Enjoy a beautiful hobby farm life and learn how to homestead on Vancouver Island, Canada

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Beschreibung
We are an organic farm in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island.

There is a large organic garden to tend to, and at the moment our furry/feathered friends consist of chickens, turkeys, ducks, guinea fowl, a peacock, rabbits, goats - 2 mamas and 4 babies, 2 geese,2 pigs, 3 dogs, a cat and a horse!

Accommodations may be the cute garden house with a sleeping loft (shown in the photos), or possibly a spacious rustic cabin, when available.
We really like to tune into our helpers’ strengths and give them tasks that work for them. We are very easy going and flexible and mostly let our helpers make their own hours (other than the morning and evening caring for the animals) and chose the projects best suited to them.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Hausarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Travellers can enjoy our beautiful hobby farm and learn how we homestead on Vancouver Island! Learn about organic/permaculture gardening and animal husbandry.
Arbeit
We are looking for help maintaining our expansive Permaculture gardens, chicken coops, chopping/stacking firewood, painting, renovations inside and outside our home. Cooking/baking, help with cleaning, planting/harvesting veggies and processing/canning. Feeding and caring for animals, mucking out their stalls. Depending on the time of year, projects may vary.
Building/woodworking skills are a definite plus!
Gesprochene Sprachen
English: Fließend
German: Gute Kenntnisse
French: Gute Kenntnisse
Unterkunft
Private garden house/tiny home with loft sleeping area and front porch to hang out.
There is also a beautiful, rustic cabin, occasionally available to couples.
Shared kitchen is in the main house, Workaway bathroom is outdoors (water and electricity, no heat)
Our door is always open to hang and share free time and meals.
Breakfast and lunch food is provided for you to prepare. Dinner is cooked for you most nights (we have had some Workawayers who have loved to cook for us :)
Lunch and dinner are not provided on your days off unless otherwise arranged with host.
Was noch ...
Swimming hole and hiking at the end of our road, horseback riding, farmers markets, short distance to ocean and also many amazing sights and hiking trails nearby.
LGBTQ friendly
Etwas mehr Information
- Internet Zugang
- Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
- Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
5 hours per day, 5 days a week

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14.01.2020

Vom Host für Workawayer (Nicolau & Aroa)

Nico and Aroa are wonderful, hardworking people. They barely needed any instructions, I gave them a list and suddenly it was done. Carefully and skillfully. Sometimes as a host, it is difficult to have strangers come and go but they immediately fit in and became part of the family. Two weeks was too short and we were extremely saddened to see them… read more

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09.08.2019

Vom Host für Workawayer (Alex)

Anmerkung: Der Workawayer hat den Aufenthalt gecancelt oder ist kurzfristig nicht erschienen.

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07.08.2019

Vom Host für Workawayer (Rhian)

Rhian is absolutely lovely. She is a hard worker, game to try her hand at anything you ask of her and loves to bake.
She was fun to have around and has a cheery disposition. We loved her so much that we invited her to come back in between "jobs" later this month :)

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19.07.2019

Vom Host für Workawayer (Svenja)

Svenja has a very sunny disposition, which made her fun to talk to and have around. Our family was sad to see her go.
She tried her hand at any task given to her and took great pride in her work. She caught on quickly (there is a lot to learn and remember) and was a very hard worker.
Consider yourself lucky, should you get the opportunity to host… read more

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02.07.2019

Vom Workawayer (Svenja) für Host

My stay at the farm was a great experience!

Bridget is really busy as there are always lots of things to do on the farm. So I was happy to help her with different gardening projects (planting, pulling weeds, picking strawberries, cutting grass, fixing a rock wall, drying oregano, ...).
You'll have to take care of the animals (feed them/change… read more

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06.05.2019

Vom Workawayer (Mary) für Host

Bridget and Simon are really, really kind and gentle people. They have some of the most positive reviews I've seen on Workaway and for good reason. Having never worked with animals or on a farm before, this was a perfect introduction to that lifestyle. I learned so much! Bridget always gave me a good variety of tasks and I was never bored. Being a… read more

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08.11.2018

Vom Workawayer (Shelley) für Host

Bridget and simon were great hosts! I stayed at the farm for 2 weeks. The farm is really lovely and I had lots of things to do. Did a lot of things in the garden, in the house and in the barn. But also helped with cooking, playing with Grace and every morning the feeding routine for the animals ofcourse. Every day you have very good and organic… read more

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05.11.2018

Vom Workawayer (Alex) für Host

I stayed 3 weeks at Bridget & Simon 's house farm.
I really enjoyed my stay there, they are both colorfull characters!
The work was not hard at all, i did some gardening, yard work, some constructions, and also the animals feeding routine in the morning and night.
You'll always have good food on the table. The tiny house I stayed was really tiny… read more

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10.10.2018

Vom Workawayer (Benjamin & Alannah) für Host

We stayed with Bridget, Simon and the girls for nearly 2 weeks, we had a great stay and got to really know the family quite well, 2 weeks wasn’t long enough but we loved feeding the animals and locking them up at night.
Your farm has a great feel about it in a beautiful part of the world
We hope to be back some day, all the best guys and thanks… read more

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29.09.2018

Vom Workawayer (Marcin & Ola) für Host

We stayed at Bridgets place for 10 days and her farm and garden are very peaceful and beautiful. The work isn't hard and various everyday (except of the morning and evening routine, which we really enjoyed). In the afternoons and our 2 days off we explored the area doing hiking and swimming in the beautiful lake. We have had even few bonfires when… read more

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01.09.2018

Vom Workawayer (Po Han) für Host

This place is the one of the best places to spend my time on Vancouver island with a lovely family, cute animals and a beautiful garden. Working on the farm is very satisfying, and after work I enjoyed all the chatting, adventures and great food. I am definitely looking forward to coming back!

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10.07.2018

Vom Workawayer (Vicky & Hannah Grace) für Host

This cute little farm on the island was the best place for my first workaway that I could imagine.
There are different things to do from gardening to building and there might be a chicken or two that needs to get some food. ;) - more like a hundreds, seriously. I even developed some construction skills there!
Everyone is incredibly friendly with… read more

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10.07.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Vicky & Hannah Grace)

What can I say, other than that I want to put a lock on the cabin door from the OUTSIDE and never let her leave!!! Vicky is always cheerful and up for any task. She is an extremely hard worker and treats the farm as if it were her own. She has acquired some serious building skills since she arrived and really seems to be capable of doing… read more

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11.01.2018

Vom Workawayer (Marika) für Host

I enjoyed my time on Bridget and Simon's farm very much and learnt a lot- about taking care of the various farm animals and day to day tasks necessary in maintaining a farm. I felt like a part of the family, especially after spending Christmas there! I had my first experience with snow on the farm which was very special and made everything look so… read more

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18.11.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (George & Catriona )

Cat and George instantly became part of the family. They were always happy, polite, entertaining and up for anything!
They are extremely hard workers and could be left on their own to add their personal flair to projects around the farm.
They built me a beautiful "secret garden" in the middle of a heat wave/drought, never complaining.
We miss them… read more

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04.08.2017

Vom Workawayer (George & Catriona ) für Host

Bridget and Simon were great hosts and we had an awesome time on their farm. We loved exploring the surrounding area, playing with Olivia and Grace and socialising with the family. While we were there we helped to look after the chickens, turkeys and ducks, built a secret garden and learnt a lot about permaculture and gardening from Bridget. We… read more

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18.11.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Michael & Kat)

Kat and Campbell (Michael, who prefers to be called by his surname :) were originally to stay with us for one month, but stayed on for another 2 weeks to farm sit while we went on vacation. During this time, they practically become part of the family, and of course we trusted them implicitly to stay with our three dogs, goats, chickens, horse,… read more

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10.06.2017

Vom Workawayer (Nila & Sascha) für Host

We stayed with this lovley crazy family for one month and had a very good time with them.
Their home is so beautiful and we still love to think about it often – hope to come back soon. ;-)

Bridget is a hard working woman who runs the place. She has a flair for little beautiful things and we like her so much. Every Saturday we went together to… read more

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09.06.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Michal & Adela)

Michal and Adel were a real pleasure to have around. Always happy, thankful, up for anything and hard working. We will never forget them and any host would be lucky to have them!

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02.06.2017

Vom Workawayer (Michal & Adela) für Host

Just thank you very much! It was our first workaway experience and we were so lucky with this choice. Bridget and her family, friends and animals are amazingly kind, considerate, skillfull, and many other positives. We spent here one week and have beautiful memories for whole life :relaxed::relaxed: M&A

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19.12.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Michael & Tish)

Michael was one of our favourite Workawayers! He is super enthusiastic, up for anything, goes beyond what is asked of him and is an all around fun guy to spend time with.

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07.10.2016

Vom Workawayer (Michael & Tish) für Host

My experience here was fantastic, I loved being on this farm!

Bridget and her family are amazing. I was warmly welcomed into their world and they took the time to get me aquanted with many of the projects that are in process on the farm.

There was always something to keep me busy but I was always given the option to work on the projects I… read more

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16.09.2016

Vom Workawayer (Miki) für Host

I fall in love their lovely house!!!!
Everything is too cute!!!! :)
Bridget and her family are very kind and sweet and funny!!!!
She took me a lot of place.
We talked a lot.
She is also very good at cooking! :)
I had experience of workaway in the other place, but her place is the best.
I miss you and living there!!!
Thank you very much for… read more

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