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Help at our small farm in Australia!

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The experience

We have a small hobby farm just outside of Gunnedah, NSW. We grow a large area of summer veggies and have a few cattle, chickens and Jack Russell puppy dogs. We have put in most of our Summer crops, picking should start by December. There is tractor driving to do or mowing with a zero-turn, Weed chipping, irrigating, sauce and relish making from our own produce and other chores associated with a farm lifestyle.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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!

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.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Beginner English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The help is very basic and repetitive: watering greenhouse and outdoor plants, picking vegetables, pulling weeds, watering crops, mowing the lawn... We have chickens for eggs and Jack Russell dogs and a few cattle when the seasons are good. If you have a special skill we will try and utilise it. We also make a range of Pickles, Chutneys, Sauces and Jams from our own produce and sell on farm or at the local markets. There is always something to do around the place.
We are a simple hobby farm, We try and have a self-sustaining farm but not there yet. We have solar but not off-grid. We utilise all veggie waste that doesn't sell by making condiments or on feeding to chickens and cattle or simply putting back into the soil as organic matter. We are not organic farmers. We are not vegetarian.
Getting here from Sydney is easy on the train - 6hr trip. From Brisbane harder, flights involved

Activities & Shift

In the Winter, we usually do outside stuff in the afternoons but during Summer get out early before the heat and UV light arrives

Rules

We expect enthusiastic help and in return will include you in all our family activities that you want to be involved in