( Juri and Sophie) a cat named Tomte and four chicken (Adelheid, Karoline, Johanna, Serephine). We try to live of the land and love to have people around to show them canadian culture, give them travel experiences and share some of the work on our place.
We are not a company/ farm. So we are not looking to hire people. We just want to offer a place where travellers can stay and we will have a fun time together.
We can also not help with visa applications/ invitation letters. That requires personal information and we cannot hand this out to strangers.
We are a family that loves yummy food, enjoys cooking together and eat together. We have a big garden that nourishes us in the summer and early fall. We have welcomed workawayers with any kind of diet or food preference. Anyone is welcome!
We live in a very rural setting in the middle
Of the forest. Occasionally we have seen bear poop on our trails but bears do not come close because we have a dog. In the Winter we see elk, deer and moose. From the deck we can observe beavers in our creek.
Projects at our place: Use tools such as a sander or garden tools such as shovels. We are going to finish our sod roof and will need help with digging up the sod. Landscaping is another project. We'll be collecting rocks from the farmer fields and then lay them out around our house to build sitting areas and trails. Gardening is an ongoing task, along with harvesting whatever needs it and then canning and freezing. Since we use wood for cooking and heating, chopping firewood is an ongoing task as well.
Household chores such as cooking and cleaning are shared and do not count as the expected work time as these things need to be done anyways no matter where you live.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art 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 sitting
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a bilingual family speaking German and English. We enjoy learning from all travelers who come here and share their gifts of knowledge and stories about their journeys and home countries and experiences they have gathered.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
There are building projects on the go, our kids love company for playing games and some garden work as well as preparing fire wood are some of the chores. We are very easy going people and would love to welcome you even just for a couple of days if you might not be sure how you will like Northern Canada.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
guest bedroom, garden house or tent
What else ...
Our past workawayers really enjoyed the location in that it is off the beaten path. There is driving involved to see things but we can offer a car to our workawayers. We can be reached with greyhound and will be able to pick you up/ drop you off.
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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
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I was super impressed with their place, a super cozy and beautiful house built all by themselves. One thing to mention is that they dont have flushable toilets but for me that wasn't a problem at all. There's a wood-fired hot tub… read more
-you like games (both boardgames and playing outside)
-you like learning new skills (chainsaw, butchering deer, cooking with wood stove, driving pickup, gardening etc)
-you like hanging out with lots of people
don't come here if:
-you want to be close to the city or nightlife
-you want lots of alone time
-you don't like getting… read more
I would recommend coming here if you like family time, playing board games, connecting with nature learning new skills, have… read more
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I was super impressed with their place, a super cozy and beautiful house built all by themselves. One thing to mention is that they dont have flushable toilets but for me that wasn't a problem at all. There's a wood-fired hot tub… read more
-you like games (both boardgames and playing outside)
-you like learning new skills (chainsaw, butchering deer, cooking with wood stove, driving pickup, gardening etc)
-you like hanging out with lots of people
don't come here if:
-you want to be close to the city or nightlife
-you want lots of alone time
-you don't like getting… read more
I would recommend coming here if you like family time, playing board games, connecting with nature learning new skills, have… read more
Katrin and Adam were extremely considerate when it came to ensuring I had everything I needed and also… read more
Their house is magical and will make you feel like a… read more
To me, this was such a beautiful experience, and I felt incredibly welcomed by all of you. The house is the most amazing home I've ever seen. It sends out energy of love, creativity, patience, wonder, togetherness... all of which the house itself has been built. I loved the… read more
Andi didn't mind the occasional lightsaber fight (with pool noodles I should add) and even built a soccer net for our kids.
We had great evenings of… read more
All the best to you for your future travels!
I helped in the with different things in the house and I learned how to work at the contraction side of their new house which was great! Katrin and Adam helped me planning my trip and I even had the… read more
Their property is grand, very close to nature - actually it's surrounded by and IN the nature, and this helped me relax and find back to myself. To… read more
I would have loved to spend so much more time with this amazingly… read more
I enjoyed it a lot!
My stay with them was so special, I got to know how is like if life from nature by cooking with wood and that power comes from the sun. Katrin cooks super delicious meal from their garden near the house. I guess the five weeks I stayed, it did not feel like work in… read more
