Join our off-grid home project, surrounded by tropical rainforest in Middlebrook, Australia

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  Description

  We are Kali and daughter Beatrix,
  
  A dynamic father building and renovating an off-grid home in a piece of tropical rainforest paradise on the Atherton Tablelands in far North Queensland, Australia.
  
  A world traveller who has settled (for now) while he makes the dream of creating his own sustainable homestead, a reality! A progressive, conscious, artistic individual with a keen interest in sustainable and community living principles. Kali is a professional trade qualified carpenter/builder and musician. He has one gorgeous young daughter and loves to be surrounded by good people to share life and stories with!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Farming

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Events & social

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Dancing

  

  Culture

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  Languages

  

  Performing arts

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Animals

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Mountain

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Kali is a keen talker and world traveller, he is spirited and engaging, with diverse experience from his journeying through life so far, travelling for 11 years abroad, working successfully in the music, construction, hospitality, journalist, sustainabilty, natural construction, socio-democratic-consensus models, education, tourism, outward bound, expedition, performance,TV and Film, and retail industires, at home and across many continents.
  
  With a keen interest in many hobbies...... Rock-climbing, philosophy, music performance/creation/recording, expedition, motorbike riding, bush walking, mountain climbing, cooking, parenting, gardening, landscaping, architecture, tech savy.....
  
  - Bushwalking: There are numerous easy and more difficult walks all around the property, mostly to visit the creeks, tributaries and waterfalls that we have here.
  - Water: Water is our most abundant resource, rain, springs, creeks, rivers, waterfalls, jacuzzis, rock pools, hydro-turbine power system!
  - Bio-Diversity: There is an incredible diversity of flora and fauna to see, breathe and experience in one of the densest tropical jungles in the world..... your adventurous spirit is your limit....
  - 'Passive Solar', natural construction and architectural design: Kali has spent years studying and working within the natural building and sustainable building design arena. Some elements are on display already at 'The Roundhouse', with more in development.
  -There is a music room currently set-up in the main house, with a full live-band, performance and recording studio rig ready to go. Lets share music!
  - We have created a bouldering and climbing area, undercover, for us all to keep our climbing bug alive, rain, hail or shine.
  
  Beyond the property is the magnificent Atherton Tablelands to explore with many attractions including geological and other natural wonders to behold. We like to take our guests on day trips around the Tablelands to see our special places on days off together. Staying with us you will also learn about sustainable and environmentally conscious ways of living in the world. While we are not yet fully independent of fossil fuel resources, we aim to become more and more independent as our years here progress. We love music, art and food and enjoy sharing our life experiences and travels of the world with like-minded people.

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  Help

  We have many projects and maintenance to do in this jungle abode, with forest so abundant and prosperous, it never stops! Including renovations and gardening, general development of the existing infrastructrue, beautifying the grounds.....
  
  - veggie gardening, mozaics, general gardens, light interior renovation tasks, light exterior renovation tasks,
  - assisting Kali do a million little jobs all over the property..... as a trade professional with big dreams, helping him with your second set of hands, making progress on various projects across the property, is often the most useful support any visitor can be!
  - maintaining paths throughout the block, finding new ones, creating more zones and areas for campers/visiter/guests/volunteers...... access to the numerous creeks and waterfalls is under constant upkeep.
  - water supply through a reticulated gravity setup, from a higher altitude spring and river, gives us Micro-Hydro Turbine Power, which entails periodic routines to maintain its performance, as well as providing us with endless electricity, this setup also services us with endless supplies of household water fro drinking and gardens etc.
  - there really is so much if you're keen, that listing the opportunities with us here is almost impossible!!
  - if you have particular skills and virtues you'd like to share with us, please let us know and we can incorporate your skillset into our planning.
  
  Our home is set on a 260 acre piece of privately owned land, bordering 'Wet Tropic World Heritage Rainforest'. A deliberate extension of the 'Wooroonooran National Park'. We live on a shared property with five separate homes, one of which is ours known as "The Roundhouse".
  
  Our mission is to restore this tropical gem to its former glory as an inspiring and quirky off-grid family home, but we need help! Jobs and projects include a variety of tasks that are mostly determined by the weather and the availability of help. Other tasks to do with living off-grid such as bush-mechanics, bush-walking, bush-maintenance, drainage maintenance, water supply management etc. as well as general landscaping and maintenace.....
  
  We are usually able to tailor the tasks to your interests and skill set. Experience in these area's will be highly appreciated but not necessary.
  All we ask is that an authentic effort is given to all tasks in exchange for your experience of living and playing in this tropical paradise.
  
  We are generous people who believe in the mutual exchange that comes with living in groups.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation is either within our home, we have two guest areas with double beds or you can choose to camp within the grounds if you prefer. We have endless hot water, satellite wifi and gas cooking with comfortable areas for hanging out and sleeping during your stay. As the home is fully off-grid with battery power, we live in a power-conscious way and we ask our guests to also be conscious of their power consumption.
  
  We compost all organic materials and consciously use and re-use all of the earths resources.
  
  We provide all vegetarian food for guests during their stay.
  -Breakfast is buffet style for everyone to help themselves to basics such a tea/coffee, cereal, porridge, fruits, etc.
  - Lunch is served as the largest meal of the day and may be prepared by a different member of the group/host each day. - -- -- Dinner is usually shared or can be individual depending on the groups needs/preferences.
  
  Guests are part of our family here and contributions to the cooking and clean-up are a shared part of everyday life.
  There is a Gas Weber BBQ available to use, so don't hesitate to utilise this if you have any specific carnivorous needs, but meats are not provided by us.
  
  Please, if there is any health and welfare, dietary needs, or generally important information about existing conditions or requirements by the WorkAway volunteers, understand that we ask you to clearly communicate these by yourselves prior to visiting, in order to provide the appropriate accommodations if possible.

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  What else ...

  Public Transport is limited, but via bus from Cairns 4870 to our local town of Ravenshoe 4888, is achievable.
  We can pick our guests up from the bus stop, and/or can sometimes coordinate to pick up/drop them from a semi-local destination, or even Cairns! Just get in contact and we will sort it out ASAP.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  - We have excellent internet access provided by a 'Starlink' connection. - We currently have 3 chickens, that provide us with fresh eggs, and are in the process of finding a dog.... There are so many animals in the bio-diversity around us, that keeping pets is less important than protecting the native wildfife around us. Cassowaries, bandicoots, snakes, lizards, birds, platypus, ground hens, possums, turtles..... there is an abundance of wildlife here! - We accept smokers, and ask that there is no smoking inside the residence, but there are outdoor areas suitable for combustibles. - We are open to couple and families, depending on how many of you there are! There is space, and we have many areas for children to enjoy the gameplay our daughter Beatrix does.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There are several zones you can create your own space whilst staying on our property, with spring, river and rain water at your disposal. Access to the area around the homestead is by All Wheel Drive or 4x4 only, however other areas are accessible by all vehicles. You can camp at the top of the Property where there is a campground with running water, and walk to our homestead, alternatively, you can camp near our house, or make use of the accomodation provided internally at our homestead.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Whilst we will accept well trained, wildlife friendly pets, the protection of the abundant bio-diversity is paramount, and must be considered if you are thinking to bring your own pets to the property.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Pennie, Goldie, Lucie (3 years)

  Our Chooks/Chickens are our best friends here.
  

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