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Help us to take care of the farm animals, garden and learn more about sustainable living in Kamiesberg, South Africa

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a couple living on a farm in a rural area in the Kamiesberg region of semi-arid Namaqualand province, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. We share our home with goats, five cats, two dogs, and a rooster. We try to practice a self-sustainable lifestyle as far as possible and grow much of our own produce in our grow tunnel. We enjoy creative projects, and once a month we attend the local market in the small town nearby, where we sell food and home-made products. Managing the farm keeps us very busy as there is always a project to undertake, such as gardening, building, animal upkeep, and general maintenance of the farm. There is also space to hike and mountain bike, as well as a lot of wild life to experience.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Participants will be able to learn a lot about self-sustainable living on a farmstead and will be able to gain knowledge on all sorts of things, such as borehole and solar power maintenance, care of livestock, and growing of produce. They will also be able to learn about the local cultures in the area by interacting with the local community where possible.

  • Help

    Help

    We would need help with general maintanance on the farm such as structural repairs, fence line maintenance, assiting with camp clean-ups, animal enclosure clean-ups & general care to the animals on the farm. We will aslo need help with gardening & general upkeep to our homestead.

  • Languages spoken

    Afrikaans: Fluent
    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have enough room for people to stay comfortably, and rooms will be provided either in the farm's spare house or in the main house with us. 

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The closest town to our farm is 30km's away. There is a large town situated 60km's away, where you will be able to experience stock car racing (only if races are on). There is space to hike & lots of wildlife to experience. Public transport is not really available in the area, however we will assist with transport where possible. There is also a nature reserve situated roughly 7 kilometers away from the farm.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Any animal that is domesticated is welcome on our farm.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

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

Host ref number: 353937927842

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