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🌱 Join Our Family and Help Our City Farmlet in New Zealand! πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ

The experience

We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our family and assist with our city farmlet / small food forest! 🌿
You will be working alongside myself, my husband, our two sons, two cats 🐱, and chickens πŸ”, on our 800 sqm property in the heart of the city.

What you offer

25 hours of help 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

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.

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

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our Goal:
We aim to be self-sufficient off the land we have, and we truly appreciate any help to make this dream a reality. 🌾
We’re a friendly family who loves to explore and spend time together, and we’re excited to share this journey with you! 😊

Activities & Shift

What You'll Do:
🌻 Help with garden maintenance, building projects, and development
🌳 Assist with other exciting projects we have in the works
food prep and cooking
household cleaning and organising
πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈ Join us on outdoor adventures and activities in our local spots! (We’d love to have you with us during our explorations)

Current projects we're working on:
Our current projects that we need some help with are weeding and carting mulch to established gardens, yard tidying and organising.
Wet day activities would be doing deep cleaning inside, reorganising cupboards and room spaces, helping with general house cleaning and chores

Work Schedule:
πŸ•˜ Shifts typically start at 9 AM, followed by a break for lunch, and then more work in the afternoon.

We would also really like someone to help us with our caravan restoration so if you have any experience or skills in this area please let us know, see the other position advertised and apply through that