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Description
Come and stay on a small ranch in central Texas with a happily married couple in late middle age who are both therapists! We have traveled a lot ourselves and speak a little Spanish and Dutch. We love to share meals and enjoy great conversations! There is a hot tub and a beautiful forest with Longhorn cows in the next pasture.. Our place has gorgeous old Live Oak trees and beautiful spots to relax and enjoy Nature.
We have already started building a food forest and a garden but we would really appreciate new ideas and suggestions for these and/or further projects! We are considering building a couple small cabins, a house to protect the well and the water storage tank, further gardens and wood mulching larger areas to create soil.
You can stay at our home and help us set up a beautiful deluxe tent for future use.
We live very close to three rivers and a large lake. We have a kayaks if you want to explore that way! There are also a couple cute towns nearby!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are great conversationalists, we are very active and have lots to share and to learn! We are fairly new to permaculture so any wisdom will be deeply appreciated! We are happy to show you around town, cook and feed you great food, and we could teach one another new languages! You will get a great taste of Texas hospitality!
Help
We would love help with some of the following projects:
Assisting in building a well house and maybe a small rustic cabin, setting up a large tent, gardening, pouring concrete, organizing a shed, moving compost, planting trees, planting vegetables, and possibly using a bobcat to create a pond...
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
If the large tent has not been set up then you would stay in the guest room of our small house, with a lovely back porch to yourself. The bathroom, kitchen and living area will be shared. We have a billiard and ping pong table set up in the main room for play time! And a hot tub when it is cold outside!
What else ...
We are happy to show you around the area, including the local rivers and Texas towns! Possible use of a car if necessary!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We do have satellite internet but we have a pretty reasonable amount of data per month (50G) and you can add more if necessary or I can take you to town sometimes to a coffee shop.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a hookup for 30 Amp rv's. Also lots of nice spots to choose from for tents or vans! We have a site location prepared for a 50 Amp rv but it is still in the making.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 4-5 days a week
Feedback (6)
Jenny & Marvin are very open hearted and humorous. A lovely couple! They became family for me! We had lots of good and funny conversations, a game night with Jenny's grandson and I met Marvin's sister Anna from next door. They gave me some light tasks (burned rotten… read more
She helped us plant our gardens and… read more
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Jenny & Marvin are very open hearted and humorous. A lovely couple! They became family for me! We had lots of good and funny conversations, a game night with Jenny's grandson and I met Marvin's sister Anna from next door. They gave me some light tasks (burned rotten… read more
She helped us plant our gardens and… read more
He built our very first chicken coop, fenced our garden and built another gate, got our wood chipper going and so many other things!
He’s a real wealth of information and I very highly recommend him!!
He was always ready to help and we sure needed him!!
He was always in a good mood and very fun to be around!
We had a great time!! Thank you!!
Jenny and Marvin are lovely people, they welcomed me very well. I learned a lot, had good food, good conversations, got to know many places.
I can only thank them for being so generous and patient with my basic English.
It was a wonderful experience!!!!
They are both warm and caring, with a great sense of humor! We had so many fun discussions and dinners together!! It was hard to say goodbye!
She gave us tremendous numbers of ideas and feedback on our ideas from her personal experience. This was invaluable as well. We loved her… read more
Their vision for the further development of their ranch is exciting, and I hope to help move those visions forward a little each time I visit.
