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Landscape Designer/ Excavator operator/Gardening/ Maintenance

The experience

Build planter boxes for above ground garden. Plant & maintain flowers and veggie garden, painting indoors, general maintenance of large home with indoor pool and hot tub. Skilled handyperson that is capable for most maintenance jobs. Skills in Landscape design and operation of an excavator for hardscaping would be ideal! Organize garage, Lawn mowing and weed trimming (equipment supplied)

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

4 days off per week

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

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.

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

Over 21 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

Widowed woman on large home property seeking help to maintain and repair appliances, pool maintenance, on a 5 acre property. Looking to create a garden for flowers and veggies. Also need a landscape designer to plan out hardscaping plan as well as source out fire safe, drought resistant, deer resistant flora for the property. Yard work and repairs on equipment. General house maintenance

Activities & Shift

Outside yard work including using heavy equipment; ride on mower and quad. Creative individual to create a landscape plan for the front of the acre property. Part of the property needs excavation so skills in operating one on rough terrain is desired. If excavator is being rented schedule will need to be flexible to limit rental period and cost.
6 hrs/day for Spring weather. Weather is mild up to about 20 degrees in Spring. Summer is much hotter. If excavator is being rented schedule will need to be flexible to limit rental period and cost.
Monday, Fridays Saturday and Sunday 6 hrs day. Tuesdays, Wed's, Thurs. off. Flexibility in hours/days necessary once you arrive and we find what works.

Rules

Honest, social, easy going, outgoing, detail oriented, creative, hard working, car or truck is essential as it's rural property and no transit. Red seals in a trade of carpentry or home maintenance/reno's or landscape is desirable. No smoking, vaping, excessive alcohol. No overnight guests.