Jenny

United States
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I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
New Zealand - from Jan 2026 until Mar 2026
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Description
Aloha! I am Jenny, 62, and I live on Maui, the second largest island in Hawaii. I will be in New Zealand Jan - Mar, and likely headed through Thailand, and back to Europe in the Spring. I am a career permaculture designer and consultant, and have worked all over the Hawaiian islands, the Pacific NW of the US, and Central America. My specialties are climate resilient agroforestry, neighborhood food, and watershed restoration and management.

I can offer design work on your rural, suburban or urban property/neighborhood/farm/orchard, and can work on whatever projects you have going on. I have extensive food-growing experience, am a great vegetarian cook, can help with your kids and elders, I know how to use tools, I use computers and have great writing skills, can greet guests, ... I'm up for anything. My son just graduated from high school so I'm off on adventures! I like to play music, enjoy good company, and I know how to keep to myself as well.

Look forward to meeting you!
Jenny
Interests
Events & social
Culture
LGBTQ
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Farming
DIY & crafts
Plant care
Art & design
Gardening
Beach
Nature
Mountain
Dancing
Cooking & food
Hiking
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Being an elderly companion
Art Projects
House and pet sitting
Able to teach about:
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Helping around the house
Teaching
More details about your skills
Permaculture design, gardening, preserving food, cooking, plant nursery work, teaching, childcare, building (as a sous carpenter), very outgoing and can help with tourists, great at organizing business things, multitasking!
Age
62
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
  mango
- Special dietary requirements
  I'm a vegetarian, and eat plenty of eggs and dairy

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15 Jul 2025

Left by host (Learn new skills and ...) for Workawayer ()

It was such a great learning experience to have such a knowledgeable permaculture gardener and teacher with us. I only wish I could have been on holiday at the time to spend more time with her in the garden. She got stuck in and did a huge tidy up of the garden and then produced a fabulous plan for the garden for me to set up over the next few… read more

(Excellent )

7 Jul 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join us in the countryside ...)

I loved staying with Eleanor! She was a wonderful host and included me in all kinds of activities with friends and neighbors, cooked delicious meals, and was great fun to talk with. I had a whole floor of the house to myself so plenty of privacy including my own bathroom and kitchen. I mostly did gardening and design, but as always there are… read more

(Excellent )

25 Jun 2025

Left by host (Join us in the countryside ...) for Workawayer ()

Jenny stayed here just two weeks, but in that short time she literally transformed my garden and revolutionised my concept of garden and gardening. She has so much knowledge to offer and to share. She’s extremely hardworking and gets a lot done. On top of that she’s good company, intelligent, interesting and can even entertain with her banjo and… read more

(Excellent )

17 Jul 2017

Left by host for Workawayer ()

We were so lucky to have Jenny staying with us for 3 weeks.... She has completely changed our garden - we now know about permaculture and have learned a lot about sheet mulching... Jenny is such a wonderful person... she is intelligent, knowledgable, fun, helpful, kind, easy going, interested and so many other poitive things... she gives a lot of… read more

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