Experience farm life under the mountains in Courtenay, on Vancouver Island, Canada

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  Description

  We are a family of five who homestead on 124acres on Vancouver Island. We have lots of animals! Cows, horses, goats, pigs, rabbits, ducks, geese, and chickens. Dogs and cats too. We have three children a boy and two girls between the ages of 5-1.
  
  We moved onto this property in November of 2022 and it has been a lot of work as we strive towards living more self sustainably. We have a gorgeous view of the mountains, a beautiful large creek, and a large portion of our land is still quite wild. We have seen lots of wildlife here from bears, elk, deer, and evidence of cougars.
  
  I used to be on Workaway before I met my husband and want to offer an amazing farm stay experience like I received in the past!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  You will most likely get to see a lot of Canadian wildlife while with us. Being on the coast you will get a taste for Canadian west coast culture. There is so much history to be explored in the Comox Valley. There is also an amazing farmers market that happens weekly close to our farm where you can get a taste for local food and art. Staying with us you will get a taste of what rural living in Canada looks like. If you are adventurous and love the outdoors, Canada's west coast is the place for you!
  
  Courtenay also hosts a free women's self defence class weekly that I attend that many workaways in the past have enjoyed attending with me too😁

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  We are in the process of turning our farm into a small scale dairy with water buffalo. We often need help bottle feeding calves, processing milk, and longer term workaways might be trained on the milk machine. Workaways will also be asked to muck out the calf hutches and main milking area.
  
  I am currently pregnant so extra help with the kids and in the house is always appreciated. I am due in March so if newborns, cooking, or birth interests you I'd love to hear from you!
  
  We tend to have lots of baby animals in the spring too who sometimes need to be bottle fed.
  
  The rest of the year mostly help with socializing the animals, garden work, some child care occasionally, and odd projects. Our one horse is broke to ride but hasn't been ridden in years so he would need an experienced rider to work with him.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  We have a private room for workaways in our house with a shared bathroom. We have Wifi and a washer and dryer available too! We have a bike workaways are welcome to use to explore on in their off time. The workaway room is always tidy and clean upon arrival; The rest of the house really depends on how I'm feeling during this pregnancy and on the season😅 Summer and Fall are really busy times of the year and I often fall behind on cleaning but can generally keep on top of it when I have a workaway around. We are on a farm, there is a lot of dirt on a farm and it gets dragged into the house by everyone so if you aren't comfortable with dirt then you might not be comfortable here.

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  Autres infos...

  If you like to ski or snowboard we are right at the base of Mount Washington which also has plenty of hiking trails. Courtenay is only a five minute drive from the farm and has a beautiful downtown and museums. There are so many beautiful hikes nearby and in the valley. Cumberland is not far and has awesome mountain bike trails. Tofino is about a 3 1/2hour drive but it's gorgeous and you can surf there. Coastal wildlife tours are also available in Campbell River which we drive to frequently

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We are on over 100 acres so there is lots of space to park your van or camper!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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