Neuseeland
Bisher 184 mal gespeichert
This opportunity for a Rural host is ideally suited to Couples our accommodation is like another house where your privacy is given and respected.
We provide all meals this includes breakfast, lunch and dinner (evening meal) along with plenty of biscuits etc to enjoy.
Being rural we enjoy the produce off our land and enjoy home baked bread.
We are a family of 5 (we are blessed with 3 now adult children) and also we are very involved with our 3 grandchildren to ensure our eldest Son is support to raise them in a rural environment.
Our Mother/Wife/Nanna has had a bad injury to her knee and now awaits surgery for this and during this time she can't do much as she is on crutches to assist with walking (1 crutcher).
Some times its easier to do things with others or have others learn along side.
Most likely you will leave this family struggling to do so given people say to us... "wish they don't have to leave, we feel like family now"!
Our Daughter where possible locally will do local sights and locations as time and suitability permits.
We will try to accommodate an opportunity for you to travel on our farm with family members be it a Tractor ride or a Ute ride for the purpose of the experience, while we complete an suitable task on farm this gives you opportunity to see our farm land, calves (baby cows) and landscapes.
We run a Beef Farm and have other businesses which members of the family are involved with so we wear many hats every day but are social at meal times and in the evenings. While our Daughter does the assisting of the home and grounds our Sons are very involved with the farm side from break fences to stock movements and planting of paddocks its a full family situation with more responsibilities coming onto our Adult children to ensure the farm and such is moving forward at all times due to the Mothers injury situation.
We enjoy outdoor dining where possible and never say no to a Tea/Coffee outside on a nice night looking at the stars however with Winter approaching Lunches weather depending are outside and Dinner (main evening meal) is inside.
Currently our Fur-babies are consisting of 4 Cats (1 semi-shy Siamese, 3 Tabbies of which 2 are shy),1 Dog, 1 vocal pet sheep, 1 Retired House Cow (Pet Cow), 9 chickens - these are able to be fussed and cared for during your visit as they allow.
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Hausarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Sprachpraxis
Within these tasks and the involvement within our family we believe we can offer you opportunities to learn and develop skills for life that are universal around the world. Our family has strong knowledge in Agriculture and Horticulture and are willing to give you hands on 1 on 1 experience and knowledge as a learning point sharing our “Kiwi” Ways throughout your stay.
We wish to provide you an experience to work alongside our Daughter who is trained in Horticulture to assist us with:
- Making Composting Raised Beds for Vegetables
- Securing Chicken Run
- Taking Cuttings and pruning plants
- Bedding garden down for Winter
- Making Compost Tea
- Spreading Compost Tea
- Rust proofing
- Cloche making
- Planting Vegetables
On the farmland we will travel to other areas of the farm to...
- Firewood - its been split and tossed but needs to be stacked for the Winter Season to minimize the space its taking up.
- Pre-Winter catch up - Collecting Pine Cones and other goods used for fire starting in Winter.
When the weather is wet we work under shelter where possible for garden learning experience but also...
- House Assistance - Washing Windows, Sweeping etc
- Cracking Walnuts!
- Removing cobwebs on outside of our Stone Homestead
This is from Monday to Friday with Saturday morning aimed at sight seeing with family if you wish. Saturday and Sunday are days free to explore the area or the region. We are able to take you to the bus stop and loan you our "bus discount card" on days we are going to town or in the weekends also within reason.
Assistance with tasks where more than one person is ideal what we aim for. You are welcome to partake extra hours or suchlike enabling you to explore the area on weekend however please advise in advance.
Enjoying bird life and spot the native birds while we complete tasks or be surrounded by one of our friendly cats while outside!
English: Fließend
Maori: Grundkenntnisse
We are able to provide accommodation separate but only20m the Homestead. Included are a shared Bathroom (Shower, Toilet and Basin) and Kitchenette and lounge.
We ask you to join us for Lunch and Evening meals in the Homestead Kitchen and Breakfast facilities and supplies are available within Accommodation for your ease of starting the day at your pace.
Assistance normally is needed from about 9-10am but a bit of flexibility is present based around weather hotter days we start at 8 to beat the heat!
Accommodation and farm is Smoke Free sorry (due to fire risk and items stored on farm) . Plenty of Fresh Bread and baking is supplied for those hungry moments although everyone has advised us we feed them very well to date!
Self contained accommodation you are welcome to stay up as long as you like!
WiFi access within your lounge and accommodation area!
We have 2 bikes (can be 3 if required) for you to use while you stay with us.
In your free time we have Wi-Fi internet available onsite and also we host an access point (main starting point) only 900m for the Little River Rail Trail.
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
mehr als zwei
4.5 hrs week days weekends free for own time! (22.5hrs a week), max 5 days a week
