Help on a homestead in the beautiful Interlakes area of BC, Canada

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  Description

  Hi, we are the Toews’! My name is Ali and my husbands name is Michael! We are both in our late 20’s. I’ve been running this farm for 8 years and Michael joined the homestead 2 years ago, when we got hitched. We are extremely passionate about animals and farming and I can talk for hours about them (Michael is a great listener!). We care deeply about health and animal welfare and we like to focus on Intentional and low impact farming.
  
  I sustained a brain injury years ago and our farming practices on the homestead have evolved with this in mind. Our methods are focused around limited physical strain, manpower requirements, automation, and sensible design. We like to consider ourselves a new version of young homesteaders!
  
  We raise heritage sheep, dairy goats, heritage turkeys, meat and layer chickens, heritage forest raised pigs, wagyu and angus cattle, and dairy cattle on the farm! We also have mini pigs, dogs (both guardian and pet), cats, and horses! The animals are our family and we make sure any volunteer who joins us will treat them with kindness and respect. We focus on natural/sustainable practices and animal welfare and environmental impact. Our farm also plays a major role in our community, educating people on the importance of limiting food miles, and helping connect consumers to producers.
  
  Come visit us in beautiful Fawn Lake, British Columbia, and become a part of our 2 legged and 4 legged family! We love sharing knowledge about homesteading, animal care, carpentry/building, basic veterinary care, sustainable farming and more. This would be a great learning experience for anyone interested in those topics, or someone who wants to start their own homestead one day!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Entretien général
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We have lots of information and skills to share with you! We have learned from our mistakes, advanced our farming towards automated and efficient design, and focus on natural and sustainable farming practices with the animals, food quality and environmental impact in mind. We are also in a very culturally rich area, full of history and natural beauty.

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  Aide

  We plan and build paddocks, shelters and barns for efficiency and health of the animals, install fences, cut down/clear trees, collect and stack firewood, and do general landscaping. Michael is much more hands on than I am and works mostly on the farm these days. He is a great teacher and loves to work alongside positive, hardworking individuals who like to get “stuck in”, and really feel the satisfaction of a job well done! We would love to teach you what we’ve learned about farming and animals that brought us to where we are today.
  
  For safety and efficiency we do prefer to have volunteers who already have experience with the following things, but any volunteer will be considered if they have a "can-do" attitude and are willing to learn.
  - Animal care
  - Farm help
  - heavy lifting
  - Other tools
  - fencing
  - building/carpentry

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Volunteers will have their own mini apartment in the main farm house . Walkout access to the yard, tons of big windows. You will have a bedroom (with queen bed, or 2 singles), a small living room with TV and a kitchenette/dining area with toaster, fridge, coffee machine, kettle etc.
  
  3 meals a day are provided for volunteers. Breakfast and lunch will be available to you in your suite, so that you can start your day privately and have your lunch in a relaxed manner. And supper you are welcome to join us upstairs! Sometimes we bbq on the deck! Anything special or additional volunteers want, such as alcohol and candy, you are welcome to purchase for yourself from our local store.

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  Autres infos...

  Our community is brimming with things to do. We are so lucky to be surrounded by some of the best fishing lakes in the world, as well as miles and miles of hiking trails. It is very beneficial to come to this area with a car due to the distance between things, including our nearest town, but Fawn Lake is walking distance for fishing, swimming and relaxing.

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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

  Lots of space! Bring your rolling home and join the team!

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We may be able to accommodate pets! On a case by case basis!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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