Gardening and learning hands-on sustainability in Galilee, Israel North

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    I am a Waldorf teacher for Natural sciences, and my wife Dorit is a NIA instructor and an art therapist. We live in Shekhanya - a beautiful quiet village in the Galilee, north of Israel. We have a big garden of fruit trees, an apiary (10 beehives), herb garden, and a big apartment for rent. We are 63 (born 1959), with 3 daughters in the city, and we need help in cleaning, harvesting, pruning, and gardening. We love guests and we love talking and sharing our knowledge: I have a PhD in the history of science and Dorit has lots of dancing groups.
    Guests will help in cleaning, maintenance, gardening and whatever is needed around the house. Some physical work in needed, but no need for a special skill or pre-knowledge.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    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 are situated in the middle of the Galilee, between Nazareth and Acre, Zefat and Haifa, inside a beautiful forest and natural bush, and you can have a lot of tours in the Holly land with our help (I am a tour guide). Work will be 4 hours a day, with long free weekends, so you have plenty of time for yourself, for travelling, meeting people or studying.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Guests will help in cleaning, maintenance, gardening and whatever is needed around the house, in the garden and in the orchard. Some physical work in needed, but no need for a special skill or pre-knowledge.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Arabic: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Russian: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    You could be learning Hebrew, gardening (my B.A. degree is in agriculture), beekeeping, and to be self sufficient handyman. We have a biogas composter, a roof covered with PV panels, an electric car and water sciences.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a second story apartment with 3 rooms, a kitchen and lavatory, and a beautiful veranda with grapevine. You could stay there, unless we have paying guests, and then you can have a mattress bed in the studio downstairs. You could have meals by yourself upstairs, or happily join our cooking and preparing our food downstairs with us.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    You could be travelling in the afternoons, long weekends (Friday and Saturday) and holidays, and Shekhanya is a good basis to see the north of Israel: Acre, Zefat, Metula and Hermon.

  • 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

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 526269754568

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