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Retired couple looking for someone to join their farm while enjoying the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, USA

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  2026 

 Estancia mínima: Al menos una semana

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    After ten years of managing a meat and dairy goat farm while hosting one hundred forty Workaway and other traveling volunteers, our farm has been whittled down to one goat, some chickens, a dog and a couple cats. We are in the wrap-up stage of our farming life and need help cleaning a dusty barn and restoring a hoop house severely damaged by a wind storm. No skill is needed to help, just a lot of muscle and sweat! Our barn sits right along side a beautiful creek and is surrounded by National forest. If you like to work hard, eat great food, sit in a hot tub at night and play in the mountains, we're what you are looking for. Please don't come if you don't thrive on a hard half-days work!

    We are a retired couple recently (12 yrs.) relocated to Montana after thirty-two years in New Mexico. Phil loves raising animals, gardening - although our altitude makes it difficult, watching sports, grilling spicy ribs from his own recipe and making biscuits from scratch. He enjoys helping other people, sharing what he knows about gardening and animal husbandry, taking naps and just loving living in the Bitterroot Mountains. Linda enjoys creating a warm and welcoming environment for guests. You might say “hospitality is her thing”. Cooking, baking bread, cross-country skiing, decorating, riding her ATV, writing, and loving on her animals are among her favorite activities. Chilling out for her would include cruising the net or watching collegiate football and basketball. We both love thrift store treasure hunting.

    We love people! We fully embrace the value of opening up our home and our lives to those whom we have the opportunity to welcome. Little did we know twelve years ago when we found this little jewel on a dirt road in Montana the world would literally come to our door! Our faith is central to who we are. We believe it is best expressed by what we do and how we treat others, but we are always up for a chat about the way we see our world and love to listen to others' viewpoints.

    Here is a video created by a former Workaway volunteer. -ask us for the links

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
    Cuidado de casas y mascotas
  • Intereses

    Intereses

    Política / justicia social
    Jardinería
    Historia
    Cocina y alimentación
    Animales
    Fitness
    Senderismo
  • Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de las NU
    Fin de la pobreza
    Hambre cero
    Salud y bienestar
    Educación de calidad
    Igualdad de género
    Agua limpia y saneamiento
    Energía asequible y no contaminante
    Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
    Industria, innovación e infraestructura
    Reducción de las desigualdades
    Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
    Producción y consumo responsables
    Acción por el clima
    Vida submarina
    Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Not only will we make every effort to see that our Workawayers enjoy a memorable and meaningful stay here at our retreat, I'm confident there will be numerous opportunities for interaction between our other guests from other parts of the world and country. Not only are we anxious to teach and share skills, we would love to learn from what skills our Workawayers have.

    Our experience with communal and cross-cultural living: Our nest has never been empty! Our large home on a rural acreage in NM was a refuge, or free housing for over thirty students, families in crisis, missionaries and/or their children It was then followed by several years as a boarding house for military personnel. All of these experiences we highly embraced. Other cross-cultural activities: We spent two weeks helping build a cafeteria and painting student housing units at a seminary in Costa Rica. Phil participated in a mobile medical clinic in the mountains of Guatemala. And he participated in a cultural exchange program in four regions of China.


    One last thing: Workaway is a cultural exchange. We are open to all cultures and points of view. In a world of conflicting social and political views, we feel it's important for Workawayers who stay with us to be willing to accept the fact that their political views may not be the same as ours and that is O.K. We don't mind listening and discussing world events and politics when it is done is a calm and open environment. If you can't imagine staying and working along side someone whose views are different than yours, we are not a good choice for you.

  • El anfitrión ofrece una paga acorde al salario mínimo

    El anfitrión ofrece una paga acorde al salario mínimo

    Este anfitrión ofrece alojamiento y paga.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Our dusty barn needs cleaning of mosty dry hay and manure. It would be loaded on an atv trailer and relocated on our property. Our hoop house needs torn down and reconstructed. We can aways use firewood that needs to be cut. There is lawn mowing and various other chores. Some minimal light housekeeping is also included.
    We will offer four hours of minimum wage plus meals for legal workers.

  • Idiomas hablados

    Inglés: Fluido
    Español: Principiante

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Our home, completed five years ago is "rustic style" with reclaimed rough sawn floors and hand-peeled posts and beams. Furnishings include Old Hickory, log furniture and an abundance of custom made arts, crafts, and furniture. We have three heat sources (wood, electricity, and propane) but we heat efficiently and almost exclusively with wood and we love it! We have central air conditioning which we use only in late afternoons during the summer. Our nights, mornings and noons are fabulous as we live at 4300' elevation and of course, the north. There is a hot tub off the deck and by the creek for your use.

    Workawayers will be housed in our fifth wheel. We frequently also house Workaway help in our guest bedrooms upstairs in our house during colder times of the year. These rooms are upstairs in our house. When we have guests, Workaway help who are staying upstairs are required to use bathrooms downstairs. Please understand this when you accept a stay. This is minimal imposition.

    We enjoy all kinds of food and love to try new dishes. We eat a lot of meat, mostly venison, chevon, pork, and poultry. We love vegetables, large breakfasts and can enjoy very spicy food. I bake all our bread and make homemade goats' milk ice cream. While we've done it, accommodating vegetarians is difficult and we don't accept vegans. It's just too much of a strain on the operation of our hospitality. We will provide three meals/day. I don't mind sharing my gourmet kitchen and we love trying new things. Only a MODERATE amount of alcohol can be consumed in our home (1-2 drinks/day) and no drugs. We do not appreciate crude language. Please come with a cooperative attitude about our food. While I really do like to make minor accommodations for preferred preferences, I cannot customize our diet to fit the desires of Workaway help. For example, I do not always purchase organic foods and fresh fruits are extremely expensive in this region. So I provide some but not always a large variety. You are more than welcome to purchase items I have not provided that will fit your needs.

    Guests are welcome to use our laundry facilities.

    Our lifestyle is laid back, flexible and accommodating. It is very important that guests and Workawayers make themselves at home and not feel excluded in any way.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Our acreage is located in a narrow canyon in the Bitterroot Mountains in Southwest Montana and dissected by a lively creek flowing just past the back deck of the house. The acreage is bordered on National Forest land that sustained a forest fire in 2000. It is still clearly evident. The view from our windows to the southwest are two minor peaks of the Bitterroot range and to the northeast is a Sapphire Range. Our creek empties into the East Fork of the Bitterroot River, a place of world-class fly fishing just a half-mile away. Our address is “Conner, MT” and our home is thirteen miles south of the small town of Darby, fifteen miles further is Hamilton. We are eighty-two miles south of Missoula and the nearest international airport. We will pick Workawayers up at the airport and take them back - only for Workawayers whose stay exceeds one week. To the south, just seventeen miles up the mountain is Lost Trail Powder Mountain Ski Resort and Chief Joseph XC Ski Trails. The dry powder makes skiing so wonderful skiers come from all over the country to ski on it and it’s very affordable! Hiking trails, ATV rides, camping, fishing, birding, wildlife observation or just becoming intoxicated on the scenery are all opportunities nearby. It’s an outdoor paradise year around! A day trip to Goldbug Hotsprings, near Salmon, Idaho is an absolute must!. We will provide some transportation for excursions and possibly a vehicle if the Workawayer has a driver's license, can demonstrate competency and provide fuel. Want to go backpacking or camping? We have equipment you can use as well as fishing gear. We also have two ATV's and will undoubtedly allow them to enjoy them in some way!

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    We recently updated our Wifi to Starlink. It is most adequate for any wifi needs . We have had digital workers here with no problem at all.

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    We have plenty of parking space. We do not have 30 or 50amp hook-ups. We do have a dump site.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

  • Mis animales / mascotas

    Mis animales / mascotas

    Daisy

    Daisy is a McNab Shepherd. She is very smart and is everybody's new best friend.

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