Creative projects and animal care with a family in Courtenay, BC, Canada

Infos

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  Description

  Hello Workawayers,
  my name is Carmel. I have recently settled down on my dream farm which is an old estate farm that was previously belonging to one family for over 100yrs.
  The old farm has several buildings and old infrastructure. It has been neglected for a very long time.
  The property came with multiple heirloom fruit trees and some very old grapevines. Living on the property is, my boyfriend, my sister and a farm hand.
  We have goats , chickens , ducks, geese, turkeys, cats, a highland cow named Tinkerbell , an emu named Frederic, 2 ostriches, 2 water buffalo calfs Peter & Penny , 3 lambs Luna, Elio and Lambchop, and our sweet pups Missy and Argus.
  
  
  Our farm plan is a work in progress as we are constantly going to be changing and doing new things in the coming years. Over the last year we have deer fenced about 85% of the property. And animal fencing which we still have more to do for the big birds new pasture.
  
  This fall we will be engaging in a large hugelkultur project and planting haskaps and blackberries. As the rainy season progresses we still work outside to get things done, but there is some indoor jobs for when it is too cold and wet.
  
  We enjoy many recreational activities. We like boating in the summer and try to get on the water often. I also like to get out on day hikes and mountain biking. We are travelers and we get away in the winter for a couple months for an adventure.
  
  There is world class mountain biking trails just 25 min drive to Cumberland. Also world class hiking trails and beautiful swimming spots in the Comox valley. Mount Washington Alpine resort in Strathcona is only a 1/2hr drive from the farm.
  
  With this new endeavor , I am excited to learn and grow as I develop the land into my dream farm.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Vie en van

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Jardinage

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Montagne

  

  Randonnée

  

  Fitness

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Camping

  

  Plage

  

  Sports d'aventure
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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 look forward to hosting people from all walks of life and cultures. We look forward to learning from each others skills and experiences.

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  Aide

  Help on our farm may entail …Brush clearing for fence lines, hugelkultur, planting berry bushes, burning piles, splitting and stacking wood, picking rocks , pulling and cutting broom, landscape projects, raking leaves, mulching , fence building, weeding, planting, picking up poop, cleaning animal houses, canning food, and other various chores.
  
  We have plenty of different projects and we welcome creativity.
  
  We will work along on some projects depending on the tasks but we hope to find workawayers that are happy to help out independently or as a team with fellow workawayers.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Accomodations are in a 3 bedroom dwelling we call the 70’s Place.
  It is a self contained mobile home updated 70s vibe , with a kitchen, dining rm, living rm, laundry. One shared bathroom and one private en-suite. Each bedroom has a queen size bed, keyed door. There is WiFi on site.
  I can accommodate 3 individuals and couples who want to share a room.
  Sorry, we do not allow pets.
  
  We have the kitchen stocked with a variety of food to make your own meals and we do many dinners together . We also appreciate experiencing favourite meals prepared by workawayers.

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  Autres infos...

  There is a bus stop about 1.5km away. We have a few old school bicycles handy for little excursions in the area. Workers are welcome to catch a ride to town if one of us is headed in. Comox valley is a hub for outdoor recreation. We also have a couple packable paddle boards for lending. Summertime when the weather is hot we sometimes have our working guests join us on excursions to the lake or local ocean beach spots.

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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 welcome Digital nomads but they are still required to work the 5 hours day , 5 days a week.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We can provide water and electricity but no septic.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Missy (1 an)

  Missy is a border collie x Anatolian shepherd.

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