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Help out in our family small holding in Colourful Glastonbury!

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The experience

We live in Glastonbury in a large house with 2/3 acre. Definitely a fun place to visit!
We need practical help! People with DIY and building know-how.
Upcoming activities include erecting a garden shed, establishing a chicken enclosure, building compost loos and shower block, cutting firewood, weeding and other essential tasks in our lovely garden.
You may be in a room in the house or in a bell tent on the land overlooking Paradise Valley!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

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

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a large loving family working from home with a lot going on. We are all healing therapists also running a lot of online events:-)

A stone's throw from our house we have a plot of 2/3 acre in a beautiful spot called Paradise Valley on the edge of Glastonbury with stunning views across to the Mendips - these are our Paradise Gardens <3

One piece is our vegetable garden with poly tunnel and raised beds and the other which is on a gentle slope needs some terracing and landscaping and then we will plant it with fruit trees. It is also our camping area.

Current projects are clearing, weeding and sowing in our 100% organic no-dig veg garden, cutting fire wood, making 2 compost loos and a sauna/ shower block, building, painting and fixing some sheds.

Right now there are lots of carpentry/diy jobs needed to build the infra structure for our little small holding.

Activities & Shift

Although we ask for between 20-25 hours of help exchange, we are happy to work out shifts and days that work for your needs. You can also do 4 longer days and have 3 days off and other combinations.

Most of the Help needed is on the land and in our much smaller garden that adjoins our house - growing vegetables, weeding and clearing. However we are also really looking for people with good carpentry and DIY skills.

We need people with initiative and we are very open to people's creativity and inspiration too - so please bring all your skills and a keen willingness to work hard and have fun!!

Rules

PLEASE NOTE:
In the past we have unfortunately had a few experiences of people coming to stay with us who really have not contributed very much.

We are really trying to build the infra structure of a sustainable small holding whilst also keeping our family business running.... We really need and appreciate naturally hard working and self motivated people who ENJOY completing all sorts of tasks!

If you are simply looking for free accomodation and you are not motivated to truly offer help PLEASE look for another place!