New Earth Estate

Disclaimer - It is your responsibility to take care of your kids, pets, personal belongings, and health. - This is a natural setup with a river, pond, paved and unpaved trails, and forest with stones, rocks, broken branches, and pieces of tree trunks, and dark at night so have flashlights for your night time. - We recommend hiking during daylight, and with safe shoes, cane, and care. - Unsupervised kids under 20 or unsupervised off-leash pets are not welcome here. - We don't recommend this place for babies under 2 years old. Winter Time Tips - Driving in snow requires some skills and tools, be equipped with both (i.e. snow tires or chains, a small shovel, CAA membership). - Roads inside the property will be treated by a tractor but as the roads are gravel roads they can not be totally cleared from snow during winter and we do not use salt for green reasons. - So be prepared for driving and use winter boots or ice tracks for walking, and have snow shoes for hiking. - Tipis surroundings must be open for ventilation purposes we will shovel the snow around the tipis before your arrival but during your stay especially if it is snowing, if it gets smokey inside there will be a shovel at the utility building that you can use to make sure around the skirt of the tipi is snow free for better ventilation. Summer Time Tips - There will be some black flies or mosquitoes and other insects in their season all around the countryside. - Have proper clothing, and insect replant sprays/lotion with you. What to Bring - Common cases; comfortable clothing suitable for the weather, long sleeves, pants, comfortable shoes, bathing suit, plastic slippers for shower or spa, volleyballs, basketballs, badminton rackets, Frisbee, yoga mat, matchbox, fire starter, external cellphone battery pack, insect replant spray, reusable water bottle (water in the utility building is drinkable and nice). - Pets are allowed you need to arrange and pay for them and clean up after them. - You can have daytime visitors please arrange and pay the visitor fee of $40 per person. Weather - It's your responsibility to check the weather in Markdale, Ontario before planning your trip. Open Fire Warning - The sauna and hot tub are wood stove heated, the stove handles become hot and you need to open them using the provided BBQ tongue. - Indoor and outdoor fire pits need fire-making skills and experience. - Do not use gas or oil or any fuel to start the fire, especially inside the tipis! If you are wearing synthetic material clothing do not get close to open fire. - Make sure that the net dome is closed when you have the fire on in your tipi, and do not leave your tipi with the fire on for more than 10 minutes. Accidents - If there is an accident during hiking, playing,g or your games we are not liable for such circumstances, so be mindful of your activities, only you will be responsible. Our Products - When you purchase and consume our handmade, homemade products you agree that we are not liable or responsible for how and in what condition you keep, preserve, or consume the products and any possible allergic reaction. - We prepare and forage them properly and in hygienic condition but each consumer is responsible for knowing their own allergy or food reaction characteristics. COVID-19 Policy - We are taking extra care to disinfect all spaces due to COVID-19, anti-bacterial soaps, hand sanitizer gel, and antibacterial sprays are available in the bathrooms or utility building. - This is a critical time and we all need to feel responsible for others, so we encourage everyone to clean up after themselves for the well-being of others and themselves.