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Help our permaculture farm in Australia

The experience

We’re looking for volunteers with permaculture knowledge, but those with experience in trades and practical skills are also welcome. You should be practical, willing to get dirty, and adaptable to the unpredictable nature of farm life. Emergencies and random events may arise, especially with living systems. If you’re ready to pitch in and learn, come join us on our permaculture farm!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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.

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

Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

A farm is a dynamic, fluctuating environment requiring effort and dealing with surprises. Living systems have to be maintained without any excuses.
These systems include crops, gardens, and food forests with water schedules, and animal systems requiring at different times - feeding, watering, cleaning, checking, moving and maintenance. Compost building and distribution; planting and pruning; milking; and birthing assistance; much walking and perhaps some climbing are all on the cards on a large scale permaculture farm.
Emergencies may arise from time to time, and this may require one or all hands on deck, to deal with the situation until handled, at any possible time of the day or night.
We look for safe and sensible people who are proactive and understand the gravity of dealing with active farm life, it's potential difficulties, but incredibly rich, diverse, rewarding and educational opportunities.

Activities & Shift

As a general rule, shifts start in the early morning, until tasks are completed.
Flexibility in timings are available in order to facilitate other activities, so long as life-essential tasks are covered.
If volunteers wish to do the minimum four hours required, they are expected to provide their own food.
If volunteers wish to do at least 6 hours daily and get more deeply involved and responsible with farm operations, then food will be supplied with which they can prepare meals in the kitchen facilities provided, as well as partake in communal meals when invited.

Rules

A minimum stay of 2 months is required to truly learn about permaculture and experience the project in its full capacity.