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Come help us at our country home which is surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife management areas.
Recently retired, Joseph was professional photographer and Deborah was a voice teacher. We are both well traveled and feel you will benefit from a cultural exchange here in several ways.
Our area is rich in cultural opportunities. We can help you arrange trips to several nearby museums museums and historical sites.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Don’t miss the nearby Florida Museum of Natural History, the Butterfly Rainforest or the Harnes Museum of Art.
There are often theater, and musical performances at the Philips Center for the Performing Arts, and the Hippodrome State Theater.
We’re surrounded by wilderness, plentiful wildlife and recreational opportunities such as photography, hiking, boating, fishing, birdwatching, etc. Want to see some HUGE ALLIGATORS in the wild?
A short day-trip to the coast and you can see the endangered manatee or visit historic Saint Augustine, North America's oldest, continuosly inhabited city.
Plentiful crystal clear springs and rivers waters offer kayaking, canoeing, tubing, snorkeling, and upright paddle boarding. There is even a canopy zipline nearby!
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PLEASE NOTE: Since the COVID outbreak, we have scaled back substantially and at this time are hosting only one or two vaccinated volunteers at a time.
So you or you and your traveling companion would be the only Workawayers here.
Accordingly, if you are looking for a group or community atmosphere this is currently not the right place for you.
Primarily we’re looking for help with planning and organizing Keto-friendly meals.
If you’re a vegetarian or vegan this is probably not the right place for you.
Also, Joseph can often use and extra set of hands on various projects. While we use professional tradesmen with bigger projects, you can help by working with us on gardening, cleaning and light maintenance.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I'm interested in advancing my limited skills in Spanish and French a can help with English language skills.
Accommodation
Volunteers can stay in a private room or park their R.V. in a site with electricity and water.
What else ...
This area abounds in natural beauty and wildlife. Also, we're near Gainesville, Florida, home of The University of Florida, with many cultural and sporting events.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have electric and water hookups but no dumpstation. However there is one at a truck stop up the road.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week.
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We had the chance to do various tasks (from gardening to driving a tractor!) and took part in interesting project.
Joseph took the time to explain everything and shared with us his experience, knowledge and vision.
We are very grateful for th way we were… read more
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We had the chance to do various tasks (from gardening to driving a tractor!) and took part in interesting project.
Joseph took the time to explain everything and shared with us his experience, knowledge and vision.
We are very grateful for th way we were… read more
here in the big city I'm already craving your place's peace and freedom. It's the perfect surrounding to find your "own" peace and freedom. I really enjoyed my whole stay. We had some utterly nice dinners. A lot of healthy vegan (and it is not only accepted/ tolerated, it is normal) food and different conversations.… read more
So: it was such a very nice experience to stay at Joseph's farm! I planned to stay 3 weeks at the beginning and i stayed... 2 months!
It is more than a volunteer, it's like a family for a while! You'll meet many nice people: the roomates, the volunteers, Joseph… read more
It was my first workaway experience, took me a couple days to get comfortable and know where I should contribute, but when I did.. Man my mind never stopped thinking about what great project I wanted to help out with next. I was here for two weeks which went by too fast but the group said " it seemed like… read more
