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Come and spend time on our organic farm near Westport, Ireland

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Última atividade: 26 abr. 2024

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16 abr. 2024
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We welcome help on our Organic farm which is 1 mile from the Atlantic Ocean, also on the Wild Atlantic Way we are 20 minutes from the vibrant town of Westport (voted the best town to live 2012). Ideally suited for people with an interest in helping with the land and to improve their English, my husband has 25 years experience in teaching English to foreign students.
We grow a few vegetables for the kitchen table where we share meals. We manage an area of woodland and have several maintenance jobs around the farm and out buildings.
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Prática de idiomas
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Ajuda em fazenda
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Manutenção geral
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
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O que é isso?
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
Travelers will learn about organic land management and various projects and tasks involved in maintaining the environment.
Their spoken English will improve dramatically out here on the farm.
Projetos que envolvem crianças
Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.
Ajuda
We have many varied tasks including preparing our veg gardens, helping in the forest, maintenance of buildings, housework and generally everything else!
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Acomodação
Double bedroom and living room in the private wing of the farmhouse.
Algo mais...
By the Atlantic Ocean with special beaches and plenty of outdoor sports and hire of equipment i.e bikes, wet suits. Also near the best town to live in Ireland 2012 Westport which vibrant music scene
Mais alguns detalhes
- Acesso à internet
- Acesso à internet limitado
- Temos mascotes
- Somos fumantes
- Pode hospedar famílias
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
1
Horas previstas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 163748987694

Comentário (15)

17 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Oliver) para o anfitrião

I spent 14 days at Lynda and Chris's farm, from 2.3.-17.3.2024, and it was a life-changing experience :)

Chris is very active and work-motivated, funny guy. He loves to write, tell stories and jokes, and he’s very creative with his solutions. Lynda is a great cook, and she’s also kind and understanding. They both have a very positive mindset, and… read more it showed. Almost most of the work was explained to me with kindness and patience, and they helped me with a lot of English words to great detail, which is necessary to get better in it!

Work was 5 hours a day, usually starting at 10 and ended at 16 with a pause at 13 pm for lunch with 3 working hours on Saturday and a free Sunday.

My whole week went like this: The first day on Monday I moved manure around the garden and dug roots from the ground. Tuesday was the same, but I dug roots for most of the time and moved manure a bit. On Wednesday I dug a wide hole in the ground for the jacuzzi that just came, moved the dirt into the garden nearby, and moved and piled up turf in the shed (turf is very similar to wood). Thursday was about digging a deeper hole, I also moved concrete blocks, piled the rest of the turf, and prepared the ground of a future parking lot with some plastics and stuff before laying the concrete. On Friday I dug again, even deeper, and created a mound of concrete blocks in the ground for the jacuzzi. We ended 30 minutes earlier, so we could start 30 minutes earlier tomorrow. Saturday was all about moving the jacuzzi (as a pond for ducks) - but before that, we covered and prepared the ground in the parking lot area for laying concrete, I moved a few wheelbarrows of gravel, and that was all for that day from my side :) I took some photos (as a photographer) of transporting the jacuzzi to the hole I dug, and we ended up the work hour and half earlier 😊

On the next Monday, I moved gravel from a pile to a few spots around that needed it. After that, my shift ended early, and I was able to take some photos around the place 😊! On Tuesday, concrete for the parking lot came, and we worked on it for the whole day, we ended 30 minutes early :). Next days were quite similar :)

Work was very manual and quite demanding, but totally doable. I wish it was a bit more combined with easier stuff, but again, I still managed to be energized after it more than I expected. Partly I also learned that it’s important to make it easier for yourself and not necessary to try to lift everything at once. When I gained their trust and the work was hard, sometimes we ended a bit earlier, which was very pleasant :).

Lynda cooks delicious meals! For lunch, there is usually a light soup with some sandwich. Then there’s dinner at around 19:30pm. Personally, I had to cook something in between, as work was very energetically demanding, and I usually walked around 12000 steps a day, so I couldn’t go for 7 hours without a meal. Lynda was also very kind to take care of my lactose intolerance, for which I am very very grateful! She really cared about it and made sure I enjoyed the meals 😊

The nearest village is around 15 minutes of walking, full of nice pubs, and also a supermarket. The supermarket is open for a whole day, so there’s a lot of time to buy what you need! On the weekend, when there’s more time after the work, it’s better to go to Westport by bus and buy things there. :) Also, don’t forget to visit the beach, as it’s so close! You can also comfortably use a great bikes they have 😊

I got a nice private room in the same house as hosts, with fast wifi! :) There’s a huge bed and window with a wonderful view. I recommend taking earplugs with you, as the wind and rain can be really loud against the window when the rainstorm comes. It was very warm even on the cold days. The only negative thing I mentioned to Lynda before leaving was the overall poor state of hygiene and cleanliness inside the whole house. But I believe they will work on it :)

Overall, I learned how hard life on the farm is, about manual work, landscaping, how to work effectively with various garden tools, and also improved my English, of course, as we talked about a lot of things in the meantime :) Thank you for the experience, and I wish you only the best!

(Excelente )

20 out. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Sylvain) para o anfitrião

I spent 4 wonderful weeks with Chris and Lynda and how not to recommend them.
I consider myself really lucky to have shared my first experience with them, I was welcomed and fed like a king :).
From my window, I could see a stunning landscape surrounded by mountains (Croagh Patrick, Mweelrea) that I had fun climbing during days off.
The house is… read more

(Excelente )

10 jun. 2023

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Elena)

We found Elena very helpful and friendly and a pleasure to have in our home.
We would recommend Elena as a great Workaway.

(Excelente )

6 jun. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Elena) para o anfitrião

I've been with Lynda and Chris just for a week and it's been really nice the time I've spent with them! They are really friendly and cheerful and were very patient with my English trying to help me improve it. The working activities were beautiful and always varied. I also had enough spare time and I loved going to the beach. If I would had more… read more

(Excelente )

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(5.0)

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(5.0)

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(5.0)

17 mar. 2024

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Oliver) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

20 out. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Sylvain) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

10 jun. 2023

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Elena)

We found Elena very helpful and friendly and a pleasure to have in our home.
We would recommend Elena as a great Workaway.

(Excelente )

6 jun. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Elena) para o anfitrião

(Excelente )

15 abr. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Vincent) para o anfitrião

I only spent 2 weeks with Lynda and Chris and I felt at home straight away, they were very kind and welcoming :) This was my first workaway experience and I'm very happy I chose it!

The working environment is fantastic and there is a lot to visit. If I can give you a little advice, it is to rent a car to visit the whole west coast which is so… read more

(Excelente )

21 mar. 2023

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Mathilde)

Thankyou Mathilde for your review, we are both very delighted with the work you have done for us.
I would recommend Mathilde x

(Excelente )

20 mar. 2023

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Mathilde) para o anfitrião

I spent 3 weeks with Chris and Linda and it was amazing ! They are very nice people, funny and welcoming. They were patient with my english and feel more comfortable to speak because of them.
The work was not hard and I have learned many things. The place is amazing and I really enjoyed discovering it. And the food was very very good, you'll… read more

(Excelente )

5 out. 2022

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Simone)

Simone we found to be very helpful and always keen to please.
He asked questions when he didn't quite understand which we always admire. We have a large variety of jobs on our farm and he was always very fast at adapting. Rocket and Bob miss him alot.

We would recommend Simone.
Lynda

(Excelente )

5 jul. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Simone) para o anfitrião

It was my first workaway experience and I have been very lucky to have meet Lynda and Chris because they are two positive and friendly people.

The house and the place is beautiful, surrounded by nature and stunning landscape (it's only few minutes at walk from louisburgh and from the beach).

Every day the work was different and Chris taught me… read more

(Excelente )

9 mai. 2022

Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Lucas)

Lucas was a great workaway, very easy to live with in the home and always obliging with any the work we ask of him.
We would recommend Lucas.
Thankyou for all your help Lucas. Chris and Lynda

(Excelente )

2 mai. 2022

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Lucas) para o anfitrião

I stayed 3 weeks with them . It was a great stay, the place is pretty and the work to be done is not difficult. Linda and Chris are great people, they always ask you if you are ok and help you to improve your English! And Linda is a very good cook, so you will never run out of food!

(Excelente )

5 jun. 2021

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Quentin) para o anfitrião

It was a great experience. They were great to me. I had an incredible time among them. The region is so beautiful.
Thanks you Lynda, Chris, Bob and Rocket.

(Excelente )

30 jul. 2020

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Nicolas) para o anfitrião

I spent 5 perfect weeks with Lynda and Chris, they are kind peeople, very smile and funny, i have could improve my English a lot and i learned a lot of things to working with them. The food is just perfect everytime. I am glad to met them and i wish all good for them. Thank you so much.

Ps: take care to your new helper. :)

(Excelente )

5 nov. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Swann) para o anfitrião

We spent 2 weeks in chris and lynda's home and i can say i ll never forget this incredible expérience !!!
Chris and Lynda are very friendly
The work is quite hard but you have the time to rest and visit mayo which is a wonderful wild county
I have learnt a lot of things by working in the organic farm and you feel like you made something good… read more

(Excelente )

2 nov. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Marie) para o anfitrião

Linda and Chris are amazing !!! I am very happy to shared my first workaway with them. The farm and the house are charming and very welcoming... When I came to this beautiful place, I have visited Chris's forest and beautiful beaches around !! Pubs are lovely and people very welcoming. Moreover, I learned a lot about organic farm ! I highly… read more

(Excelente )

31 out. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Laura & Marc) para o anfitrião

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(Negativo )

18 ago. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Diego) para o anfitrião

I spent nearly 3 weeks with Lynda and Chris. I had a great time helping with the farm, playing with the dogs and with their grandchildren.
It was my first workaway experience and they were very patience with my English and helped me learning a lot. They are really funny, enjoyable and talkative.
The area and landscape are very beautiful.
Thank… read more

(Excelente )

2 jul. 2018

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Sandra & Guillaume) para o anfitrião

We spent 2 months working in this farm and it was a beautiful experience !

We learned a lot about farming and speaking English, There was plenty of things to do like fencing, raking, gathering the sheep, painting... Every time Chris and Lynda know how to explain it to you with joy and goodness. The workload is really fair and enjoyable if you… read more

(Excelente )

15 jul. 2017

Deixado pelo Workawayer (Hugues) para o anfitrião

With Guillaume, it was our first experience on Workaway. The four weeks we spent with Chris and Lynda were very enjoyable. Chris and Lynda are very friendly and welcoming. The work is not too hard and we had free time to visit the surroundings.
Thank you for having us.
Hugues and Guillaume.

(Muito Bom )

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Come and spend time on our organic farm near Westport, Ireland

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