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Helping on a small Welsh Cattle farm

Ceredigion, Wales | 3-4 hours per day | 3 meals per day | Private Room & Shared Bathroom
Joe

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Nationality: British
Last active: Sep 29, 2026
Joined: Sep 29, 2026
English · Welsh

About

I am always looking for people who might enjoy organising and tidying! There are a lot of tools and bits and pieces that need organising in our big shed. Let me know if you are a natural tidier! But there are planty of other jobs too, if that's not your forte! This is a small agroecological farm with a mission to restore biodiversity as well as produce high quality food. It's run by me, Joe, my partner Hannah, and occasional helpers. I trained and worked as an ecologist before turning to farming, and the ecological side of the project is as important to me as the agricultural side. We keep Welsh White, Dexter and Highland Cattle - their job is to maintain the pasture in our developing woodland pasture. I used to grow cereal crops - oats and heritage wheat - but I'm taking a break from that right now, The farm is also home to two cats, three chickens, and abundant wildlife. Our home is this farm on the edge of the Cambrian mountains, in a beautiful secluded valley with clear-watered streams tumbling through ancient woodland of oak, ash and hazel. We also have fifty acres of land on the coast, right behind the beach, surrounded by an important nature reserve of sand dunes and raised bog (Ynyslas NNR). There are always jobs to do on the farm! Typical activities include: feeding cattle, planting trees and hedges, mending fences, maintaining and fixing machines. I'm also keen to teach people about the natural side of the farm, identifying plants and fungi and understanding the ecology of the farm and its surrounding landscape. Here, we don't have a rigid schedule, so we can see how a guest might prefer to do things - a few hours of farm jobs a day, or perhaps fuller days interspersed with days of free time?

Accommodation

Private Room & Shared Bathroom
We live in an old farmhouse and have a few spare rooms. The rooms have all the basics and we can provide bedding and towels.

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Skills

Skills that would be useful at this property

General farm work Groundskeeping Livestock management General maintenance Conservation Fencing Foraging Animal care Fence/gate repair

Information

Meals

3 meals per day

This might vary a bit. Typically we would cook evening meals to share but occasionally guests might have to cook from ingredients we provide. A good amount of the ingredients we cook with are organic and/or local but it varies.

Schedule

3-4 hours per day

2 days off per week

Volunteers

Up to 4 volunteers at a time

Expectations

  • Be respectful of the property and family
  • Be flexible with working hours
  • Interact positively with other volunteers
  • Pets not allowed

Stay length

Minimum 1 week

Maximum 6 weeks

Amenities

Car park space
Laundry
Wifi
Books
Incredible views
Collect from station/ drop off

Availability

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Local area

We're part of a lively local community around the town of Machynlleth, and enjoy participating in social events, especially music. There is a diverse offer of events and activities in the local area, as well as the outstanding natural environment to enjoy and explore, so plenty to experience during your stay.

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