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We bought a farm (in late October 2023) and could do with some extra hands! Plenty to do for experienced or non-experienced. We offer you a retro caravan with two singles or parking space for your own van or tent with blow up mattress and excellent food - we grow lots ourselves, otherwise mostly organic and local where possible. Compost toilet. Hot shower down at the sheds. We live in a tiny house and enclosed shed next to it. Good off grid power with some wifi. It is a sheep farm, but the flock is small as we breed up a bit. We are only 7.5km from Tuatapere town that has all amenities. Invercargill is about 75km. You can go to the beach or bush or mountains on your time off.
We are passionate about permaculture and can talk about it while having breaks and working. See our website for more info. Tasks could include digging, cutting wood, weeding, planting, making biochar, building, tending animals, and all sorts of basic DIY work for getting a homestead going. We work with helpers side by side most of the time (90%+) and will vary work tasks so you learn plenty.
Helpers should come for 1 week or more. We reserve the right to ask you to leave if you are not working well enough. Helpers are treated really well and learn alot! We cannot cater for vegans as there is no such thing as vegan food, vegetarians are fine to apply. We'll ask for 4-6 hours of work 6 days a week, but this depends a bit on what tasks we are doing and how fast you work. We provide food on your day off as well.
Please give us a day or two to reply before requesting to others - there is no point us replying and you reply back to say someone else replied first! This is NOT people care... as it wastes our time. If you have a fully complete profile preferably with a good reference(s), and you write us a decent request, there is no reason for us to say 'no thanks' - we are usually able to fit in anyone who is offering great help.
NOTE: The reviews from 2019 and before are from our old homestead in Australia where we hosted many work exchangers.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Cooking & food
Gardening
Farming
Charity work
Plant care
DIY & crafts
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have both lived and worked overseas and are from different cultures. Asian as well as western cuisine. Learn about life, learn about taking care of yourself and the environment. Learn about Permaculture, biochar, healthy eating, weaving, and more!
Help
Helpers should come for 1 week or more. We reserve the right to ask you to leave if you are not working well enough. We much prefer to take people with great references. We cannot cater for vegans as there is no such thing as vegan food, vegetarians are fine to apply.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
Accommodation
caravan or large tent
What else ...
We often take helpers to other Permaculture related events (that's our social life mostly) and to bush for a walk or to the beach for a swim or to catch a wave. We can pick you up from local town or even from Invercargill.
Please give us a day or two to reply before requesting to others - there is no point us replying and you reply back to say someone else replied first! This is NOT people care... as it wastes our time. If you have a fully complete profile preferably with a good reference, and you write us a decent request, there is no reason for us to say 'no thanks' - we are usually able to fit in anyone who is offering great help.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
yes
Space for parking camper vans
plenty of space - no water or power hook up though
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Panda
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I highly recommend them!
Thanks a lot!
Loris
I had a few knowledge about permaculture, I came there to learn more and get practical skills and this is exactly what I got.
You can work hard sometimes but with all the amazing… read more
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I highly recommend them!
Thanks a lot!
Loris
I had a few knowledge about permaculture, I came there to learn more and get practical skills and this is exactly what I got.
You can work hard sometimes but with all the amazing… read more
Both of them are so nice and generous, who always willing to listen to your opinions and share any information and abundance of knowledge with you.
It's such a wonderful experience to work with them "together", not just… read more
He helped us build a sauna on a trailer using his construction experience. He can use a variety of tools which was really useful. He is considerate, easy going, polite, and likes to be helpful. He worked extra hours to help us progress on the project and we really appreciated this. He was also… read more
Thank you for your hard work and enthusiasm to help us! Always nice to have keen young people willing to work and learn with us. I hope you get more and more into the permaculture way of thinking and living life. Best regards
You're going to work hard but the results are always satisfying. I got to do some landscaping,… read more
Thanks also for your good manners and appreciativeness of meals and everything. Yes, I enjoyed the conversations as well. We look forward to hear how your… read more
We have learned some very valuable practical… read more
Things slowed somewhat without your help after you left, but with the earthmovers finally here on the weekend, now that it is dry enough, we have been very… read more
Dylan and Evita are the real deal in terms of adhering to Permaculture's ethics and principles and are a wealth of knowledge on a multitude of homestead related topics. Here you will… read more
Learnt a lot about permaculture which was fantastic. Evitas cooking is outstanding as well. The homemade ochra cookies were delicious :)
Highly recommended for all who want to work hard and learn about permaculture!!
I would also like to thank you… read more
