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About us:
After an exciting, but tough journey in business. I made the decision to connect with what truly makes me happy, nature. I left that world and have spent the last 2 years building the infrastructure, doing renovations and establishing the foundations for a self-sustainable, eco-friendly, nature connected lifestyle. With the hard work from my previous life/journey, I've purchased a spectacular 50 acres rainforest farm, with 20 acres of lush cleared land and 30 acres of unexplored steep forest. The original intention was to create a way of life that would enable myself, family, friends and the community to live and share a self-sustainable lifestyle.
As time has progressed, given the current state of the world, the vision has evolved and our goal is to create a conscious and magical space to heal and thrive, while inspiring others to transform their lives for sustainable living. Ultimately inspiring a new way of learning, living and experiencing. There are so many exciting projects I'm passionate about, the opportunity is limitless, there is a lot of work ahead.
Milestones:
- Milestone 0 - (Complete) Renovate and refurbish existing buildings
- Milestone 1 - (Complete) Establish accomodation for volunteers / workawayers and communal area
Milestone 2 - (Complete) High quality limitless water source. 40 meters from below the artesian basin, irrigated throughout the property (140,000 liters in tank space)
- Milestone 3 - (Complete) Ensure the whole property is powered by Solar with off-grid capability (mains / generator back ups)
- Milestone 4- (Complete) Establish a small animal area and start breeding goats, chickens, ducks etc
- Milestone 5 - (In progress) Create a space to host community events, for healing, growth and connection.
- Milestone 6- (In Progress) Establish health and wellness practices, currently have infrared sauna, ice-bath, outdoor bath, fire baths, looking to integrate more options across the property to also host private conscious retreats
- Milestone 7 - (In progress) Build and nurture a small conscious community.Create a self-sustainable / organic food source, so that everyone on the property can be fed sustainably with abundance for trade, and markets. Shade house built, fruit orchid planted, seedlings growing.need to accelerate growing practices.
- Milestone 8 - (In progress) Enhance the space for healing, adventure, growth and play, integrate projects to inspire others to life self-sustainable and provide an educational element to the farm to help expand the views of those that visit. Ensuring there is sufficient income for the farm to sustain itself, the exciting projects and people contributing to the land.
- Milestone 9 (In progress) Truly live off the land, leverage natural materials to build useful structures made out of cob and recycled/upcycled materials, make this an educational process for all, while exploring artistic and creative energy to
- Milestone 10 (To be started) Integrate the unexplored forest with the rest of the property, food systems, regeneration and nurturing habitats for wildlife
We have recently become a breeder of dairy dwarf goats, with many new babies hopping around!
What we’re looking for:
This Workaway is best suited to couples or friends, who ideally have their own car or transport, a love of and experienced with animals (farm animals especially goats highly desired), experience in sustainable food practices (permaculture, agroforestry, gardening enthusiasts), a positive outlook, open mind and conscious way of life.
*Please note Workaway hours are only in exchange for accomodation. All essential food items will need to be provided by you. You are welcome to eat eggs from our chickens, take from our fruit trees, and harvest any produce that is available on the land (limited availability depending on our planting schedule).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They can learn how to grow food, about conscious practices, using tools, and general running of a farm and self sustainable lifestyle, general building practices, tending to and caring for farm animals including milking goats.
Help
There are numerous tasks and projects that can benefit from your help depending on your skills and what you want to learn. We will assign some general responsibilities individually and then work on certain projects together.
- Daily tasks of feeding and freeing animals in the morning and putting animals to bed in evenings
- Milking goats
- Planting seeds
- Harvesting fruit and vegetables
- Harvesting honey
- Building projects, general 'handyman' tasks
- General maintenance, lawn mowing, weeding, whipper snippering, repairs
- Cleaning
- Caring after animals
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Accommodation
Rooms available with shared spaces
What else ...
Situated privately 10 minutes drive from Mullumbimby town and 30 minutes to Byron center, you will have access to culture, beaches, bars, and restaurants, but most importantly beautiful nature reserves, from waterholes to waterfalls. Hitchhiking is easy to get into the main town, but its recommended you have a vehicle just like any rural property.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes
Can possibly accept pets
We love animals, pets are allowed on the property, but will be assessed on a case by case basis, please bring your pet along so that we can see how they get along with the rest of the animals on the property.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
2 hours a day
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Cheers!
I stayed there for a few months and really soaked it up. Ben is so giving, understanding, kind and hardworking. He communicates well and creates a positive environment that assures we are all enjoying our time together whilst helping each… read more
The work was different every day and fun. I was able to decide on my own when I want to work and what I want to do on that day. the freedom and… read more
The property oozes potential and it was super exciting to be apart of something that was just getting started! In my short stay with Ben I got to help build “duckville” and learnt new skills in building, painting and my favourite being axel grinding. I felt like a real tradie!
The… read more
Help to set up the garden beds and new accommodation.
Thank you so much for a wonderful stay. I will definitely be back!
