We have a small 5 acre farm on Vancouver Island, 20 minute drive north to Nanaimo and 10 minute drive south to Ladysmith. If you like to go for a nature walk, you will find many wonderful walking trails and river swimming holes close by. The farm consists of fruit trees, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, herbs, garden patches as well as greenhouse grown cherry tomatoes & cucumbers. Work will depend a bit on the weather and the season, may include landscaping, building fences and raised beds, ptransplanting strawberries, training tomatoes, picking fruit and vegetables, weeding, help with building irrigation systems for watering plants, and any other jobs we might deem important along the way. We are seeking for motivated, positive volunteers between February - October to help with our farm. We have three day trial period while we get to know each other, and this ensures the volunteers and farm operators are able to work well together to achieve the farm goals. You will be working 6 hours a day and we provided all meals including none working days. We have private sleep area with twin/ full/ queen sized beds, wireless internet access available.
Organic methods: Yes, we use biological methods and do not use pesticides or chemicals in our farm.
Certifications: We are not certified organic, but we don't use any chemical or pesticides on any of our fruits and vegetables.
Projects vary based on the season, and can include seeding, transplanting, cultivating, harvesting, greenhouse growing, pruning, seedling, prepping beds, watering, mulching, weeding, farm maintenance etc.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Flower farming
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
2
Hectares
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4.9
Acres
