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Help a sustainable project: 8 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Connect with nature: 9 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with international travelers: 7 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 days

Stay up to: 8 weeks

The Experience

There are several buildings at the inn that I recently acquired, a pond for swimming, and a nearby forest with lovely walking trails. I have a friendly Alaskan Malamute. I am looking for individuals who have a strong sense of initiative, come up with ideas, and are enthusiastic to put them into action. We are planning to open experience centre here to enjoy forest bathing, mindfulness, exercises and stretching, hot and cold therapy.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 21 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Decent work and economic growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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11 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Farmstay

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

9 Get in touch with nature
7 Meeting international travelers
6 Meeting locals
6 Immersing in the local culture
5 Practicing English
3 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

6 3. Good health and well-being
6 15. Life on land
3 8. Decent work and economic growth

Jelizaveta

Estonia

Andis and Lelde made me feel very welcome at their the farm, very lovely people! I had a comfy place to sleep and cook my food and peaceful environment to spend my free time. the farm is surrounded by beautiful nature and forest, you can also easily make it to the river or discover the city of Jelgava. There was a bike at my disposal to go to the town and back if i needed. The job is easy and Andis explains everything perfectly well. Everyday we did something different and i'm sure they will find fun tasks for you to do once you're there. I would truly recommend this experience!

2 months ago

Saul

United Kingdom

What a beautiful place to be, I really enjoyed my stay here. Was so nice to spend time surrounded by nature with my hands in the earth. A refreshment for the soul. The accommodation was really comfortable and Andis and Lelde are such lovely people who made me feel right at home from the start. The work is fun and varied, with flexible hours which pass very quickly so you still have time for yourself each day. There's a gym and a pond to swim in, and you can borrow a bike to get to town. Plus the hourly train to Riga is only 2.50€. A wonderful experience, would highly recommend.

2 months ago

Jack

United States

One of the best service/travel experiences of my life. Andis and Lelde and lovely people who are friendly, funny, and are genuinely interested in showing you Latvian culture while learning about your own. Tasks involved gardening, weeding, leveling, cleaning, and building. I have never enjoyed digging a hole as much as I have here - the work is truly gratifying. The property is like a little piece of country only 10 mins from the city center (by car). You can use the bikes to go to and from the city or Bolt scooters. There are plenty of trails in the forest behind the property. Also sauna!

4 months ago

Fada

Switzerland

The place itself is nice and in tune with nature, but the host is not very organised. When you come over to help, he dumps all the manual and heavy labour on you and goes to the soft ones, like flower picking, instead of working alongside you. Yes, accommodation is provided, but considering how manual-intensive the work is, a meal should be provided in between work to make the volunteer feel worthwhile and appreciated.

about 1 month ago

Andis replied

Are you serious? You had lot of small and easy jobs to help here - picking cutted water branches, painting 5m2 wall, making birch brooms for sauna, etc . The hardest ones was gather hay from small (100m2) field, it was already raked in piles and picking 12 small piles took you full day of 5h. Second "hard" job was to dig and weed 9m2 field, that you just plucked the top vegetation and leave all roots inside - also took you full day. If you apply for farm work, be prepare to do some manual work!!

Tony

France

This trip was my first Worldpackers experience and I'm not disappointed. I'm a French boy and I staid for a week and I did some simple tasks like moving wood for example. So the accommodation with Andis and Lelde was very agreable. In addition they gave me advice to visit somewhere. Really nice experience

12 months ago

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