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Description
We, Hans, and I are a semi-retired couple still living and helping on the farm. Our son Dominic and his wife Samantha with their two boys own the farm now. It's a cattle operation of 90+ cows and hay production.
Our place is semi-remote, a beautiful quiet location, with gorgeous untouched wilderness. There are many beautiful lakes in our area. Well-known Wells gray park is close by (11/2 hours from our place)
In our big garden, we grow a lot of organic vegetables. Chores vary with the season.
Right now, we are busy landscaping our new house. Painting is also still needed and brickwork. Leveling grounds and planting the right bushes and trees.
We come from a traditional background with a very strong work ethic. We enjoy working hard as well as taking time for recreation and relaxation when time allows.
From experience, work hours work best on full days, and having a helper gets full days off, too. But we are flexible.
Over the years we have hosted many students from all over the world and enjoy getting to know new interesting people. We welcome all ages and backgrounds but we do require someone who can work independently. Our need for help is constant over the summer month but continuously changing. We have found from experience that the most important asset a helper can bring to our place is an optimistic outlook and a positive attitude. Anyone who comes needs to be willing to work effectively and not be afraid to try new things.
Types of help and learning opportunities
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
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Experience a simple way of life in paradise ,so we call it. Living in a semi remote area makes you learn to appreciate nature.The quietness here is what every person comments on.
Also learning about animal husbandry.
Help
We are looking for someone who can help us in general:
tending to the garden, making hay, changing irrigation pipes,fixing fences, moving cows,field work,seeding, splitting wood,carpentry work , feeding cows and other animals and general house-hold chores like cooking and baking.
We usually find the type of chores and work that is best suited for the person.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
we are a bilingual household. (English, German and Swiss)
Accommodation
We provide a motor home with a small kitchen and bathroom.
What else ...
Wells Grey Park is close by with beautiful waterfalls, hiking and camping. In Clearwater there is white water rafting and river kayaking available as well as many lakes for fishing and swimming in the summer.
Also Sun peaks is just an hour drive away and offers great mountain biking trails and alpine hiking.Or during the winter month there are superb skiing slopes to be found.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good star link internet.
Space for parking camper vans
Camper vans are welcome.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Feedback (6)
Irene‘s cooking skills and Hans‘ solutions oriented mind were a really pleasure.
We bricked, paths paved, repaired the barn and build a pigsty.
On the weekend we did some trips to fall fair and some beautiful places like the Helmcken… read more
A very big thank you for all your great help.
It really was a pleasure to get to know you and host you. Your personality and your politeness are very easygoing. You never hesitate to attend to any chores that need to be completed. Just very helpful and interested in learning new skills. Dankeschoen !!
good luck!!
We had one of our best times with them at their beautiful farm.
100% recomended to stay here and help them with all the projects going on.
We learned how to make Hans home made apple juice and had the most amazing food made by the head chef Irene!
Thanks for everything and we will definelty be back… read more
We wish you every success in whatever you plan to take on. Dankeschoen!!
Happy trails
Big recommendation!!!
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Irene‘s cooking skills and Hans‘ solutions oriented mind were a really pleasure.
We bricked, paths paved, repaired the barn and build a pigsty.
On the weekend we did some trips to fall fair and some beautiful places like the Helmcken… read more
A very big thank you for all your great help.
It really was a pleasure to get to know you and host you. Your personality and your politeness are very easygoing. You never hesitate to attend to any chores that need to be completed. Just very helpful and interested in learning new skills. Dankeschoen !!
good luck!!
We had one of our best times with them at their beautiful farm.
100% recomended to stay here and help them with all the projects going on.
We learned how to make Hans home made apple juice and had the most amazing food made by the head chef Irene!
Thanks for everything and we will definelty be back… read more
We wish you every success in whatever you plan to take on. Dankeschoen!!
Happy trails
Big recommendation!!!
Thank you so much for your great help! You both were a pleasure to have here and meet you. At all times were you willing to help and never missed a chance to ask if you could help.You both were more than willing and eager to learn new skills.we wish you both great success in the future and we would welcome you back at any time!
They got a lot of machines which you are aloud to us and they got 3 really cute Dogs.
It's really close to a lot of nice places you can Visit or just go to kamloops it's close too.
It's a really nice… read more
Thank you for all your great help and the good discussions!!
Happy trails and we hope to… read more
Both have a lot of patience when there is something to be explained. We had good… read more
