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Experience Saffron Harvest in Australia!

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The experience

Hello travellers!
Saffron is a spice, which is harvested from a flower for a few weeks each year. Depending on the flowering each day, you will spend between 30mins-1.5hrs each morning in the paddock, picking the delicate flowers. Then you will come inside, pour a cup of tea, and spend 1-3 hours stripping the delicate petals from each flower. You will need a strong back (bending to pick), attention to detail, and great conversation skills! :-)

What you offer

3 hours of help per day

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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.

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

Fluent English

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a very busy family of 4: Angela, Brendon, Poppy (9) and Saffron (7). We live in a nice, big house about 12 minutes drive from the main town of Orange. We work full time, and run a saffron farm, and April is also school holidays here so the harvest period is very busy for us. Saffron harvest can be variable day to day, so we need to have some people with us ready, in case we wake up to 1000s of flowers to pick. So, some days you might be needed for 2-5 hours, other days not at all!! In return you will have free accommodation and meals, and a unique experience in a beautiful area of Australia!

We have had many workers live with us over the years and love welcoming you into our family during this time. As such, while you will not be required for any childcare, you must be happy and comfortable around children, and willing to engage with them a bit during your stay as they will be on school holidays.

Activities & Shift

Mon-Fri
8.30am-10.30am (approx)- picking saffron flowers
10.30am-12.30pm(approx) - sitting stripping saffron flowers
2-3pm (approx) - Do a quick second check for flowers, pick and strip

Important: Saffron flowering is very variable, so some days you may only be needed for 1 hour, others 5 hours. There is usually only a couple of HUGE flowering days a year, and if these happen to fall on a weekend, we may require your help on these specific days also

Rules

No smokers