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25h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2
- 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.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Lunch
- You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- 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.
- Pick Up
- We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
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Availability
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- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
- Stay up to
- 6 weeks
The Experience
Our tiny community setting is focusse on maintaining a 2 acre property and vegetable & flower gardens (soil amendments, planting, harvesting, mowing etc) A love of outdoors and strong muscles, building experience, power-tool proficiency, and a keen willingness to help despite the variable weather conditions are desirable traits for our needs. We eat healthy, and aim for sustainability & non-consumerism by finding creative reuse for materials.
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English
- Between 20 and 60 years old
- Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
- Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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21 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Farmstay
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 20 Get in touch with nature
- 13 Learning about sustainability
- 12 Meeting locals
- 12 Developing environmental awareness
- 11 Immersing in the local culture
- 9 Meeting international travelers
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 15 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 14 3. Good health and well-being
- 6 2. Zero hunger
Aylien
Germany
From the moment I arrived, I felt truly welcome. The people living there are kind, and Anita herself is an easy going, open, and patient person. Most of the tasks involved watering plants, weeding, or picking cherries. Besides the work, Anita showed me some beautiful spots around Duncan, and we often went swimming at the river. Anita was very supportive when I struggled to find the right English words. She's also an amazing cook. Every day there was something fresh and delicious to eat. As my very first Worldpackers experience, I couldn't have asked for a better place.
13 days ago
ANITA replied
Good Luck with your new career and making grape leaves! It was great meeting and you know you are welcome back anytime!
Amrutha
Canada
Anita is super friendly. Super good with communication. Her food is super healthy and I love her passion for healing cuisine and gardening. She made me feel at home. I enjoyed all the insightful conversation. She is super flexible with work hours as long as it has been discussed and communicated ~ 5hrs/day. I mostly did gardening work, weeding, planting, watering and sometimes helping Anita in the kitchen. Met some amazing people in her community. She has the most beautiful garden and love the ambience. I miss Anita, Willow and all the humming birds :) But I plan to stay in touch:)
about 2 months ago
ANITA replied
Heya Thanks Amrutha! You rock, and are welcome back anytime you wish...best of luck on your new adventures in Victoria
Ellie
United Kingdom
Sunlotus was my first worldpackers experience and it was great! Anita has a lovely property, the cabin I stayed in was very cosy and the food she made was AMAZING. There was a nice range of simple tasks and it was enjoyable to work outdoors. I only wish that I could stay longer to see all the garden change and flourish. There are lots of cute cats and dogs on the farm too. I learnt more gardening skills and I enjoyed exploring the island. One thing that others applying may want to know is that there is a bus strike in Cowichan since Feb and it's hard to get around with no car. Thanks Anita!
2 months ago
ANITA replied
Thanks Ellie, it was a pleasure having you stay with us...see you again sometime!! best of luck with school.
Tiarnan
Ireland
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at the farm. Anita, the host, was more than welcoming and made incredible food every day. I socialised with the other people staying on the farm easily due to Anita going the extra mile to help facilitate day trips to local areas that were breathtaking. I enjoyed the work and no job was too difficult. I would highly recommend the farm to any Worldpacker looking for an authentic Vancouver Island experience.
3 months ago
ANITA replied
Thanks Tiarnan, no job will be too difficult from now on...you did all the hard stuff!! thanks again your help is well appreciated and I look forward to meeting you again someday!
Kevin
Germany
Anita was a very welcoming and open minded host. It felt like I could talk to her about everything without being judged. The property is lovely and all the other people living there are contributing to an easy going and nice atmosphere. The food Anita makes is great aswell. The only downside during my stay was that I didn't have wifi in the RV I slept. As far as I understood that is only a temporary problem tho:)
11 months ago
ANITA replied
We are trying to get wifi to the RV, but at least there is wifi outside... Thanks for all your help Kevin!
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