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We have a mixed regenerative farm with sheep, Dexter beef cattle and a flock of pasture raised laying hens on Ireland’s wild Dingle Peninsula. As we don’t have spare accommodation on the farm for much of the year, we are ideally looking for someone travelling with their own campervan for accommodation. For short stays, we do have a spare room in the house but as we have two young kids this isn’t ideal for longer stays.
There are a wide range of tasks available that you can assist with - this ranges from daily laying hen chores (moving the eggmobile, feeding, collecting and packing eggs), to weeding around the veggie garden, to mulching newly planted trees and hedges, to chopping firewood and other daily farm tasks.
As a regenerative farm, we aim to farm in such a way that builds soil and increases biodiversity while at the same time producing nutrient dense food. All the animals on the farm have a role to play in helping us to add fertility back to the land.
Full training on all of the above can be provided, but someone with past experience with farming is desirable.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We, Matt (American) and Maura (Irish), met while living in New Zealand. We always look forward to meeting new people and learning about other cultures, and sharing ours with you.
We are passionate about regenerative agriculture - farming in a way that is more than just sustainable, but actually in a way that regenerates the land. You can learn how we farm and incorporate it into your own farm or homesteading sometime in the future.
We are on the ever popular and stunning Dingle peninsula, only 25 minutes away from Dingle tow where there are very often festivals and closer still to Gaeltacht villages where the native Irish language is commonly spoken. Maura can teach you some Irish as can our son who is learning it in school.
There’s always a job to be done on the farm, but we make sure to put our feet up at the end of the day and enjoy a drink and meal of often farm raised produce. We’ll be glad to share it with you.
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Total required work per day would be at minimum 2-3 hours. Plenty of opportunities for further work if you’d like, or else no shortage of places (beaches / mountains / forests / busy village / etc) to explore around the farm.
There's always a job to be done on the farm! Other projects could include...
- Turning compost
- Building new compost bins
- Fencing
- Rebuilding stone walls
- Planting trees (seasonally)
- Mulching new trees and hedgerows
- Using quad to apply natural fertilizers or compost teas to fields
- Building compost tea brewer
- Chopping / cutting firewood
- Cutting weeds
- General farm upkeep including power washing, painting, cleaning up
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Spare room in our home or plenty of space for campervan parking
What else ...
We are near Castlegregory on the Dingle Peninsula. Just down the road you'll find a lovely forest park with two lakes and hiking trails. We are surrounded by small mountains you can go hiking on. Three miles away is the beach, with many miles of beautiful coastline to explore and waves to be surfed. Castlegregory village has lots of pubs and restaurants. A car would really be ideal, as it opens up lots more opportunities to explore the whole of the Dingle Peninsula - the busy town in Dingle is only 30 minutes away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Fibre broadband and desk in spare room
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of space for a campervan
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Variable throughout the day
Feedback (4)
I loved the freedom of the hill and lochan behind the farm - total heaven.… read more
It’s amazing what they’ve made out of the place so far and after having conversations about future plans for the farm I‘m very… read more
I had such a good time with you, and I miss you so much... ♥️ the farm, the place, the family, the kids, the animals... everything was perfect.
For future workawayers: the tasks are simple, the chickens are the ones that require your attention the most, but there is a lot of variety of tasks, I think you… read more
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I loved the freedom of the hill and lochan behind the farm - total heaven.… read more
It’s amazing what they’ve made out of the place so far and after having conversations about future plans for the farm I‘m very… read more
I had such a good time with you, and I miss you so much... ♥️ the farm, the place, the family, the kids, the animals... everything was perfect.
For future workawayers: the tasks are simple, the chickens are the ones that require your attention the most, but there is a lot of variety of tasks, I think you… read more
