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Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Live like family in home full of stories, music, and good food in Upper Whitehead, Canada
🌿 Quick Summary Come stay with us in a cozy, laughter-filled home in rural Nova Scotia. We’re a retired couple who live with our four beloved pets and enjoy a simple life full of homemade meals, meaningful conversation, and light daily tasks. Maria ......
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House sitter to look after our dogs in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
We are a semi retired couple with two Basset Hounds living in quasi rural Nova Scotia. We have a cozy home and an acre property, which is fully fenced so the hounds can run free. We have a large private bedroom to offer, and a shared bath. We have ......
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Learn about gardening while staying with a French-English family in Nova Scotia, Canada
We are located in Kentville, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Our region is next to the bay of Fundy. We are a lively family (2 adults and one 10 year old) who spend a great deal of time preparing whole foods, swing dancing, making music, ......
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Join us in the outdoors and Archery & Foraging and more on the Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hi! My name is Jay and I am a 38 year old woman from Nova Scotia, Canada. I live in a cabin on the North Shore of the Cabot trail, Cape Breton Island. I own and operate three cabins, run a traditional archery range, and host annual foraging / ......
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learn about permaculture based gardening & experience off grid living on the bay of fundy, Canada
located on the north mountain on the bay of fundy, we are a small-scale permaculture based plant homestead, focusing on hardy fruit & nut trees, perennial vegetables & medicinal herbs. the land is an old clearcut, so we have been working on building ......
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Year round hobby farm by the Cape Breton highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada
We have a year round hobby farm with ancient horse breeds ( black forest horses), goats, donkey, dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits and ducks. We bought this place a few years ago and built my childhood dream of living in Canada in midst all the ......
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Self sufficient family farm help in beautiful Nova Scotia near Wolfville, Canada
** Looking for help July and August 2025** We love having help on our small scale farm! We grow a variety of vegetables and berries, have chickens for eggs and there are pigs too! We are not a commercial farm, but a self sufficient operation. We do ......
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Be part of our land, beach, and arts project in Nova Scotia, Canada
PLEASE NOTE due to some upheavals the past few years the arts centre et cetera is not currently operating. We are just beginning to work on slowly reopening the gallery and bookshop. There is much to do. This includes general maintenance, cleaning, ......
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Help with several outdoor and building projects in Nova Scotia, Canada
We are a retired couple living in Nova Scotia, Canada, on a scenic 30 acre peace of land, which we are in the process of developing, we built two dome houses, the small one needs to be finished and the landscaping is our next project. Our property ......
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Learn new skills and join some local cultural activities at the Head of Jeddore in Nova Scotia, Canada
Hello! We are four people and three dogs sharing a forested, 100-acre oceanside property on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Yaro and Savayda live here with their dogs Rexy and Pico, while Wouter, his son Ben, and their dog Nala live ......
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Cozy cottage by the sea in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hello! I have a little home in a quiet area of Nova Scotia. I often need help in the garden and the house! I am a yoga teacher and life coach as well. I speak fluent French, English and Spanish. I work 4 days a week and sometimes travel for work, ......
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Keep active with outdoor adventures in beautiful Ingonish, Cape Breton, Canada
Hello, we are a family run accommodations business located in beautiful Ingonish, Cape Breton, Canada! Two young families running a cafe and various glamping units and cottages. Ingonish is a growing community that has beaches, a vibrant local ......
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Help herbalists with planting and cultivation in The Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Eastern Canada.
I am an herbalist with a deep interest and passion for cultivating, processing and utilizing the healing power of plants. I am starting a sixth season of creating an organic medicinal herb farm and botanical sanctuary to grow healing plants for my ......
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Off-grid community farm in Conquerall Mills, Canada
Welcome to our farm from Jake (39) Melissa(40) Perin(15) and Ada(12). We are a shared offgrid farm with multiple independent families living side by side. We have been performing various experiments in community living and hosting volunteers here ......
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Live with us and help with day-to-day tasks in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hello! My name is Benjamin (35) and my daughter is Sultana Gail (3). We live in bustling Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax has great food, shopping, shows and events throughout the year. Sultana is very active and talkative; she loves to ......
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Experience a unique stay in nature with our family in Wallace, NS, Canada
We’re a small family living on a peaceful hobby farm in Kerrs Mill, Nova Scotia, nestled along the beautiful Wallace River and surrounded by forest and fields. Our property includes three geodesic domes that we rent to guests looking to experience a ......
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Learn new skills in a rural community and enjoy the countryside in Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada
I am a professional woman (61) who is fortunate enough to enjoy a large property located on the ocean and in a rural farming community. My seaside cottage style century home is a relaxed and cozy atmosphere. Located in the community of Delhaven, the ......
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Helping out on a family homestead in Nova Scotia, Canada
We are Tyler, Zenovia, and Metro. We live in one of the many beautiful places of the world. We love to: eat well, ride bikes along our coastal highway, on forest trails, and rough gravel roads, play, walk in the woods, work hard in the gardens, eat ......
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Experience peaceful, close to nature living in rural Nova Scotia, Canada
We're a little family who enjoy meeting new people for mutual sharing, growth and broadening perspectives. We live in rural Nova Scotia near the beautiful Bay of Fundy. We love nature and a wide range of outdoor activities. We garden, camp, ......
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Experience the maritime lifestyle on an island in Lower Prospect, NS, Canada
We have many workawayers coming this summer, and can only accommodate now as of October 2025. My wife Lori and I live in a brand new oceanfront home located on a private island ( connected by a bridge) located just outside the city of Halifax ( 20 ......
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