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Help with projects in the lovely countryside around Sherborne, UK

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The experience

We love living in the country and really enjoy living in this part of the world. At the moment it is just the two of us, Claire who is an art teacher married to James who is a timber frame carpenter/instructor. We feel it is important to create opportunities for young people to travel and have affordable experiences. We have a field which has a vegetable and flower garden, a camping circle, two retired ponies, and a large polytunnel

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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.

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.

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.

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

Fluent English

Between 19 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We try to grow as many vegetables as possible and the poly tunnel is a huge benefit. We have planted many apple trees as well as making new paddocks with different hedgerow varieties. There is a great camping/barbeque space and also kitchen, bathroom and art studio up at the field. Table tennis also and good wifi at the house. We like to share the space and are interested in projects that fit in well with the landscape. If you like dogs we have 2 plus 1 cat and 2 tortoise also

Activities & Shift

5 hours a day - usually from 8:30 - 1:30 with a stop for coffee 10:30. It could be gardening, walking the dogs, helping with building projects, stonewalling, woodwork, planting trees