Experience outdoor life, gardening and beginner permaculture with a farming family in Central Otago, New Zealand

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  Beschreibung

  Kia ora,
  We are Chloë & Liam (+ 4.5yo & 1yo) - living in the Māniatoto, Central Otago, South Island on a sheep and beef farm.
  
  We are inland, up high, about 2 hours from Dunedin and 2 hours from Queenstown/Wanaka.
  
  We will be looking for help in the spring (September); support to build and plant out our new permaculture inspired, food forest style garden which I (Chloë) have been planning and preparing plants for.
  
  We live on a fairly large section within a working sheep & beef farm.
  
  Relationship with land and food is very important to us, and we make all our meals from scratch, typically using meat from our farm and seasonal veggies. We are trying to grow as much of our own food as possible but have a very short growing season that we are still learning to work with!
  
  We keep hens for eggs, have a pet cat, and several working dogs. As well as being surrounded by sheep and cattle.
  
  We will provide a fully self contained cottage for you to stay in (2 bedrooms, one with 1 SK bed, one with 2 single beds).

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Hausarbeiten

  Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Karitative Arbeiten

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Bücher

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Natur
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Liam - full time sheep/beef farmer. Plays squash & golf. Used to play rugby, cricket & curling! Enjoys hunting, fishing, diving and using his skills as an ex-builder!
  
  Chloë - full time homemaker, mama, and creative; painting, fibre arts, weaving, gardening, preserving and cooking. Women’s Circle Facilitator, Reiki practitioner, plant lover, etc.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  This is what we got up to with our pre-winter jobs.
  
  Pruning plants
  Taking cuttings
  Planting garlic
  Laying mulch on gardens
  Planting winter cover crops
  Planting flower bulbs
  Laying plastic to suppress weeds
  Cutting firewood
  Washing down outside of buildings
  
  Jobs in spring will be similar but slightly different and could include;
  Mulching garden beds
  Building food forest
  Planting
  Transforming old shed into potting shed (building/carpentry experience required)
  Putting our henhouse on a trailer (building/carpentry experience required)
  Washing outside of house & cottage
  
  If you have any specialist skills or interests, please let us know. Particularly related to herbalism, permaculture, building, carpentry.. (we have lots of projects & ideas planned) But if it’s something different, please tell us!

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  We will provide a fully self contained cottage for you to stay in (2 bedrooms, one with 1 SK bed, one with 2 single beds).
  
  We can negotiate work hours and meals/food ingredients, etc. however, we expect to provide breakfast ingredients and at least one cooked meal each day depending on hours worked.
  We would prefer a full day of work followed by a day off, or several full days followed by several days off, rather than half days every day; we believe full days are more productive.
  
  Our main meals are gluten free, so we can easily cater for fellow celiacs! We eat a lot of meat so cannot cater for vegans or vegetarians. No smokers.

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  Was noch ...

  We are 2 hours from Dunedin and 2 hours from both Queenstown and Wanaka.
  
  We live at relatively high altitude and are surrounded by mountains, lakes and creeks.
  
  There are lots of incredible bike tracks nearby (Naseby Forest for off-road mountain biking, and the Central Otago Rail Trail on our doorstep), fishing dams, walking tracks, and old gold mines!
  
  If you drive towards Alexandra and Cromwell you will find lots of vineyards, wineries and fruit orchards.
  
  We are a great location for people heading through to the Queenstown-Lakes District, the West Coast, Fiordland, the East Coast or down south to the Catlins and Stewart Island!

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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

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  Polly

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