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Our Centre is a totally off-grid non-profit farm and education centre in our early years of starting up. We moved to our beautiful 70 acres in rural New Brunswick in 2021. We have since built a house, barn, solar-shed which supports our solar panels, animal housing, and pastures.
We raise goats, chickens, beef cattle, pigs, 2 horses, and a pony.
We run educational programming for all ages throughout the year. Our animals help feed us and work with us to tend the land.
We just had our first child and we welcome families with children and people who want to help out with the new baby! (Not a requirement, just an option.)
We are Sparrow and Hazen.
Sparrow has a background in wilderness skills and outdoor education. Being a teacher and being passionate about education means that your time at Fairlight Farm will have an emphasis on learning new skills in accessible ways. She has taught all ages and loves helping people learn.
Hazen is a jack-of-all-trades homesteader and nature-lover.
This summer, we are building a deck, painting our barn, renovating our bunkhouse, working in the gardens, harvesting medicinal wild plants, and creating new animal pastures.
Volunteers can expect to learn about farm animal care, gardening, basic carpentry, and other homesteading skills. We love to teach others how to take care of themselves through homesteading, and how to work with the land!
The Trade:
Volunteers are asked to work 5 hours a day, 5 days a week or 4 hours a day 6 days a week. We are flexible on this and can arrange a schedule that works for everyone!
Three healthy, mostly organic meals are included.
Our accommodation options include tenting, sleeping the in hay loft, or sleeping in our bunkhouse. We can provide a tent and sleeping bags if needed. We have an outhouse, and running water next to the barn. We are off-grid, but we can charge cell phones and computers. We now have Wifi!!
Your time off can be spent hiking, laying in the hammock, biking around our rural neighbourhood, and enjoying the quiet. Our community has potlucks on Thursday evenings!
More logistics:
-We live in a very rural and remote place with no public transportation, but lots of beautiful hikes around and we can visit local swimming holes and such.
-Short stays are welcome (As short as a day if you have your own transport!) and longer stays (Over a week) are a possibility. After one week, we will see how everyone is feeling about the match to see if we will carry on for a longer stay.
-Families with children are welcome, but please plan for the children to be involved (We cannot provide separate childcare)
-We speak English, but one of us (Sparrow) can manage in Spanish. We love new languages!
-We try to respond to emails every day
-We don't smoke, but smoking is acceptable on property if butts are taken care of properly
Folks who love the countryside and want to learn more about homesteading and off-grid living will love the farm!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Organic methods: Permaculture- pasture management, hugelkulture beds, no till, chicken tractors, duck pest management, compost
Certifications: Not certified because we are a new farm and we don't produce enough outgoing goods to seek certification right now.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We love to meet new people and hear about the lives of others. New foods are fun, you are welcome to teach us how to cook your favourite dish, and we will cook ours for you! We also find new languages fun to practice, and we will happily help you with English if that is something you seek.
Aide
This summer, we are building a deck, painting our barn, renovating our bunkhouse, working in the gardens, harvesting medicinal wild plants, and creating new animal pastures.
Volunteers can expect to learn about farm animal care, gardening, basic carpentry, and other homesteading skills. We love to teach others how to take care of themselves through homesteading, and how to work with the land!
Langues
Langues parlées
Espagnol: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I used to be conversational in Spanish, though my skill has dwindled from lack of use. I am trying to learn French too, and I love learning words in any language.
Hébergement
We have a bunkhouse with bunkbeds that have mattresses. Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag if possible but bedding can be provided if needed. We also offer tenting space (We have a tent and bedding to borrow if need be) that is set a little bit away from the main house for privacy. We have an outhouse for washrooms, and bathing is done outside using a sun-heated shower bag. We will share our meals, mostly organic food, mostly local or right from our farm! It's rustic, off grid living, and it's good fun!
Autres infos...
We live in a unique area- it is very rural, with amazing hidden swimming holes and mountain views to be explored. We have bikes to borrow, and our property is large enough to enjoy exploring. We also live adjacent to a land-trust community, and we have potlucks each thursday.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have starlink, though it does not reach to the bunkhouse.
Espace pour garer des vans
We have a flat spot where a van/camper can be parked, but we do not have hook ups for water or electric.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Any pets must be good with livestock.
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