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Join us on our beautiful 24 acre family run farm in charming Cedar, just minutes from Duke Point ferry and 10 minutes from downtown Nanaimo. Here we pride ourselves in sustainable farming and homesteading practices providing our family and friends with organically grown produce. We raise chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys and dairy goats. We have two homesteads on the property housing three generations on our little piece of paradise.
We are not a commercial farm, but instead a family wishing to live a simple and healthy lifestyle. We are surrounded with beautiful walking trails to local amenities, pristine fresh river swimming holes, quiet beaches and open sky stargazing. We look forward to hosting you and welcoming you into our home and family.Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
SustainabilityPetsFarmingPlant careDIY & craftsArt & designGardeningCooking & foodDrawing & paintingCarpentryAnimalsYoga / WellnessNatureCampingWinter sportsSailing / BoatingMountainBeachAdventure sportsWater sportsOutdoor activitiesHikingUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love to learn about other cultures and enjoy listening to stories from "back home". If you'd like to share your favorite home town recipes, we love to try them out!! We are happy to give you as much information as we can about Vancouver Island, along with ideas of what to do while you are here exploring our beautiful country.
Help
Often helping alongside us but at times independently, you'll be diving into the farm life with caring for the animals, doing garden tasks (large vegetable and flower gardens), general maintenance tasks, help with preserving foods, painting farm structures, and if you are carpentry inclined or an electrician, there are always projects on the go!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis 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
You'll have your own very large room with private entrance, a Queen sized bed, computer desk, two reclining couches and TV with access to streaming networks. We will share the rest of the house including kitchen where it would be fun to cook meals together. If you prefer your own space, we can arrange to have a dinner table and chairs put in your room or you can eat with our family. You'll have your own designated bathroom with shower just down the hall.
What else ...
As we have young children here, please no hard drugs or loud vulgar language
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
If you have a camper, we can plug you in so you have access to electricity but we do not have a pump out for your septic so would have to use our house washroom
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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