Come join our family home and help with the garden and yard in Victoria, BC, Canada

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Hi ! We we are full for the fall but have space in the Spring from April 1-15 2020 in our Victoria home.

NOTE: We have just purchased property in Parksville (two hours north of Victoria) of just over an acre that we are turning into a permaculture farm. We have space here March 1-May 31, 2020.

We need help with gardening and household tasks. Anyone with carpentry or other mechanical skills would also be great.

We have nice accommodation in a suite in Victoria and in a 3-bedroom house in Parksville.

It is largely self-catering (you make your own food from the groceries or heat meals we have prepared) as, but we hope you will come share some meals with us too.

I'm a lawyer and my husband is a pharmacist and we have four young adult sons - two still living at home. We enjoy family, gardening, cooking, pets (we have a friendly cat but she is not in your suite, so if you have allergies you'll be ok), being out on our boat, being away, and being at home. We have travelled a lot and enjoy meeting new people. I work part-time so I'm home a lot. My husband works more than full time so you'll see less of him.

We need help mostly with:

general yard work and gardening
cleaning
various construction projects
some cooking prep/batch cooking for the family and you
other small maintenance matters

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate smokers. We can accommodate vegetarians.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We will meet and spend time with you but you will be on your own some of the time. Our place is centrally located and near the buses so you will be close to much of what the beautiful garden city of Victoria has to offer. Our property in Parksville is close walking distance to the mall and beach, but has a rural feel as it over an acre in size.
Help
We are looking for garden and yard work primarily. Experience in this area is a plus. Cleaning and home maintenance experience are also very useful. Carpentry skills would be excellent.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
A small separate two bedroom suite with full kitchen, bathroom, laundry, internet and cable tv in Victoria and a three bedroom two bathroom house in Parksville.
What else ...
Bus routes, attractions and shopping nearby. We can help with any questions about Victoria or Parksville!
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day five days a week

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17/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Omar) for host

My second experience as workawayer was as successful as the previous one, I had a great time!

Jeanie is such a great host. She was welcoming, caring and did everything to make us feel like home!

I shared a cosy and all-furnished flat with 2 french workawayers in the beautiful Oak Bay. The location was great and really close from the city center.… read more

(Excellent )

12/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Omar)

Omar is lovely and his English skills are top notch. He was helpful and patient and easy to talk with. Excellent interpersonal skills and we highly recommend him.

(Excellent )

07/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Antoine) for host

We really enjoyed these two weeks of volunteering in Victoria. Jeanie and Chris are very welcoming people. We basically did gardening to prepare the gardens for the winter. The work is simple and very organized, Jeanie has a lot to teach us about permaculture.
The accommodation has all the amenities and is ideally located, close to the beach,… read more

(Excellent )

12/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Naemi)

We really enjoyed getting to know Naemi. She has superior organizational skills and excelled at such tasks. She rearranged our shed with little direction and created not only order but logical flow by rearranging shelves. It is a pleasure to be able to find things! Truly a natural talent in this regard and she is just a nice person to be around.… read more

(Excellent )

10/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Naemi) for host

Such a great experience! I spent two weeks with Jeanie and her family and wish I had more time. The whole family is friendly and very accommodating with hours and the working schedule and the work is not too hard.
Jeanie is a wonderful person, she is open minded, interested in many things, ORGANIZED and you can learn a lot about gardening from… read more

(Excellent )

12/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Pauline & Jean-Baptiste)

We really enjoyed Jean-Baptiste and Pauline's company and they have excellent skill sets and good work ethics. They assisted us with designing a greenhouse from recycled wood windows, and did a fantastic and meticulous job of sanding and painting the many windows that were used. They are both highly skilled professionals and more than capable of… read more

(Excellent )

11/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Pauline & Jean-Baptiste) for host

It was our first workaway, and we were very lucky to stay in Jeanie's house. It is located in Victoria close downtown, which is a beautiful city, lovely neighborhood and incredible beaches!
We worked on a greenhouse project, it was very interesting. Jeanie is an organized person and she distributes the responsibilities to the right people. We… read more

(Excellent )

08/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Cambio)

You would be extremely lucky to get these lovely people. Such positive attitudes, great values, excellent work ethics - and extremely skilled. Dylan built us a greenhouse from recycled windows. A challenging project that he excelled at. It involved independent work, problem solving and, of course, carpentry skills. There was no plan to work from,… read more

(Excellent )

05/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Cambio) for host

My partner and I came to Victoria, fresh and doe eyed, with zero expectations on this workaway and what the island had to offer. Not only did we immediately fall for this amazing island but were lucky to have developed a wonderful friendship with Jeannie, Chris, Sasha (Sashito), Jack, Sam, and, of course, Bluebell.
During our stay we had an… read more

(Excellent )

17/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Wyatt) for host

Little did I know before coming to Jeanie’s place that she is one of the most committed host I’ve encountered in the many other places I went. She was kind enough to have me on a very short notice. Being vegan, it’s not always easy for my hosts to manage. Which is understandable. But Jeanie really did her best to accommodate me and I am grateful… read more

(Excellent )

04/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ashleigh & Jake) for host

My partner and I spent 10 days in Victoria with Jeanie, Chris and Sasha.
The work was always well explained, reasonable and organised (Jeanie is great at list making!). We worked mostly with mulching the permaculture garden and odd jobs around the property. It was a relaxed environment and we really enjoyed our working time. We always felt… read more

(Excellent )

21/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Charlotte & Josh) for host

Jeannie and Chris are great!! Super welcoming and helpful. Jeannie wrote lists so we always knew what to do for the day, and the tasks were reasonable. Suite was practical and cosy, and in a good location (near golf course and many good walkways). Would definitely recommend!

(Excellent )

21/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Charlotte & Josh)

We love Charlotte! So much fun and a hard worker. We really appreciated her positive and easy-going attitude about everything. Hope to see you again!

(Excellent )

18/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Victor)

Victor is a hard worker and very efficient. He has good all around skills and is fun to be with. We wish you the best Victor and recommend you to other hosts!

(Excellent )

08/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Maximilian)

We enjoyed getting to know Max and thank him for his help! Max was cooperative and diligent and organized. He did a great job painting our shed. He was fun to talk to and we wish him the best with school this year. Take care Max and hope to see you again some day!

(Excellent )

05/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jeanne) for host

I stayed 10 days at Jeanies, close to Cedar Hills, about 20 mn bus ride from the center of Victoria, and very close to a Golf parc where you can walk, jog, cycle and also join a sports & art center.
Jeanie and her family have been very welcoming and so nice. The house and room are very comfortable and beautiful, the job easy and relax, you… read more

(Excellent )

04/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jeanne)

We really enjoyed meeting and spending time with Jeanne. She is open-minded and hard working and has an upbeat approach to life. Thank you for all your help Jeanne and we are looking forward to see what you do next!!

(Excellent )

18/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Rosa & Tobias) for host

We had so much fun staying at Jeanie and Chris’s place, the work was not too hard and the tasks at hand were really clear as Jeanie provided a detailed list. We really enjoyed the family dinners and hearing about their lives. We laughed a lot and had a really good time here, we felt like part of family. Thank you for hosting us!

(Excellent )

02/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Rosa & Tobias)

Thank you so much Rosa and Tobias. We are really grateful for all your help and are sad to see you leave. We would have liked have had more time together and taken you on the boat or somewhere more exciting that the back yard :) We would highly recommend Rosa and Tobias. They are diligent, skilled and fun to be with.

(Excellent )

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