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I own a small organic property in a quiet neighbourhood just up the hill from the Cowichan River. We are a 10 minute drive from Duncan, the main town in the Cowichan Valley. The valley is a beautiful with lots of vineyards, small farms, and natural areas. I have cut back on farming activities but still have a kitchen garden, 150 blueberry plants, a greenhouse for starts and tomatoes, and we will be growing a lot of flowers this coming season. There is always plenty to do around here!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Farming
DIY & crafts
Books
Drawing & painting
Nature
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our farm is a 10 minute drive from Duncan, the main town in the area, and just up the hill from the Cowichan river. We are part of a vibrant community of growers, vineyards and foodies. There is great hiking in the area and the local recreation centre has a pool, library and theatre. In short, there are lots of opportunities to be in nature and experience the finer things in life such as the slow food movement, and local wines.
During your time here you can expect to learn something about growing food on a small scale. Depending on the length of your stay, and the time of year, you will learn about soil preparation, planting protocols, best practises for weeding and caring for plants, when to harvest, how to preserve the food we've grown,
Help
We have a small organic family farm and a craft distillery on 5 acres in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. We are looking for help planting, weeding, mowing, mulching, general maintenance, etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Your accommodation is a tiny cottage set in a herb garden where you can sleep in comfort and privacy, make your own breakfast and snacks, and chill out. Showers and laundry are in the main house where you will also have dinner. We like to cook and eat a wide range of food, much of which we grow ourselves. In the spring and fall we like to forage for greens and mushrooms. We love to have others cook meals occasionally, or if you don't enjoy cooking, we appreciate help with the clean up! We have a friendly cat and a young lab dog. Wifi is available in the cottage and around the property.
What else ...
We are a one hour drive away from Victoria, which is a fun city to visit on your days off. There are buses into Duncan or its a 30 minute bike ride. We are 4 hours from Tofino, on the west coast. We spend our week days working on the property or helping out in the distillery which is run by our son. On Saturdays we do the farmers market in town and Sundays we try to take it easy, go hiking and socialize with friends.
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?
Two
My animals / pets
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They shared life stories and… read more
We enjoyed our time so much and are very grateful for the opportunity to stay with her and to meet her lovely family.
The property is beautiful and we got our own cute little hut behind the herb garden.
After our breakfast we normally worked for 5 hours with a lunchbreak in… read more
I spent one month on Ramona's and Stephen's organic farm in June and had a really great time. Could have easily stayed the whole summer. They had a lot of different projects (weeding, mulching, setting up a bird protection system in the blueberries, painting, some carpentering,… read more
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They shared life stories and… read more
We enjoyed our time so much and are very grateful for the opportunity to stay with her and to meet her lovely family.
The property is beautiful and we got our own cute little hut behind the herb garden.
After our breakfast we normally worked for 5 hours with a lunchbreak in… read more
I spent one month on Ramona's and Stephen's organic farm in June and had a really great time. Could have easily stayed the whole summer. They had a lot of different projects (weeding, mulching, setting up a bird protection system in the blueberries, painting, some carpentering,… read more
