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We are Tyler, Zenovia, and Metro. We live in one of the many beautiful places of the world. We love to: eat well, ride bikes along our coastal highway, play, walk in the woods, work hard in the gardens, eat delicious, fresh foods, have bonfires, listen to music, make art in the forge, make fresh juices and superfood smoothies, play bike polo, drink good beer, ferment many ferments, and sleep until the sun rises on the bay.
We live in rural, South Shore Nova Scotia on the Aspotogan peninsula, overlooking the beautiful St Margarets Bay. Our home is across the road from the ocean and is close to ocean beaches, lakes for swimming, cycling routes and hiking trails. The nearest town is 10 km away and the capital city, Halifax, is a 45 minute drive. We live on 1.5 acres with extensive gardens, chickens, and we are currently designing and building more accommodations on the property.
Work that you can expect to do here includes heavy landscaping, gardening, building maintenance, carpentry, food preservation and harvest. We often have people help with trail building and wild foraging. We are very welcome to those who like to cook and we can accommodate any dietary needs. We often eat together for supper but you are occasionally expected to be able to put meals together from basic ingredients.
We are not looking for help with business, and seek people interested in living, for a time, how we live in our private home.Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
JardinageBricolage et constructionS’occuper des animauxBaby-sitting et jeux créatifsCuisine/repas pour la familleAide à la maisonEntretien généralAide informatique/internetEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Most volunteers leave us with a better knowledge of nutrition and all things to do with food preparation, permaculture, and gardening. Many stay in touch and a couple have even made business relationships with our neighbours as international tour guides.
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Aide
Gardening - harvesting fruit and vegetables, weeding gardens, preparing soil for next years crops, planting crops for winter and next spring
Cooking - drying and canning fruit and vegetables, assistance with food preparation, help with cooking some meals at home
Help in the house - some assistance with household cleaning
Building - assistance with building projects on the property
General Maintenance: painting, varnishing, window repair and maintenance.
Heavy landscaping- moving boulders, digging, mulching, composting
Trail maintenance- operating saws, clipping.Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Français: IntermédiaireHébergement
Two level cabin with electricity but no plumbing. Shared kitchen and bathroom in main house.
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Knowledge of permaculture and organic gardening would be an asset. There is a lot of construction and landscaping this year, any experience would be great. Mostly an eagerness to get dirty and be productive; relax and end enjoy a rural setting. Bikes available for riding, kayaks, and maybe a canoe.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.
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My main job was gardening, which I liked a lot. Tyler gave me a variety of tasks to choose from, so that I am not stuck doing the same thing all day. We also did some harvesting on sunny days and some cooking and baking on rainy days. They never asked for too much.
Zenovia, Tyler and Metro made me… read more
During our time we focused on various tasks such as weeding, planting new flowers and plants, mowing the lawn, and pruning shrubs and trees. It was… read more
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My main job was gardening, which I liked a lot. Tyler gave me a variety of tasks to choose from, so that I am not stuck doing the same thing all day. We also did some harvesting on sunny days and some cooking and baking on rainy days. They never asked for too much.
Zenovia, Tyler and Metro made me… read more
During our time we focused on various tasks such as weeding, planting new flowers and plants, mowing the lawn, and pruning shrubs and trees. It was… read more
Starting this adventure in Canada with them has been like not leaving home at all. You feel like family from minute 1. Tyler will teach you so much, not only at work. In all… read more
La propriété est magnifique, la vue époustouflante (les photos ne rendent pas justice je trouve). La cabine est très charmante et agréable pour séjourner.
Les travaux demandés pendant le volontariat sont parfois durs physiquement… read more
We stayed for 2 weeks and enjoyed picking fresh veggies, doing some minor repairs, painting and siding their new addition. If you get an… read more
We loved the house, the kitchen full of super healthy dry food, the garden and the ocean in front of us. We really miss you a lot!
We had great time playing polo bike, meeting Tyler's friends, visiting the Farmer Market in Halifax, but… read more
We had a great time with you. Thank you so much for all your work. We are very grateful that you found us. See you in Australia one day soon.
If you ever find yourself in Australia please let me know :)
I had a great time with this lovely, friendly and interesting family.
I worked in the garden most of the time. Cleared the marks of the winter and prepared garden beds for spring, while overlooking the beautiful bay, just loved it!
I also liked the calmness of the location, the tasty food, the bike rides,… read more
I've felt always at ease with them, and they have been always kind and patient with me and in answering all my questions (the stupid ones and not...).
To sum up: 1000… read more
Jonas built a fantastic incubator for my miso cultures. I am proud to say my first batch made some great tasting miso... as well as some colourful mould that smelled like nail polish remover. We miss your… read more
I enjoyed this workaway experience so so much.
Its a happy place! Tyler and Zenovia live like rock stars on their beautiful property on the bay, and if you pay a little attention you can learn a lot here ; about gardening, awesome food, great parenting and being a wonderful human… read more
Zenovia, Tyler and little Metro are passionate, warm, open-minded and funny people. They are very welcoming and interested in everybody’s background and travel plans.
They live in an amazing part of Nova Scotia and the ocean is right across the street. I stayed in one of the cabins… read more
Having the opportunity to spend so much time with Jose was wonderful for our whole family. Our little boy, Metro, still wonders 'where did Jose go'.
We hope to go visit Jose in Basque country, maybe when he has a little guy/girl of his own. Thank you Jose!
PS, the peppers were red and very delicious - pictures will… read more
1) Goji berries work well with any meal
2) Chickens like the sunshine
3) Planting garlic is good for the soul
4) The VHS is not dead
5) Iron Man, Batman and a red power ranger all live in rural Nova Scotia
6) How to poach an egg and eat a lobster
7) Your feet will warm up eventually
8) Composting for beginners
9)… read more
I hope your little car made it to BC.
Good luck and happy trails!
Tyler
We helped out weeding and mulching in the garden, helped Tyler package for the market and helped with the housework.
The food is amazing and they showed us an enjoyable way of eating… read more
Tyler
It didn't feel like working, it was more like helping. I helped Tyler to get things ready for market (baking cookies, bag nuts and fruits), cleaned house and did some weeding at the garden. Food was really good and I learned a lot about healthy food.
I could have… read more
I enjoyed the weeks in Nova Scotia!!!
I had a really really really good time :)