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Stunning stone house nestled in a beautiful garden and woods and surrounded by 1000 acres of Open Space and wild life. Seclusion at its best. We own a small farm with a garden and animals. The property sits on an old granite quarry that operated from the late 19th century until about the 1920s. The stone house was originally built as a dormitory for the quarry workers. We have a beautiful field at the bottom of the hill which could be used for tenting in the summer and beds in the house in the winter for our volunteer's sleeping arrangements. There is a bonfire pit and the space is surrounded by the gardens and woods. It bumps up against a bike path that goes down to a near by lake and continues all the way to Providence (about a two hour bike ride). The extra rooms in the house itself are rented out for air bnb. Biking distance to anything you may need, the nearby town is about five miles from the property.
For animals we have 1 dog, cat and parrot, a donkey, goats about 15 laying hens and still looking to expand.
We have a full time fire wood operation and a renovation project up the street.
We own a sailboat, so there may be opportunity there as well, in the summer months.
Day trips to Boston, Cape Cod, New York City, Newport, and Providence.
We are carefree, fun, creative people who love to have a good time, eat good food, and love to take care of this beautiful property. We hope to make the most of its abundant resources from gardening, stone, animals, firewood, and carpentry and we could use all the help we could get.
We love hosting and meeting new people from other cultures, working on projects, gardening, sailing and being outside
We are fun, easy, creative, and love to have a good time with good people, good food, good conversations about life, and the things that matter most. Feel free to say hello if there's something you would like more information about or are interested in coming to stay!Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn homesteading and be part of an easy farm family.
Projects involving children
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Help
It's a small farm with the common farm tasks: taking care of the animals (feeding them and putting them in their coop and barn at night), cutting and stacking wood (we have a hydraulic splitter and tractor) pruning and weeding, gardening, small construction projects, cleaning and tidying. Essentially all the tasks that keep a house and small farm running.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Private bedroom, shared bath, also tenting if desired.
What else ...
The property backs up to a bike path that goes across the state, which makes it easy to get around. There is a lake down the road for swimming and kayaking. The woods and gardens are gorgeous and peaceful for reading or walking. For transportation, there are bikes and uber. We are also flexible and can provide rides to public transportation if you plan to visit other cities.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We've had campers on site before! This is possible, just ask.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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We have traveled extensively around… read more
at the start the jobs were fine, chopping wood, feeding animals, cleaning ect. after the… read more
He approached everything with positive attitude, I would recommend him in any capacity and would love to host him again!
When… read more
I could spend a long time with the animals there. My friends here were dogs, cats, goats, talking parrot, and donkey. I still can't believe I can milk a goat.
There are many things to do in this place. always I can close with… read more
Alanso is hardworking, quick to learn, passionate about the quality of his work and was very compassionate with our menagerie of animals, most of all our… read more
We were… read more
The world is a better place because of Terry, his positive energy is contagious!
I loved having him here, highly recommend him and hope we get to see him again soon !
Leea is the most nice and attentive person of the world.
She worried all the time for us and made us feel like welcome from the first day.
The work was very agreeable.
To be with her was a great experience.
Totally advisable!