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Would you like to learn how to milk a sheep (or three?) and make some cheese? (milking/cheesemaking happen from March to September as lambs are born in the spring time ) My husband and I live on 10 wooded acres, 15 minutes from town in either direction. We have 1 llama, 6 sheep (plus 5 lambs), 1 guardian dog, 1 rough collie, 3 cats, chickens and a large garden. It's best if you DO NOT bring a dog/cat with you as our guardian is not good with other dogs, even wonderful, chill, nice ones. We grow the garden and raise the animals for our own use, not a business. We have abundant water and a bathhouse with laundry and shower/tub facilities but use an outhouse toilet. We have a canoe and row boat with access to Slocan Lake a 5 minute drive away. The Galena Trail runs very close to our property and is a great place to walk, run, bike and is tracked for cross country skiing in the winter. We are empty nesters, except for one daughter who is here for the summer season and holidays. We are renovating our small cabin, live in a small mobile home and have a separate tiny cabin (bedroom, sitting room) available for a single or couple to stay in. I am a full time teacher, and my husband is retired. We are looking for a good fit for short or longer term help from Workawayers that already have their visas sorted out. Please come prepared to shovel snow and carry firewood while winter is here. We are nonsmokers and occasional social drinkers. We have assorted kinds of jobs like cooking, cleaning, some carpentry, animal feeding and care, firewood/landscaping, and loads of gardening jobs.In March/April, our ewes have their lambs, so that's sweet time to come if you want to experience that, milk, and make cheese. Winter is the quietest time of year here (November-March) so come prepared for stoking the fires, shorter daylight hours, and lots of cloudy/rainy/snowy days. If you speak French, I can likely bring you to school to help me teach French class.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Compagnie pour pers. âgée
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Dev. personnelÉvénements/vie socialeAnimaux de compagnieFermeSoin des plantesBricolage / artisanatCuisine et alimentationJardinageDessin et peintureAnimauxArt et designYoga / bien-êtreNatureDanseEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Travellers could learn how to grow and maintain a garden, learn some small hobby farm animal husbandry skills, explore Canada's only interior rainforest (the Slocan Valley where we are located). We have lots of hiking and exploring opportunities, a canoe and row boat with access to the Slocan Lake and are close to the delightful small towns of New Denver/Silverton and Nakusp. If desired, travellers can learn home maintenance and renovation skills including chinking our cabin along side of us. There is a public bus that goes to Nelson on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every week.
Aide
We love to do all the things listed above and are happy to mentor learners to do tasks along side us and independently, at times.
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Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
My husband spent 7 years in Quebec many years ago and speaks rusty Quebecois French. I have very little experience in French and want to learn more so I can teach beginner French to my grade 6/7 class.Hébergement
Separate, private two room, small cabin with electric heat and internet and queen size bed, as well as access to full kitchen in nearby main cabin (the one getting renovated). Bathhouse with laundry/shower/tub. Outhouse.
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We have excellent high speed internet, brilliant hiking trails including the Galena Trail, a five minute walk through the woods, canoe, row boat, old bicycles and make frequent trips to towns in either direction. We have good relationships with neighbors and young people in the community for social connections but also have lots of art shows, summer recreation opportunities and markets, and make trips to Nelson once or twice a month for city services.
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have a pretty reliable internet service, so you could do some work from here, likely without issue.
Espace pour garer des vans
We have a great, private camping spot that is vehicle accessible and could have power hook up.
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The work is more than fair, fun and balanced. If you have skills or a love and desire for a particular thing your skills will not go unnoticed. The area is silly beautiful. Hikes straight into the… read more
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The work is more than fair, fun and balanced. If you have skills or a love and desire for a particular thing your skills will not go unnoticed. The area is silly beautiful. Hikes straight into the… read more
I got used to my little routine (feeding the animals, chopping wood and making a fire, playing with the dogs and giving him French lessons at Donna's school).
My favorite moments were meals where there was a good… read more
The work they ask from workawayers is very fair and you are free to choose what kind of project you want to start or continue. They have… read more