Aris & Ija

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Hi!
We’re Aris and Ija from Latvia. We recently (4 years ago) started building our own homestead in the countryside, where we practice permaculture, organic gardening and seed saving. At home we are also Workaway hosts, but this time we’d love to switch roles and join as Workawayers.

Aris enjoys woodworking, building, plumbing, electricity, garden design and creating food forests. Ija is passionate about herbs, gardening, homestead chores, painting, and using permaculture methods in daily life. Together we also save and share heirloom seeds with local communities.

We have raised two grown up kids, renovated apartments, and are now building our homestead step by step. We really enjoy working together and feel that as a team we can take on almost anything.

We’d love to escape the cold winter for a while, meet new people, and gain fresh experiences by helping out in someone else’s project.

Interests

Van life

Videography

Technology

Sustainability

Pets

Culture

Self development

Charity work

Art & design

Farming

Plant care

DIY & crafts

Photography

Gardening

Cooking & food

Blogging

Drawing & painting

Carpentry

Animals

Camping

Fitness

Yoga / Wellness

Sailing / Boating

Mountain

Beach

Hiking

Nature

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Latvian (Lettish): Fluent
Russian: Fluent
German: Beginner

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Charity Work

Animal Care

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

General Maintenance

House and pet sitting

Art Projects

Languages

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Able to teach about:  

Eco Projects

Teaching

Gardening

DIY and building projects

Life at a Farmstay

Helping with Computers/ Internet

More details about your skills

Aris & Ija
We both have extensive gardening and homesteading experience since childhood. We like to grow food organically.

Aris
• Homestead & garden design
• Permaculture design and food forest development
• Gardening, plant care, propagation, seed saving
• Composting (regular & hot)
• Chicken care
• DIY homestead projects and off-grid systems
• Basic construction, woodworking, roofing
• Plumbing, electricity, video surveillance setup
• IT: PC maintenance, network configuration, website building, AI-related knowledge

Ija
• Gardening, plant care, propagation, seed saving
• Chicken care
• Garden & house design
• Wood finishing, sanding, painting
• Cooking, food preservation: pickling, fermenting, drying
• Herbs & natural remedies: growing, collecting, preparing teas, tinctures, powders, and other preparations for health care.

Age

44 & 43

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies

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  Special dietary requirements