Grow veg and other outside projects with us near Sligo, Ireland

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  Description

  Home educating/unschooling family who have moved to the wild northwest countryside of ireland for new adventures!
  We have bought an old stone farmhouse with a barn and 2 stone outhouses and 3 acres of land. It is already magical here with all of rhe beautiful trees and a stream and view of the mountains and we hope to make it even more magical as we build and improve the outside spaces and grow veg and add more and more animals! We have 2 kids 8 and 10 who love to take care of our 10 hens a rooster and 2 dogs and 2 cats..one day we would love horses.
  We love hiking surfing swimming kayaking horseriding and rockclimbing and also are big into bushcraft and learning through nature.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  They will get to stay in a very beautiful part of ireland and can go hiking climbing surfing/kayaking easily in gorgeous lakes and beaches here. They will get to hang out with some very cool wild kids and some lovely animals and we can show them around all of the great nature in the area. They can learn about looking after and trying to build a family eco smallholding. They can learn about home education and democratic learning.

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  Help

  We would love someone to help do projects outside and try to create fun spaces to play and hang out on our land. We have bought a yurt and need to figure out a place to put it and maybe make an eco toilet nearby. We need to try and create some fencing so we can keep the neighbours cows out! We would like to grow vegetables but most of all just be nice to have an extra pair of hands and someone to chat to the kids exchange ideas and knowledge and have adventures with us.
  We need someone who loves kids and animals. Any basic carpentry gardening or permaculture skills be great.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Im interested in myself and children picking up some other conversational languages
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  Accommodation

  Gorgeous self contained caravan and use of a seperate kitchen off rhe back of a house.
  Caravan has a tv and cooking toilet shower facilities and big bed.
  Ill provide groceries for brekkie and snacks if youd like to have aome stuff in the caravan or back kitchen but you are welcome and encouraged to eat meals with the family as we love to cook nice meals

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  What else ...

  There are buses to sligo from the local village or we can drop you into sligo. There is a train in sligo and buses.
  There are many gorgeous walks/hikes and beaches lakes for fishing swimming surfing kayaking etc
  We spend alot of our time going for walks with the dogs and getting in the water!

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space for a campervan and can offer electric hookup.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  I have dogs and chickens but happy to host other pets as long as they dont like to kill chickens.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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