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My name is Kevin, I am a self employed carpenter and small hobby farm owner, originally from the East Coast of Canada. My wife Deana is originally from England and came to Canada as a Nanny. We met in Vancouver, but moved to Vancouver Island nearly 20 years ago for the rural lifestyle. We live on 5 acres in the beautiful Cowichan Valley (The Warmlands) with our son Josh 24 and our dog Snow (an adorably friendly Lab). We are a busy family and love to meet new people from various backgrounds and share our beautiful surroundings with them. We are constantly working to become more self sustainable with garden and greenhouse.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
JardinageBricolage et constructionAide à la maisonEntretien généralObjectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
The beauty of living where we live in this wonderful valley is we can enjoy the great outdoors.
We grow many of our own vegetables. I still eat meat, most of which is in the freezer from what I have previously processed, but my wife no longer eats meat and dairy, so we have a pretty varied diet. We love to exchange knowledge and experiences with people we meet. In the Cowichan Valley we have one of the largest first nation communities on the island, there is a lot to learn about the legends, history and culture of the Cowichan People and the Coast Salish Nation. The natural beauty of our valley is incredible, lakes, forests, ocean, mountains. There are farms and vineyards, and wonderful communities such as Chemainus (murals), Cowichan Bay (spot prawn festival), Lake Cowichan is the new home of a huge music festival (Sunfest), Victoria (with its British Heritage) is the capital of BC and just a bus ride away. There are plenty of mountain biking and hiking trails, or kayaking opportunities.Aide
At the moment we are ideally looking for a couple or travelling friemds, because we currently have one spare room you wild need to share a queen size bed. Our initial help needed is a variety of outdoor projects. we need to get our garden enlarged andstarted for the season and become more self sufficient, as well as some landscaping and ongoing property maintenance. We always seem to have small building and maintenance projects around the homestead, so extra hands are always welcome. We have been part of workaway for a number years and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience, as have the workawayers that have visited us.
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Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
A private bedroom with queen size bed and shared bathroom.
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In your free time, there are plenty of hiking/biking trails close by, that will take you all the way to Victoria, Lake Cowichan and just around the countryside. We are also 15 min drive from Lake Cowichan and 20 mins from several bays on the Georgia Strait (Salish Sea), or 1hr from Port Renfrew on the west coast of the island, if you are a water lover. We are on a bus route for easy access to both the local towns of Duncan and Lake Cowichan. From Duncan there are busses that go both down the island to the Capital of BC, Victoria and up island to Nanaimo and beyond. The Cowichan River is well known for it's fly fishing. We also have a 33' x18' solar heated swimming pool (for summer) and a saltwater hot tub (for winter) as well as ping pong . In the past we have thoroughly enjoyed hosting, through different programs, people from Mozambique, Mexico, Eastern Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Jamaica, Trinidad, Brazil, Chile, China, Japan, Germany, UK, Russia, Israel, France & Norway. We don't smoke so would prefer non-smokers, but other than that we are reasonably flexible and easy going family.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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i can't thank them enough for their hospitality, i felt like a family member, i learnt about farming, gardening or cooking. Kevin was… read more
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i can't thank them enough for their hospitality, i felt like a family member, i learnt about farming, gardening or cooking. Kevin was… read more
I spent a month with them and loved my experience. They make you feel at home, are kind, generous, caring and attentive. Kevin loves to pass on his passion for gardening, and I learnt a lot from him. Deana… read more
She is such a hard worker, her work ethic and drive is impeccable. She works well both individually and on a team. Anyone that invites tessa into there home to work on any project will be extremely happy in sure. She is a… read more
I stayed with them 1 month and it was one of the most incredible experiences that I had in Canada. At their place, I met another workawayer, Anna, we became good friends and worked together in the farm.
Working with them was really fun, it was always something different and I enjoyed that a lot. Except on rainy… read more
That was my first Workaway experience and thank god because I could not ask for more… these guys are the best!!!!!!!!
I was supposed to come for two weeks and I stayed for 5 (It shows you how much fun I had)
They hosted me like a family member and they treated me so well
Deana is such a warm person she has an… read more
If you looking for a great experience as a workaway this is the place to be ,the only bad things it’s I can only give them 5 stars because they deserve minimum 10 !:)
They deserve all of the best and a lot of help so their big projects.
It was our first workaway… read more
Good luck in the Yukon my… read more
Good luck with the rest of your travels guys and thanks for your help.
They made me feel at home right away.
The work was enjoyable and varied. I also had lots of free time in the afternoon to explore the local area.
I’m truley grateful for the help and support they gave me.
I will be coming back to visit them next… read more
Kevin an Deana are great and generous people who are very interested in other cultures and people from abroad. We hat a lot of nice conversations and discussions. Also I remember some really funny gamenights and nice… read more
great blueberry picker, artist and all around helper. She always had a smile on her face and was a delight to be around. She was willing to take on all tasks which also included construction and making beautiful signs.
She loves trying different food and seemed… read more
What can I say? From the first second Kevin picked me up from the ferry terminal I felt so welcomed and as I had such a wonderful and special time there I was really sad to leave.
My tasks were mainly picking berries, paintings, helping on the deck. You never do the same work for many hours which I… read more
How refreshing it was to arrive at Kevin and Deanna's after our previous weeks of travel on the island! We felt so comfortable with them and their son Josh that we didn't want to leave after four amazing weeks there. We extended our 2-week stay by an extra two… read more
We helped Kevin around the house with cutting and stacking wood, digging with the tractor, building a green house, watering the plants, painting signs for the… read more