Home/garden/doggo helper or construction helper in Alberta

Help a sustainable project: 9 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 international travelers: 6 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with the locals: 6 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Needs help immediately
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

32h

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.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

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: 3 weeks

The Experience

We have 2 "areas" where we need help: *around the main house (cleaning, making preserves, mowing, weed whacking, pulling weeds, picking vegetables, general yard cleanup, watering plants, feeding dogs, walking dogs, grooming dogs, clean up after dogs, maybe raising puppies) *Construction work on second house (finishing the floor, building the deck, finishing the outside walls...) If you have a license, you might have to run some errands.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 20 and 45 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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11 Reviews

4.0

Host & Team

4.0

Hours & Tasks

3.5

Farmstay

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.0

How this experience will transform you

6 Meeting international travelers
6 Meeting locals
3 Practicing English
1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Get in touch with nature
1 Learning about sustainability

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

8 12. Responsible consumption and production
5 7. Affordable and clean energy
3 4. Quality education

Isaac Appiah

Ghana

Wally & Marlene are very wonderful people, they Love and treat you with respect, I learned a lot in this few days with them. Wally is such a great teacher and I was fortunate to work with him. If you love Dogs and this is the right place to be. I was exposed to to so many skills and knowledge that has made me feel strong and confident. They are very knowledgeable and experienced people and every advice they share with you is golden and I am very fortunate to spend time with them.

5 months ago

Holly

United Kingdom

This place is doggie heaven! I feel really grateful to have spent time at the farm, learning about the dogs, an eco friendly way to live and to have been part of the team. I really enjoyed cooking for everyone and I loved spending time with Marlene. She's a very kind soul that needs help around the house/ cooking and with the dogs. Although I didn't get to work with Wally, he's the most hard working older man I've ever met and so knowledgable. You'd learn more from him in a day than working anywhere else. They deserves/ needs good, fit volunteers that will respect and help them.

6 months ago

Marlene replied

Thank you Holly for your kind words. 🙂. We enjoyed meeting you and learning about some of your past experiences. I was so grateful for your cooking, as it gave me an opportunity to deal with other matters. You learned about our dogs and their feeding, etc.very quickly which really helped out the team.
Wally and I wish you well in your final travels before heading back home..

Morgan

Australia

Wally and Marlene are amazing. They truely welcome you and look after you during your time with them. I was only supposed to be staying a month but will definitely be returning soon. They are such kind people and truly just want to help you and teach you. The dogs are amazing and so loving I will miss my cuddles with them.

7 months ago

Maario

Estonia

I had some good two months with them. I mostly worked with Wally who's building a second house and he taught me some construction skills. Working with him was great, I got along with him very well and I always enjoyed his jokes. All the dogs they have were amazing and I always loved being around them. If you love dogs then this place is for you

3 months ago

Andrea

Italy

Staying with Marlene and Wally was great, for anyone who loves dogs this place is beautiful. I worked mostly with Wally on his new house wich he's building and was very educative and enjoyble. I had planned to stay like a month but unfortunately i had to go back in my homecity for work but i absolutely recommend this experience to anyone.

4 months ago

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