Join our intentional permaculture community near Denmark, WA, Australia

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We're building a home and garden in an intentional permaculture community, and we'd love for you to be a part of it.

    We are both permaculture educators and we're happy to share our knowledge.
    We have planted hundreds of trees, we use sociocracy in our community design, we grow heaps of food, and we have built our own home out of straw and clay.
    Brenna is an artist (aged 37) and Charlie is a musician (aged 40).
    Life is full of interesting creative and sustainable projects, and we'd love to share that with you.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You'll get to see how two artists live who are passionate about climate justice.
    You will also get a taste of small town Western Australia, and or what it's like to live in an intentional permaculture community.

    You'll learn a bunch about permaculture, and how to cook and eat from the garden. We're avid fermenters and love wild harvesting and preserving seasonal abundance.

  • Help

    Help

    The projects we're working on are varied and we keep things interesting. Currently we're making garden beds, building drystone rock walls, mulching the common land food forest, building a netted orchard, weeding and maintaining the land, and preserving the harvest from the garden.

    We love when people bring photography skills and a can-do attitude, and if skilled carpenters, clay builders or other handypeople want to take on their own project like building an outdoor kitchen or a fire bath, there are loads of projects like that available.

    Sometimes we will work with you, and other times you'll be working independently. We often work from 8am till lunch time, then the afternoons are yours to do what you like. Sundays are the day off, and if you want to go on an overnight hike or something we're pretty flexible. We provide all meals for you while you're staying here.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Accom depends on if we have other guests or helpers staying. We have the world's most beautiful off grid house truck, called Giulio, and the world's most beautiful clay studio. Both have a kitchenette, double bed, and their own shower and compost toilet.

    If both of those options are taken (we have a lot of guests in the warmer months), we can offer a place to camp in the beautiful mari and jarrah forest, with a basic bush shower and compost toilet, and with power. You can choose if you want to camp near our house, or right in the forest for more privacy (and more wildlife).

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The town of Denmark is a stunning part of the world with beaches and forests all around, and is one of the must-see places in WA. It is a small town, so there is minimal local transport, but you can get here from a bus from Perth or Albany. Hitch hiking is safe and pretty common. There are great surfing beaches around and lots of local walks. We're an hour from the Walpole wilderness with huge old growth trees, and you can hike the best parts of the Bibbulmun track from Denmark.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    up to 25 hours help a week (4-5 hours, 5 days a week)

Host ref number: 366866293481

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