Join our ancestral family farm in Wisconsin, USA

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  Descripción

  Join us in rural Wisconsin to take part in a careful and intentional expansion of our ancestral family farm with organic vegetable/herb gardens, small orchard, animal husbandry & cultural exchange.
  
  Our home and homestead have been part of our family for four generations, going back to the 1930’s. Located near Elroy, Wisconsin, in the heart of the beautiful Driftless Region, our property sits among rolling hills, streams, forests, and unique rock formations that predate the last Ice Age. The area is known for its small family farms and rich agricultural traditions, with local families raising dairy cattle, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, and other livestock.
  
  Our homestead is a private family home and is not a commercial farm or business. Over the past fifteen years however, we have been carefully restoring and maintaining our farmhouse, barn, stables, garage, woodshed, library, and art and performance space. We also have been expanding our organic kitchen garden, small fruit orchard, greenhouse, pastures and forest.
  
  The 600-acre property surrounding our home has been farmed by an Amish family since 1998, without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. The result is a clean, natural landscape of fields, forests, wildlife, and walking trails. Guests often enjoy hiking, swimming, fishing, wildlife watching, horseback riding, andsimply experiencing the peaceful rhythm of rural life.
  
  We share our home with two horses, a friendly golden retriever, three cats, three rabbits, chickens, ducks and guinea fowl. We are a family of five with diverse interests and international experiences.
  
  Tamur (64) is an emergency room physician who has spent his career serving rural communities throughout the world.
  Lauren specializes in maternal and child health and has worked with the United Nations and international organizations in Asia and Africa.
  Kailen (28) studied South Asian Studies, Art, and Philosophy, and is currently pursuing fine arts in New York.
  Liam (24) has studied environmental science in Canada and Wisconsin and has a strong interest in ecology and sustainability.
  Nyal (31) is a documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on human resilience and climate change.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Compañía para ancianos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general

  Cuidado de casas y mascotas
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  Intereses

  

  Cultura

  

  LGBT+

  

  Política / justicia social

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Historia

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Fotografía

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Arquitectura

  

  Artes escénicas

  

  Carpintería

  

  Astronomía

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Fitness

  

  Baile

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Senderismo

  

  Ciclismo
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We have close connections with many Amish neighbors, who are engaged in farming, gardening, baking, cabinet-making, carpentry, and the raising and training of horses. We spend a lot of time learning from our Amish neighbors and friends. Workawayers will have the unique experience of interacting with this interesting and usually hard-to-access community.
  
  Cultural Opportunities in our Area:
  
  Madison, Wisconsin, the capital of the state, is a 90-minute drive from the farm. Madison is a small, pretty, college town, home to the University of Wisconsin, located between Lake Monona and Lake Mendota.
  
  Madison has many interesting restaurants and bars, a lively year-round sports scene (cross-country skiing, biking, sailing, rock climbing), and good local music. There are several very nice farmers’ markets. The Overture Center and the Chazen Museum in downtown Madison have many interesting musical, theatrical, and art events throughout the year. Madison is known for its vibrant "foodie" culture featuring many diverse restaurants and a farm to table restaurant scene, small local breweries and local cheese making traditions.
  
  There is a world-class experimental theatre - the American Players Theatre - about 1 hour away in the town of Spring Green, near the hometown of the renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
  
  The city of Chicago is a three-hour drive from our farm which is home to the Art Institute of Chicago, many blues and jazz venues, and a rich architectural heritage.
  
  Occasional outings for guests could also include canoeing on the Wisconsin, Baraboo and Kickapoo Rivers, biking on the 400 mile Elroy-Sparta bike trail through Amish country, visit to the Mississippi River, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
  
  In winter months one can go cross-country skiing, ice skating, tobogganing, and driving sleighs with horses.

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  Ayuda

  Assistance in maintenance of organic kitchen garden/herb and flower garden; planting and reseeding pasture and forest with native grasses and flowers; tending of household chickens and ducks; caring for, riding and assistance in training of our new horse Gypsy for saddle and for pulling wagon and buggy; tree planting and expansion of the small fruit orchard; care and expansion of greenhouse; expansion of the composting system.
  
  We have an extensive set of tools and shops for wood-working, painting, gardening, and farming

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Español: Fluido
  Francés: Fluido
  Urdu: Fluido

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  We are a multi-lingual family and would love to help anyone who comes to improve their English, French, or Hindi/Urdu 🤗
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  Alojamiento

  We have a fully functioning guest space next to the main house for WorkAway guests - with a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, wood stove, and central heating. The property has a stable/barn/greenhouse/3000-book library. We have bikes for riding in the area.
  
  The property has fast internet access, a stable, and access to our 3000-book library.
  
  The home is situated on our ancestral farm of 600 acres of pastures, ponds, and forests. The farm uses no fertilizer or pesticides.

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  Occasional outings for guests could also include canoeing on the Wisconsin, Baraboo and Kickapoo Rivers, biking on the 400 mile Elroy-Sparta bike trail through Amish country, visit to the Mississippi River, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. The American Players Theatre is about 1 hour away in the town of Spring Green, near the home town of the renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
  
  In winter months one can go cross-country skiing, ice skating, tobogganing, etc.
  
  We often have bonfires in the field.

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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

  The internet is fast, between 20 and 100 kbps.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  A dog or cat would be welcome. If you have another animal, contact us and we can see if we can make it work.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Neptune

  

  Gypsy

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