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Dejado por el workawayer (FiandAndy) para el anfitrión
We had a fantastic week looking after the pigs and chickens whilst Jamie, Helen and family were away on holiday. They are a lovely family; Jamie showed us the ropes and then invited us and trusted us to take care of his pigs. We learnt so much and are truly grateful for having had that opportunity. We'll hopefully have some pigs of our own one day
… read more (but perhaps not Mangalitsas!)Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Igor & Juliana)
Igor and Juliana came to us for just over a month. They came with excellent feedback from previous hosts and this was more than reflected in the help and work they did for us. They fed and looked after pigs extremely well considering this was their first experience with pigs. They were caring to the animals and worked with much attention to
… read more detail. They also did a lot of work around the garden, hedge cutting, trimming cutting grass, weeding and much more. Every job was done carefully and extremely well to completion before the next job was started. It was a real pleasure to give them a list of tasks and then knowing that they were done without having to go and check. They used garden machinery and tools with consideration and care and if something needed repairing they would do this without prompting. Igor and Juliano were always cheerful and smiling even when mucking out smelly pigs! We were very sad to see them leave and would always welcome them back here. Wishing you well and happiness in the rest of your travels. Best wishes Jamie and Helen.
Dejado por el workawayer (Igor & Juliana) para el anfitrión
We spent one month in the Jamie and his family's farm. He is very kind and made us a list of jobs and gave us liberty to do it, that was a lot of differents experiences for us, and it was the first time we take care of the animals, we fed the pigs, the horse, the dunkey and the chickens and also we worked in the garden cutting the grass, taking
… read more out the moss, cutting the edges, filling the holes in the streets, etc. We lived in the same house that the family, but the part of the workawayers was separated and have people from different part of the world, the food is provided and each day a different person cooked, that was cool. And the farm has an amazing sunset that we loved. If you want work in a place plenty of nature, to know different people and a very friendly family in the Scotland, this is the placeSolo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Bailey) para el anfitrión
I stayed with Jamie and Helen for just one week in December 2019, though I wish I could have stayed longer! I appreciated Jamie’s flexibility and understanding in allowing me to work for such a short while. During my time there, the whole family was very accommodating and friendly. I worked some days with Jamie around the house and on the farm and
… read more others with his sons Charlie and Angus at their restaurant. Whether on the farm or the restaurant, the work was insightful and enjoyable. I was able to learn about caring for pigs, cooking with local seasonal ingredients, and Scottish culture. Another aspect I enjoyed about the experience was getting to know other travelers from around the world, as they had multiple WorkAwayers at the same time. I definitely recommend this WorkAway experience!
Thanks Jamie, Helen, Charlie, and Angus for everything!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
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Nearby reservoir and Pentland hills - a short cycle away, beautiful countryside, lots of lovely walks and cycles all year round.
Picture taken on a walk close to our home, amazing views of the Scottish countryside.
Zola and Maple sitting on the quad bike - very sweet dogs that live with us in our family home.
Myself (Jamie) with my son Charlie and our new piglets!
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Dejado por el workawayer (FiandAndy) para el anfitrión
We had a fantastic week looking after the pigs and chickens whilst Jamie, Helen and family were away on holiday. They are a lovely family; Jamie showed us the ropes and then invited us and trusted us to take care of his pigs. We learnt so much and are truly grateful for having had that opportunity. We'll hopefully have some pigs of our own one day
… read more (but perhaps not Mangalitsas!)Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Igor & Juliana)
Igor and Juliana came to us for just over a month. They came with excellent feedback from previous hosts and this was more than reflected in the help and work they did for us. They fed and looked after pigs extremely well considering this was their first experience with pigs. They were caring to the animals and worked with much attention to
… read more detail. They also did a lot of work around the garden, hedge cutting, trimming cutting grass, weeding and much more. Every job was done carefully and extremely well to completion before the next job was started. It was a real pleasure to give them a list of tasks and then knowing that they were done without having to go and check. They used garden machinery and tools with consideration and care and if something needed repairing they would do this without prompting. Igor and Juliano were always cheerful and smiling even when mucking out smelly pigs! We were very sad to see them leave and would always welcome them back here. Wishing you well and happiness in the rest of your travels. Best wishes Jamie and Helen.
Dejado por el workawayer (Igor & Juliana) para el anfitrión
We spent one month in the Jamie and his family's farm. He is very kind and made us a list of jobs and gave us liberty to do it, that was a lot of differents experiences for us, and it was the first time we take care of the animals, we fed the pigs, the horse, the dunkey and the chickens and also we worked in the garden cutting the grass, taking
… read more out the moss, cutting the edges, filling the holes in the streets, etc. We lived in the same house that the family, but the part of the workawayers was separated and have people from different part of the world, the food is provided and each day a different person cooked, that was cool. And the farm has an amazing sunset that we loved. If you want work in a place plenty of nature, to know different people and a very friendly family in the Scotland, this is the placeSolo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Bailey) para el anfitrión
I stayed with Jamie and Helen for just one week in December 2019, though I wish I could have stayed longer! I appreciated Jamie’s flexibility and understanding in allowing me to work for such a short while. During my time there, the whole family was very accommodating and friendly. I worked some days with Jamie around the house and on the farm and
… read more others with his sons Charlie and Angus at their restaurant. Whether on the farm or the restaurant, the work was insightful and enjoyable. I was able to learn about caring for pigs, cooking with local seasonal ingredients, and Scottish culture. Another aspect I enjoyed about the experience was getting to know other travelers from around the world, as they had multiple WorkAwayers at the same time. I definitely recommend this WorkAway experience!
Thanks Jamie, Helen, Charlie, and Angus for everything!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Guilherme & Jackeline)
Guilherme & Jackeline came to stay with us for three weeks and stayed for three months.
They were so easy. They were kind to my dogs and they were very good at feeding the pigs.
Both Gee and Jackie are incredibly kind and happy to help in the kitchen or on the farm. No task was ever too much and I very much hope that they will return to Scotland
… read more and stay with us again.
I would highly recommend them to any workaway host but you will be sad to see them go.
Dejado por el workawayer (Guilherme & Jackeline) para el anfitrión
Our stay with Jamie and Hellen was just perfect!
We arrived to stay only a month and ended up getting almost 3.
Jamie is kind, adorable, generous, funny and very intelligent. He helped us explain the work, eventually prepared delicious meals and made us company. He also had a lot of patience when we did not understand something and always tried
… read more to explain it in the best way.
Hellen is a beautiful woman, charming, lovely, very clever and cooks very well. She prepared incredible dinners every night.
The sons are wonderful and beautiful and have taught us a lot about butchers.
The house is beautiful, cozy and we felt very at ease. The farm is huge, always has work to do, but nothing too heavy.
The pigs are so cute and we could see the birth of new piglets.
Hellen and Jamie taught us a lot, including improving our English.
We had a wonderful experience with this family and were very sad at having to leave them.
We would love to stay forever!
We sure have made friends for life and hope to meet them again soon.
Thank you so much for everything and we love you, guys!!!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Matías & Manuela) para el anfitrión
We stayed with Jamie & Helen for 3 weeks. They are really friendly and sociable. Their house is lovely and they welcomed us with open arms.
We had some meals with them where we got to know them and their sons. Helen is a great cook (and a better flies hunter ;) ).
We had to feed the pigs every morning and afternoon. At first, they were outside and
… read more it was a little muddy, but James provided us with appropriate clothing. Later, we locked them inside because of the weather and it was easier. The worst part was cleaning the pigs' waste but it wasn't that hard. The best part was spending some time with Zola and Maple, two amazing dogs that followed us everywhere.
We also cut some hedges and help them with whatever they needed.
The last day we got the chance to help Jaime collect the honey from his bees (he does it once a year, so we were very lucky). It was really interesting!
We are very thankful for the time we spent there, we learnt lots of things!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Florence) para el anfitrión
Oh my goodness, where to begin? I had such a brilliant 4 weeks with Jamie & Helen in August. I really enjoyed the work, namely feeding the pigs, weeding, fixing fences, changing over rooms and mowing etc. On days off I cycled to Edinburgh and drove to incredible beaches and to lovely Glasgow. J&H always gave fantastic advice on where to go and
… read more what to do. I was fed very well. I always felt so at home and was really sad to leave. In short, the nicest hosts and the nicest place and I can't recommend enough!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Davide) para el anfitrión
If you’re thinking to spend a period of time in Scotland this is definitely the family that everybody would like to find. Helen and Jamie are simply fantastic people. They have four very nice children and three lovely dogs.
They are very kind and they made me feel comfortable as soon as I got there.
The majority of the activities are around the
… read more house and the work to be done corresponds exactly to the description on their profile.
The location of the house is also very convenient if you want to explore the country. In fact a bus will allow you to reach the center of Edinburgh very easily.
I recommend this family without any doubt.Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Jerónimo & Valeria)
We have had Jeronimo working and stayed with us for over 6 months and sadly they have to leave UK as their visa expired. Valeria initially had a job in Edinburgh working as an Au Pair for a Spanish family until September when her contract with them ended as they returned to Spain. During that time she would often come to stay in our house on days
… read more off and would always volunteer to help out working alongside Jeronimo. From September she stayed with us full time and working on the farm as a workaway.
When Jeronimo arrived he did not have much experience of farm work but very quickly picked things up and was always keen to learn new tasks and worked very hard and generally longer hours than what was suggested by workaway at his own behest. He did a huge variety of tasks from gardening, weeding, hedge trimming, strimming, grass cutting, joinery, cobble laying, building labouring, log splitting both manually and with a tractor mounted splitter, feeding pigs daily and latterly chain sawing. Although he doesn't hold a chain saw qualification he is competent with its use and really enjoyed using one. Both Jeronimo and Valeria also drove a quadbike and trailer on a daily basis and they were careful and competent in its use.
Valeria, likewise has always worked hard in all the above tasks generally alongside Jeronimo but probably has less hands on use with the machinery. They have both also helped work waitressing, waitering and washing up in a dinner series that our son and his business colleagues ran during August and also for a number of events afterwards.
They both have been a joy to live and work with and have become one of the family eating with us every day and again willing and helpful with tasks around and inside the house. We will miss them a lot and be sorry to see them leave and would always have them back anytime.
Jeronimo is a strong guy and they are both keen to learn new tasks and not afraid of hard work. Their English was a bit limited at the start but they now understand and speak it well, but of course coming from Mexico their Spanish is excellent. They are a totally trustworthy and responsible couple.
When they arrived with us in April 2017 it was planned for 2 months max and 6 months later they are now very good friends, indeed they got married in London and Angus our son, his work colleague Jack and our other workaway Megan were all witness' as requested by Jeronimo and Valeria.
If you need any more information please feel free to ask or give me a call and I hope you may be able to benefit from their hard work and friendship.
Dejado por el workawayer (Jerónimo & Valeria) para el anfitrión
If you are looking for a host in Edinburgh THIS IS THE FAMILY.
They are warm, kind, fun and hardworking.
Our experience as Workaway here was unforgettable, now we know we have friends in Scotland and very good memories.
Helen, Jamie, Angus, Charlie, Alice, Luci, Stella, Jack, Megan, Poppy, Zola, Gin and the whole clan you guys are the best. We
… read more love you sooo much and soon we will see each other again :)
Jero and ValSolo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Pietro) para el anfitrión
I passed two weeks in this hospitable farm and I would come back immediately.
Jamie's family made me feel part of the family as soon I had arrived...in my stay I came across with many people visiting the farm and all of them were really interesting ( jamie's children are very kind!)
No boredom during my stay. And I could also reach easily
… read more Edinburgh to experience another side of Scotland
Definitely I recommend this type of workaway!Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
Dejado por el workawayer (Mark) para el anfitrión
In the bonny summer months of 2015 Bria and I stayed with the family for around two months and it was a truly worthwhile and unforgettable experience. The family is warm, welcoming and fabulous to converse and be with. In our time there we became porcine professionals, even seeing a litter of 12 piglets inexplicably appear one morning and I'll
… read more always remember the two teenage pigs bounding over to the sound of the quad bike. The work was vast and varied never leaving a moment for dullness to set in. From building fences to trying to transport stubborn sows, learning how to drive a quad bike to creating new plots for vegetables and the list goes on.
Being so close to Edinburgh was perfect for weekend excursions to film festivals, relaxing days in the parks or just walking through the alleyways of the city. Also the surroundings in Balerno are beautiful and we were even treated to a freak heat wave while we were there.
Most importantly the reason this place was so great and memorable was the family. They are interesting, understanding, salubrious and wonderful in every way conceivable way.
If you are traveling through Scotland don't miss this opportunity. We would fully recommend this family farm to everyone.Solo puedes ponerte en contacto con workawayers con membresías activas.
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