Family friendly domestead in McNeal, Arizona, USA

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    **please read the whole profile**

    The Farm Domestead is an OFF GRID 20+ acre paradise located in McNeal Arizona.

    We are Kyle and Ash, we have four kiddos that we homeschool, we love working HARD and figuring out new ways of doing old things. Our favorite things aside from working would be having thought provoking Bible study, drinking strong coffee, and going on nature hikes.
    As individuals Kyle enjoys building many things, working on aquaponics systems, and shaping this land of ours to restore it to what it once was and make it even better than it ever was! Ash is into native plant identifying, breadmaking, and building/planting with the kiddos. We like to have discussions about the things of life even if we don’t agree. We love learning new perspectives and sharing ours and don’t expect everyone to do life the same as us!

    On the homestead you will find 8 geodesic domes used for various purposes, a little swimming hole pond, a walking trail around the perimeter of our land, Navajo churro sheep, some rabbits, chickens, and possibly cats, and of course our dog Millie who is a loveable high energy border collie. We practice rotational grazing and are interested in ways we can feed ourselves and our animals from our own land. We have a small greenhouse where we start plants and trees, and have hopes to finish our giant aquaponics greenhouse.
    We are in the high desert so the temperatures can swing 50 degrees on any given day and July-September is our monsoon season where you can expect heavy rains and all sorts of cool critters and plants come out to play.

    We are inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs. Looking forward to meeting new people and working along side.

    The ideal Workaway volunteer would be self motivated, good at following instruction, respectful of boundaries and excited for life! You will need a car as all amenities are 20+ miles from us.
    Our flow is 15 hours of work a week over 3 days or so and we provide housing and a space to cook your own food. No food should be expected from us ♡
    *** no smokers will be accepted, this is non-negotiable***

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Some of the things that you may learn while youre here include
    Breadmaking, rotational grazing, desert gardening, native plants/animals, edible native plants, medicinal plants, building geodesic domes, community work (we have a bi-weekly homestead community meetup where we work on various projects) , basic permaculture, and taking care of animals.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Some responsibilities you may be asked to do can include
    Digging, raking, shoveling, weeding, feeding, cooking, taking care of bunnies/sheep/chickens, tree trimming, rotational grazing setup, landscaping, harvesting/planting/pruning, propagating, compost management, building… it depends on the season and time and how many folks we have out here 😊
    With a possibility of housekeeping, organizing, cooking, or childcare depending on comfort level of all parties

    if there are things you want to help with, or things that you are opposed to, we can try to accommodate your desires

    we have a lot of different skills, but love learning new ones, there's always things to get done on the farm!

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a skoolie that has a king size bed and a nook underneath for kids/dogs, water, electric, a shower and toilet, stove and fridge. It was our house and now it is a guest house :)
    **non smokers only**
    ****only biodegradable soap can be used on the homestead!****

    We also have a tent and camp pads if that's your style.
    And electric/water hookups if you have your own rig :)

    We get pretty decent verizon cell signal, but have mostly awful wifi.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    there are plenty of mountain trails nearby, we are close to a major birding destination (white water draw), Bisbee is a 20-mile trip (cool artsy town with restaurants, an overpriced grocery store and live music weekly) plenty of beautiful desert scenery. we are 40ish minutes from Sierra vista (the closest city with most amenities like target, Home Depot, farmers market, and the food Co op.) and about 2 hours away from Tucson (big city with basically everything from stores to museums, to the zoo)

    I recommend checking out the Chiricahua mountains while you’re here because they are breathtaking. ***you need a car while here***

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have electric and water hookups for those in their own rig, however since we are totally off gird your electric will have to be minimum or have your own :)

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    depending on the pet we may. we will need to have a conversation about that before approving. we have a border collie who is very friendly and hangs out mostly in our fenced yard, and we have sheep, and kids and cats that would all need to be respected by your pet :)

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    5 hours a day 3 days a week

Host ref number: 853547188142

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