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Hello all! I'm delighted to join this community and looking forward to learning from everyone here.

My name is Dave and I'm from Dublin, Ireland. I am interested in becoming more self sufficient. I have some practical experience in growing vegetables and fishing. This year I am traveling to America where I will volunteer for a few months in the Hurricane relief. Around April I will head up to Canada where I hope to volunteer on self sufficient farms. Hopefully there I will get the chance to learn about growing organic food, raising animals, hunting, foraging, fishing, building work, woodwork and processing animals. By doing this I hope to see if this sort of life is for me.

I'm a member of WWOOF Canada and will apply for volunteer opportunities through the website. If anyone has any other recommendations, I would be very happy to hear them.

Thanks for reading

Dave

Timothy Norton

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Welcome to Permies!

Thank you for volunteering to help with hurricane relief. I hope your travels will bring you many stories and great interactions.

Have you had any farm/growing experience in the past?

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Aaron Yarbrough

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Welcome to Permies Dave!

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David Regan

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Thank you Timothy

I don’t have any previous experience working on a farm, but I’ve had a small back garden where I’ve grown vegetables on a small scale in my spare time. I’ve successfully grown potatoes, carrots, green beans, lettuce, garlic, onions, broccoli, and a few other crops. It’s been a great learning experience, and I’m excited to expand my knowledge and skills.

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Welcome to the continent of North America Dave, I hope your time living and working here will be a time of learning and positive experiences, even if some things are challenging.

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Anne Miller

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Welcome to the forum.

Thank you for supporting the Hurricane relief.

I hope you have a successful visit to Canada.

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Nancy Reading

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Hello Dave, and welcome to permies! I think it is a really good idea to try WWOOFing to get experience - by doing it abroad you can get multicultural experiences too! I gather that volunteers often get as much out as they put in, so work hard and have fun!

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