🌱Remote Cattle Ranch in the Northern BC Rocky Mountains
The experience
My family and I live and work on a beautiful cattle ranch surrounded by nature. We are home to 🐎 50 horses and 🐄 350 head of cattle, and we proudly grow our own hay and oats 🌾 to sustainably feed our animals. We’re looking for a motivated volunteer who enjoys hands-on farm life, cares about animals, and is excited to learn. Your days may include caring for cattle, helping with horses, and supporting a variety of outdoor and indoor farm tasks.
What you offer
30 hours of help per week
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Animal Care:
Help look after and take care of animals.
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
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.
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!
Pick Up:
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access:
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English
Between 18 and 35 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
This experience is ideal for someone who:
🌱 Loves nature and rural living
🏡 Is comfortable living on a farm, away from town
🤍 Enjoys working with animals
🛠️ Is eager to learn new skills and be part of daily ranch life
In return, you’ll enjoy a peaceful lifestyle, meaningful work, and the chance to connect deeply with nature and farm living 🌄✨
You will be able to:
- Ride horses
- Drive snowmobile
- Ride quads
- Drive tractors if you so desire.
If your into hunting and fishing, this is one of the best regions in Canada to hunt and fish. Also, I am willing to be a tour guide and will take you to see waterfalls and lakes 🏞️and different rivers.
Activities & Shift
Your daily activities include:
🐄🐎 Farm chores like helping feed and water cattle and horses.
❄️ In winter, assisting with chopping ice from water tanks.
🌾 Supporting animal health by feeding minerals when needed.
🩺 Helping with vaccinating or doctoring when needed.
🐄🤍 Assisting with births when cows need support.
🏡 Occasionally helping with household tasks, such as meal preparation 🍽️.
Rules
Must be willing to work in a remote area. And if person is a smoker be considerate and ask where it's ok to smoke. Must not swear/ curse in the house.