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Enjoy helping a family operated organic farm and winery in the beautiful Similkameen Valley. Steve and Kim are your hosts and live on the same property as their son's family with 2 children. We are looking for willing, independent, hard working, enthusiastic helpers that can work 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
The daily seasonal farm work include; pruning, thinning, tying, picking, packing, processing fruit and helping at farmers markets. We also operate a winery and guesthouse and the work for these would include crushing the wine, greeting and helping guests in the tasting room and guesthouse.
Accomodations include your own space ( mobile home right on the rivers edge) where helpers can share the kitchen facilities and bathroom. The home has one bedroom with a queen, one small room with a single bed and a big room with a pull out sofa. The living room is equipped with TV, wifi, and we provide groceries for every helper to share the cooking duties and of course housecleaning duties.
We invite you to come learn and enjoy the pleasures of agri- tourism in the breathtaking Similkameen Valley!
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
Cooking / shopping
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Help in the house
Helping with Tourists
Other
The volunteer work at our farm and winery is filled with variety. You can expect to do one thing in the morning and do something else later, depending on the season. The farm requires weeding , pruning, thinning, picking, packing, planting, and sorting. The winery requires crushing, pitting fruit, bottling, labelling, and helping customers with their needs when they visit. Our guesthouse requires, maintenance, cleaning, and providing the customers with their needs.
English and French
When you stay with us you can expect to keep your accomodations clean and be responsible to cook for yourselves ( we provide you with groceries).
The Similkameen Valley is a paradise on earth for swimming, hicking, fishing, golfing, visiting wineries, sightseeing the Old Grist Mill, Inkameep Centre, shopping,and series of communal events.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
