Help out on our family homestead in Dorena Oregon, USA

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  Description

  Family of three: Otis, Jessica, and Emily with a 44 acre property on which we are working towards creating a hobby farm and a homestead. Come join us in this wonderful adventure!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Farming

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  My husband and I were both in the Coast Guard. We are from different areas and have lived in or traveled throughout the United States and would love to share our experiences. We home school our daughter and we all would love to learn more about our travelers (their culture, where they are from and where they have been).

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  Help

  We have a hobby farm/homestead and would benefit from travelers who can help with brush clearing, farm tasks (cleaning barn, help with chickens and cows), trail tasks, light gardening and general yard tasks. We would also love help inside the home with cooking.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  My husband has taken German language classes but has not had opportunity to practice it in many years. We both know some Spanish, but would love to learn more and get opportunities to use it. We are open to learning other languages too of course!
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  Accommodation

  We have an 18' camper trailer that is parked in a covered parking bay of our shop. It is a cozy space in good condition and has the typical camper accommodations including bed, kitchen, table, and bathroom. There is also a bathroom and shower in the shop. We would love to have travelers cook and eat with us, or they can have their meals separately, whatever is preferred.

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  What else ...

  -River access directly across the road from our house for fishing and swimming (in warmer months)
  -14 mile National Scenic Trail (the result of a Rails-to-Trails program completed in 1998) which is a beautifully paved biking and hiking trail that winds its way through old growth forest and past three covered bridges on its way to the eastern shores of Dorena Lake and on down the Row River
  -6 Historic covered bridges nearby
  -11 miles to Cottage Grove, Oregon, 25 miles to Eugene, Oregon
  -Beautiful hiking opportunities (including multiple waterfalls) both on our property as well as within short drives or bike rides

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We do have some space available for a campervan.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We currently do not have a fence, so pets would have to not be a flight risk. We have three dogs (two indoor and one outdoor) and we don't know how they do with other dogs but we know at least our indoor dog does not do well with cats.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  n/a

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  We raise layer and meat birds.

  Blue (11 months)

  Very smart and active Husky/Malinois/Heeler/Australian shepherd puppy =)

  Bear (5 years)

  Great Pyrenees, big teddy bear =)

  Max (8 years)

  Very sweet rescue dog (rescued when he was 2 and he will be 9 in October 2025).
  

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