Enjoy organic / permaculture projects on the coast 3 hours north of Sydney, Australia

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  Beschreibung

  Darrall is a designer and PhD (education) academic working part time at a Sydney University. Philippa uses permaculture/organic principles and started a Community Garden in our small village. We also have 1 acre of our own land and gardens for growing fruit and veggies… many eaten by birds and wallabies... but that's ok.
  
  We always have diverse landscaping projects suitable for all levels of skills - opportunities to learn and share in a safe environment... Philippa is particularly interested in composting.
  
  We designed our own home with pentagon-shaped rooms overlooking the inland sea of Port Stephens, a protected marine park known as ‘dolphin city’ that we sometimes explore on our boat (in warmer months).
  Behind the house is 1000 acres of walkable bushland full of trees and native birds. There’s a 20 minute drive to shops, white sand / blue water beaches and sand dunes (see Tea Gardens / Hawks Nest on Google search)
  The closest town 10kms away is KARUAH, (on the bus route from Sydney to Queensland) and our house is only 5kms from the M1 highway. Healthy meals. No children. Accommodation is varied depending on availability (non-smoking, no drugs). Length of stay is usually a week or less (negotiable).

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  English language through conversation. Permaculture principles through application in the garden. Sometimes there are fishing and boating opportunities and we have a vast range of bird life with wallabies that are often visiting. Understandings of natural geometry built into the design of the house and studio.

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  Arbeit

  We like visitors to feel that they can help on a project in the garden and as we are only just beginning to organise vegetable and fruit growing, garden beds and pathways there is a lot of scope and variety. Depending on weather indoor help could involve cooking and general maintenance.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  There is a studio apartment separate from the main house that has two single sofa beds, cooking and aircon. Lawn for camping (short stay) and a basic caravan with one or two stretcher beds but cooking and toilet in the main house.

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  Was noch ...

  There is no public transport in the village but sometimes we can give lifts to the beach, restaurants and shops at the nearby town of Tea Gardens where there is a ferry boat to the Holiday resort town of Nelson Bay. There are Whale Watch, Dolphin / Fishing Cruises, Skuba Diving courses and snorkelling trips. We can also give a lift to buses into Newcastle (second biggest city in New South Wales) which is about a one hour journey with access from there to the Hunter Valley wine region.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Standard size campervan is ok. Single car space near to our studio apartment’s accommodation.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Average 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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