Join us on our sustainable off-grid building and farming project in a tropical island paradise in Langkawi, Malaysia

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We have an off-grid homestead on an island, where we rear Barbados Blackbelly sheep, and grow our own veg and fruit. We are remote - far away from any village, shops or restaurants. We are building a wooden house with traditional Malay woodwork practices, (ie joinery, no nails.) Our current need is for one or two STRONG and FIT WORKAWAYERS, who can lift heavy things, and are willing to spend several hours everyday raking and mowing leaves and grass. If you are experienced and skilled in woodwork, fence building, hydroponics - even better. (We do NOT need yoga, meditation, website design, digital nomads, childcare or sunset seekers.) In return for your 6 hours of physical work, we offer you 3 meals a day, a rustic bedroom, a quiet beach, the tropical rainforest, birds and waggy-tail love from 6 affectionate dogs. We are a retired couple (zoologist and teacher), our kids are grown-up and living overseas, and we enjoy sharing our remote paradise with like-minded hard-working guests.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
  • Interests

    Interests

    Pets
    Sustainability
    Farming
    Plant care
    Gardening
    Architecture
    Carpentry
    Animals
    Nature
    Sailing / Boating
    Water sports
    Outdoor activities
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We live remote from the rural fishing community on this island, and since we rarely see people, we retain our own 'culture' - we are an educated, well-traveled British/Malay couple, who has lived in Malaysia for 45 years. We can show you how we make use of our natural sources of energy, water and naturally-found nutrients to live in reasonable comfort. We are entirely solar-powered, and we use filtered stream water and rain water. We use the sand, forest topsoil, and composted manure, grass and leaves to make our soil. We grow only the food plants that thrive locally. In 2025 we are adding hydroponics and ducks to our homestead.

  • Help

    Help

    We seek help from strong and fit volunteers who have an interest in sustainable farming, and we especially need people with experience and skills in WOODWORK. Daily tasks include hydroponics maintenance, watering the gardens, mowing and raking grass and leaves, composting, beach trash clean-up, sanding, oiling or painting wood. If you are skilled in woodwork, then your time would be devoted to house-building and less on the farm.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have basic accommodation for 2, in a loft above the wood workshop, with a bathroom downstairs. Meals are prepared and eaten at our house which is in a separate building uphill. We make mainly western food, some Malay food, lots of vegetables. Help with food preparation and washing up is welcome. We do not smoke.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    In your free time, you can go to the beach, read, take the dogs for a walk in the forest, go bird-watching, draw etc. If you take a day off you can travel to the main island and see the local tourist attractions.

  • 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?

    Two

Host ref number: 532697234738

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The image depicts a serene scene of a man pushing a wheelbarrow through a lush grassy field, surrounded by trees and a herd of sheep grazing in the distance.
The image depicts a serene scene of a baby goat lying in the grass, surrounded by a group of adult goats grazing in the background on a sunny day.
The image depicts a group of sheep grazing in a field, with a few standing in the foreground, surrounded by a fence and a body of water in the background.
The image shows a woman holding a basket of cucumbers in a garden, with greenery and vines surrounding her, and a house visible in the background.
The image depicts a cozy loft bedroom with a wooden bed frame, featuring a double bed with white sheets and pillows, situated in a room with a wooden floor and a balcony outside.
An older man with grey hair is carving wood with a knife in a grassy field, wearing a beige apron. He is surrounded by trees.
The image shows a woman smiling at the camera, with a sheep nuzzling her hand in a fenced area, likely a farm or petting zoo.
The image depicts four people standing in a grassy field with three goats, set against a backdrop of trees and a blue sky with white clouds.

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