Join us in our home and discover beautiful Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

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  Description

  Covid-19
  There has been no policy notice from Workaway so we are writing to any prospective visitors on our own. We are fully vaccinated and would appreciate the same from anyone applying to live with us. Please use your common sense when pursuing a place to stay. If you are sick, don't come!
  
  My husband and I moved from the big city of Toronto eleven summers ago to pursue a quieter, moderately self-sustaining lifestyle. On our 12 acres we have meadow and hardwood forest. As the soil is sandy, from thousands of years of being part of a large sea, we are working hard to augment the soil for farming. Using methods such as Hugel kultur and digging in composted material; building raised beds and planting native species, we endeavour to bring the land to a state of growing ability.
  
  
  Some of our large projects include laying a walking trail through the hardwoods, clearing out and repairing a barn on site, building a wood burning pizza and bread oven and establishing a mixed fruit orchard with trees and bushes native and hardy to our area.
  
  Our fruit trees and vegetables are chemical free with hand picking of pests being our primary method of damage control. As you can imagine, this is very labour-intensive during the growing season. Another task that takes considerable time is the removal of invasive plant species on our property. By doing this we are able to maintain the natural habitats required for birds, frogs and snakes.
  
  We live in beautiful Northumberland County, Ontario, east of Toronto and west of Kingston.
  
  We have a beautiful Provincial Park 10 minutes away which has beaches and camp sites

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  LGBT+

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Vie en van

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Art et design

  

  Photographie

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Plage

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Activités en plein air
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We have travelled extensively and welcomed students learning English to our home in Toronto. We speak several languages ourselves including: Dutch, French, Armenian, Spanish and German. We have facilities that will accommodate someone with a physical disability as we wish to be as inclusive as possible.
  Art projects are encouraged!

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  Aide

  Here we are in the middle of spring 2025! Chores now consist of weeding mostly as well as pest control. We are currently repairing and staining decks and fences around the house.
  We also have some orchard maintenance. Much of our work will be dirty but not overly taxing. Any and all are welcome to help!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Armenian: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Allemand: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Français: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  Our house has a big open plan encouraging communal living. There is a self-contained bedroom with bathroom and shower for Workawayers. Alternatively, you may camp on the property. Food preparation and eating together is what we do. We are non-meat eaters.

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  Autres infos...

  The beautiful Provincial park of Presqu'ile is nearby and we have a year pass. There are bike trails, walking trails and beaches. Toronto is two hours away by car. Kingston is a little over 1 hour east and Ottawa is 3 hours away by car. We have a swimming pool which is a welcome splash at the end of a hot day! We belong to a dragon boating club which you may join a few times as a guest.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  There is room for a small camper van/motor home.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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