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I live in the village of Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie, less than 1 h 30 from Montreal, Quebec (Canada), accessible by bus. Everything is within walking distance: the inn, the municipal beach, the grocery store, the locals :)
The environment is really well preserved, with no polluting industry or agriculture in the surroundings, a beautiful biodiversity, stars in the sky at night and spring water flowing from the tap!
I have a large vegetable garden and a business project around Agastache ("A. foeniculum"), a native honey plant from which I extract essential oil, plus I am a freelance scientific translator (in agriculture, medicine and life sciences).
I have an adorable 4-year-old daughter and two very cool grown-up children (22 and 24 years old) who come by from time to time.
I am new on Workaway and eager to live in community with people from all over the world!
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Help in the house
Art project
You can
- Learn French and permaculture
- Discover or share an ecological lifestyle (I make all my personal care and housekeeping products myself), an authentic region in Quebec (native region of Louis Cyr, the strongest man in the world)
- Have a great vacation time, swimming in lakes, cycling, kayaking, etc.
You will not be to far from other human beings ;) as the house and the agastache field are in the village. You will be able to go to Montreal (so cool!) as much as you want by car pool, bus or bicycle (you can take your bike in the bus).
Mostly help in the agastache field and in the garden.
Construction wood work skills are very welcome to repair or build new things.
If you want to cook, go ahead! We are busy and hungry in the summertime, and there are plenty of gorgeous vegetables from the garden to prepare and transform, especially in August and September.
I also need nice pictures and videos for my new business. If you could teach me how to create my Youtube channel, I would be grateful!
I may need some occasional help with childcare, for example when my little Madeleine's daycare is closed.
French, English and German
You will have your own bedroom in the house.
Depending on the number of hours you want to work, you can manage your food yourself (10-15 hours/week) or eat with the family (20 hours/week).
I can host two workaways if there are a couple (same bedroom, same bed), or if one of both agrees to sleep outside in a tent. Children are welcome, but it will be difficult to accomodate more than one (I have an extra matress for one person, that can be put in the parent(s) bedroom), because the bedroom wil become too crowded.
There are two bathrooms in the house and high speed Internet.
You can wash and dry your laundry at home.
We do not use drugs and occasionally drink alcohol, like a glass of local wine.
We eat mostly organic foods, but we are not vegetarians.
I do not have neither cats nor dogs.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Two
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
