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Host rating
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17 Mar 2024
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Description
My husband, Trevor; our 2 daughters Taylor (18) and Makenzie (16); and I (Carol) live in North Cowichan on Vancouver Island, Canada. Trevor has a self-loading logging truck business and I am a pastry chef. We have a large heritage private home on 6.5 acres in a rural setting where we raise sheep, pigs and occasionally meat chickens.
We have 2 Great Danes, a Chihuahua, and 2 indoor Oriental Shorthair cats. We are an active, fun family. We camp in the summer and have lots of indoor social gatherings with friends as well as outdoor fire pit gatherings.
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
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have had several students from Spain stay with us for the summer months and we have always loved hearing their English language skills improve. We love showing off our beautiful Vancouver Island and introducing our new friends to our many beautiful sights.
Help
We always need help with farm tasks. We have a few fences to build, and some pens to build and maintain. We will be bringing in some firewood that will need to be stacked and our house is in need of some sanding and painting. Cooking skills are an appreciated - I enjoy a break from the kitchen now and then. We love all foods, especially curried dishes.....Yum! Knowledge of fence building would be an asset. Help caring for animals would be great as well.
We are looking for help keeping the wood stove going, moving firewood, and other odds and sods. March brings lambing season and i need someone with barn smarts to keep an eye on the flock and let me know when they are lambing.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a large bedroom with a double bed, dressers and a closet. We would provide full access to wifi, TV, plenty of yummy food and a fun, friendly, family atmosphere.
What else ...
I work in town Tuesday to Saturday and could always give you a lift into town at that time (and home). There are tons of parks to visit and areas to hike/camp. Salt Spring Island and their Saturday market are a quick and interesting ferry ride away and there are plenty of larger city centres nearby for exciting sightseeing, shopping, and socializing.
We are a non-smoking, drug-free home and would expect our workaway to respect this part of our lives and refrain from smoking and drug use on or around our property and us.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have an excellent Wifi connection and a large Xerox Altalink C8030 copier that scans, emails, faxes and copies
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (6)
Matt was a great addition to the family. He was conscientious and very generous with his time. He worked hard and completed his jobs quickly and thoroughly. He had no problem working independently and managing his time.
We really enjoyed his sense of humor, his kindness and appreciated how good he was to our pets and livestock.… read more
Jerome was considerate, clean, and welcome extension of the family. He was loved by all our pets and farm animals and he was extremely kind to all of them.
Jerome is always welcome to come stay again and we wish him happy travels!
Carol is a great cook and Trevor is very funny. Both are very friendly and they will do everything to be sure that their workawayer will enjoy his travel to Canada.
And also, their… read more
I was mostly sanding and painting as well as a few other jobs like lighting fires.
Carol and Trevor are both really friendly and have a great sense of humour. They make you feel like part of the family.
I miss them (and the dogs/cats!) very much. I hope to visit again!
George was a pleasure to host. Always pleasant and always game to jump in and help out. He was clean, tidy and very responsible. He blended into our family and was so much fun to have.
George did some painting, sanding and stacked some wood. He always paid attention to detail and was super easy and reliable about working… read more
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Matt was a great addition to the family. He was conscientious and very generous with his time. He worked hard and completed his jobs quickly and thoroughly. He had no problem working independently and managing his time.
We really enjoyed his sense of humor, his kindness and appreciated how good he was to our pets and livestock.… read more
Jerome was considerate, clean, and welcome extension of the family. He was loved by all our pets and farm animals and he was extremely kind to all of them.
Jerome is always welcome to come stay again and we wish him happy travels!
Carol is a great cook and Trevor is very funny. Both are very friendly and they will do everything to be sure that their workawayer will enjoy his travel to Canada.
And also, their… read more
I was mostly sanding and painting as well as a few other jobs like lighting fires.
Carol and Trevor are both really friendly and have a great sense of humour. They make you feel like part of the family.
I miss them (and the dogs/cats!) very much. I hope to visit again!
George was a pleasure to host. Always pleasant and always game to jump in and help out. He was clean, tidy and very responsible. He blended into our family and was so much fun to have.
George did some painting, sanding and stacked some wood. He always paid attention to detail and was super easy and reliable about working… read more
Daniel was such an immense help. All we had to do was point him in the general direction and he took care of everything. His work ethic was outstanding and he was comfortable and happy to work work independently or with us. He certainly earned his keep and then some! He mended fences, repaired sheep pens (building gates and… read more
Alex was a pleasure to have in our home. He was always helpful and did every task we asked him to do with a big smile on his face. He paid attention to detail and always jumped to help during the day whether he was asked to do so or not. He even helped us process meat chickens. Not everyone's… read more
Angela never needed anything more then simple instructions and always completed the job quickly and efficiently. She always payed… read more
