mis à jour  

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

Disponibilité

  2026 

 Séjour min. souhaité : Au moins une semaine

Jan
Fév
Mar
Avr
Mai
Jui
Jui
A
Sep
Oct
Nov
Déc

Infos

  • Description

    Description

    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

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
    Aide dans une ferme
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
    Garde de maison et d'animaux
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Politique/justice sociale
    Jardinage
    Histoire
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Animaux
    Fitness
    Randonnée
  • 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

    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.

  • L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

    L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

    Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.

  • Aide

    Aide

    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.

    PLEASE INSURE YOUR LETTER OF INQUIRY REFLECTS YOU HAVE READ THROUGH OUR PROFILE AND WORK NEEDS COMPLETELY AND CONSIDER YOURSELF A GOOD PROSPECT FOR HARD, DIRTY WORK AND WHY.

  • Langues parlées

    Anglais: Courant
    Espagnol: Débutant

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    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.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    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!

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    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.

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

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

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

  • Mes animaux

    Mes animaux

    Daisy

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

N° de référence hôte : 288428838319

Sécurité du site

Discutez avec des workawayers qui ont séjourné chez cet hôte

+44

Feedback (54)



Photos

L'image représente deux personnes à l'extérieur d'une cabane en rondins, l'une se tenant sur une poutre et l'autre tenant un objet rouge en dessous.
L'image représente une petite cabane rustique en rondins avec un toit vert, située dans une zone boisée, avec un porche et une table de pique-nique à l'avant.
L'image représente une personne chevauchant un VTT et tirant une remorque remplie de bois de chauffage, devant une grange en bois située à flanc de colline.
Deux hommes sont assis dans un champ herbeux avec des arbres et des montagnes en arrière-plan, entourés d'un paysage serein et naturel. L'atmosphère est paisible et apaisante.
L'image représente une scène rurale sereine avec une maison à deux étages, une cour clôturée avec des chèvres et une colline pittoresque avec des arbres et un ciel bleu clair.
Une personne roule à vélo sur un chemin de terre, entouré d'arbres et de montagnes, avec une clôture et des buissons le long du chemin, sous un ciel bleu avec des nuages blancs.
L'image représente une cuisine avec des planchers et des armoires en bois, avec un îlot central équipé d'une cuisinière et d'un réfrigérateur, et une salle à manger à l'arrière-plan.
L'image représente trois cyclistes roulant sur un chemin de terre, entourés d'une végétation luxuriante et d'une clôture en bois, avec des collines ondulantes et un ciel bleu clair en arrière-plan.
L'image représente un couple debout sous le porche d'une maison, accompagné d'un chien, avec un paysage montagneux serein visible à l'arrière-plan.

Discutez avec des workawayers qui ont séjourné chez cet hôte

+44

Feedback

Ce sont des évaluations supplémentaires en option lorsque les membres laissent un feedback. La note moyenne pour chaque option est affichée.

Exactitude du profil:
(5.0)

Échange culturel:
(5.0)

Communication:
(4.9)








































































Help us looking after our rescue animals in Port Angeles, WA, USA
Volunteers welcome to help recover after Helene near Asheville, WNC, USA