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🌻 Help with Garden Cleanup & Landscaping on Vancouver Island

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The experience

We have a beautiful 5-acre property & egg farm 🐓 with many gardens.
Our home is in a peaceful rural area called Metchosin, on Vancouver Island, about a 40-minute drive from Victoria.

We’re looking for help with garden cleanup and landscaping 🌱.
Most of the work involves weeding, raking, pruning, and removing blackberry bushes.
We do most of the chicken care ourselves, but occasionally there may be light animal chores 🐔

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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.

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 18 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We ask for 4 hours of help in the mornings, leaving the rest of the day free to explore, relax, or enjoy the trails and beaches around Metchosin.

Our family setup:
🏡 I live in one house with my children.
🌸 My mother Helen and her partner Wayne live in the other — your accommodation will be there.
🚗 Between the three of us, we can offer occasional rides depending on our schedules, and there are bicycles available as well as limited bus service nearby.

We usually share dinners together, while breakfast and lunch are self-serve. You’ll have access to a private fridge for your own snacks.

Activities & Shift

We’re early risers! 🌅

Helen gets up at 5:00 a.m. and leaves for work at 6:30 a.m.
In winter, it’s dark until about 8:00 a.m., so shifts are usually 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In summer, it’s light by 6:00 a.m., so shifts can be 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Rules

📜 Rules & House Notes

We don’t have many rules beyond basic good manners and respect 🙌.
We go to bed early on worknights, so no wild parties🚫.

We can arrange a TV in your bedroom if you like, or you’re welcome to watch TV with Wayne in his room or upstairs in the main living room.
We have Wi-Fi for streaming movies or staying connected 💻.

I work from home most days.
Helen works in Victoria.
Wayne is retired but exploring new projects and a second career.
The children are in school from September to June.