Self-sustainable living, fibre crafts and contact with animals in East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada

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  Descripción

  Our hobby farm is located in a small town in Ontario. We like having natural space around us and growing our food while being within walking distance of a small town. Myself, my husband and our adolescent daughter live here.We currently have a flock of about 15 friendly sheep, two llamas, a few ducks and some laying hens, a few cats and a working Border Collie. I shear my own animals whose fleeces we use for various purposes, such as hand-spinning, knitting wearables and artistic felting. We find it important to grow food (vegetables and meat) while trying to respect the interdependencies of nature on the land we are stewarding. We maintain a vegetable garden, pollinator and dye-flower beds and honeybee hives. We are open to sharing knowledge and hands-on experience with these things.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática

  Cuidado de casas
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  Intereses

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Animales

  

  Navegar / barcos

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Acampada

  

  Senderismo
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We can offer shorter hikes in the forests nearby, sailing on Lake Simcoe when the weather is right, and some canoeing on nearby water bodies. I have taught English, so I can help with some language skills and we’d love to brush up on our French and German. Of course the obvious hobby that can be shared is working with wool. I can teach you handspinning, felting and fibre preparation. We can help you get to Toronto if you want to explore and there is a train to Niagara Falls if you want to go check it out on a long day or an overnight tour. There is public transportation to larger towns and the passenger train nearby.

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  Ayuda

  Depending on the season, help can be with:
  - gardening, weeding, mulching (spring to fall)
  - canning and drying food and herbs and dye flowers (end of June to Sept.)
  - general maintenance, fence repairs, trimming (year round)
  - animal care (handling lambs - in spring, mucking stalls - occasionally, helping with hand shearing- occasionally)
  - fleece preparation, picking, washing, knitting, spinning, felting (spring to fall)
  - plant and animal identification around the property (summer)
  - invasive plant species control (summer)
  - mowing (summer)
  - working with the hives (spring to fall)
  - planting shrubs and native plants along the creek and in the woods to increase biodiversity
  
  If someone wants to share their knowledge, we’d also love to have help with building things to reduce our carbon footprint, such as a solar shower, solar water heating for wool preparation, a bridge over the creek, a composting toilet etc. or expanding into growing mushrooms and making quality vinegar from our grapes.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Alemán: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Intermedio
  Japonés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  I have taught English, so I can help with some language skills and we’d love to brush up on our French and German. One of us has been learning some Japanese, so that would be fun to practise too.
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  Alojamiento

  The accommodation available is a private room with a queen sized bed with close access to the garden and a washroom with shower and toilet. We share breakfast and/or dinner together most days if you wish and food is available for self-preparation and/or you can cook for us too.
  
  We can set up a tent in a back field if you want to try camping out and we have a spot for bonfires.
  
  Two of you? Limited RV parking is available for couples or travel partners.

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  Algo más...

  We can help you get to Toronto if you want to explore the big city. There is a train to Niagara Falls if you want to go check it out on a long day or an overnight tour. There is public transit to nearby Newmarket with population of 87,000. Sibbald Point Provincial Park with beach on Lake Simcoe is a 20 minute drive away.
  
  We do not allow smoking anywhere on the property and we don’t appreciate drug use.

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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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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Uno

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