Michelle

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Looking for farm/homestead stays in the USA. Currently available until at least the end of February 2026.

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Hello! My name is Michelle, and I own and operate a 5-acre organic market garden/mini farm/homestead/teaching and learning farm in Central Ohio. Each summer, we hire 5-12 paid student interns (high school and college students who are interested in a future in agriculture) and teach them how to grow good food the old-fashioned way: using organic, no-spray, chemical-free, sustainable, and regenerative growing practices.

Our little teaching and learning farm is in full operations from early March until mid October of each year. This leaves me free to travel, explore, work on other farms, and trade information, skills, and techniques with other farmers, homesteaders, workawayers, and nomads the remaining months of the year.

Interesses

Sustentabilidade

Autodesenvolvimento

Mascotes

Fazenda

Cultura

Trabalho beneficente

Cuidar de plantas

Mochilão

Idiomas

Jardinagem

Faça você mesmo

Culinária e comida

Livros

Animais

Yoga/bem-estar

Esportes de inverno

Velejar/navegar

Atividades ao ar livre

Naturaleza

Montanhas

Caminhada

Fitness

Camping

Praia

Esportes de aventura

Idiomas

Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente

Mais detalhes sobre meu interesse em idiomas
Many years ago, I studied abroad in Xalapa, Mexico. My Spanish is probably best classified as a rusty beginner at this point. I would welcome any opportunities to practice and improve my Spanish language skills or learn any other languages!

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Habilidades e conhecimento para compartilhar ou aprender

Tenho interesse em:  

Trabalho beneficente

Idiomas

Projetos ambientais

Fazer companhia para idosos

Projetos de construção/faça você mesmo

Hotelaria/turismo

Manutenção geral

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Conhecimento de:  

Cuidar de animais

Vida na fazenda

Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

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Poso ensinar:  

Ensino

Jardinagem

Ajuda a cuidar da casa

Quais são suas habilidades?

Prior to starting the teaching and learning farm, I had a previous career that began with teaching elementary school, high school, and college students, then eventually grew into training teachers and working in the educational publishing industry.

I took advantage of a 7-month break from my traditional career in 2021 to fulfill a lifelong dream of thru-hiking all 2,193.1 miles of the Appalachian Trail. I supplemented my travel budget by working and volunteering at hostels and small farms along the way.

After the freedom of living outside, hiking and camping my way along the AT for 199 days, I could not imagine returning to a desk job. And so, the tiny farm was born!

What started out as a way for me to earn a little extra money from my homesteading efforts each summer to fund my travel/hiking plans during the off seasons has now blossomed into a fully functional teaching and learning farm that helps support the next generation of farmers. As a mostly self-taught farmer/gardener who has been playing with soil, seeds, orchard fruits, and various perennials since I was 5 years old, I always love to meet other farmers and homesteaders and learn from them a variety of skills, techniques, systems, and methods that I can take back home and share with our growing community of learners.

I am no stranger to long days and hard work. During our busiest months of the year, I work 18+ hour days, staff 3-4 busy farmers' markets per week, manage the field crews, manage the market crews, operate the on-farm store, and manage the social media accounts/payroll/accounting work, among other things.

I can manage my own time, manage a schedule, and manage tasks and teams if needed. I am also happy to be the helper and follow someone else's lead. I am always looking for opportunities to learn new skills, crops, and animal groups and am always happy to share any of the information, knowledge, and skills I've acquired over the years if it pertains to your farm/homestead/situation and is something you're interested in learning.

Idade

39

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I am a lover of all things nature and outdoors, and I love living a simple life in nature. I've been known to spend long stretches living out of a tent/backpack, so long as it's not TOO cold at night!

I don't care much for technology. I can use it when needed, but also okay with off grid and offline situations. I enjoy having long breaks from internet and device connectivity.

I love cooking, baking, gardening, learning new crops and animal groups, hiking, backpacking, exploring, meeting new people, hearing people's stories, skiing, shopping the local farmers' markets, thrifting, and crafting. I'm always up for a good challenge!

I am also very interested in foraging for mushrooms and medicinals, learning how to grow mushrooms, learning about grape and orchard fruit production.

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  Carteira de motorista

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  Alergias
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  Dietas especiais
  Prefer local/organic/homegrown if possible