Family farm and we raise sheep, cattle and feed for livestock in Alberta, Canada

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  Description

  Family farm of 116 years. We raise sheep, cattle and feed for our livestock We have been with other international work programs for 4 years and really enjoy meeting and learning about other cultures. Rick and I have been married for 41 years and we really love farming, animals and meeting new people from around the world.

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  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
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Learn how to take care of animals (feeding, bedding, lambing, calving), gardening, yard maintenance, .We also love to visit and help you with your English skills.

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  Help

  Looking for help with our family farm sheep, cattle, field work and yard maintenance. There are always animals to feed, winter or summer. We calve our cows in April and May and we lamb out our ewes in May and June. We have many farm cats and dogs as well that love any extra attention they can get.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You will sleep in our house with your own bedroom and bathroom. You will eat meals with us as well, and if you like to cook you can help with meal preparation, as well as house cleaning.

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  What else ...

  We like to have family meals and experience your stories and family life. We have a hutterite colony close by which you can visit to see a totally different lifestyle. Our land is home to a migratory bird sanctuary so spring and fall is a very good time to view thousands of migratory birds like ducks, Canadian geese, swans and numerous others.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is ample space on our farm for parking.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have large guard dogs for the sheep and house dogs so we cannot have workawayers with pets sorry

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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