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Welcome!
Our place is located in the Foothills of Alberta
We are a family of 6, we are mid 40’s and we have a 23 year old and 21 year old sons one in university In USA & one in college in Edmonton. We have two young girls 9 & 7 yrs old. We live on a beautiful farm 28 acres with 3 mini donkeys, a horse, a llama, an alpaca, chickens, ducks, geese, outdoor cats, and 2 dogs, one indoor and one outdoor.
We are very active, we love to host and to travel — we are always building into peoples lives and absolutely love life. We are strong in faith but not preachy — if that’s not your thing.
We are looking for some help around the yard painting, clean up, working the grounds with mowing, plants, trees, and other projects as they arise. Also looking for some help with the girls at times as we homeschool & Rhonalyn is super busy.
We are located 45 minutes north of Calgary Alberta Canada between two towns. We have a vehicle for work-a-way to utilize so make sure you can drive as we are not interested in you being trapped here (but it is beautiful). You can use our standard car, just need to fuel it up when you use it.
In your down time, you can have many Canadian experiences which may include a rodeo, rodeo dance, zoo, Drumheller dinosaur museum, cattle sale, hockey game, trails & hikes, and wild horses are a 3-4 hour round trip to see close by here.
You must want to have fun! Or be committed to wanting to become fun (we will help you out of your shell). We prefer female work aways or a male/female couple.
Living arrangements are in our home or our mother’s home also located on the property. You will find we are very flexible but will want you to do your part too. 5 hours a day, 5 days a week working as well as assisting with meal prep / clean up.
We are engaged in our community and we are all about family and friends, if you want to grow and be challenged in a safe place then you better reach out to us!
Thanks
James & Rhonalyn
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are close to Calgary and the mountains and major parks; we offer a modern farm life with tons of space. The property we have is a 27 acre fenced estate that is completely beautiful and surreal to live on most days.
As a family we operate many businesses and offer a vast array of experience and knowledge. We have deep relationships that you will be exposed to and have opportunities to grow from.
We have everyday Cowboys to urban business women in our back yard and a full experience of Canada’s most talented and exceptional people.
I would boldly consider our family somewhat ambassadors for this beautiful nation.
Projects involving children
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Help
Help with animals, mini donkeys, horse, lama , etc
Farm animal assist ( no experience required and very safe )
Mowing of grass and yard care ( no experience required)
General duties and maintenance, like painting and fixing etc ( no experience required as we will show you )
Spraying weeds
Raking leaves
Keeping yard beautiful & maintained
Help around the house, cleaning etc
Babysitting / Helping with the younger girls
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Accommodation
In our home or mother’s home on same property. Beautiful, stunning property all around!!
What else ...
If you have your license we will be able to help with transportation as much as possible. You are close to so many things to see and do. We will introduce you too people who will likely become your friends as well and in good old Canadian fashion they will show you great hospitality
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
We have two full hook up rv site with water , sewer and power available
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, Will try to keep it to Monday-Friday so you can have weekend off. Many say it’s a holiday living here.
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The first week I stayed with grandma and helped her with cooking, exercieses, cleaning, drive her to appointments,... It was such a fun time with her! After that, I stayed with the other part of the family… read more
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The first week I stayed with grandma and helped her with cooking, exercieses, cleaning, drive her to appointments,... It was such a fun time with her! After that, I stayed with the other part of the family… read more
James and Rhonalyn gave us a place to stay in the last minute. A "last minute rescue" became a home for 3 weeks. They all made sure that we feel like family from day 1.
We loved to integrate into their lifes. The girls were so fun to be around. Two goofballs who made their way into our hearts really fast.
We took care of the… read more
From day one they made me feel like part of the family :-) I absolutely enjoyed my stay on the beautiful property & especially the girls I had to take care of have such a special place in my heart => they are just wonderful!!
The work James and Rhonalyn give… read more
We had Yannis & Annette at our home and farm for a month. They were SO helpful!! They always did what was asked of them and offered to do more! Their work was done with zeal and perfection! {Farm work, cleaning, painting, organizing, setting up for events, cooking, playing with kids, and so on}
We loved having them both. Also to note:… read more
The whole family is unbelievable welcoming and kind!
The farm is huge and there are always things to do, such as cleaning up the yard, painting, cleaning, snow shoveling.
But they always made sure the work is not too hard and we always enjoyed… read more
They have a huge property, so there's always something to do: mowing the lawn, spraying weeds, painting, cleaning, watching the girls, helping with the animals, helping prepare for events,... But it's never been too hard!
The whole family is super friendly, welcoming and… read more
They are very flexible and help you with everything they can, so just talk to them.
The work is not hard and consist of different tasks, there's always something onbthat huge property. And don't worry, you get a good… read more
I was there with two other workawayers which was great, because we could explore the area in the afternoon or on the weekends, there was always a car we could use which was also great.
The whole family is very lovely and… read more
Clara is a quieter person. Also a very… read more
They took me on very short notice, and during my two-week stay there on their absolutely beautiful and huge property, James and Rhonalyn always made sure I was taken care of and really put a lot of effort in trying to make me feel as comfortable as possible.
And well, they definitely know how… read more
James and Rhonalyn are wonderful hosts, they were very funny and lovely.
The work at the yard was not hard and very flexible. The time we spent with the two girls was absolutely great and we had so much fun together.
We only had to work 4… read more
