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Help a family with gardening on their slice of paradise in Marton, New Zealand

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  2024 

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a 1 mama, 2 x 5 year old twin boy, 1 dog family looking for some help on our 8 acre slice of paradise in the beautiful Rangitikei. (not to mention a flock of chickens).
    The land we reside on was once a working small farm and homestead. The family that lived here before us have now all grown up and moved away. When they were here the land, plants and animals on it were well looked after based on organic living in tune with nature and permaculture principles. Fast forward six years and minus one house, we are now living on the land off grid, looking to get it back into the same condition from those previous days.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Projets artistiques
    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Événements/vie sociale
    Végétarien ou végan
    Dev. durable
    Animaux de compagnie
    Culture
    Dev. personnel
    Ferme
    Art et design
    Livres
    Soin des plantes
    Musique
    Langues
    Dessin et peinture
    Jardinage
    Bricolage / artisanat
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Menuiserie
    Animaux
    Yoga / bien-être
    Sports d'équipe
    Nature
    Fitness
    Camping
    Voile / bateau
    Montagne
    Danse
    Plage
    Activités en plein air
    Cyclisme
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    We live on the outskirts of a small town in the lower central part of the North Island accessible within 2-3 hours to several major cities including Wellington, Napier and New Plymouth. Whanganui is only 30 mins and also Palmerston North. Our rural Rangitikei New Zealand is beautiful countryside, rolling hills, bush areas, reasonably flat and not far from the sea either. Also, the central plateau and Lake Taupo less than 2 hours away. We would be a great base for anyone who intends to see more of the sights and experiences our lower North island has to offer. Whanganui has a beautiful beach, 30 mins away, if you are inclined to want to spend time there also. Foxton Beach is about 30 mins away as well. Both West Cost beaches so more wild than the east and black sand.
    I have travelled a lot myself and lived/worked overseas including doing what workawayers do (also couchsurfing and hosting when I lived in Napier!), although having children has put all that kind of spontaneity to a halt I'm cool with that - by offering the opportunity to stay at my place for those of you who are looking for some private, sometimes quiet chill time while getting a few jobs done here and there, I would be very happy to have you here to share stories, meals, music etc etc, as this is how I love to travel and experience new countries myself.

  • Projets impliquant des enfants

    Projets impliquant des enfants

    Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Since the last owners were here about 6 years ago, the land has become considerably overgrown so work is required to get on top the blackberry, prune numerous fruit trees, mulch prunings, extend and maintain orchards and bush area, maintain veggie gardens, vamp up the chicken coop and continue with jobs to get the rain water tanks sorted. Some building work is also on the cards, including replacing the roof of the cob hut. These are but a selection of the jobs that are required to be sorted here but I think you might get the picture. Slowly but surely I am chipping away at it all, and I do get some help from friends or the neighbours occasionally but I won't get far without a little help from some new travelling friends.

  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Anglais: Courant
    Espagnol: Débutant

    Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
    I spend some time in South America in my twenties and before children, so I learnt spanish. I am quite out of practice now, but I love to try to speak or sing in another language!

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    There was a self container caravan here previously here but not anymore.
    Residing premises include a small yurt and a cob hut. Both need maintenance but they can be lived in over the warmer months. I would like to eventually get them back to a good living standard.
    The immediate living vicinity I have established includes double garage with plenty of tools at hand, 1 year old yurt that I live in with my family, very rustic kitchen built from recycled windows and doors, shower/bathroom cubicle with a gas califont to heat water. We are off grid for electricity here (solar).
    2 x compostable toilets, and another one that just needs to be fixed up a little to get back into working order.
    The 'outdoor kitchen' is available to use. When I am home I cook! I am happy to supply mainly vegan food to you, although I am not strictly vegan I sometimes have fish and wild meat, I do not eat or buy cheese or milk, make my own nut milk and I tend to stick to gluten free options. We have about 20 chickens, and do get eggs, but this can be hit and miss as the girls are free range and are especially good at hiding their eggs!
    I have my kids with me half the time and cook home cooked meals all the time. Also, fridge and cupboards will be available for you to help yourself whenever you need to. I love sharing meals with people from different cultures and very open to trying new foods/recipes.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    I have mentioned a few things already you can do with your time off, as we are centrally located to many desirable locations. Our town is small and pretty quiet, but you can easily find opportunities to mix with the locals if that is what you want to do (and that can be pretty hilarious and eye opening in a new country right?!) We have two supermarkets and consistently the cheapest petrol/diesel in the North Island. You would need your own transport ideally but buses are an option here aswell. Easy to get around on a bike too!
    I work three days a week a good distance from home, so I am not always here to be working alongside. You would be on your own a bit and able to chip away at your own pace without anyone breathing down your neck! When I am here, my kids are also first priority and I hardly manage (during the school term, I am a teacher) to do more work on top of the regular maintenance/cleaning tasks. So please, come and give me a hand, have fun while you are doing it, chill and relax in a beautiful and very private location close to all amentities. (It really is the best of both worlds I think).

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    There is quite a bit of space here but it would need to be sussed for campervan access. If your campervan is self contained it would be sweet as!

  • Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    I have a dog that loves to play with other dogs, although she is full of energy and can be too much for some dogs. She is medium sized staffy crossed with some kind of crazy butterfly chasing, bee munching, 0 -100 km in 2 seconds dog. Juni is also deaf, loves human attention and thinks the world revolves around her. Gentle nature, great with kids, lots of fun but still a bit of a jumper!

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

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    Nombre d'heures attendues

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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