Help our family with homesteading by the Appalachian Trail in the Berkshires of Massachusetts.

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  Descripción

  Hello! We are a small organic blueberry farm and hiker rest stop in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts.
  
  For the past several decades, this small farm has been popular with locals (who pick our blueberries) & Appalachian Trail thru-hikers looking for a place to relax and replenish. We provide free cookies & cold homemade drinks to the hikers who stop by and allow some to camp on our lawn if we have space. We also sell blueberries at local farmers' markets and make preserves, both with blueberries and with produce from our Hugelkultur garden beds.
  
  There's always a lot to do, and we welcome people who want to pitch in, especially those who are enthusiastic about gardening or have skills (like landscaping) that could enhance our property's beauty. We do not expect help with the blueberry side of our operation, which earns our family a small income.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Mantenimiento general
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Each day during the summer, you'll meet many new people as they make the small detour from their Appalachian Trail hiking to visit our property. They come from all over the country and world & appreciate our hospitality. We are known as Cookie Lady 2.0 to the hikers. It's easy to strike up a conversation and make a new friend who you would otherwise never have met. During blueberry season (mid to late summer), there's also plenty of locals and travelers who come to pick our berries. With our five-person family and three dogs on top of all of this, it's really never lonely here.
  
  You'll also learn about our small-scale, homesteading-style operation. We grow our berries and vegetables organically and love sharing the practices that we have found effective. We could teach you about the wild edible plants in the state forest surrounding our property & show you our favorite spots in the nearby mountain towns, whether you're looking to hike, swim, dine, or enjoy arts & culture.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  Regular tasks include watering/weeding the gardens, splitting/stacking firewood, greeting hikers and preparing/providing cold drinks/cookies, mowing, and doing the dishes generated by the hikers. There are also plenty of larger projects around our farm - for instance, building a shed for our wood stove's firewood or re-roofing our barn. We also hope to complete small landscaping or artsy projects (like sign making) to make our property more beautiful & welcoming.
  
  We do earn income from our blueberry operation, so we do not expect help with picking berries or maintaining the patches.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  We have a school bus that we removed the seats from, built two beds in, and decorated (see photos). It's not anything fancy, but it's relatively private and the beds have memory foam mattresses. We have a few beds set up in our airplane hangar that could also be used. You could also camp on our property. We'd provide meals, which we often share with hikers who complete chores for us, and give you access to our house's bathroom/shower/kitchen/laundry.
  
  There is no WiFi, but there is strong LTE reception with Verizon (we use our smartphone's hotspot to stream Netflix on our laptops regularly, for instance).

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  Algo más...

  We're located in Berkshire County, which is a popular tourist destination with an abundance of arts, culture, and outdoor recreation attractions a short drive away. While our farm is surrounded by state forests and at an elevation of 2,000 feet, we're a 15-30 minute drive from attractions like Mass MoCA, Tanglewood, Waconah Falls, Kripalu, The Clark, Mount Greylock, Edith Wharton's home, the Norman Rockwell Museum, to name a few.
  
  We're also located right on the Appalachian Trail for those who want to hike, and there are pristine lakes and streams surrounding our secluded property.

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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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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Dogs are okay if they are low-key and don't mind some slightly territorial but ultimately friendly golden retrievers.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Horas esperadas

  4-5 hours per day for each day spent with us. If staying more than a week, you'd have weekends off.

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