1. Describe your project, your place, and its inhabitants (including animals): we are family of four with young daughters that are 9 and 12.We raise turkeys, broilers, layers and pigs. As well as a small cow/calf operation and grassers. As well we have a few jersey milk cows.
2. List the activities that WWOOFers will participate in and what you want to teach them: The WWOOFers will be asked to help with feeding all the animals, moving animals for rotational grazing, helping with general yard maintenance, milking jersey cows and assisting in a small year round greenhouse. We would like to teach the WWOOFer’s about rotational grazing, animal husbandry, a taste of homesteading and life on the prairie.
3. How will you feed and house WWOOFers? Please describe your accommodations and plan for meals:
The WWOOFer’s will stay with in the house with our family or the option to stay in a newer holiday trailer. Meals will be with the family.
4. What could a WWOOFer's day look like at your site (time slot for participation in activities, expectations...)?
Chores will start at 7am and will include feeding animals and milking. Chores for animals can range 1-2 hours in the morning and 1-2 hours in the evening. Tasks during the day will vary but can include checking fences, moving animals in pasture, helping in greenhouse/garden and yard maintenance.
5. Play the guide! Talk about your own hobbies (music, cooking, etc.) and those possible around (hiking, swimming, etc.): Our hobbies include spending time with family and friends, occasionally sneaking away to go camping, coaching hockey, reading, gardening, attending small town fairs and more.
In the local area there are tons of historic churches; the Ukrainian Village historical site is not far, Elk Island National Park is 20 minutes away , numerous worlds largest tourist attractions are within an hour or less from the farm and Edmonton is an hour away.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Cattle farming
Dairy farming
Cheesemaking
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Methods or systems
Biodynamic agriculture
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
Woman-operated
Host type
Production farm
120
Hectares
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296.5
Acres
