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We have a craft distillery and hobby farm. We produce beautiful liqueurs and spirits from all kinds of local fruit varieties on the Naramata Bench in the South Okanagan. We are a German family who immigrated straight to Penticton in 2001 and instantly fell in love with the valley and its breathtaking views.
Our farm consists of 3 acres of grape vines, an always growing vegetable garden, a few barn yard chickens and pheasants, four cats and a dog, and an active tasting room where we produce and sell our well loved eaux-de-vies. Behind our farm our property continues for steep, rolling hills home to some of the Okanagan's unique and plentiful wildlife.
Down the road from us is the Kettle Valley Rail Trail which allows hours of exploration to wineries, historic landmarks, waterfalls and is a direct route to Penticton's town center and beaches. We have several bicycles for you to explore with as well as a canoe if you're feeling adventurous on the lake. For a very chilled out experience you can borrow our floaties and go for a "float" down Penticton's lazy river channel.
We, Jorg and Anette, truly love living here and would be very excited to share our little slice of paradise with you.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Whether you come to learn English or want to practice your German, we can help with all of that. We put great emphasis and enthusiasm in Green ideas
You can learn about our desert wildlife (that's right; Canada has a desert). Taste many different varieties of wine from our 100+ wineries within an hours drive and get caught up in our laid back life style.Help
Every day comes with different unique projects. Come, bring your stoke or develop a new passion. Daily tasks at our place can vary from working in the vineyard, taking care of our animals, working in the garden, general house work, working in our tasting room, entertaining tourists, construction projects, or come up with a project or idea of your own. We may just roll with it.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateAccommodation
We will share our house with you. Your sleeping arrangements will be in our private little Camper, nicely parked overlooking the vineyard and valley.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Thank you Helen, for being part of our family for 2 weeks!
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Thank you Helen, for being part of our family for 2 weeks!
I enjoyed gardening with Anette and learning more about herbs, plants and flowers and I also enjoyed tying the canes in the vineyards! It… read more
We are so grateful! We learned a lot about their farm, how it works and their life experience! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Now we have very good friends!
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Alain has lots of work experience and… read more
I helped in the vineyard, the… read more
The location itself could not be better,… read more
Our daily tasks were varied : cooking, making jam, help in the distillery (botteling, labeling,...), weeding, moowing the grass,...… read more
Thank you both for being so flexible and… read more
Thank you all!
I had to be away for 3 weeks and when I came back I could not… read more
Meeting the Engels was the best part of my trip to Canada this summer and a living proof for why am I choosing to travel this way. Each one of the family members was… read more
Anette and Jorg are great people. They make you feel being part of… read more
I felt comfortable, was welcomed and looked after very well. Thank you so much guys, I look forward to seeing you again, Tschüss!