2020 space availability...

  

Check for available space for farm guests below(each month shows number of guest slots):

--Names in [] are tentative and awaiting confirmation.

--Italics indicates campers.

--Names in () are volunteers who failed to honor their commitment--the “Brackets of Shame”! --c = cancel; d = delayed; E = emergency; ns = no show; le = left early; F = Flake; b = booted; cv = covid-19

January -2-3 max (Maria Clara Marques-Brazil Dec-Feb),

wk 1- Rachel MO, (Alia NJ-ns), (Meghan MA-ns), (Szilvia Hungary-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

wk 2- Rachel MO, Freda China, (Alia NJ-ns), (Meghan MA-ns), (Szilvia Hungary-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

wk 3- Rachel MO, Freda China, Miki Japan, Savannah CA, (Alia NJ-ns), (Meghan MA-ns),(Rachel AZ-c), (Szilvia Hungary-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

wk 4- Rachel MO, Freda China, Miki Japan, Savannah CA, (Rachel AZ-c), (Kelsey GA-c), (Szilvia Hungary-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

February -2-4 max (Thalita Souza Ecuador x),

wk 1- Rachel MO, Freda China, Miki Japan, Savannah CA, (Rachel AZ-c), (Kelsey GA-c), (Szilvia Hungary-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

wk 2- Rachel MO, (Thalita Ecuador-ns), (Rachel AZ-c), (Kelsey GA-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

wk 3- Rachel MO, (Thalita Ecuador-ns), (Rachel AZ-c), (Kelsey GA-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

wk 4- Rachel MO, (Thalita Ecuador-ns), (Rachel AZ-c), (Kelsey GA-c), (Maria Clara Brazil-ns),

March -4 max (will take more if requested)(spring break folks welcome)

wk 1- Rachel MO, Paula AZ, (Iryna NY-ns), (Brennen MN-cv), (Ana Luiza Brazil-ns), (Noah OR-ns), (Amr Egypt-c),

wk 2- Rachel MO, Paula AZ, (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Xiaoying MA-E), (Brennen MN-cv), (Ana Luiza Brazil-ns), (Kanjana Thailand-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Amr Egypt-cv), (Iryna NY-ns),

wk 3- Paula AZ, (Kate NC-cv), (Jutta Germany-cv), (Sara CA-cv), (Brennen MN-cv), (Xiaoying MA-E), (Kanjana Thailand-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Amr Egypt-cv), (Iryna NY-ns), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Sophie IL-cv), (Paula AZ-b),

wk 4- Catherine NH, Charlotte MA, Jinsy Germany, (Kate NC-cv), (Muhannad Saudi Arabia-cv), (Jutta Germany-cv), (Sara CA-cv), [Brennen MN], (Kanjana Thailand-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Amr Egypt-cv), (Iryna NY-ns), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Sophie IL-cv), (Katherine TX-c), (Paula AZ-b), (Em TX-d/cv),

April -6 max (will take more if requested) (Pei Yee Malaysia w,)

wk 1- Catherine NH, Jinsy Germany, Stefany/Damian PR, Emma GA, Danica TN, (Lori/Allison NY-c), (Em TX-d/cv), (Muhannad Saudi Arabia-cv), (Jutta Germany-cv), (Sara CA-cv), (Peggy Malaysia-cv), (Kanjana Thailand-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Amr Egypt-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Charlotte MA-f), (Paula AZ-b),

wk 2- Catherine NH, Danica TN, Will CA, Savannah GA, Emma GA-le, (Lori/Allison NY-c), (Muhannad Saudi Arabia-cv), (Sara CA-cv), (Peggy Malaysia-cv), (Zoe France-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Amr Egypt-cv), (Jutta Germany-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Paula AZ-b), (Charlotte MA-le), (Stefany/Damien PR-b), (Em TX-cv),

wk 3- Danica TN, Will CA, Savannah GA, Rachel SC, (Lori/Allison NY-c), (Peggy Malaysia-cv), (Zoe France-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Jutta Germany-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Paula AZ-b), (Charlotte MA-le), (Stefany PR-b), (Teah VA-cv), (Em TX-cv),

wk 4- Danica TN, Will CA, Savannah GA, Rachel SC, Angelika NJ, (Teah VA-cv), (Lori/Allison NY-c), (Peggy Malaysia-cv), (Zoe France-c), (Noah OR-ns), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Charlotte MA-le), (Stefany PR-b),

May -6 max

wk 1- Danica TN, Rachel SC, Angelika NJ, Natalia FL, Ting China, (Carmen Dominican Republic-cv), (Teah VA-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Charlotte MA-le), (Patrick VA-cv),

wk 2- Danica TN, Natalia FL, Angelika NJ, Ting China, Qing China, Val VA, Destiny SC, (June S. Korea-dcv), (Carmen Dominican Republic-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Charlotte MA-le), (Patrick VA-cv),

wk 3- Angelika NJ, Val VA, Ting China, Qing China, Colin MA, (June S. Korea-dcv), (Carmen Dominican Republic-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Charlotte MA-le), (Patrick VA-cv), (Roxanna NE-dcv), (Natalia FL-b),

wk 4- Angelika NJ, Val VA, Ting China, Colin MA, Courtney OH, (Virginia AL-cv), (June S. Korea-dcv), (Carmen Dominican Republic-cv), (Minke Netherlands-ns), (Katherine TX-c), (Charlotte MA-le), (Patrick VA-cv), (Roxanna NE-dcv), (Natalia FL-b),

June -6-8 max (Maggie Rivera OH,)

wk 1- Ting China, Courtney OH, Destiny SC, Kyah CA, (Adam IN-c), (Virginia AL-cv), (June S. Korea-dcv), (Emerson Brazil-cv), (Katherine TX-c), (Roxanna NE-dcv), (Natalia FL-b), (Daphne China-cv), (Val VA-cv),

wk 2- Ting China, Courtney OH, Katherine NC, Kyah CA, (Virginia AL-cv), (Adam IN-c), (June S. Korea-dcv), (Emerson Brazil-cv), (Katherine TX-c), (Natalia FL-b), (Maggie OH-cv), (Daphne China-cv), (Val VA-cv),

wk 3- Ting China, Katherine NC, Kyah CA, (Yu Japan-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Adam IN-c), (Virginia AL-cv), (June S. Korea-dcv), (Emerson Brazil-c), (Katherine TX-c), (Natalia FL-b), (Maggie OH-cv), (Daphne China-cv), (Val VA-cv),

wk 4- Ting China, Katherine NC, Kyah CA, Amanda CA, Jennifer VA, (Kyah CA-E), (Stefanie/Isabella/Aleah GA-cv), (Yu Japan-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Jada GA-c), (Emerson Brazil-c), (Adam IN-c), (Katherine TX-c), (Natalia FL-b), (Maggie OH-cv), (Daphne China-cv), (June S. Korea-c),

July -8 max

wk 1- Ting China, Katherine NC, Mila TX, Amanda CA, Jennifer VA, Holly MD, Alex GA, (Stefanie/Isabella/Aleah GA-cv), (Olivia TN-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Willow NC-c), (Jada GA-c), (Daphne China-cv), (Yu Japan-c), (Kyah CA-E), (Baptiste France-cv), (June S. Korea-c),

wk 2- Ting China, Katherine NC, Mila TX, Amanda CA, Jennifer VA, Holly MD, Alex GA, (Olivia TN-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Willow NC-c), (Jada GA-c), (Daphne China-cv), (Yu Japan-c), (Kyah CA-E), (Baptiste France-cv), (June S. Korea-c),

wk 3- Ting China, Katherine NC, Mila TX, Jennifer VA, Holly MD, (Roxanna NE-cv), (Katy NC-cv), (Olivia TN-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Willow NC-c), (Jada GA-c), (Daphne China-cv), (Kyah CA-E), (Baptiste France-cv), (June S. Korea-c), (Alex GA-le), (Amanda CA-b),

wk 4- Katherine NC, Mila TX, Jennifer VA, Holly MD, Mingxia/Wenna China, Stasia Russia, (Courtney OH-leE),(Daphne China-cv), (Kyah CA-E), (Baptiste France-cv), (Olivia TN-c), (June S. Korea-c), (Ting China-le), (Katy NC-cv), (Amanda CA-b), (Roxanna NE-cv),

August -8 max [Caterina Italy 2-3],

wk 1- Mingxia/Wenna China, Stasia Russia, (Molly TN-ns), (Lily NY-dcv), (Courtney OH-leE), (Daphne China-cv), (Baptiste France-cv), (Shabnam Iran-c), (June S. Korea-c), (Ting China-le), (Katy NC-cv), (Roxanna NE-cv), (Oscar UK-cv), (Amelia TX-ns), (Izzy SC-ns),

wk 2- Jen NY, (Mingxia/Wenna China-le), (Stasia Russia-E), (Molly TN-ns), (Lily NY-dcv), (Lilith NV-cvd), (Courtney OH-leE), (Daphne China-cv), (Baptiste France-cv),(Shabnam Iran-c), (June S. Korea-c), (Ting China-le), (Katy NC-cv), (Roxanna NE-cv), (Oscar UK-cv), (Amelia TX-ns), (Izzy SC-ns),

wk 3- Jen NY, Roamie OR, Sarah TN, Emilie NY, (Lily NY-dcv), (Lilith NV-dcv), (Shabnam Iran-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Daphne China-cv), (Baptiste France-cv), (June S. Korea-c), (Katy NC-cv), (Oscar UK-cv), (Izzy SC-ns), (Lucy CT-cv),

wk 4- Jen NY, Roamie OR, Sarah TN, Emilie NY, Mackie OK, Erica IL, Sara SC, (Virginia VA-d), (Lily NY-dcv), (Shabnam Iran-c), (Courtney OH-leE), (Daphne China-cv), (Baptiste France-cv), (June S. Korea-c), (Katy NC-cv), (Oscar UK-cv), (Izzy SC-ns), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c),

September -6 max [Jen AZ]

wk 1- Sarah TN, Mackie OK, Erica IL, Sara SC, Brittni NY, Chanti FL/Lane OH/Keirstyn VA, Jen AZ, (Virginia VA-d), (Shabnam Iran-c), (June S. Korea-c), (Katy NC-cv), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b),

wk 2- Nick/Carmen MI, Erica IL, Brittni NY, Chanti FL/Lane OH/Keirstyn VA, Virginia VA, Rainan GA, (Shabnam Iran-c), (Katy NC-cv), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Mackie OK-le), (Jen AZ-le),

wk 3- Nick/Carmen MI, Rebecca CA, Chanti FL/Lane OH/Keirstyn VA, Virginia VA, Rainan GA, Jesse TN, (Shabnam Iran-c), (Katy NC-cv), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Mackie OK-le), (Erica IL-le),

wk 4- Nick/Carmen MI, Rebecca CA, Rainan GA, Jesse TN, (Shabnam Iran-c), (Katy NC-cv), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Erica IL-le), (Karsen NC-dcv),

October -5 max

wk 1- Nick/Carmen MI, Rebecca CA, Catherine VA, (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Karsen NC-dcv), (Jesse TN-le), (Kapilan India-cv),

wk 2- Nick/Carmen MI, Catherine VA, Kali NC, (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Barbara MI-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Karsen NC-cv),

wk 3- Nick/Carmen MI, Natasha NM, Kali NC, Jules SC, (Aisha India-d), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Barbara MI-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Karsen NC-cv),

wk 4- Nick/Carmen MI, Natasha NM, Eugene NC, (Aisha India-cv), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Simone NY-cv), (Emilie NY-b), (Sara SC-bF), (Barbara MI-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Karsen NC-cv), (Kali NC-le), (Jules SC-f), 

November -4 max

wk 1- Nick/Carmen MI, Natasha NM, Cam NE, (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Karsen NC-cv), (Kali NC-le), (Jules SC-f), (Aisha India-cv), (Tiff NJ-cv), 

wk 2- Nick/Carmen MI, Cam NE, Ermek/Dana Kazakhstan, Jennifer FL, (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Karsen NC-cv), (Kali NC-le), (Jules SC-f), (Aisha India-cv), (Tiff NJ-cv), 

wk 3- Nick/Carmen MI, Cam NE, Ermek/Dana Kazakhstan, Kim TX, Catherine NY, (Grace MA-c), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Kali NC-le), (Jules SC-f), (Aisha India-cv), (Tiff NJ-cv), (Jennifer FL-f), (Sara MA-cvc), 

wk 4- Nick MI, Kim TX, (Catherine NY-b), (Grace MA-c), (Lucy CT-cv), (Lilith NV-cvc), (Luka NC-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Aisha India-cv), (Tiff NJ-cv), (Jennifer FL-f), (Sara MA-cvc), (Cam NE-b), (Ermek/Dana Kazakhstan-b),

December -2 max

wk 1- Nick MI, Mathilde OH, (Grace MA-c), (Lucy CT-cv), (Luka NC-c), (Kapilan India-cv), (Aisha India-cv), (Sara MA-cvc), (Cam NE-b), (Catherine NY-b), 

wk 2- Nick MI, Mathilde OH, Venus China, (Grace MA-c), (Lucy CT-cv), (Luka NC-c), (Aisha India-cv), (Sara MA-cvc), (Cam NE-b), (Catherine NY-b), 

wk 3- Nick MI, Mathilde OH, Venus China, (Grace MA-c), (Luka NC), (Aisha India-cv), (Cam NE-b), (Catherine NY-b), 

wk 4- Nick MI, Mathilde OH, Venus China, (Luka NC-c), (Aisha India-cv), (Catherine NY-b), 

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As 2020 comes to a close we would like to thank all the folks who chose to come spend some time with us at Prince Bay Farm. Covid-19 definitely made an impact with how we do things on the farm. 2020 bought sixty-three helpers to the farm--many who would have never considered coming to a farm in pre-pandemic times.

We hosted international helpers from 6 different countries: the US-52, China-6, Japan-1, Germany-1, Russia-1, & Kazakhstan-2. The US was well represented with folks from 23 states & one territory: MO-1, AZ-1, CA-5, NH-1, MA-2, PR-2, GA-4, TN-3, SC-4, NJ-1, FL-3, VA-5, OH-3, NC-3, TX-2, MD-1, NY-4, OR-1, OK-1, IL-1, NY-4, MI-2, NM-1, & NE-1.

We would like to acknowledge all our helpers: Freda-China, Miki-Japan, Rachel-MO, Savannah-CA, Paula-AZ, Catherine-NH, Charlotte-MA, Jinsy-Germany, Stefany/Damian-PR, Emma-GA, Danica-TN, Will-CA, Savannah-GA, Rachel-SC, Angelika-NJ, Natalia-FL, Ting-China, Qing-China, Val-VA, Colin-MA, Courtney-OH, Destiny-SC, Kyah-CA, Katherine-NC, Amanda-CA, Mila-TX, Jennifer-VA, Holly-MD, Alex-GA, Mingxia/Wenna-China, Stasia-Russia, Jen-NY, Roamie-OR, Sarah-TN, Emilie-NY, Mackie-OK, Erica-IL, Sara-SC, Brittni-NY, Chanti-FL, Lane-OH, Keirstyn-VA, Virginia-VA, Rainan-GA, Carmen-MI, Jesse-TN, Rebecca-CA, Catherine-VA, Kali-NC, Natasha-NM, Jules-SC, Eugene-NC, Cam NE, Ermek/Dana-Kazakhstan, Jennifer-FL, Kim-TX, Catherine-NY, Matilde-OH, & Venus-China.

End-of-year stats: 126 folks committed to stays, 63 made it to the farm, 63 didn't. Of the sixty-three that didn't make it, the majority contacted us & the main reason was the pandemic, with a handful(>10) of no-shows. We had 13 folks who decided the farm wasn't a good fit for them & left early. We asked 17 people to depart the farm for a variety of reasons. *Due to the pandemic, we relaxed our screening process and ignored many of the 'red flags' that indicate a person would be a bad fit here. These 'red flags' in past years would have led us to reject many of the applicants that we accepted this year.

The year 2020 also marks the end of my time as a WWOOF-USA host--my son, Nicholas, will take over that duty. They can still volunteer on the farm, but I can no longer have strangers running roughshod through my home. This is due to the ones ignoring the dangers of the pandemic to the many who couldn't follow simple rules to ensure harmony in my home for all its residents. This has caused undue stress to me and my health. So I reclaim my home and the volunteers will be housed elsewhere on the farm.

Nicholas will be directly supervising the farm helpers with me providing advice to him. I will continue screening & will resume interviewing prospective folks to ensure we have a stellar crew in 2021. My main focus will be on developing & implementing a Permaculture Design Course for interested parties.