Join us in our home and discover beautiful Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

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  Covid-19
  There has been no policy notice from Workaway so we are writing to any prospective visitors on our own. We are fully vaccinated and would appreciate the same from anyone applying to live with us. Please use your common sense when pursuing a place to stay. If you are sick, don't come!
  
  My husband and I moved from the big city of Toronto eleven summers ago to pursue a quieter, moderately self-sustaining lifestyle. On our 12 acres we have meadow and hardwood forest. As the soil is sandy, from thousands of years of being part of a large sea, we are working hard to augment the soil for farming. Using methods such as Hugel kultur and digging in composted material; building raised beds and planting native species, we endeavour to bring the land to a state of growing ability.
  
  
  Some of our large projects include laying a walking trail through the hardwoods, clearing out and repairing a barn on site, building a wood burning pizza and bread oven and establishing a mixed fruit orchard with trees and bushes native and hardy to our area.
  
  Our fruit trees and vegetables are chemical free with hand picking of pests being our primary method of damage control. As you can imagine, this is very labour-intensive during the growing season. Another task that takes considerable time is the removal of invasive plant species on our property. By doing this we are able to maintain the natural habitats required for birds, frogs and snakes.
  
  We live in beautiful Northumberland County, Ontario, east of Toronto and west of Kingston.
  
  We have a beautiful Provincial Park 10 minutes away which has beaches and camp sites

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Prática de idiomas

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Manutenção geral
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  Interesses

  

  Política/justiça social

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Vegetariano/vegano

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Mascotes

  

  Cultura

  

  Vida na estrada

  

  Trabalho beneficente

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Arte e design

  

  Fotografia

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Praia

  

  Camping

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Atividades ao ar livre
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  We have travelled extensively and welcomed students learning English to our home in Toronto. We speak several languages ourselves including: Dutch, French, Armenian, Spanish and German. We have facilities that will accommodate someone with a physical disability as we wish to be as inclusive as possible.
  Art projects are encouraged!

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  Ajuda

  Here we are in the middle of spring 2025! Chores now consist of weeding mostly as well as pest control. We are currently repairing and staining decks and fences around the house.
  We also have some orchard maintenance. Much of our work will be dirty but not overly taxing. Any and all are welcome to help!

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Armenian: Fluente
  Holandês: Fluente
  Alemão: Intermediário
  Espanhol: Intermediário
  Francês: Intermediário

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  Acomodação

  Our house has a big open plan encouraging communal living. There is a self-contained bedroom with bathroom and shower for Workawayers. Alternatively, you may camp on the property. Food preparation and eating together is what we do. We are non-meat eaters.

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  Algo mais...

  The beautiful Provincial park of Presqu'ile is nearby and we have a year pass. There are bike trails, walking trails and beaches. Toronto is two hours away by car. Kingston is a little over 1 hour east and Ottawa is 3 hours away by car. We have a swimming pool which is a welcome splash at the end of a hot day! We belong to a dragon boating club which you may join a few times as a guest.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  There is room for a small camper van/motor home.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

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