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We are looking for help for our busy season.
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Myself and my partner Julien, Felix ( 2 years) and Fergus ( not yet 1 ) live and work on our farm. We are 8 miles from the village of Ullapool down a private bumpy road so feels very remote and even getting there is a bit of an adventure. We run a hill farm with sheep and cattle and well as a couple of self catered properties. We try and live as self sufficiently as possible producing our own electricity and growing as much as possible in our garden.
We would really appreciate the extra help au pairing Felix and Fergus and house and pet sitting while we are away or busy lambing. No help at all will be asked on the farm or with farm animals. There will usually be someone around to help with any questions or go on adventures together during your time off.
We usually go away for small trips for example during April we lamb our sheep on a farm near inverness
You will be out of mobile phone reception and very limited internet as we have a small allowance per month. So prefer workaways who want a digital detox, Enjoy hiking, nature and are self motivated. We also have no screen for our kids.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love hosting people from all different countries and sharing our way of life with them. We try for self sufficiently, making our own electricity and produce our vegetables and meat from the farm and garden. Volunteers will benefit from an amazing opportunity to stay in the highlands of Scotland living on a traditional hill farm. Julien is French but we speak English at home, so its a great place to improve your English. We try hard to make this a great exchange for both of us, language, music, books, traditions, food and also work and skills.
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Help
The help will be au pairing Felix and Fergus this includes helping around the house with cooking, laundry and cleaning. I need help organizing and sorting out toys and clothes.
We also ask someone to help while we are away to house sit, this entails looking after the pets, we have dogs, ducks and chickens. So requires someone who is independent and happy with some responsibility.
Help is very dependent on what tasks we are doing when you stay. We should be able to outline our plans for the time you would stay with us. We will be able to show you how to look after the place while we are away. As we make our own electricity and live off grid we also try for self sufficiency. This will suit someone who is interested in this type of lifestyle.
We would prefer a workaway who would like to stay this entire time with us. This way they would get to know the area better and the routine on the place. It would also help to get to know Felix so that he does not have to keep meeting new workaways often and has a familiar face. Please get in touch if this appeals to you.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Julien is French and we are trying to teach the two boys French from the start so love having French spoken around the place.
Accommodation
We love to make you feel at home here and part of the family so you will be living in our cottage with us. Your bedroom will either be a shared attic room with other volunteers or a private room or a separate hut depending on availability. We will let you know before if we are expecting other volunteers during your stay. We have double or single beds and a shared bathroom. We cook and eat meals together. I love it when volunteers help with the shopping list, getting the food they love to cook and eat.
What else ...
We are quite remote so good for those people seeking to get of the beaten track and wanting a bit more adventure and lost in nature. On the farm you can enjoy walking, climbing, riding, sailing, fly fishing or staying out in a bothy. We live in an incredible remote location with great walks from the door step. To show you have read my profile before applying please mention the word unicorn in your email of introduction....Sorry getting a bit fed up with copy paste and no thought to the first emails to me. Thanks.
The village of Ullapool is 8 miles away. We have bikes you can borrow- if you can help with bike maintenance always appreciated. Happy to offer lifts when we are going. Ullapool is a small but bustling fishing village with cafes, restaurants, art galleries, book shops, pubs and some great live music.
From Ullapool there is the possibility of exploring further afield. The nearest city is Inverness which is an hour and a half away with a couple of buses going a day.
Looking for people with lots of positive energy, common sense, and the ability to put tools back!
We lost our 2 year old son Leon last year in an accident on the farm, I need to make workawayers aware of this before they come and stay.
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 space on the other side of the river for vans. This area has no running water or electricity as its on the other side of the river to the house. You would be welcome to use the house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I got to do a large range of help, from been Iona's extra pair of hands while she looked after… read more
I has a really great time up in the Highlands with Iona and Julien. I was mainly with Iona's parents on the East coast farm helping with lambing, but also got to come for a holiday over west ! It was such a good experience and so lovely to meet everyone. It was awesome learning more about… read more
I had the opportunity to see the beautiful scottish nature (like a stunning waterfall!) and to live a timeless life.
This… read more
The farm is… read more
I hope to see him again some time in the future but in the… read more
Lindsey and I had a blast being part of the family and helping with an assortment of odd jobs; gardening, painting, cleaning the gutters, stacking wood, looking after Leon and feeding the animals (pigs, chickens and dogs - the sheep and horses… read more
