[SteveHants]

So: you want people to 'work for free' to gain experience and provide their own food?


My god there must be some mugs out there.

Well they only work approx 20 hours a week normally, and only on weekdays. And they get free accommodation usually in stunning places that you pay an arm and a leg to stay at. And 3 meals a day on top......


Not a bad deal.

From what its sounding like  - 'accomodation' appears to often be in a caravan. At minimum wage, its about £125/week 20hours. I dunno what caravan sites cost to stay in  per week.....

[shygirl]

£300 - £400 per week for a caravan  in a good place.

[Bumblebear]

We've had Help Xers, the best ones we had were local and english!  They wanted to enjoy the experience without going too far.  The thing is that often Help Xers are people who don't actually have a real skill and no katter how willing they are, they need clear instructions; supervision; AND then you may think "it's not as I would have done it".  We've had people want to stay months or over Christmas (yeah, cos there's a lot to do if it's peeing down with rain - NOT!).  We also had one who turned out to be a bit of a squatter 

Good luck though

[Bumblebear]

AND  a couple eat more but a singleton kind of hangs around needing a chat more.  Quite tiring.

[SteveHants]

AND  a couple eat more but a singleton kind of hangs around needing a chat more.  Quite tiring.

Ha! I always reckon you get two types of farmer - the first doesn't speak to anyone all day, but doesn't care because he doesn't like talking/people etc. The second also doesn't talk to anyone all day, so when they do find someone to yarn to, you can't shut them up....

[Fleecewife]

AND  a couple eat more but a singleton kind of hangs around needing a chat more.  Quite tiring.

Ha! I always reckon you get two types of farmer - the first doesn't speak to anyone all day, but doesn't care because he doesn't like talking/people etc. The second also doesn't talk to anyone all day, so when they do find someone to yarn to, you can't shut them up....

 

[Bumblebear]

AND  a couple eat more but a singleton kind of hangs around needing a chat more.  Quite tiring.

Ha! I always reckon you get two types of farmer - the first doesn't speak to anyone all day, but doesn't care because he doesn't like talking/people etc. The second also doesn't talk to anyone all day, so when they do find someone to yarn to, you can't shut them up....

   I have been known to disappear for a 3 hour long 'hot bath'