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Update: I'm booked for the rest of 2019. I'm looking for help beginning in January 2020. Preference given to those that can commit at least 3 weeks. You will learn about natural and sustainable raising livestock - sheep, cow, chickens and ducks.
Our place is a permaculture inspired 38-acre farm and ranch located about an hour southeast of Dallas. The property has a beautiful 6-acre lake to be enjoyed by everyone. We strive for sustainability in closing loops to reduce our overall waste. We have a garden, fruit tree orchard, a flock of dorper sheep, milk cow, ducks and chickens. There’s no shortage of need for helping hands as we work the land. And if you have other experiences or ideas, we love to hear about them too!
Currently on the farm, most of our efforts involve tending to the animals. We milk and feed twice a day and rotationally graze the flock of sheep. Recently our projects included converting an old barn to a large chicken coop. We also have an orchard of 60 young pear and peach trees.
We are flexible on length of stay typically workawayers will stay one to two weeks. We are open to workawayers interested in staying longer.
Our expectation is that workawayers will be respectful of the host, each other and the farm. Accommodations include a bunk room with two twin beds and private bath. We are also open to camping. Transportation can be provided from the Dallas area. Specific pickup details can be discussed with me. As always you can also drive yourself. We speak English and are open to pets on an approval basis. If you have children please reach out to discuss more details.
Our goal for the farm is to one day be completely self-sufficient and we are slowly nearing this goal! Milk, eggs, meat and produce are currently produced at the farm. We can accommodate pretty much all types of diets supplementing farm produce with grocery. Please bring any dietary preferences to our attention.
We look forward to workawayers interested in sustainable, organic farming while sharing in a fun collective experience!
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Animal care
Workawayers will learn about rotational grazing of sheep, growing vegetables and other general homesteading and sustainable practices. We also welcome workawayers to bring their ideas and work on projects they are interested in.
Help will include tending to our livestock, garden and general chores around the farm.
We also share in the tasks around the collective area kitchen cooking cleaning Etc.
English
Loft in house, bunk room with two twin beds and private bathroom, we are also open to camping
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
