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Description
We are a family who run a seasonal artist’s creative hub with live in residencies based on a 20 acre small holding in West Cork. We are an organic homestead and are currently only producing food for our own consumption. We are still in our infancy and building a project that will hopefully help a lot of people in the years to come. We are in the early stages of implementing a permaculture design on the land and are also interested in looking into Biodynamic and syntropic agriculture. There are two people living fulltime at the house and we have a newborn baby and a four year old, with some artists coming and going over the summer season. We also have two cats and eight chickens. We love to learn from and grow with workawayers who come and provide a nice experience for everyone who comes to stay with us. Its great to meet people from other cultures and learn about where they are from and share stories.
The homestead project to date has been planting of native Irish forests, experimenting with planting of flowers for harvest (chamomile, calendula and hemp), establishing an orchard and fruit bushes, setting up a kitchen garden and polytunnel, biodiversity habitat creation and nature restoration. There have also been eco building projects using as many salvaged materials as possible and lime and hemp.
The property contains a river and lakes, as well as wild and rewilded areas. We have also built some natural earthen structures and land art to sit in and zone out from the world outside. There are many nice walks in the local area and West Cork is full of beautiful scenery, towns, villages and outdoor adventures to keep you busy.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Culture
Outdoor activities
Dancing
Adventure sports
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
Farming
Events & social
Plant care
Performing arts
Music
Drawing & painting
Gardening
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Books
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Hiking
Camping
Beach
Cycling
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love to have workawayers come and be part of our family life sharing the experience of what we have here in this part of Ireland. We would also love to share our knowledge of natural building techniques, nature and biodiversity restoration, food growing and organics. We are also happy to help with improving your English language skills.
Learn about Irish customs, the arts and culture. We are also on a journey of discovery so are happy to share any knowledge we have and would also love to learn from you.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are looking for one person, a couple or pair of friends to help 4/5 h per day please. (2 days off per week). We are happy If you want to stay one week or more.
We need some help with the kitchen vegetable garden, creative projects, natural building projects (like lime and hemp) and help with nature and environmental based projects. So if you have skills with any of these areas then that would be amazing.
Much of the daily tasks are outside and can be physically demanding. All tasks will be fully detailed and explained thoroughly in advance and based around caring for the land and nature, our garden or helping on various projects around the farm.
Thanks :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I am happy to help with English in exchange for light conversation in French or Spanish.
Accommodation
We have a camper van in our field for accommodation (only for sleep, our house is of course available for the bathroom, kitchen, living room) and we are happy to share meals with you.
You are welcome with your own camper van or tent also.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided.
What else ...
We are 10km from the nearest town of Skibbereen and 5km from the nearest village of Drimoleague, both are serviced by regular bus services from Cork city and we can arrange collection and drop off to bus if necessary. We also have bicycles and tents you can borrow to explore the local area, with loads to see locally. We are also happy to assist you in exploring the local area on your time off and will either take you with us on trips and days out or assist you in making plans and getting out and about in west cork.
We are looking for honest, physically fit, healthy, clean, tidy, and reliable individuals or couples who are not afraid to work, can demonstrate commitment, understand the importance of attention to detail, are self-motivated, enthusiastic and who can make a positive difference to our lives! If it's a holiday you are after then respectfully - this is probably not the best place for you!
Our home is smoke free, so if you do need to smoke, we politely request that you do this outside.
If this interests you, please message me and say: When you can arrive and how long you want to stay? A few things about you?
Thank you for looking.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our internet connection is from personal phones, so you would need your own phone with hotspot and data. The speed is low, but it does work for accessing emails and browsing the web. I guess it all depends on what work you are doing and how fast a connection you need. We can also provide a hotspot to check emails and keep in contact with the outside world :)
Space for parking camper vans
We have a farm with lots of space, so we can accommodate campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Mary and John (2025 years)
Lovely little black and white cats, great fun and full of love
Feedback (4)
I am… read more
Tim is very friendly and available guy, i helped him in his farm and i learned a lot of differtent things about permacolture, self growing food and how to live an happyer life.
The Tim's lifestyle is very countagious, and if you are searcing for a calm and… read more
mannered and shows a keen interest in learning and improving his understanding of the world around him.
He was also a keen explorer and was happy to take the bicycle on long camping trips around west cork.
I would gladly have… read more
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I am… read more
Tim is very friendly and available guy, i helped him in his farm and i learned a lot of differtent things about permacolture, self growing food and how to live an happyer life.
The Tim's lifestyle is very countagious, and if you are searcing for a calm and… read more
mannered and shows a keen interest in learning and improving his understanding of the world around him.
He was also a keen explorer and was happy to take the bicycle on long camping trips around west cork.
I would gladly have… read more
I got passionate about it and decided to work even on my days off and cooked almost every meal. I must say I felt under appreciated for what I was doing, especially the extra work,… read more
