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We are a small regenerative farm, working towards sustainability and self-sufficiency. We are looking for workawayers who are happy to experience and help with sustainable farming (veggies and almonds, herbs and worms) and anyone who has initiative, energy and skills to add to our lifestyle.
Accommodation and meals are provided throughout your stay. Meals are prepared and taken with us in our home. We take joy in preparing and chatting over meals and learning your culture as you learn ours. Our farm is on top of a mountain surrounded by nature, Cape Fynbos and export fruit. A farmers market at the last weekend of every month, guest cottages and a camp site ensure a constant flow of people.Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity WorkArt ProjectsHelp with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseHospitality/TourismGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Computers/ InternetUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers can immerse in the culture we live in. We are very involved in community projects as well as striving towards sustainability. Like family, workawayers are involved in all we do, and share in the homelife as is run here on the farm.
Help
Farm activities vary according to the season and new projects are regularly tackled. You can expect to work on a range of activities from juicing lemons, removing olive pits, to building projects with upcycled materials, maintaining hiking trails, designing trail indicators, changing dry composting toilets and general maintenance. Soil health is our main objective - therefore compost building will be one of our main jobs. We may need some help in computer/internet, photography and/or social media.
Self-reliance, work-enjoyment and creativity are some of the traits we look for in our workawayers.Languages spoken
Afrikaans: Fluent
English: FluentAccommodation
Accommodation can vary from a cottage with own kitchenette, shower and toilet, and free wi-fi to a caravan in the garden, depending on the flow of guests. Bedding and towels are provided, do bring your own toiletries. A washing machine is available, as long as you are water and electricity-conscious.
Do bring sufficient clothing for cold weather as we are up on a mountain. You will enjoy nature, rocky mountains and beautiful sunsets on the farm.What else ...
We try and integrate workawayers with the neighbouring farms to experience some of the other opportunities available; sometimes they help with packing fruit, picking and packing flowers for export or just mingling with the locals. Workawayers get to experience our lifestyle and the community we live in first hand.
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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
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
25hours a week max
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We had a very enjoyable and memorable few weeks with Riette. She is an exceptionally friendly, flexible, helpful and hospitable host who ensured that all our needs were met. She creates an amiable work environment and an overall 'feel-good' atmosphere. It was a blessing and privilege to be included in her family, ministry and… read more
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We had a very enjoyable and memorable few weeks with Riette. She is an exceptionally friendly, flexible, helpful and hospitable host who ensured that all our needs were met. She creates an amiable work environment and an overall 'feel-good' atmosphere. It was a blessing and privilege to be included in her family, ministry and… read more
We spent an amazing time with this family and felt very welcomed !
For 3 weeks, we did a lot of woodwork, picked up almonds, cooked, and did many others activities we were free to choose. It was very nice to feel enthusiasm about our ideas and to participate to such a beautiful project.
Thanks a lot Riette, Jeremy,… read more
I spend almost a month at Riettes and Jeremys place and I have to say that I really really enjoyed my time there. From the first day I felt like in a second home. There is a lot of different and very interesting work to do wich is sometimes very easy and sometimes a bit harder also depends on your… read more
Great sense of humor and always willing to share with you their lifestyle. The vibe is very relaxed. I enjoyed the… read more
It was a privilege to be involved in the day to day activities of the farm, helping out where I could and gaining wonderful insights from… read more
I had the chance to stay with Riette and Jeremy for about 2 weeks in May 2015 and it was an amazing opportunity, I wish it could have been longer!
They are welcoming and lovely people and have build themselves a beautiful little paradise. The work was fun! Peeling… read more
I think that I need to… read more
It's such a great feeling to be part of something that's doing so much good in the… read more