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Help grow our regenerative organic farm & enjoy the serenity.

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The experience

Activities vary according to our priorities, your abilities & the season. Building, fencing, gardening, artistic & childcare skills are much appreciated! E.g. construction, landscaping, tree planting, organic gardening, watering, animal feeding, egg collecting, compost making, general farm maintenance, chopping wood, seed collecting, painting, playing with our youngest child, evening babysitting, harvesting & processing food, help in farm shop.

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

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

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

1 day 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.

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

ABOUT US: We love to connect with different cultures & for our kids to meet new people. Before settling, we both spent many years travelling & working around the world. Laura spent a couple of years as a WWOOF volunteer so can appreciate the experience from your point of view! Lawson was a Couch Surfing & WWOOF host for many years before hosting HelpX here since 2018. We live in a vibrant local community with art, wellness & music events. We'll tell you about beaches & tranquil rivers to play in, majestic forests with walking tracks & bike trails, awesome surf, caves & of course world-class wineries, breweries & restaurants.

WE OFFER YOU: * Comfortable & private accommodation in a caravan with a double bed (good for singles, couples or close friends). Please let us know if you prefer to stay in your own van! Bathroom, kitchen & laundry facilities are in our adjacent farm shop which is a shared public space during the day & you'll usually have it to yourselves in the evenings.
* All meals on a self-catering & shared with the family basis. We enjoy an ethically sourced, whole-food mixed diet including pasture-raised eggs & organic meat, home-grown veges, fresh raw milk & biodynamic sourdough bread. Please note, our farm will not suit folks with vegan or Coeliac diets.
* Knowledge exchange - we love to share! We welcome you to borrow from our library of resources. Where possible, we will include you in any workshops or farm tours we are running when you're here.
* There is full Telstra signal here so you can buy your own pay-as-you-go mobile WIFI data (we use Boost). Optus signal is not good.

WHAT WE ASK IN RETURN: 4 hours help for each night every visitor stays (except arrival & departure days!). We can usually be flexible on time of most tasks.

Activities & Shift

ACTIVITIES: vary according to our priorities, your abilities & the season. Building, fencing, gardening, artistic & childcare skills are very much appreciated! Projects may include: construction, landscaping, tree planting, organic vegetable gardening, watering, animal feeding, egg collecting, compost making, re-vegetation of creek, general farm maintenance, chopping wood, seed collecting, painting, playing with our youngest child, evening babysitting, harvesting / processing / cooking food, making fermented foods & beverages, sewing, making natural cleaning products, helping in our farm shop or with orders, house cleaning or maintenance.

Rules

Sadly from other platforms we've had several 'no shows' (helpers that book but do not arrive). When you make a booking with us, our family will have made preparations & plans for your stay. We understand that life happens, but please only book with our family farm if you intend to honour your commitment & keep us updated if things change. Thanks for your understanding.

We look forward to hearing from you, please feel free to ask us any questions... & in the meantime we wish you happy travels!

Cheers, Laura & Lawson