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Host rating
80 %
Feedback
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Description
We are a fun, chill, active family consisting of my husband and I and our 14 year old son. We are looking for one person (possibly 2) to come and stay on our acreage and help with the garden, chicken and goat clearing land, walking the dog etc... Time commitment is negotiable. We always love helping our workawayer's figure out their next step in Adventure! We live 6kms from the little city centre of Courtenay on 17 acres of mostly forested land. There is access to bikes, paddle boards, bonfires, adventures, and good people to hang out with if interested.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a very active family and we own a sports store in town and have access to many fun activities and adventures, we are 20 minutes from Mount Washington alpine resort and 10 mins to the ocean and minutes from rivers. We love to travel when we aren't homesteading!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Tasks would include, weeding, watering, harvesting and planting in the garden. We have 30 chickens and 2 goats so help with them would be great too! Clearing land, Bucking, chopping and stacking fire wood. Building projects if skilled to do so. We also love having fun, and going to the beach for bbq's after a good days work, or biking down to the river for a dip mid day to cool off! Four hours of help a day is expected and food from the garden and some meals are shared, or we can do all the cooking too. (Access to grocery stores is easy for ease with dietary restrictions and meal timing... This is negotiable)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a clean and rustic, very cozy, Boler trailer with a small size bed with comfy sheets pillows and a feather duvet. A out side solar shower and composting toilet is used. The trailer is close to the garden in a private part of the woods on our property. We alternatively have a bedroom in our home.
What else ...
We live a very healthy lifestyle with clean surroundings and kind hearts, we would expect the same in return for anyone staying with us. We love going on paddle board, running, mountain biking, river tubing, canoeing, hiking, camping adventures that we would encourage our guests to come on too.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Max 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
The tasks expected are well described in their profile, I had a lot of fun doing it and it was always very appreciated which makes it all the more satisfying to do.… read more
A little late but at a Spanish rhythm!
Salinas, Paul, Bodhy and Everest home was our first experience as workawayers and it couldn't have been better! They welcomed us as one more in their beautiful home in Courtenay! We also shared our time with James, another workawayer who was a really cool friend. The work was varied and we… read more
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The tasks expected are well described in their profile, I had a lot of fun doing it and it was always very appreciated which makes it all the more satisfying to do.… read more
A little late but at a Spanish rhythm!
Salinas, Paul, Bodhy and Everest home was our first experience as workawayers and it couldn't have been better! They welcomed us as one more in their beautiful home in Courtenay! We also shared our time with James, another workawayer who was a really cool friend. The work was varied and we… read more
Salinas and Paul really cared about us having a good time. And they succeeded! (: They introduced us very well to the Canadian way of life by… read more
I felled so good working around the house, cleaning the land, painting the boler, chopping fire wood or doing whatever they needed. And as well, we shared time doing fanny sports activities together!
They helped me too for my news steps.
I feel so grateful… read more
