IMPORTANT NOTICE : DUE TO A NEW WWOOF CANADA FEATURE, THE CALENDAR SHOWS ORANGE WHEN A WWOOFER IS ACCEPTED, BUT SINCE WE WELCOME MORE THAN ONE PERSON, DO NOT HESITATE TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY DATES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
Welcome to the Yukon! We have a large ranch/farm in the Takhini valley 30km outside Whitehorse, where we pasture cows and elk, have a large haskap berry orchard, a large organic garden and greenhouse, and raise pigs in the summer months. We have one young black Labrador male dog named Jimmy, and one tabby male cat named Puss Cat or Hunter.
Experiences we offer are helping with organic gardening, greenhouse maintenance, haskap field maintenance and harvesting and participating with farm market goods preparation, helping with packaging of meat products and making different types of sausage, fencing, carpentry projects, wood cutting, and other seasonal tasks.
Recreational activities that can be easily accessed are canoeing, wilderness trails, northern lights in the fall, mountains and climbing of same, berry picking and wild mushroom harvesting.
Our accommodation we offer cabins which are heated with wood stoves, and a RV for your own little kitchen for breakfasts and suppers. We provide all food, and have one shared meal a day, five days a week for lunch. We offer organic food, all meat is raised on our farm, and vegetables in season . There is a wash house with a shower and washing machine for your use. It is preferred that you have your own vehicle, but if you need a car for some reason we have one that can be rented for a reasonable fee.
People who will fit in with our farms needs are those with a positive attitude, and enjoy working with others in an outside environment. If you have previous skills such as gardening, berry picking, carpentry, mechanical knowhow, animal husbandry, this is all appreciated, but you can also learn here.
Our haskap berries are a big part of our farm, especially in July and August, when they are ripe and we are picking them. They are a delicious northern hardy berry, sort of like a cross between a wild blueberry and raspberry in flavour, and like a wild blueberry in colour and size. Filled with anthocyanins and flavonoids, they are poised to become the new 'superfood', putting acai and others in the backseat. The main haskap picking time is from mid July to mid August. We do U-Pick for the public during the peak harvest time. U-Pick is a supervised pick where the public comes and picks for themselves and for the farm. It is a good activity for families in particular, and we meet lots of people in a fun and friendly setting.
We would like to offer prospective homestay helpers the opportunity to experience the exhilaration of working in this beautiful setting...we are on the Takhini river in the middle of a wide valley, encircled by majestic mountains...eating delicious meals of produce from the greenhouse or garden and our elk or beef.
We welcome Canadian interns and homestay helpers as well as international. All are welcome!
Organic methods: composting, mulching, crop rotation, practice organic methods
Certifications: We practice organic methods but we are not certified.
Current projects: We have a number of new and ongoing projects which include all types of help.
Internet access available
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Pig farming
Cattle farming
Wild foraging
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Holistic management
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
404.7
Hectares
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1,000
Acres
