Learn about small scale farming in Prince Edward County, Canada

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  Description

  We are city folk learning to live the rural life, doing our best to live a sustainably. In our previous life, we ran a boutique hotel in Downtown Montreal. The pandemic allowed us to reevaluate our life, and take the plunge to build the homestead we always talked about. We've dreamed of giving our kids a rural upbringing, and though the pandemic was a disaster for our business, it also afforded us the time to reflect on what we really wanted for our family.
  
  Our 2-acre property is in beautiful Prince Edward County, home of wineries and sandy beaches. Our lawn is now a 1/4 acre Market Garden, where we grow veggies that explore our heritage. A permaculture garden is also in the works. We currently also have 20 chickens laying a beautiful bouquet of eggs.
  
  Everything we do, we do with the environment in mind. We intend to heal our land, and leave it stronger than how we found it.
  
  Help us build a beautiful farmstead in the beautiful county!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are adventurous, and love to learn and show our kids the different facets of life around the world. You could learn about the Hmong people, about Asian cooking and Asian veggies, some woodworking, farm maintenance, growing all sorts of foods, what BioChar is, how to heal the earth, self sustenance, and more. We love all sorts of random stuff.
  
  Our homestead has a small farm, food forests, hügelkultur beds, a flower garden, bee hives, and much more.

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  Aide

  We need the most help rewinding our lawn, building out our permaculture food forest, planting more trees and bushes, and exploring other ways to create natural habitats that improve biodiversity. No experience is necessary!
  
  In general, we expect a trade of 15-20 hours a week. We are flexible on how we can split this up.
  
  Because there is some training involved, we would like to visitors to commit at least 3 weeks.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Chinois (mandarin): Débutant

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  Hébergement

  You will have a 160 off grid cabin with full privacy. It’s furnished with a queen bed, and we have space host a couple.
  
  In our past life, we ran a boutique hotel, so you can expect to be comfortable!
  
  The bathroom is located in our house, though if you are comfortable with it, there is a humanure compost you are welcome to contribute to as well.
  
  You are welcome to join us in family dinners as well, and will undoubtedly enjoy some Thai and Laos inspired dishes, along with frequent barbecues.
  
  You will also have access to our electric cargo bike to explore the county.

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  Autres infos...

  Please arrive fully vaccinated.
  
  We do not have the capacity to help you get your visa or travel documents.

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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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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have a decent internet connection through Starlink. It's fairly reliable, and reasonably fast.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Max size we would accept would be a Sprinter or the like.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We will have dogs and chickens around the farm. We'd love to see more animals around, but you must keep them leashed and supervised at all times.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  20 hours/week

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