Hello, WWOOFers--at our farm in Ithaca, NY, you will find two older (and hopefully a bit) wiser women who have built a small homesteading farm. Our goal with the farm is to produce much of the food we eat as well as to provide a diverse ecosystem so that wildlife will flourish just as much as we do on these forty-two acres. We have a small flock of sheep that we raise for fiber and meat, a nice vegetable garden, fruit trees, and we raise meat chickens once a year. We have a very large and sweet dog, Huckleberry.
We offer two and three day weekend stays at our farm. We do not have the ability to offer longer-term farm stays. We prefer to host folks over the weekend, either Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday. Visiting for just the weekend is OK as well.
Farming work is season-driven, but tasks will include watering, weeding, harvesting and canning, helping with animal care, removing invasive plants and planting or caring for our young trees. Both of us are retired horticulturists, so we have a lot of knowledge about the care of trees, shrubs and gardens to share. We envision that we will work alongside you in the mornings, say from 9 am to noon, and then you will be free the rest of the day.
We have two spare rooms in our house that you can use. If you prefer, we have a large tent we can set up by the pond for more privacy and intimacy with nature.
We are omnivores, but can cook vegetarian as well. Vegan will take some coaching, input and participation on your part. Much of our food will be from our farm, especially in the summer and fall.
Ithaca is a beautiful place--the Finger Lakes, waterfalls, lots of hiking, wineries and cideries are very close by. We are about a 15 minute drive from the center of Ithaca.
We enjoy working with fiber that we get from our sheep--washing fleece, carding, spinning, dyeing and knitting. We would be happy to teach you some of those skills. We also love working in our woods and going for hikes.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Sheep or goat farming
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Traditional crafts
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Holistic management
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Mentoring opportunities
LGBTQ+-operated
Woman-operated
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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Hectares
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42
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