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Hi everyone !
My name is Patrick. I live in a wonderful place surrounded by mountains in Northern Ireland.
In the past few years, we have created a peaceful garden :
- Polytunnels and outside beds to plant some delicious vegetables, fruits & herbs.
- Different gardens where I sowed flowers to feed honeybees and other insects.
- A total of 3000 native trees planted (probably even more, I lost the count).
- Fields for my lovely goats.
- A deluxe house for my 10 hens, to keep them warm and happy.
I have also two adorable dogs : Tashi & Dolma.
As you probably understood, I’m a nature lover, full of ideas and skills but I have only 2 hands ;) .
There is plenty to do, no matter the seasons. I have a lot of projects in the garden, so I like someone who is really interested to learn and help me outside. The tasks are variable depending on the projects.
I like sharing and teaching people what I learnt through the years: how to care about the garden & nature, carpenter skills, martial art, training, meditation & even more.
So, if that interests you… don’t hesitate to contact me. I would be happy to welcome you here !
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Volunteers will help alongside me most of the time, so they will learn about different methodologies:
- polytunnel, permaculture, wildflower meadows, composting, chickens free range, biodynamic, crop rotation & natural horsemanship.
And Practices:
- beekeeping, berries, biodiversity / wildlife improvement, bread making, cheese-making, fermentation of foods, forest gardening, gardens flowers, gardens vegetable, herbs, medicinal herbs, orchards, scything, seed saving, self-sufficiency & wood-working
Daily tasks may involve planting, weeding, woodland, maintenance general, fence and boundary maintenance, cooking, firewood splitting & gathering, livestock, harvesting, gardening tasks, general gardens.
Current projects:
Depends on time of year.
Please contact me to know the current projects as it is changing all the time.
English: Fluent
You will have your own bed and bedroom in my home
Most meals are eaten with the host family.
Vegetarian & organic food.
Lovely area to visit
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
One
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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