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

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  2026 

 Hospedagem min. solicitada: 1 semana ou menos

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  • Descrição

    Descrição

    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.

  • Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Jardinagem geral
    Projetos DIY criativos
    Cuidar de animais
    Ajuda em fazenda
    Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
    Ajuda a cuidar da casa
    Manutenção geral
    Cuidar de casas e pets
  • Interesses

    Interesses

    Cultura
    Eventos e social
    Vida na estrada
    Sustentabilidade
    Autodesenvolvimento
    Mascotes
    Fazenda
    Cuidar de plantas
    Culinária e comida
    Faça você mesmo
    Jardinagem
    Animais
    Yoga/bem-estar
    Esportes de inverno
    Velejar/navegar
    Atividades ao ar livre
    Naturaleza
    Montanhas
    Caminhada
    Fitness
    Ciclismo
    Camping
    Praia
    Esportes de aventura
  • Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos da ONU
    Erradicar a pobreza
    Erradicar a fome
    Saúde de qualidade
    Educação de qualidade
    Igualdade de género
    Água potável e saneamento
    Energias renováveis e acessíveis
    Trabalho digno e crescimento económico
    Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas
    Reduzir as desigualdades
    Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis
    Produção e consumo sustentáveis
    Ação climática
    Proteger a vida marinha
    Proteger a vida terrestre
    Paz, justiça et instituições eficazes
    Parcerias para a implementação dos objetivos
  • Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

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

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    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.

  • Idiomas

    Inglês: Fluente

  • Acomodação

    Acomodação

    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.

  • Algo mais...

    Algo mais...

    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.

  • Mais alguns detalhes

    Mais alguns detalhes

    • Acesso à internet

    • Acesso à internet limitado

      Acesso à internet limitado

    • Temos mascotes

    • Somos fumantes

    • Pode hospedar famílias

  • Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    Pode hospedar nômades digitais

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

  • Espaço para estacionar campervans

    Espaço para estacionar campervans

    We can provide water and electricity but no septic.

  • Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Mais de 2

  • Meus animais / animais de estimação

    Meus animais / animais de estimação

    Missy (1 ano)

    Missy is a border collie x Anatolian shepherd.

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 865373117584

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