Share our family life and help with gardening and painting in Kerikeri, New Zealand

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  Description

  I live on my 5 acre semi-rural property with my husband, and my family of two adult kids and two grandchildren. The property is bounded by the beautiful Waipapa River with a number of swimming holes, and separate areas where we feed a bunch of eels. I love gardening; have a large vege garden, a berry house, hot house, orchard and chooks. I try to grow as much of our food as possible. I also love a variety of crafts such as sewing, crochet, knitting, etc. Eight years ago I founded the Resilient Communities Trust for the Far North and am involved in a number of projects that help the resilience of the district. I have a post grad qualification in Sustainable Exchange (AKA Alternative Economics) and am passionate about that subject. I am involved in Transition Towns, and our local crop-swap we have each fortnight. I used to be a host a number of years ago, hosting people from all around the world, just loved it and have retained many friendships with the people who came to stay. I love cooking, so you will be well fed.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  I love teaching people how to grow their own food, and love to share our family life with others. If you are interested you might also love learning about how to implement resilience projects and learn about how to become more self-sufficient.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

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

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  Aide

  I am not short of things one could help with, but will tailor the projects to those who come to stay. There is always gardening and general property tasks to do, we are in the process of upgrading our house so have plenty of stuff like painting the house, and would love to have someone who is skilled in Wordpress websites to help me upgrade our Resilient Communities website.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  We prefer a couple and the accommodation consists of a spacious room with ranch slider onto your own verandah, queen bed, with ensuite bathroom (previously built with Bed and Breakfast offering in mind, but not doing that at the moment.

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  Autres infos...

  We are close to Waipapa (3kms) and Kerikeri. There are lots of lovely walks locally, and not far from the coast. We have two bicycles available although they may need a small amount of maintenance (oiling, tyre pumped up etc). Even not leaving the property there is plenty to do, especially if you like the water.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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