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Hello my name is Dave and my family and I are new age homesteaders.
We pride ourselves on building a more sustainable lifestyle. We grow a large vegetable garden every summer, raise our own chickens for food, raise and butcher our own pork, hunt and fish and turn all of these spoils into delicious meals.
We are also in the process of building a passive solar greenhouse. This design has been proven to allow year round growing in a zone 3b with little to no supplemental heat. With all of this going on I still have a full time job away from home which makes for long hard days. With that being said it’s worth it knowing I can provide my friends and family with sustainable and economical food grown ethically.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our summers are filled with fun get togethers and family activities. The area in which we reside has many functions throughout the summer months. Our small farming community has a rich culture that has developed over the decades to be unique and full of life. We aim to share this with those of interest
Help
We are looking for seasonal help. We start planting our garden in May and our first chicken butcher is in mid June. Summer is full of building projects, animal care and tending to the huge garden. Fall is by far the busiest season with more butchering, all of the garden harvest, canning, pickling, getting ready for the coming deep freeze. We are always looking to share our knowledge of things such as construction, gardening, animal husbandry.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I’m not sure I’m capable of learning much but my children could really benefit from the opportunity
Accommodation
We have a bedroom with a queen bed. Shared bathroom. Kitchen is self serve and self cleaning. Meaning eat as you need but clean up after yourself. We generally try to have one hot home cooked family meal each evening. Work gloves can be provided
What else ...
We live pretty rural with the closest store being a 20 minute car ride. We do travel to a major centre 5 days a week. Ride shares can be arranged from there if needed.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Starlink so internet speed is excellent. Work can be carried out as needed. Our schedule is fairly flexible
Space for parking camper vans
We can provide some power and water and a place to dump sewer is a 20 minute drive
Can possibly accept pets
We prefer cats and small dogs. Must be friendly and tolerant of children.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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