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We are Clark and Lora, and own 28 acres in the Texas Hill Country. On our property we have 2 horses, 7 goats, 40 chickens, 3 cats, 2 dogs, and 1 tortoise. Our projects range from animal care, property management to construction, permaculture, gardening, landscaping, and more. There is never a day without something to work on.
Our ideal helpers would be a couple willing to work with us for 4-5 hours a day, five days a week and be flexible around meals…sometimes, especially in the summer, we have lunch on the go and eat a very late dinner. We do eat meat, but not at every meal. If you require meat at every meal, this may not be the best fit for you. Many of our meals are vegetarian or vegan to suit those in our family who choose to eat that way. As hosts, when we make meals, our workers will be welcome to join us in eating. Lora does not love to cook (hah!) so you'll be free to make your own meals most of the time.
For the most-part our help hours are between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM (and then also evening animal feedings), but rain, heat, or other obligations can cause us to start later and end later, or work all day into the evening on one day, and take the following day off. We love our afternoon siesta, and expect our workers to also take a little break in the afternoons to reset for the day. We've always got a list of projects to tackle, but are also happy to rest after putting forth a big effort.
While we are English speakers, Clark is proficient in German and loves learning and trying out all other languages.
*NOTE - We are NOT able to host workers who are traveling with their pets.Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Projetos artísticosPrática de idiomasAjuda em projetos ambientaisJardinagemConstrução/faça você mesmoCuidar de animaisAjuda em fazendaCriar/cozinhar refeições caseirasAjuda a cuidar da casaManutenção geralObjetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
Regarding our location, the Texas Hill Country is often times compared to the hills of California. The square in Wimberley, our town, is about a 15 minute drive away from our property and is a popular tourist destination. There are many fun shops and restaurants in the square. Nearby are a large number of swimming holes, the Blanco River, and a handful of state parks under an hour away by car. For convenience, it would be best for our worker to have their own car, though this is not absolutely necessary.
We can teach our workers a number of things about property maintenance, animal care, and general construction, while working on the many projects we’ve got on our long to-do list.Ajuda
Help with Animals, construction projects, and general property maintenance. We usually wake up around 6:45 AM and start our morning animal duties, which include: mucking stalls and feeding our goats, horses, dogs, cats, and tortoise. Then we have breakfast and choose a project to tackle for the day (building a barn, pulling fence, trail maintenance, painting a mural, construction projects, gardening/landscaping, etc.)
By 2:00-3:00, we are normally wrapping up work for the day, and spend the rest of the afternoon swimming in the pool, working on personal projects, or napping. The average workday is about four hours of labor, sometimes more, sometimes less.
Our evening animal routine is very basic. Feeding everyone and making sure they're secure for the night. It takes about an hour and is a very enjoyable time to spend with the animals.Idiomas
Idiomas
Alemão: Fluente
Inglês: FluenteEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Clark is interested in all languages and would love to learn as we work together. He formerly taught English in the Slovak Republic, so does have a background in teaching the English language.Acomodação
Accommodation available for our Workawayers is very nice. Workers will either stay in a remodeled 1967 camper (which we call the Armadillo) or in one of the bedrooms of our upstairs apartment. Spaces/bathrooms may be shared with other workers. The full kitchen in the main house will be available at any time.
There is acceptable internet access in the main house and apartment.Algo mais...
Our town, Wimberley, is a fifteen minute drive away, and offers a variety of fun shops and restaurants. There are many parks and swimming holes nearby too and, within an hour-drive you can reach a number of state parks and other destinations in the hill country. The town of San Marcos is a 45 minute drive away, and offers larger stores, chain restaurants, movie theaters, a floating tour on the river, and shopping malls. The state capitol, Austin, is about an hour drive from our house, and San Antonio (one of the oldest cities in the United States) is just under two hours away. It would be best for our workers to have their own car, however, if they’ve got a drivers license, we may be able to provide a car from time to time.
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Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Pode hospedar nômades digitais
Our internet can be limited at times, however we are happy to host workers who have their own online obligations, as long as the time needed for those things can be somewhat flexible.
Espaço para estacionar campervans
We do have plenty of parking available, and may be able to accommodate a motorhome or campervan if our number of workers allows.
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
2
Horas previstas
5 hours, 5 days/week
Comentário (12)
In her first few days, even though she had to be jet lagged, she assisted with a woodworking project building a custom frame for one of our daughter's paintings. She jumped right into helping with animals and she and the horses fell in love with each… read more
While here, Glenda helped with trail work, clearing and spreading mulch to cushion our trails… read more
She is a delightful person, who brings sunshine to every space she enters. While here, she took on any task put… read more
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In her first few days, even though she had to be jet lagged, she assisted with a woodworking project building a custom frame for one of our daughter's paintings. She jumped right into helping with animals and she and the horses fell in love with each… read more
While here, Glenda helped with trail work, clearing and spreading mulch to cushion our trails… read more
She is a delightful person, who brings sunshine to every space she enters. While here, she took on any task put… read more
The decision may seem rash,… read more
This was a… read more
We felt so welcomed and at home from the very start, and enjoyed so many wonderful conversations and hours of outdoors work with everyone… read more
While they were here, they did many tasks including working with our horses (mucking, training, and general maintenance) and goat care (more mucking, daily walks, and lots of scratches.) They… read more
During a time of just over two weeks on our farm in Central Texas, Simone helped with so many things. His primary morning chore was mucking the… read more
Lora & Clark's farm is wonderful, feeding Paloma and Blue (the horses) is a relaxing experience and taking care of other related chores is never a burden.
The facilities where you can rest in the afternoon are truly comfortable and luxurious, perfect for recharging your… read more
Lora and Clark put a lot of hard work and love into their farm and go… read more
They arrived not long after we’d had a brutal ice storm that damaged SO… read more
Close your eyes and let me paint you a picture of what it's like to work on this beautiful farm in Wimberly with Lora and Clark. Just kidding you can't read with your eyes closed.
You drive through this beautiful little town an hour south of Austin and an hour north of San Antonio. Its lively, and lit up with cute outdoor string… read more
First, Clark and Lora are some of the most generous and kind people we have come across. They welcomed us as another member of the… read more
Not only did they take part in the daily animal routine, they also helped with our short term rental cabins, our gardens, and tackled many construction jobs on our property.
Animals on our… read more
what it really takes to have animals ( Goats, Chickens, Horses, Cats, Dogs, Turtoise and in the future, Ducks ),
to learn how to use powertools to repair or construct the things that are necesarry for the farm.
Mostly, and the more powerful… read more
While with us for more than three months, Philippe helped with… read more
During her 3 1/2 week stay here, Dee helped with many things including animal care (goats, chickens, horses), land work (clearing trees, burning brush, moving compost, building… read more
While here, Armando took part in… read more
Lora is an amazing person she really knows alot of thing more than me haha and i am still "in shock" cos she does EVERYTHING.
Clark is pacient and very nice person, he… read more