Parking in Farmlands
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Van-Tramp
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It is an annual fee to be a member, and the hosts have the expectation that you will buy some of their product during your stay. It is free camping at the cost of a bottle of wine or two, or four. Also, they only allow single overnight stays, not week long stays (some may allow it, if they like you). Nothing wrong with the whole idea. Kerri has been a member since before we met so I've gotten to stay at a few Harvest Hosts and they are enjoyable enough, but cost more per might in the end.
Van-Tramp
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Favorite Harvest Host I have stayed at was a goat farm in Tennessee - https://www.van-tramp.com/wp/hangin-with-baby-goats/
Good times... good times
Good times... good times
RoamerRV428
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yea good idea and it has been around a long time. Gives one a new experience if wanted
freecampsites.com has totally free in areas as a hit also if needed.
freecampsites.com has totally free in areas as a hit also if needed.
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I've been looking to find a rural place where I can park a camper on someone's farm and do some work in trade for utilities. I tried posting my resume on craigslist and Kijiji with no success but my sister who owns a hobby farm and is into horses suggested I post some flyers in small towns.
A lot of these places the young people move away for jobs and it's hard finding workers especially for older people who just need someone to help out a few hours or are getting too old to live alone. I'm used to working with horses I can muck out stalls and I'm a good handyman I know how to fix wells and septic tanks and operate equipment and all that other stuff.
She says a lot of people who don't have time for that would be willing to let me live on site in my own rig and even pay me. She knows a girl who is paying $500 a month to board her horse because she doesn't have time to ride and groom him every day. She has her own barn and would be glad to pay someone and let them park a trailer behind the barn because then she'd get to ride her horse whenever she wanted.
Problem is we're 4000 km apart so I have to find a gig like that myself but she said that's the way to do it.
Farmers also need people to operate fruit stands and there's people who rent out cottages and need someone to tidy up in between guests.
A lot of these places the young people move away for jobs and it's hard finding workers especially for older people who just need someone to help out a few hours or are getting too old to live alone. I'm used to working with horses I can muck out stalls and I'm a good handyman I know how to fix wells and septic tanks and operate equipment and all that other stuff.
She says a lot of people who don't have time for that would be willing to let me live on site in my own rig and even pay me. She knows a girl who is paying $500 a month to board her horse because she doesn't have time to ride and groom him every day. She has her own barn and would be glad to pay someone and let them park a trailer behind the barn because then she'd get to ride her horse whenever she wanted.
Problem is we're 4000 km apart so I have to find a gig like that myself but she said that's the way to do it.
Farmers also need people to operate fruit stands and there's people who rent out cottages and need someone to tidy up in between guests.
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just always ask or seek and find thru locals. Locals in an area can offer much about a work, or possible living situation and way more. Locals know the area so if you are in whatever place, seek out locals to ask any questions you have. You can find some super duper great things thru doing just that.
Put up a posting on the bulletin board at the local farm and feed store. That ought to work. Oh and don't forget to put one up at the local cafe where all the farmers go to have morning coffee and gossip with the other guys. Pretty much most small towns have one of those "tractor cap" cafes. At lot of farm business and labor trades happen over the breakfast tables.
You just have to know how small towns in farm country function as information centers to find those kinds of jobs.
You just have to know how small towns in farm country function as information centers to find those kinds of jobs.
There is at least one farm outside of Austin that hires workers and lets them camp there. Sorry, I don't know the name of it. But there are at least a dozen community or co-op farms around Austin. It's crazy popular there. Maybe if you looked around there, you would find search terms to help you find the same thing elsewhere.Homeless in Canada said:
What Van-Tramp said.
I have belonged to Harvest Hosts for a couple of years, and used them a couple of times.
Many of the hosts are wineries, and therein lies a problem for me, in terms of spending a little money while there.
Traveling by myself, and being generally a one glass girl, I don’t want to purchase nor try to store too many full bottles of wine in my very small rig.
There are farm markets and museums which are more appealing to me, and one can always pick up a fresh bread, some produce, etc.
I have belonged to Harvest Hosts for a couple of years, and used them a couple of times.
Many of the hosts are wineries, and therein lies a problem for me, in terms of spending a little money while there.
Traveling by myself, and being generally a one glass girl, I don’t want to purchase nor try to store too many full bottles of wine in my very small rig.
There are farm markets and museums which are more appealing to me, and one can always pick up a fresh bread, some produce, etc.
I have been looking at both states, I really like the South central area of Ky. I would much rather have rolling pastureland and forested hills (like Kentucky) rather than mountains, and hollows like Tennessee has. There seems to be more available properties, for less money in Ky.
