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We are a friendly, semi-retired couple who require some help on our organic hobby farm. Our setup is ideal for a couple but a single person works well too. We ask that each person does 10 hours of work a week in exchange for caravan accommodation.
The feedback we have had from most helpers is how much they have liked the relaxed, friendly vibe.
We love spending time with workers on our property, inviting them for meals every week and generally working or hanging out together. But we're fine if people would prefer to be more separate. We would ideally like people who are passionate about horticulture and/or willing to learn about permaculture and organic farming.
Work on the farm will involve planting, weeding, mulching, mowing, and fruit and vegetable harvesting. Helpers will be exposed to the techniques of landscape process observation, intensive organic vegetable cultivation and orchard management, green manuring and crop rotation, rainforest regeneration and plant propagation.
We have views over 200 acres of rolling green hillside, which has an abundance of birdlife.
Our 7 acre farm includes a mixed orchard, an intensive market garden, pasture and a rainforest revegetation project. We have about an acre of the land devoted to intensive production of organic vegetables, with produce sold from a roadside stall at the front of the property at certain times of the year.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
We are interested in spending time with people from other cultures and have had many workers from different cultural backgrounds where we have shared many meals - either cooked by us or by our guests. Myrna is a passionate cook and has shared some wonderful cooking experiences with helpers.
Work on the farm will involve planting, weeding, mulching, mowing, and fruit and vegetable harvesting. Helpers will be exposed to the techniques of landscape process observation, intensive organic vegetable cultivation and orchard management, green manuring and crop rotation, rainforest regeneration and plant propagation.
English: Fluent
We provide caravan accommodation, which is under cover with outdoor areas and countryside views. It is private with all facilities plus wi-fi. There is a fully equiped kitchen in the caravan with produce from the farm provided free. Helpers have their own shower and toilet and shared laundry facilities. There are shops nearby where food can be purchased.
We are situated 10 minutes drive from the beach and 15 minutes from Byron itself. Those with their own transport are able to explore the extraordinary landscape and alternative culture of the Northern Rivers district, including the Nightcap Ranges World Heritage Area and Mount Warning, the renowned surf beaches of the Far North Coast, and the creative hubs of the Byron hinterland and Mullumbimby.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Two
10 hours per week per person. We are flexible so people can work the hours whenever they want. Often people like to go for a surf before work and that is entirely up to them.
