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Organic Small Holding in Beautiful Wicklow, Ireland

The experience

We live on a small hill farm in the beautiful county Wicklow known as the garden of Ireland. We are a family of four. Becky and Kilian and our daughters Zoe (11) and Bea (8). We are quite remote so it is very serene and peaceful and the view is amazing. We speak English and German as well as French.

What you offer

23 hours of help per week

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

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

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

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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are looking for you to help us feeding the pigs and helping to build fences to manage where they roam free. There are also lots of other projects on the go like repairing ancient stone walls and small building projects. If you want to learn how to be a capable do it yourself person you can learn the skills here of things like mixing concrete, laying blocks, timberwork and carpentry. We will teach you how to do these things so if you have a curious mind, are fit and willing to learn you will leave with many new skills. The garden also needs tending to, harvesting vegetables and fruits as well as weeding. We have planted over 14000 trees and every year we plant more. We would love help in increasing the woodland on our plot. We often have family get-togethers and parties. All our previous volunteers have joined in with these events and we hope you will want to do that too.

Activities & Shift

We would like you to work 4.5 hours per day, 5 days per week and in return we offer accommodation and food. We are fairly flexible about timings as long as we count on the work getting done. We appreciate that you are also trying to experience Ireland at the same time so we will try to make it work for all.

Rules

make the world a better place. be kind. be repectful to all. No smoking inside - you will be asked to leave as it is a fire hazard