The HeartRoot Farm Community Heartroot Farm is 240 acres of protected land near Lac-Mégantic, Qc. on the border of Maine at the northernmost tip of the Appalachians and the White Mountains - a place of solace and communion with Nature where we continue to teach, to harvest and transform wild herbs, and to mark the solstices and equinoxes with retreats and sweat-lodges. Facilities available: Use of the kitchen (including spices and staples); sheets, blankets, towels, biodegradable and organic toiletries and paper goods, and laundry facilities; art supplies; the meditation room (includes candles and incense); the trampoline; snowshoes; the library; access to the fields and forests on the Farm; access to the gardens and harvesting of herbs and other plants (under supervision); group meditations, teaching and treatments (fees for treatments);chanting workshops (fees apply); proximity to the many lakes, mountains, hiking trails, and cultural events in the region of Lac Megantic. Work Trade Possibilities Heartroot Farm offers work trade possibilities for those who would like to exchange labour for courses or room and board. Below you will find a list of some basic tasks that need to be done before, during and after retreats. In addition to these, we are often in need of childcare, and there are numerous seasonal tasks and ongoing projects that could use your help. Please contact us if you would like to know more or if you would like to set up a work trade exchange with us. Before Retreat: Clean bathrooms: empty trash (paper in recycling or fire) sweep beat rugs refill toilet paper/ soap etc. brush toilets take dirty towels/facecloths to laundry pour Vita Biosa down toilets (once a month) Sweep/beat rugs all over barn Empty recycling, garbage and compost Dusting (remove spiderwebs, dust surfaces) Bread and yogurt making (people with experience only) Wash windows Dishes (regularly) Hot tub maintenance (cleaning, filling, draining) Gardening (tasks differ with seasons) Brush animals General tidying in common areas Check bedrooms (sheets, pillowcases, wood, swept, heating) Organizing foodstuff During Retreat: Clean bathrooms: empty trash (paper in recycling or fire) sweep beat rugs refill toilet paper/soap etc. brush toilets take dirty towels/facecloths to laundry pour Vita Biosa down toilets (once a month) Sweep/beat rugs all over barn Empty recycling, garbage and compost Dusting (remove spiderwebs, dust surfaces) Bread and yogurt making (people with experience only) Dishes (regularly) Hot tub maintenance (start fire, keep fire going, stir water) Gardening (tasks differ with seasons) Brush animals Prep + cleanup for meals General tidying in common areas Tea cup gathering & washing Handkerchief gathering After Retreat: Clean bathrooms: empty trash (paper in recycling or fire) sweep beat rugs refill toilet paper/soap etc. brush toilets take dirty towels/facecloths to laundry pour Vita Biosa down toilets (once a month) Sweep/beat rugs all over barn Empty recycling, garbage and compost Handkerchief gathering Strip beds Wash and dry laundry : hang on line in summer, dryer in winter ( bedsheets, towels, facecloths, handkerchiefs, dishcloths, rags) Dusting (remove spiderwebs, dust surfaces) Wash windows Hot tub maintenance (keep fire going, stir water, cleaning) Gardening (tasks differ with seasons) Brush animals Clean stable (shoveling, putting down sawdust) Bread and yogurt making (people with experience only) Prep + cleanup for meals Dishes (regularly) Tea cup gathering & washing General tidying in common areas Winter: - Restock wood (dormitory, extension, upstairs & downstairs in barn) - Snow shoveling (doorways, pathways) - Spread ashes - Tend fires Sweat Lodge: Gather and hang up blankets after lodge The Meditation Room , The Land Us

Cheques should be made to : La Communauté de la Ferme Racine du Cœur.

86 chemin Vallerand
St-Hubert-de-Audet, Qc. G0Y 1A0
Contact tel:819-583-5986

email:edawnb@gmail.com or kyrasbw@gmail.com
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