Garden, Livestock and General Farm Help

Help a sustainable project: This host contributes to building a better and more sustainable future for all!
High demand host: This host has received 6 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with nature: 3 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Expand your environmental consciousness: 3 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness

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What you offer

30h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

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.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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.

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

Our farm has a wide variety of activities that we would love your help with! - Helping with the sheep throughout the year - Collecting eggs and feeding the laying chickens - Growing a wide variety of fruit and vegetables outside and in polytunnels - Butchering of poultry and deer; making sausages and curing skins - Eco building projects - Chopping and bagging firewood - Foraging for wild plants - Making preserves, jams, chutneys - Various crafts

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Requirements

Fluent English
Over 18 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Good health and well-being

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Quality education

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Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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4 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Farmstay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

3 Get in touch with nature
3 Developing environmental awareness
3 Meeting international travelers
3 Immersing in the local culture
2 Meeting locals
2 Learning about sustainability

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

2 15. Life on land
1 3. Good health and well-being

Katya

United States

My stay at the farm was very peaceful and immersive in nature — exactly what I needed. Mike has a lot of experience hosting and my room was very comfortable & cozy. I appreciated the flexibility of the work & hours, mostly consisting of gardening, helping with the animals, and keeping the house tidy, all of which I enjoyed doing. There's so much life at the farm, and I can imagine even more so in the spring & summer. The town was ~30 minute walk and a lovely place to be.

2 months ago

Cate

Australia

I really enjoyed my time here, it was the perfect place for me to just relax after travelling for a while. The work is pretty easy, for me it was mainly gardening and organising the house on rainy days from around 9am-4pm with a lunch break. The animals were really cute and easy to feed when I had to do it. Overall I definitely recommend this stay for other travellers!

2 months ago

Daniel

United States

I had a great time at here. Lots of prior worldpackers came to visit from years ago. I met a lot of local friends as they continually stopped by for a visit. This has been one of the best places for local immersion into the Irish community. There are so many things to do on my free time I will not get them all done. Town is close by an easy walk or a short bike ride. Ireland is the happiest place on earth, or maybe it's just Mikes place.

11 months ago

Tricia

United States

There were three other volunteers there when I arrived - all were really lovely and made the first part of my stay an incredible experience. I feel very fortunate to have met them and call them friends. I interacted and cared for sheep, chickens, and pigs. Margot, the mama pig, is such a smart and sweet girl. There are a lot of different tasks to do. I especially enjoyed one-on-one time with the animals and foraging.

7 months ago

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