Vegetable garden care at our home in Co Kildare, Ireland

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We live 3 miles from Castledermot co. Kildare on a tillage farm in a house that was built by our family in 1775. It was originally a mill house so we still have the mill race for swimming. We have the usual gambit of hens, peacocks and two pigs hopefully lots more when Brunhilde gives birth in May.The garden around the house needs a lots of trimming down and replanting.
    We also need help in the house with painting.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    This house is a heritage house that has been in the same family since it was first built in 1776. So there are many layers of family history. Workawayers benefit from thee fact that it is a working farm, that we have a great vegetable garden and that I work as a sculptor as well as running this house. They would also realise that we are interested in culture, music the arts and above all conversation.

  • Help

    Help

    Help also welcome in the vegetable garden, also thinning saplings. Ability to use a small chain saw would be great and it would be an advantage if you could use a strimmer BUT its not a must.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    German: Beginner
    French: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We would have the volunteer/s stay with us in the house and live with us as a family. there is one double room and a single room

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are really accessible to Dublin , Kilkenny, Waterford as there are plenty of trains and bus services. There are plenty of places to walk and we are very happy to drop people into the nearby town of Carlow.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    there is loads of space to park as we are a farm.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 1276597194b7

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