We would like to thank all of the wonderful people that have chosen to come and help us on our farm. We have been hosting since 2011 and have met some tremendously talented and considerate people. Hosting and sharing our experience and insights with other curious and hard working folks is definitely one of the best rewards of our farming life. And in the best case scenario, we are still learning from and inspired by our Wwoofers, even after they have moved on!
This spring / summer/fall 2026, we need help with building fences around gardens, animal care and planting, seeding, weeding and harvesting our vegetables and fruits. We practice regenerative agriculture and feeding the soil with manure laced mulch is our favourite activity. We have many musical instruments on hand and welcome art and photography projects,
We need all of our Wwoofers to help make the family dinner and help with washing dishes and clean up. Breakfast and lunch dishes are meals you make yourself, but we all eat together. We encourage discussion at the dinner table. Bring your curiosity, ask questions and share with us what life is like in your part of the world! If you are fond of lots of conversation this is the farm for you.
You are welcome to come to experience how we try to make a living from our farm. To be honest, commercial farming in this part of the world can be stressful because the growing season is short, so timing is everything. If you plant too late or don't mulch & weed at the critical stages, your garden crop will be practically worthless. Similarly, with the animals, you have to make sure their need for cleanliness, shelter, water, food, security and social contact is met everyday, 7 days a week. If a cow is giving birth, we have to do everything we can to make sure the calf nurses and thrives. Then of course, we have sell what we produce and raise. Marketing is another special skill. We have a "Farm to Table" business. So we sell our food directly to families. We also make interesting products from what we grow. We have a commercial kitchen where we make perogies, ravioli, sausage rolls, bone broth and other goodies. Our farm is located in a quiet part of rural Ontario yet it is just 1.5 hours drive from Ottawa. This part of the Ottawa Valley is close to many excellent wilderness parks such as Algonquin & Bon Echo Parks. There are good opportunities canoeing and swimming in local lakes.
Growing food is a really awesome noble challenge. It is full of hope, hard work, heart break and joy. Also, if you like cooking and eating well, this is a good place to try Wwoofing. Ecologically Sustainable food and farm practices are our key goals. We definitely need WwOOFERS from April to June. That is the busiest time. But there is still lots to do in Summer and Fall. There are daily chores, food processing & making prepared meals to sell through Farm Markets. As hosts, we love teaching but best ofall for us, is what we can learn from you! We have 20 Scottish Highland Cattle, 20 hens and we grow about 20 different types of vegetables for sale at local farmer's markets. By the way, we are tree lovers and grow trees for habitat restoration projects.
Farm life and work is thoughtful, demanding and honest. We live in an 1860's era log home where we manage 200+ acres of farm and forest. It is a great place to learn and think about the world. On Sundays, if the weather is nice we may spend the afternoon hiking in local parks. We have just renovated an 1860's era log barn to an event hall or studio for art, music, dinner events etc. We are still developing that part of our farm business, but it would be a great venue for a talented Wwoofer to teach something. A little about me (Marshall), - I am a kind of intellectual scientist/farmer/ creative music artist person and a strong environmentalist. Kathleen is a nutritionist and lover of mystery novels and film. Linden is involved in many sports and you are welcome to join us for games.
Organic methods: Bio-dynamic techniques to improve soil fertility - you only get this on a mixed farm, where animal manure feeds gardens. Crop-rotation, mulching, hand weeding, hand picking pests. Closed herd cow calf cattle production. We do not buy animals from other farms to re-stock our herd, because bringing in other animals can introduce disease. We do not castrate bulls or remove horns from cattle. We do not use growth hormones. Medicines are only used to treat animals that get severe illness, sick, which is very rare.
Certifications: We follow regenerative agriculture / agroecology principles.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Cattle farming
Forestry
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Food justice / sovereignty
Methods or systems
Biodynamic agriculture
Community-supported agriculture (CSA)
Holistic management
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
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