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11 Mar 2025
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Description
We have a large kiwi woolshed we have turned into an amazing funky home and apartment. It is set on a beautiful farm property with forests and a creek and many animals.
We are close to the Waitaki river and the lakes for swims and fishing over summer.
We enjoy wholesome yummy food and enjoy cooking often with organic produce from the garden.
We run accomodation too at the Woolshed. There is a Woodfired hot tub.
Looking to host a motivated helper to give us a hand weeding the garden after spring growth!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We collect a number of musical instruments to play. Baby grand piano, guitars, drums and so many more.
We enjoy hearing where people are from and share a cultural exchange, learning about you and your culture.
We make yummy food.
You could learn basic drumming, ukulele, bass guitar playing, longboard skateboarding. We live at the bottom of a club ski field and locals often go up on the weekend over winter.
I'm interested in herbal medicine from the plants on the land and enjoy harvesting and making tinctures, balms & preserving fruit.
Projects involving children
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Help
We have various projects on the farm. Some wood work, gardening, forestry, firewood collecting. Some weeding mainly at the moment. Compost making. Some help feeding the animals n cleaning paddocks. Feeding compost to the fruit trees.
We prefer motivated helpers with some experience in helping out with gardening or outdoor physical work. Also a good level of English is great.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a huge unique kiwi house. We turned a woolshed into a house.
We love to cook delicious meals.
What else ...
There are some great trips around the area. Hikes and mountain climbs for the adventurous. The river and lakes are so beautiful and well worth exploring as are the elephant rocks. It would be good if you had your own car or we travel to Oamaru so could pick you up on certain days.
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?
One
Feedback (13)
Mature, thoughtful and humerous we had many good yarns. Most welcome back. Look… read more
the woolshed is beautiful and creative space. we stayed on the mezzanine of a large hall. our jobs were mostly physical jobs in the garden, but Bianca Also thought us to spin honey and throw some pottery.
food was amazing too! and they were so nice to fix us up with local gym. thanks… read more
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Mature, thoughtful and humerous we had many good yarns. Most welcome back. Look… read more
the woolshed is beautiful and creative space. we stayed on the mezzanine of a large hall. our jobs were mostly physical jobs in the garden, but Bianca Also thought us to spin honey and throw some pottery.
food was amazing too! and they were so nice to fix us up with local gym. thanks… read more
Just a big, huge THANK YOU. “ça envoi du paté”.
We can only recommend spending a stay in this beautiful family's woodshed. We hope that "Petit Bijou" will be a good guardian😊
Clémence & Denis
I spent only 2 days with them but really loved the place and the vibe: great welcome, good exchanges, funny pets and lovely hosts: interesting, interested, peaceful & open-minded! This is a charming place and the weather was great to build a sheld to keep the wood dry. Food was good and the… read more
Really appreciated her help and had fun singing and playing guitar. Look forward to her returning in winter for a ski holiday.
They are such a sweet couple and are lovely to talk to.
We would recommend them… read more
Really hope to see her and her family at some point when they visit New Zealand.
She is highly motivated, and picked up instructions and new skills well. Great conversations and lovely personality!
Her time in the gym equated to great strength regarding our foresty and wood processing.
Wish her all the best and recommend her to any homestead or situation. Ps it is a… read more
They have done an awesome renovation of an old Woolshed and have lots of intersting knowledge to share. they were happy to answer my millions of questions and to show me around the local area!
I Definitely recommend… read more
I loved Krystyna's skills in the kitchen for wholesome organic cooking. Cleaning and clearing and… read more
