Come join our family and help us on the farm in Walhachin, British Columbia, Canada

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  Description

  we are a family with mostly grown kids. Our son who is 16 still lives at home and our girls who are in University usually come home and help out on the farm in the summer.We live on a small acreage in Walhachin, British Columbia. We believe in growing/making our own food as much as possible and have developed our acreage accordingly with a large garden, orchard and pastures for our chickens and lambs. We share our product with neighbors and friends. Our grown kids come home often and we love having BBQs on our deck with friends and families. We are a part of a local soup kitchen where we bring our produce and help out once a week.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  we are a family who has traveled the world but has now decided to settle down and live as much off the land as possible. We love to share our knowledge with others and always love to learn from the people we welcome into our home. We live in the beautiful desert of British Columbia with lots of opportunities of exploring the close by lakes and hiking trails. During the summer a few of our kids are at home helping out on the farm and they love to meet new people from all over the world.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  UPDATE: We have space available starting April 2024. We are only looking for VOLUNTEERS to help with our gardening and self-sustainability. Helping around the home, cooking meals, some cleaning, and helping out in the local soup kitchen. No experience is necessary as we love to share our knowledge with you. Room and board are fully covered for workawayers
  
  we are looking for individuals who love to work outside helping us in our large garden with planting, weeding, and harvesting. We grow all our veggies and lots of fruit grows in our small orchard. We have chickens and the eggs we get we use for ourselves and give away to family and friends if we have extra. We also always have small projects on the go such as fence painting, building a deck on our house, and repairing equipment.......we also help out at a local soup kitchen once a week where we share our produce and eggs. We also have a small flock of sheep which need tending to. Helping with family meals and some baking would also be appreciated. You would be involved in all the above activities that happen regularly on the farm.
  At this time we only accept female workawayers.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  we speak German and Swiss fluently
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  Accommodation

  clean, private room in the family home with shared bathroom

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  What else ...

  You will have plenty of time to explore the surrounding lakes with swimming or kayaking. Horseback riding is available in the neighborhood. Or just relax in our hammock in the backyard

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  we have a spot for a camper with water and power

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

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

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