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Help with a few tasks around our home and experience beautiful Vermont, USA

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are small family sheep farm on a steep hill in Central Vermont. We have pasture raised Icelandic Sheep as well as ducks, chickens, dogs, cats and a busy household with 6 housemates, and sometimes my grandchildren!
    Most of the care of our house and animals is done by me - Jill - so I am often in need of extra hands.
    We have one room available in our house for volunteers that has use of 2 shared bathrooms. The room has two queensized beds (a queensized bunkbed), so it can hold up to 4 people, but normally holds 2. So, our Workawayers share the room with one other volunteer.
    We generally eat breakfast and dinner together, and we will provide you with food to make the rest of your meals.
    We cannot, unfortunately, accommodate dogs since we already have 2 dogs and our house cats don’t tolerate dogs very well. :)
    No smoking, vaping or drug use is allowed in our house, and no smoking is allowed anywhere near the house due to fire danger. Drinking must be on your own time. We may have an occasional glass of wine with dinner, however.

    We raise our own meat (and much of our own milk, eggs, and veggies), so we are not a vegetarian household. However, we can easily accommodate you if you are.

    Central Vermont is very beautiful, but mostly rural. The only public transportation is a commuter bus service which stops about 2 miles from our house. It will not take you into Richmond village - you will need to walk, bike or drive for that - but it will take you to Burlington or Montpelier (Vermont's capital) on weekdays. It does not run on weekends. There is usually someone going to and from our house with whom you can get a ride, however.
    There is a large array of tasks around the house and farm that we could use some help with and guests are free to choose which of those tasks they would like to help with or learn how to do.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    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

    We have been hosting Workawayers since 2016, and we also have 5 renters - we love sharing our life with visitors! You will learn all about living on a sustainable, humane, community oriented sheep farm and get to visit beautiful Vermont!

  • Help

    Help

    The help would be for about 4 hours a day.
    Would welcome extra hands to help with a few tasks around our house and farm. Tasks vary with the season, but may include stacking wood, fixing fences, cooking, cleaning, or other help around the house and property.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    German: Beginner
    Spanish: Beginner
    Icelandic: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Shared room and meals provided. Shared bathroom.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are in the mountains of central Vermont, but only a short (15 minute) drive to Burlington - Vermont's largest city - where there are lots of fun tourist attractions right on Lake Champlain. We are very close to the Long Trail, and some great hiking and biking in summer, and skiing in winter.

  • 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 host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    My husband works from home, and we have good WiFi throughout the house.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    25 hours per week

Host ref number: 373835354398

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