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7 Apr 2025
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Welcome/Bonjour,
My husband and I live on a small hay farm in Enderby , BC in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. We used to breed Canadian Horses, a rare breed and National horse of Canada, but now we only have a few retired broodmares enjoying their pasture . In my free time , when it is not too hot outside, I enjoy short trail rides on the property and long walks with our 2 border collies. We have 2 saddle horses, the others are retired.
Part of the land is dedicated to cultivation , mainly hay . Dave is also a beekeeper . The property is very private quiet and remote, with lots of fruit and berries trees, offering private hiking trails and swimming near by. Enderby is 25 minutes from the city of Vernon, there is a bus that can take you there. If you are fine with nature, horses, 2 dogs, hiking and lots of quiet time, you will love our place.
Lynda is bilingual and Dave speaks English only. no smoking allowed on the property and we are sorry but we can't accommodate workaway with dogs.
We enjoy meeting international travellers and sharing our culture.
Dave and Lynda
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Farming
Cooking & food
Animals
Outdoor activities
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learning about horses care (no riding lessons) and hay farming life. Learning about beekeeping and farming..
Help
At springtime, we are getting ready for the summer season on the farm. That means that we clean trails, fix fences,, staining, cleaning the yard, clearing horse pastures from burdocks ( big weed), gardening, pruning trees, staining fences, putting hay bales under storage, etc.
Some tasks can be physically demanding but we always balance the work load so there is easy days as well. In the fall, we need help with last cut of hay, honey extraction ,building projects, yard tasks, splitting wood , etc.
We are constantly clearing trees and brushes to fire smart the property against wild fires. People with past experience with brush saw, trimmers, power tools will have priority. other tasks could be weeding, gardening, landscaping,fixing fences, painting, maintenance of the yard ( mowing lawn, watering ,gardening etc) ,
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
You will share with an other helper , a beautiful log guest cabin, all furnished (kitchen, bathroom, shower and bedrooms) We provide grocery and you cook your own meals most of the time, I love to bake so you will never run out of sweets around the house! All meals, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages provided ( you can buy your own drinks at local liquor store if needed). we do family meals on weekend .
You are responsible to do all the cleaning in the cabin and keep it clean . Cleanliness is very important at our place.
Wifi is available with limited access in cabin but good closer to our house.
We are a non-smoking place.
What else ...
there is a bus system available near by. If you need to take a few days off for visiting the wine region , we can arrange some free days for you , we have a flexible schedule.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Lots of space
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We had lots of work to do rebuilding a retaining wall and… read more
There’s always lots to do, nevertheless they really stick to no more than 5 hours of work a day. We did a lot of different tasks like weeding and garden work, woodstacking,… read more
Lynda is very welcoming, interesting and open-minded, and a very good cook.
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We had lots of work to do rebuilding a retaining wall and… read more
There’s always lots to do, nevertheless they really stick to no more than 5 hours of work a day. We did a lot of different tasks like weeding and garden work, woodstacking,… read more
Lynda is very welcoming, interesting and open-minded, and a very good cook.
-Michael
Lynda and Dave are so nice and lovely.
It makes a Lot of fun to work and Lear from them.
The farm is so prity and the cabine as well. We'd liked Spot the dog very much.
It was our first expirience and we would do it again immediately.
All together it is the Best place to stay and work there. We would recommend… read more
Thank you for… read more
The work with the horses was amazing and we learned a lot about Natural Horsemanship and the training of young horses. It was awesome to see how the young horses developed so fast and that we could learn with them together!… read more
Hope to see you… read more
