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Host rating
85 %
Last replied
31 Mar 2024
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Description
We are a rural homestead style farm with horses, cows, pigs and chickens looking for help with all aspects of farm life, animal care, field work, house work and cooking. We also have a year round horseback riding program specializing in "natural horsemanship". Accomplished riders and horsemen are welcome! The farm is 40km from downtown Whitehorse and we are surrounded by wilderness. If you seek a simple life in a beautiful landscape we would love to hear from you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travelers who would like to come to this young farm in the Yukon wilderness will spend some time alone. Living a simple life with few conveniences and hard work can help put todays problems in perspective and find joy in simple things.
Help
We are grateful for help with all aspects of farm operations, field work, house work and animal care. We prefer to have helpers who can stay at least 4 weeks as it takes some time to learn the routines. Our life on the ranch is full of hard work. Taking pleasure in working physically with your body would be necessary to have a good time here. Help could be firewood, cleaning (indoors and outdoors), feeding and watering animals, clearing fence lines, picking weeds and sticks from fields and other activities, both inside and outside. If you have special skills we are happy to learn about them. We are delighted if you are an expert horse rider or have knowledge of carpentry, farming or farm animal care, but if you are interested we are also willing to teach you how you can help us.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have very simple accommodations and no running water in the cabins. We use outhouses for toilets. There is a pump house with shower and laundry facilities a short walk from the cabins. Our farm is located 40km from the nearest community and there is no public transportation to go to town on short notice. This is a workaway best suited for helpers who enjoy solitude and would enjoy being surrounded by wilderness.
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.
Can possibly accept pets
No
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours/day, 5 days
Feedback (17)
They are both incredibly kind hearted and overall lovely people. I felt super welcomed.
The farm itself is situated in a beautiful part of the Yukon and is an awesome learning farm.
There's opportunities for workaways to go on a few trail rides around the property, which is nice.
It is… read more
The work involves… read more
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They are both incredibly kind hearted and overall lovely people. I felt super welcomed.
The farm itself is situated in a beautiful part of the Yukon and is an awesome learning farm.
There's opportunities for workaways to go on a few trail rides around the property, which is nice.
It is… read more
The work involves… read more
The Ranch is located in a beautiful place with wonderful animals like horses, cows, pigs, chickens and the most wonderful dog there is !!
I learned hundreds of things during my stay with them and would definitely recommend this farm for any other… read more
This will sound as a cliché review, but I seriously had some of the best times of my life at their ranch. Seriously, if you are looking for a workaway in the north, look no further. Forget about mushers, other horse farms or whatever, just try to get a spot in this… read more
Gail is a great cooker ans I ate my best meat with them.
About the work ? Yes it… read more
Gail and Dirk eat and live the dream, they are kind and caring and provide you with fantastic meals where we could also share time almost in a family atmosphere.
Work is hard and hours can be long but the rewards… read more
The ranch is situated in a beautiful area and I thought it was just great being surrounded… read more
If you like animals, you are ready to work hard and to be… read more
Don't be afraid of a little labour and you gotta be… read more
Dirk and Gail are so nice and warm : )
And the job is great!!
I recommend it!!
(sorry for my english, i m french)
