Learn about a family hobby farm life near Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

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  Descripción

  Hello!
  I'm a retired truck driver. I grew up in the suburbs of a major city but really my life should have started in the country! Country girl at heart. My husband is still behind the wheel after 38 years in the industry, though these days he mostly stays local. He comes from a dairy farm in a small rural community.
  We have both traveled almost every state and province in North America.
  We are proud grandparents to two very energetic grandsons, ages 2 1/2 and 5 1/2, who keep us active and bring endless joy to our lives.
  We love rural living, our hobby farm, and being part of a close-knit community.
  surrounded by rich history and culture, we enjoy exploring local historical sites and attending community events.
  Life on our farm is a little bit of everything. we raise beef cattle, chicken, and turkeys, while our horse and pony greet us each morning. A large vegetable garden helps keep our family fed, and we spend hours tending to it as well as our ever growing flower gardens. One of our favourite things about farm life is the peace and quiet- the songs of birds nesting in the mature trees around our 155 year old home and the simple beauty of country living.
  Family , farming, and community are at the heart of everything we do

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Trabajo de caridad

  Práctica de idiomas

  Jardinería básica

  Proyectos creativos DIY «hazlo tú mismo»

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento básico
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  Intereses

  

  Deportes acuáticos

  

  Senderismo

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Historia

  

  Música

  

  Fotografía

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Cultura

  

  Mascotas

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Agricultura

  

  Baile

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Jardinería

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Animales
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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

  We like to attend local fairs, farmers markets. We live close to some major cities and are open to explore them. We also live close to The St. Lawrence seaway River where there is a lot of activity. Kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling fishing,large ships, ports, and some nice towns to site see.
  We have a lots of knowledge in farming, cooking, animal care but we are open to learning about different foods, different farming , gardening techniques and languages. If you have skills in carpentry, we are always grateful and willing to learn too.

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  Ayuda

  -we always have gardening work to be done like weeding and harvesting vegetables and herbs. In the autumn we will be preserving and freezing .
  - we are also needing help with putting up a green house.
  -tending the animals, minor repairs on fencing, some small construction of new stalls,
  -we will be putting hay up in our barn, it can be hard work but can also be fun if you encourage each other.
  - other possible volunteer tasks ,as I'm part of a committee that organizes a poker ride with horses for our local food banks . Food prep, set up of tents and tables, serving food, set of of prize tables...
  - when grandkids are here we may ask if you could entertain them while we tend to some farm chores but most of the time they help out in small ways and encourage them to help around the farm.
  -organizing and decluttering of the barn to prepare for a few renovation projects.
  - possible reorganizing kitchen...I'm usually to busy outside and would love if someone would help .
  We would love if you have skills you can share as well, we are always willing to learn ,

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  I would love to learn a bit of Spanish french, really any language.
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  Alojamiento

  You will have your own clean room with a queen sized bed. The bathrooms are shared and laundry facilities as well.
  I love cooking but you will be expected to help cook , meal prep and tidy the kitchen as farm life is team work. I myself am open and interested in learning different recipes and cooking. We are not vegan and not really interested in that . we can accomodate vegetarians
  We eat mostly from our farm or from local farms. That includes vegetables, beef, turkey chicken, lamb, pork, fish and eggs. We cook a lot of farm to table meals.

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  Algo más...

  When you have time off we can explore the community, visit local markets, if there is a local fair going on we can attend that or sit around and chat. We love playing cards!
  This is a rural (farm country) area so there is no public transportation . i do have a bicycle you may borrow or just ask me to drive with in reason. We are very open to exploring some of the small towns along the St.Lawrence Sea way. We would be happy to include you in the family day to day life
  
  We are non smokers . There is no smoking in the house, barn or around the grandkids.

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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?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  

  Artemis

  Our house cat is just that...he rules! very affectionate and loving senior cat. He loves to be around people .

  

  Luna (4 años)

  Meet Luna, our overly loving chocolate lab. She thinks everyone who comes, comes to see her. her brain is still a puppy but she is 4 years old. She does not believe in personal space but once you set your boundaries she will mostly respect them. She also is very amazing with our grandkids

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