Help on our hobby farm in Mt. Lehman in the Fraser Valley BC, Canada

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  Descripción

  We are hoping for a workaway couple to help us get our farm in order for Spring planting. This includes preparing the vegetable beds for planting, adding organic amendments and building the beds. Starting the seeds, planting seedlings and general maintenance of the garden areas. We plant two very large vegetable gardens. Other work includes a winter clean up of branches and limbs that might have fallen during the months. There is some pruning and garden clean up in our landscape areas. We are creating a series of paths thorough the property using wood chipped by our chipper. Getting out the farm equipment maintained and put away for the Winter. Organizing the fall wood debris and doing some chipping, burning and stacking of fire wood. Fixing holes in the pasture fence and other projects that might come up. There will be weed eating and use of our chipper, small power tools and small tractor to assist with the work.
  
  We live on a 10 acre hobby farm in the village of Mt. Lehman in the Fraser Valley. There are 8 acres in pasture, a barn, we rent our pasture to a local dairy farmer for his herd. We have two large veggie gardens, landscaped areas, an orchard and lots of big trees in a park-like setting on the Agricultural Land Reserve.
  
  We have a general vegetable garden and a special large squash garden that need to be prepared and planted. We have ready access to manure from our barn to add to the gardens, we grow organically. We have quite few landscaped areas on the farm to trim and weed. There is always some clean up to do after a Canadian Winter. Usually we have some tree damage where we need to do some serious pruning and chopping and thinning using a chain saw and other tools. We also put in our two large vegetable gardens in the Spring.
  
  Our home comes with full digital cable and high speed internet with two private apartment areas, one upstairs and one downstairs for workaways. Each has their own bathroom, TV room and bedroom. We usually start work at about 10am, break at noon for a two hour lunch break together and then work 2 hours in the afternoon. After an afternoon break we come together to make dinner and then eat and gab. After dinner you're free to do what you like, watch TV, read, walk. We have a couple of bikes on the property.
  
  On your days off we try to take you somewhere interesting, into town, a site, shopping or a visit with us where ever or whatever we are doing. We try to make your stay here interesting.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Jardinería básica

  Proyectos creativos DIY «hazlo tú mismo»

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento básico
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  Intereses

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Mascotas

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Política / justicia social

  

  Libros

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Escritura

  

  Música

  

  Animales

  

  Naturaleza
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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We are one hour from Vancouver and 10 minutes from Abbotsford, 10 minutes from the Washington State border in the US. Mt. Baker National Park is close by as is the Fraser Canyon, Fraser River, Harrison Hot Springs, Mission and entry way to both the BC Interior or Whistler via the Duffy Lake Road loop. We are close to the North Cascades that cross both sides of the international border. We also have a remote, offline cabin on one of rhe North Gulf Islands and we go to each Summer and often we take our workaways with us.

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  Ayuda

  Hi:
  We are now looking for a workawayer couples or motivated individuals get the farm gardens ready for Spring planting. We will preparing beds, planning and planting the gardens. Cleaning up the property from any Winter damage. We hope to have help during this time, we will have lots of room in our home and can make some delicious meals with produce from the farm gardens.
  
  There is always clean up in preparation for a Canadian Winter. Usually we have some tree damage where we need to do some serious pruning and chopping and thinning. We also put in our two large vegetable gardens in the Spring. We have a general vegetable garden and a special large squash garden that need to be prepared and planted. We have ready access to manure from our barn to add to the gardens, we grow organically. We have quite few landscaped areas on the farm to trim and weed.
  
  We also have a one acre orchard with varieties of apples, pears, plums and cherries. The fruit is harvested starting in early Summer with the plums and in Sept/Oct the apples. We make jams with the plums and dehydrate and juice the apples. We need help processing all the apples.
  
  We have extensive landscape areas including 3 ponds, one that is 18' deep and 150' long. We use a system of pumps and filters to carry the water between the ponds and are in the process of developing a water fall feature area with large boulders. We need help developing this area next to the gazebo and tool shed.
  
  We love cooking and host lots of dinners from our fresh produce in the garden.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Español: Fluido
  Francés: Intermedio

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  Alojamiento

  A separate living area with a guest bedroom, private bathroom and separate living space on the FAR side of a main floor of a large farmhouse. Our guests eat with us.

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  Algo más...

  We are one hour from Vancouver and 10 minutes from Abbotsford, 10 minutes from the Washington State border in the US. There are express buses available from a shopping mall about 1 mile from the farm for trips into Vancouver via bus and sky train. Hosts would drive you to the connecting bus stops when required.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have excellent high speed internet and fully digital cable and a DVR.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We do have space to part a car or van on our property.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Pepper

  Schipperke

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