Información de perfil
Evaluación del anfitrión
100 %
Porcentaje de respuesta
100.0 %
Usually responds ≤ 3 dias
Comentarios
22
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Detalles
Descripción
We live in a beautiful valley in the Kootenays in the Southern interior of British Columbia in a small town called Creston. We are surrounded by stunning scenery and mountain ranges. We are non-certified organic gardeners who grow and sell produce and sometimes bake and sell bread throughout the spring and summer months. Our farm is small scale, but very productive and busy. We also have cows, chickens, a dog and a cat. We grow herbs as well, and dry food for winter in our solar dryer. Our freezers are full of homegrown beef, and frozen fruits and vegetables from our land.
We are Christians by faith.
We are family oriented and live close to most of our adult children and grandchildren. We love children and, we, as hosts, welcome them.
We are as self-sustaining as possible, and care about the soil, the environment and people. We strive to be good stewards of the land.
We eat as much from our own farm as possible, and by that, we eat very well!
Our lifestyle is simple, and we work hard at most everything we do.
We are working on getting solar power and a functional micro-hydro system in our house. We are also in the midst of converting a school-bus into an RV.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Práctica de idiomas
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
There are a lot of places in our valley to hike, bike, swim, climb, camp and enjoy outdoor activities. Our spoken language is English, so if you want to improve your skills in this language, we can help you with that. We strongly believe in community and sharing of our lives with others openly and honestly. The way we farm is with the intention of being sustainable and ecologically good stewards of the land. We are most happy to introduce you to other friends and family who are always excited to meet new people. We love having great conversations over hot cups of coffee, or cold glasses of kombucha. We are all about community and sustainable living.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
We are looking for someone to come alongside and help with the gardening and market vegetable prep for our honor stand, and to help on a day to day basis. Five hours a day of help would be most appreciated for four or five days a week, which will include stocking and managing our small market stand, picking fruit, helping load and unload our solar dryer and other outdoor activities. There is a lot of work to do in the gardens--weeding, mulching, transplanting and harvesting. We grow with organic principles, no sprays, no pesticides and no chemicals. We build the soil through composting, mulching and no till methods. This all takes work. We are working on a bus conversion for traveling in the future. There are household chores to help with, grass to mow, and if you like to cook, we love to try new cuisines. There is a great thrift store in our town where you can pick up some work clothes very cheaply, so you don't need to pack a lot of extra work clothes that can weigh down your luggage.
We have decided on a no-pet policy at this time.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Alojamiento
Accommodations are simple but comfortable. We offer any spare beds we have, and a shared bathroom in the house.During the summer months we have a small room in the loft of our barn for guests. This will include use of the compost loo, and outdoor hot water shower. We can also accommodate workawayers in tents or RV's, with lots of garden space and a patio with picnic tables and a fire pit.
We are happy to share meals and food and have abundance of amazing, healthy food to eat and enjoy. Our valley is a very excellent fruit and vegetable growing area. Also it is very beautiful!
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Our town is a twenty minute drive to Kootenay Lake. This lake is a beautiful place with picnic sites, swimming, boating and water activities available. There are a lot of places in our valley to hike, bike, swim, climb, camp and enjoy outdoor activities. There is a large community complex that offers lots of activities and has an indoor swimming pool and exercise areas. Bring your passports, as we are only 6 km from the Canada / USA border so it is not far to go for a visit to the United States. We are pretty busy all summer with work, but would love to have more time for recreation which we could do if we can get more help, which is why we are looking for helpers through workaway.
We are looking for people who are honest and have integrity and good work ethic. It would be a lot of fun to spend time together getting to know you over shared meals, outings, work and recreation. We love deep conversations about most anything, and spending time laughing and learning together with....you!
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Our wifi is up to date and efficient.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We have room for mobile home / campervan workawayers.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (9)
Today it is a rainy day so I have decided to take the time to leave feedback as I think about and reflect on our time spent with you and Elise. It was very good.
Lauren is a beautiful person. She is a pleasure to know. The very first day of her arrival at our house our washing machine overflowed all over the house. Lauren was quick to… read more
We have, so, enjoyed getting to know you. Thank-you for choosing us for workaway!
We had a very good time with Elise. She is a joy to be with. She works very hard and gives her best. We spent about six weeks with Elise and I never saw her in a bad mood. She is a very positive person with a great personality. We spent… read more
Gaelle and Antoine came at a time when I was completely discouraged and overwhelmed with my garden. It was getting the better of me. They got up early every morning and helped me out and worked very hard, and eventually, with time, we got the garden caught up and I felt a lot better. They were… read more
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Today it is a rainy day so I have decided to take the time to leave feedback as I think about and reflect on our time spent with you and Elise. It was very good.
Lauren is a beautiful person. She is a pleasure to know. The very first day of her arrival at our house our washing machine overflowed all over the house. Lauren was quick to… read more
We have, so, enjoyed getting to know you. Thank-you for choosing us for workaway!
We had a very good time with Elise. She is a joy to be with. She works very hard and gives her best. We spent about six weeks with Elise and I never saw her in a bad mood. She is a very positive person with a great personality. We spent… read more
Gaelle and Antoine came at a time when I was completely discouraged and overwhelmed with my garden. It was getting the better of me. They got up early every morning and helped me out and worked very hard, and eventually, with time, we got the garden caught up and I felt a lot better. They were… read more
Christine is a most thoughtful and caring person, and likes to do kind little things for people. She made… read more
Thanks for roughtering a lot… read more
It takes you not even one day and you are integrated and lovely welcomed by everyone from the big family! The work was super enjoyable while I worked lots with Kim in this beautiful garden surrounded by mountains, listening to the birds sing and having… read more
You are a beautiful person and we enjoyed getting to know you. Thanks-you so much for all the hard work and skills you brought to our farm, for getting up early without complaining, and accepting our strategies for gardening in an attempt to have healthy soil. Also, it was… read more
They are really incredible!! The farm is beautiful and all the trees, vegetables, flowers, animals are grown and raised with love 💕 ...
I enjoyed my time weeding, harvesting, planting flowers for the next spring, making juice, collecting the… read more
Since the first day it felt like being part of their big family. It didn’t take long to become friends :slight_smile:
We enjoyed the work in the garden. Mostly we did planting, weeding or harvesting. At the end of the week we did market-preparation. On Saturdays we helped Kim to sell the produce… read more
We had some of the best times with them and they are great workers. Philipp is a skilled carpenter and a very innovative guy. He sees what needs to be done and does it. He loves to learn and experience new things and always goes the extra mile to help out. Nina is a loving beautiful person. She helps… read more
My job wasn’t over 5 hour every time and I went to hiking, picknic, library, shopping and winery in my day off. And also I played Softball game, did potluck party after work. My best memory is had my birthday party with Tim and Kim’s big family.… read more
They help me alot during my stay in Creston and all was very easy for me.
The food was really healty and the bread is amazing !
And my accommodation was the best place in the house !!!
I enjoy all the works that we did and specialy liked… read more
They offer their skills and talents in so many ways, and are very kind to children, the elderly, and even the animals. We had a terrific time with… read more
It was nice to get to know him, and we appreciated his honesty and kindness. He tried hard to leave everything as he found it. He enjoyed the outdoors, animals, long walks, good vegan food and going to the… read more
The food was some of the healthiest and tastiest Ive ever eaten - and almost always freshly homemade! - and my accommodation was cosy. The family welcomed me as one of their own, and in my free time I went for lots of hikes, family meals, bike rides, rock climbing and… read more
