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One of us is a carpenter and the other a retired biologist. Two grown children, one not living at home but may visit home for short stays the other is currently living in our suite and has a young border collie. We also have one border collie that works on the farm so you must like dogs. This is a small family farm on 26 acres. We enjoy meeting and working with helpers from different countries and we try to make your stay work for both of us. Although we are not vegetarians or other specialty diets we have no problem hosting one. One family member is gluten free. No perfumes or scents please as one member of the family has a sensitivity.
One family member speaks German but ability to communicate in basic English a must for the safety of the animals. We appreciate if you are able to work with us and independently if needed. Also must be a non smoker.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
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Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Care and feeding of horses, farm animals, some lambing skills depending on the season.
Potentially carpentry skills depending on projects
Some skills relating to dogs herding sheep
Prepping garden food and preserves
Improvement of English language skills
Local ecology and species
What it takes to band a hummingbird (dependent on whether banding sessions are scheduled during stay)
Ayuda
This year (2024) so far we have been taking some helpers and plan to in 2025 .
Lambing starts in the beginning of February so prefer that the stay is 3-4 weeks to cover that period.
We expect that we will need help haying (so must be strong enough to lift and stack (50-60 lb bales) and doing farm chores for July unless haying is early and completed in June. We will still likely be hosting some help seasonally during heavy workloads such as lambing. We will keep everyone posted.
One person is high risk but we are all fully vaccinated for Covid -19. We expect that any help applying be fully vaccinated for covid-19 with a WHO approved or Canadian approved vaccine .
We are located on a small farm 4 km north of Lumby and 30 minutes east of Vernon BC, with sheep, laying chickens, rabbits, hay and sometimes meat birds. We also have an old horse and 2 Icelandic horses and a large organic garden.
We have lots of birds and generally very few biting flies or mosquitoes . We are also a hummingbird banding station every 2 weeks from late April until the beginning of August.
We are hosting some help seasonally during heavier workloads such as lambing, haying and spring and fall cleanup. The house is also under a bit of renovation. Experience with tools an asset but not required. Prefer to have 1-4 week stay or longer, but at certain times of the year may consider a shorter stay so please check with us if you are interested in a shorter stay. We just ask that if you commit to coming to stay at our place that you arrive and keep us posted of any changes.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Alemán: Intermedio
Alojamiento
A basement room in the house with a queen sized bed and access to the main floor bathroom and shower. Meals are provided and it is expected that workawayers will help with food prep and /or cleanup and keep their spaces clean. Special diets can be accommodated in most cases, but workawayers will need to provide details of their diet requirements and work this out with the host prior to their stay.
There is a possibility of staying in the suite if our daughter is away travelling. If this is an option terms will be discussed upon inquiry.
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We are located next to crown land so you can hike out from our place. We are located in a very scenic area that offers fishing, mtn. biking,hiking, paragliding, tubing, canoeing, swimming, snowshoeing in the winter and small town hospitality. We are also within bus access of the Okanagan Valley and both downhill and Nordic skiing is close if you have a car.We also head up a few times a week to Nordic ski so you can join us.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
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The farm is quite isolated and there isn't much contact with other people, but if you're looking for a secluded stay surrounded by nature and animals, I… read more
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The farm is quite isolated and there isn't much contact with other people, but if you're looking for a secluded stay surrounded by nature and animals, I… read more
The place is very quiet and rejuvenating. The view is very nice… read more
I had a really great time and the workload was
reasonable. I really enjoyed her company.
I was helping Susan during lambing seasion which was super interesting
and fun! I learned a lot about the animals.
I even had the opportunity to visit Susan's sister on Vancouver… read more
I was with the… read more
He was also there during one… read more
While they were here… read more
I’ve spent 2 weeks at their farm in the end of May. It was a very busy time then with lots of work to do and we didn't get the chance to leave the farm often, but that was… read more
