Lots of projects on our farm on the coast of North East Scotland, UK

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  • Activité récente: 29 mars 2024

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  2024 

 Séjour min. souhaité : Un mois ou plus

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  • Description

    Description

    SEEKING A VERY SPECIAL COUPLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS VERY VARIED WORK

    Due to accommodation limitations we are seeking couples only, sorry! We are offering a very varied workaway position for those seeking to follow their own growing and farming careers in the future. As we have a wide diversity of farming interests we need a couples that have an existing knowledge and passion for the work they will be doing here, particularly in lambing, other animal care, basic joinery, fencing and use of power tools. And experience in market gardening, regenerative farming, or small scale retailing will be wonderful but less necessary! Fluency in English will also be a requirement and all relevant work visas must be in place already. So anyone with ability and an interest in helping with this would be very welcome, with fair wages (UK minimum wage as per age for all hours worked for all tasks) plus accommodation provided accordingly. There will be on the job training but I emphasise you must come with experience to make you able to help from the get-go, you may have to be ready to work some long days, possibly on your own in pairs, or alongside us, but we hope it will be very rewarding in many ways! As usual though we are really keen to hear from any couples looking to help with a host of DIY type jobs - from joinery, upcycling, painting, fence building - and general horticultural and animal care type help. Lots to do! We seek the independent natured people who love to interact but also like their own time to enjoy the surroundings or the leisure activities of their choice. Food will be self catering.

    The background. We are a 40 somethings couple hailing from Scotland and South Africa with 2 kid, aged 9 and 10 and relative new starts in farming. In 2017 we have taken on my dad's former arable farm of 140 acres here on the coast of North East Scotland and are full of ideas for change to make it more environmentally alive, sustainable, and financially viable - a tricky combo but very attainable, we just need a lot of help to get there! Business ventures range from sheep and pig rearing, free range poultry farming and a farm shop which opened in 2020. Sadly our flower farming and veg plot is on hold whilst we seek folks willing and able to take it on as their own business venture (it proved too much for me to do it alongside everything else). Future businesses (for starting Summer 2025) are to develop a green camping and glamping site, and we will be opening a trailer food business here on the farm for this Summer (2024) Other non commercial projects range from new woodland planting (Mar 2024) and hedge planting for wildllife, creating wildflower havens (Spring 2024 and on), bee keeping, kitchen gardening, building restoration, reclamation of old equipment or upcycling projects, we have lots to get involved in, get as mucky as you like, and learn as you go. A love of kids to help a bit with childcare (we have 2 children of 5 and 7, June 2020) or even helping with domestic duties such as cooking and housework would be awesome!

    Other interests are home brewing, food curing/smoking, making sausages and various butchery skills, so if you want to have a go or watch and learn then you will be very welcome. Wild food foraging also enjoyed by us but is seasonally dependant for availability or produce or free time!

    Extensive home library available on smallholding and good animal husbandry, permaculture, cooking and other related topics.

    We can provide warm or wet weather clothing and, in most cases, protective footwear against the elements! Not new, but good enough :)

    We are also located between 2 villages with pubs, shops, etc so you need not be isolated. If you want to visit NE Scotland and really see the value of your working day, with hopefully lovely people (!), then here's the place!

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
    Aide dans une ferme
    Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    We are both seasoned travellers so perhaps we can advise on future travels, and we have extensive travelling experience within Scotland itself, so tap that font please! As locals in a rural area we can introduce you to many other people of interest should you wish. In terms of skills there are so many you can gain and share here that it should not be boring!

  • Projets impliquant des enfants

    Projets impliquant des enfants

    Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

  • L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

    L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

    Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.

    L’hôte a indiqué qu'il paierait au moins le salaire horaire minimum de son pays pour chaque heure travaillée et que l’hébergement serait fourni. Il demande de l'aide dans le cadre de son entreprise ou activité professionnelle. Contactez l'hôte directement via la messagerie du site pour en savoir plus et avoir des détails sur le salaire proposé. Tous les arrangements devraient être conclus à l'avance avec votre hôte.

  • Aide

    Aide

    The big projects are to get the place ready for opening our cafe trailer this Summer and to help with livestock. Tree planting, fencing, path building, wildflowers meadow creation, old building works and joinery will all be required and you may be asked to help with the farm shop too, if both sides are agreeable (I know this is not for everyone!)

  • Langues parlées

    Afrikaans: Courant
    Anglais: Courant

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    We have a holiday cottage, fully furnished to a very high standard, that is charming and very comfortable. It is not on the rental market just now so it is available for our workaways. It has one double bed and two singles and an enclosed garden. Overlooking the sea within the farmstead.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    We are right on the main coastal bus route runnning between Dundee and Aberdeen. And 10 miles from railway stations of Montrose or Stonehaven.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    We use a mobile Wi-Fi network but it is unlimited and offers good speeds, perfectly adequate for video streaming etc, and if staying in cottage it is for the workaway's exclusive use

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

  • Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    We have free ranging poultry and sheep and are not far from a busy road, so any animals cannot be allowed to roam freely. The cottage garden is contained but it is not too difficult for a dog to jump out, so this would have to be borne in mind

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Deux

  • ...

    Nombre d'heures attendues

    Maximum 8 hours a day, 5 days

N° de référence hôte : 736378811597

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