Alex & Willem

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Description

We are Alex and Will, Canadian brothers volunteering on farms together in Colombia! Together, we have a lot of experience in construction and regenerative agriculture and gardening. We love learning, working hard outside, and making new friends! Alex has learned enough Spanish to have conversations, and Will is getting there. We'd love to come learn about your project and help out with whatever you've got going on!

Somos Alex y Will, hermanos canadienses que trabajan como voluntarios en fincas en Colombia. Juntos, tenemos mucha experiencia en construcción y agricultura regenerativa y jardinería. Nos encanta aprender, trabajar duro al aire libre y hacer nuevos amigos. Alex habla suficiente español para tener conversaciones, y Will está llegando allí. ¡Nos encantaría venir a conocer tu proyecto y ayudar con lo que tengas en marcha!

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Dutch: Beginner

More details about my language interests
I am always interested in learning new languages and happy to help teach through conversation but do not want to work as a teacher.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:  

Life at a Farmstay

Animal Care

General Maintenance

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Able to teach about:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Eco Projects

More details about your skills

I grew up spending most of my time outside and love to do manual labour in the outdoors. From my studies, to passion projects, I have gained many skills that are beneficial to a farm, and I hope to one day run my own farm. I just graduated from a 5 year program in Bioresource Engineering and agribusiness entrepreneurship at McGill where I gained knowledge and skills related to engineering, design, construction, waste management, farming, water systems, and more!

Related Knowledge and skills:
- knowledge of Canadian crops and management
- some permaculture knowledge
- knowledge of some natural systems and ecosystem functioning
- some mechanical knowledge
- knowledge about some farm business
- farming skills and hard labour skills
- some construction skills including with power tools
- can take care of and am comfortable with many animals (horses, dogs, goats, chickens, pigs, turkeys)
- design and engineering knowledge
- can drive cars and tractors
- can operate various boats
- a little bit of knowledge about bees
- knowledge of some wild edible and medicinal plants in Canada

Experience
- grew up on a farm with horses, goats, and dogs
- worked on organic and biodynamic vegetable farm
- grew up working in community garden
- started and am still involved with creation of 1/2 acre pollination meadow on Montreal Island
- managing a permaculture garden
- helping build small structures such as sheds and porches with wood
- participated in the bee keeping club at school

Age

24 & 28

What else ...

I am using workaway because I am hoping to learn about traditional food systems and historical agriculture practices around the world. Especially if they have a focus on culturally relevant foods that are meant to be grown in that area by people work with the land, rather than against it.

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements
  I can't really eat gluten (wheat) or dairy (from cows), but that might be different in other parts of the world. I am also working on becoming less vegetarian, so would be okay with eating some meat.