Join us on our off-grid property in a peaceful forest on a hill in Tasmania, Australia

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We are an off-grid, family-run hostel in a peaceful forest on a hill in Tasmania, Australia. We are a friendly large family, and we love welcoming travellers from all backgrounds, religions, and nationalities. We love cooking fresh food from the garden and sharing our table with travellers. We love books, music, travel, history, languages, and meeting people from all over the world.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn about off-grid living with solar power, wood-fueled hot water, rainwater, and composting toilets. You will be surrounded by native forests and our amazing wildlife. We are a culturally mixed family with a lot of traveling experience and we love to introduce people to life on our island state.

We are open about our faith in Jesus Christ. You may ask questions about this while you are here, and we are happy to answer. We are also happy to pray with you. But if you do not want to have spiritual discussions, you are still welcome.
Help
My husband and I and our young family run our hostel. We need help from workawayers mostly with simple outdoor/gardening jobs like:
path edging, digging garden beds, mulching, and weeding.
If you have more experience, we would love your help in wood splitting, fencing, building a chicken house or a deck, etc.
As long as you enjoy working in nature and getting your hands dirty, you will be happy here.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: 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.
Please contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Hostel-style bunks in a shared room with 5 others. Our hostel rooms are single-sex for safety and privacy. We have comfy sprung mattresses and clean bedding.

There is a communal kitchen and eating area, and an outdoor picnic shelter with a wood fired pizza oven. You can enjoy these facilities at any time. You are able to use our private laundry facilities. You are welcome to share our table for a healthy, delicious and substantial main meal each day. You will have access to our shared hostel kitchen and veggie garden for other meals.
What else ...
We are only 30 minutes from the capitol city, Hobart, a quaint and artistic city on the waterfront. We are close to several national parks with lots to see and do. We run a shuttle every day to local bus routes. This is a friendly, safe region, with lots of opportunities for farm work and for exploring wilderness areas.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Your van is welcome here. We aren't able to power campervans, so if your unit needs power, you should bring a generator.
Can possibly accept pets
If your pet is friendly, we're open to hosting him / her. Contact us to discuss details.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 4 days a week

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13/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Hiroko) for host

Remote and quiet. Plenty to do with gardening and maintenance. Ideal place for self starter. The host family are very considerate and kind. The children are cheerful and helpful. Sharing your tradesman skills is highly appreciated.

(Very good )

08/01/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Luca)

We loved hosting Luca. She was an awesome volunteer who became a friend (we will miss you Luca!). She's cheerful, thoughtful, kind, and a very hard worker, consistently going above and beyond what she was asked. We're super grateful for the kind work she put, allowing us to get a bit of a Christmas break, and hope that she got enough of a break… read more

(Excellent )

10/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Yuting) for host

I really like this lovely place. Pierce and Christina create very good atmosphere here. Not only their family members but also the backpackers who live here, they are all very friendly and nice, always share and help each other. You would be cared all the time.

Pierce and Christina always are worried about whether you are overworking, and care if… read more

(Excellent )

08/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Yuting)

We loved hosting Yuting. She has such a joyful personality and worked so diligently at every task, starting early and often going above and beyond what we asked her to do. Among other things, she helped us weed a tremendous number of thistles, keep up with the dishes on a week when our dishwasher was broken, and plant some beautiful deciduous… read more

(Excellent )

14/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Yvette & Raquelle) for host

My sister and I had a lovely time at the hostel! From the dinners and lunches with the family to the beautiful surroundings, this is a fantastic place to be. We did mostly gardening/weeding, laundry, a little painting, and other household tasks like sweeping and cleaning the kitchen. The hostel the family runs is very clean, cozy, and is a very… read more

(Excellent )

05/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Yvette & Raquelle)

We loved having Yvie and Raque at our place! They fit right in to the life of the hostel and our home, and did a great job with painting, cleaning, maintenance, site care, and gardening. It was easy to hand off tasks to them with minimal instructions and get excellent results, and they often did over and above what we asked. They will be missed!

(Excellent )

03/01/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Justin)

Justin was a wonderful helper for us. He was very honest and conscientious, he takes pride in doing things well, and he was always wanting to do more work, not less! We asked him to build some dry stone walls for us for an outdoor entertaining area and he built them perfectly without instructions from us. He had good chainsaw skills and processed… read more

(Excellent )

19/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Lauren & Kristjan) for host

This is a beautiful, off the grid hostel in the Huon Valley. I had an amazing stay, and learnt loads about sustainable living. It's a lovely location to stay at, with stunning views and lots of really cool places to explore. There are mountains, waterfalls, caves etc.
The whole family was really lovely and very welcoming, and I really enjoyed my… read more

(Excellent )

11/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Ariane) for host

Thank you so much Peirce and Christina to having me!

First of all, their house and hostel take place in a very amazing area. Close to Hobart, the hill where they live offers a great view to the mountain, beautiful sunsets. On the night we can see the milky way, lots of stars and wild wallabies.

The work was not hard at all and very interesting… read more

(Excellent )

05/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Ariane)

We loved having Ariane as part of our family and our hostel last week. She built us a large ornamental garden bed, diligently taking the project from start to finish - including breaking up hard ground, shovelling soil, constructing a fence, planning plantings, doing the planting itself, and mulching the new garden. All these were new to her, and… read more

(Excellent )

30/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Yuki & Masae)

Yuki and Masae were a delight at our hostel and our home. Our guests and our children loved having them around. They work well as a team together and are always polite and helpful.

(Excellent )

28/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Yuki & Masae) for host

We appreciate Perice and Christina and their super active children.
They must have needed big patience with our english but they've been kind and treated us like a part of family.
Children have tried to talked us over and over even though we don't understand very much...sorry about that ( ´_ゝ`)
But we were really glad.
We enjoyed staying in your… read more

(Excellent )

30/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Emma )

Emma was very conscientious and diligent. We loved having her around. She’s a fun and thoughtful person, and she’s great with kids. Anyone will love having her help out.

(Excellent )

18/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Emma ) for host

Christina and Pierce opened up their home to myself and my friend. They were accomodating with our arrival and departure times, and made us feel comfortable and not overworked. They having gorgeous children who are bound to keep you entertained, and the sweetest dog known to man. They offered great conversation and really unique work experience… read more

(Excellent )

27/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Gonzalo)

Gonzalo stayed with us for a week, helping us with landscaping, weeding, and installing a clothesline. He is a gentlemanly and kind person who is happy to listen to instructions and try new things. He was very patient with our kids and left his room neat and clean. We would welcome him back any time.

(Excellent )

27/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gonzalo) for host

I enjoyed a beautiful week. I was very lucky that this was my first workaway host. Peirce and Christina were very nice and helped with my English and with my job search. I really enjoyed my work here, and I really recommend this family. They had seven energetic and very fun and funny daughters:grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:

(Excellent )

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