Help with our little eco-farm in the countryside of Ibiza, Spain

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  Description

  We’re Sophie & Julian, are an English couple with 2 small children (Charlotte, 3, and Felix, 8 months) and an eco-veggie plot where we keep chickens and grow vegetables. We are close to the sea, in the Ibiza countryside surrounded by beautiful nature and a pine forest. We have one dog, two house cats and a ton of strays and enjoy the tranquillity and simple family life.
  
  We are looking for somebody upbeat, energetic, and keen to get stuck in to help with our day-to-day life with 2 kids and house management - general house-keeping, a bit of childcare and some light gardening.
  
  Maintaining our veggie patch requires some regular weeding, planting and harvesting the vegetables, and generally keeping up the property and land… we’d like to build a treehouse for the kids and convert an outhouse into a bedroom.
  
  We're interested in keeping the project sustainable, so any skills in that field are very interesting. We're very laid-back and enjoy cycling, supping or taking out our little boat when the weather is nice - which it nearly always is :)

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We're within walking distance of three different beaches, and close to the Spanish village of San Josep. If you want to practise Spanish it's a great place to start. I'm a part-time Spanish teacher
  
  There is a pick-your-own veg garden and we keep chickens too for fresh daily eggs. The house is surrounded by nature, yet only 10 minutes from the closest town for cinema, restaurants etc. We have two cars so can help you get around but it’s also super cheap to hire cars in the off-season so if you’d rather be independent that’s easy too.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We rent out our house in summer so we always need help maintaining it … weeding, clearing land, planting vegetables and maybe a bit of painting. We also have small children so need some help sometimes supervising them whilst we get stuck into outdoor projects.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  I speak Spanish and teach English - we speak mainly a English around the house but both children attend Catalan nursery
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  Accommodation

  We have a double room for 1 person with a shared bathroom with us and the kids.
  We'll provide funds for your groceries so although you are welcome to join us for meals every day, it's totally cool if you'd prefer to eat by yourself.
  We love cooking and entertaining, and go out walking most days.

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  What else ...

  In the daytime you'll be free to explore the island and visit Ibiza's many interesting beaches. There is lots to see, even out of season, so it's a great place to visit.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have hi-speed wifi in all the house. We have a desk in all rooms but no specific office space but hopefully when you’re here we’ll create a new room so that could be a new work space

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have lots of land and are interested in creating more outdoor space… we already built a shower and kitchen so are definitely keen to build more outdoors

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 3-4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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