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**PLEASE read through the ENTIRE profile and answer ALL questions we have of those inquiring to stay with us BEFORE messaging***😅
We are a family in the rural Tampa area who have had people come stay on our property for days, weeks, months at a time. We love having them here as it adds so much to our life experience. We live on approximately 2 acres in Dover, FL 25 min drive from downtown Tampa and Busch Gardens, an hour to Orlando theme parks, and an hour to pretty much any beach from Sarasota up to Tarpon Springs. Tampa is a tourist spot, but there are opportunities for exploring nature with the many cold water springs, county, and state parks. Local events happen regularly, ranging from the Plant city Strawberry Festival, the Florida State Fair, to the Sustainable Living Convergence, cosplay conferences, and more. Our home is surrounded by gardens and fruit trees. We have goats and chickens, and a play area with lots of space to run. We have a busy little homestead! The kids are frequently playing outside while we are doing some sort of grounds project. We love hosting workawayers and having community!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers will have opportunities to learn about sustainable living, permaculture practices, growing food, homesteading, homeschooling, the enjoyment of foods that are both nourishing and delicious, self-reliance and empowerment.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
PLEASE READ ALL BEFORE Messaging about a stay 😅
*edited May 2022*
Our tiny home with one queen bed, small table, and no electricity is currently available. Also, if you have your own roof - camper van, or tent you are comfortable staying in, please read the entire profile, and shoot us an inquiry answering the questions below. Right now our biggest needs are garden and yard maintenance, small household cleaning projects.
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We have many ideas and dreams for the property that we want to make a reality and would be immensely grateful having help making them happen! Some of them include:
Beautifying the property with paintings on the compost toilet and privacy fence and signs labeling our fruit trees and gardens.
Repairing the chicken and goat barn.
Tending the garden and food forest, starting seeds, planting, weeding, watering, weed whacking and mowing.
Caring for animals - cleaning pens, daily feeding and watering goats and chickens.
Cleaning up brush from the property.
Sometimes, I just need help keeping up with the house chores - sweeping, dishes, etc. as being a mother of four, homeschooling, volunteering with multiple organizations, and the homestead gets to be a lot!
We are also excited about unique talents and passions that you may possess that may enhance our ability to meet our objectives as a collective.
What I do NOT need help with is cooking, teaching, internet/social media (The only reason I say this is because I get multiple inquiries weekly offering services I am not in need of).
Ideally, we desire to be community minded and want people to WANT to help out in a way that is *effortless* for everyone. We are grateful for community and camaraderie, teaching and learning, creating and giving back to the earth. We enjoy working together on bigger projects and occasionally ask for help with tasks when we are not around. There is always a running list of things that can be done in your own time. But generally, we are looking for 10 hours a week per adult in exchange for accommodation. We are not offering meals at the time as we can hardly afford the food prices ourselves. Workawayers are always welcome to eat edibles from the property.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Tent, van, and car camping is welcome. We have electric hookup for small campervans. We have an outdoor shower, compost toilet, running water, electric, community kitchen, and laundry facilities available. We have a tiny house for our workawayers that has no electric. It is more like glamping. Our community kitchen has electric with a full size refrigerator, seating, shelving, etc.
Meals would have to be discussed as what we can provide depends on many factors (where we are financially, diet, how many people being accommodated, and how often, etc). ***We are not providing meals right now. Just accommodations in exchange for 10 hrs a week.***
What else ...
Tampa Bay, the surrounding areas including Orlando, and the state of Florida in general have so much to offer! Beautiful beaches, fun theme parks, rich cultural and historical options, and gorgeous weather (November - May unless you like the intense heat and humidity of our summer months!)
Uber and Lyft are both available from our home. ***Ideally, we would like workawayers to have their own transportation.**** I am regularly transporting 4 children to and from activities at least 4 days a week and try not to drive when I don't have to!
We are a VERY family oriented homestead, and host other full-time RV homeschooling families. My husband, Kevin, and I have four kids ages 4 through 14. The families we host often have children of similar ages or younger. We love welcoming work traders who have experience, and enjoy being around kids and families. Although we are generally fairly relaxed, we ask that no illegal substances are brought or used on the property, cigarette/vape/medical marijuana smoking is done off property, alcohol is used responsibly, cursing is used sparingly, and that you strive to be your best self. The children on the property will look to you as an example - and we desire for (ourselves and) these future generations to be welcoming, loving, kind, helpful, curious, excited, inclusive, enjoy freedom with responsibility, be respectful of oneself, each other, and warriors for the earth.
Quiet times are 10pm-7am - unless otherwise permitted (just ask so we can check with everyone on the property). We have many families who camp on our property and it can be difficult for kids to sleep through loud conversations. Also, we don't want to disturb our hard working neighbors if we want the privilege of continuing to host!
When inquiring about a stay with us, please let us know what type of accommodations you are looking for (tent, van/car camping, or those provided by us?), your transportation method (will you have your own or require us to pick you up), how many hours you are looking to work (10 in exchange for accommodation only, or 25 for accommodation + food) *** we aren't offering food at the moment***, AND the dates you are wanting to stay.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a deck close to the wifi connection and an electrical outlet for charging.
Space for parking camper vans
We can accommodate workawayers car, van, or tent camping
Can possibly accept pets
Pretty much all animal companions are welcome. Please keep dogs leashed unless permitted otherwise (we have a gated field, they can run around supervised). Please, please, please clean up after your pet. It is NOT fun cleaning up dog poop off our children or our own bare feet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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