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Please help us improve our hobby farm in beautiful Buckajo, Australia

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Enjoy life on a hobby farm in a stunning setting in the middle of the Bega Valley on the south coast of New South Wales, while helping with the day-to-day work of looking after cattle, sheep, goats, geese and chickens. We also have a variety of projects to improve our farm infrastructure and to rehabilitate and re-vegetate damaged and vulnerable parts of our rural properties. We are a laidback semi-retired couple with plenty of animal companions and just as many gardening, landscaping and building projects. Our main farm is 15 minutes drive from Bega and we can provide transport from anywhere in the local region.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • 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

    We take every opportunity to participate in local community and music/arts events and would happily include you in whatever is on. Back on the farm, we can spend as much or as little time together as suits you ... we are happy to share our own experiences and skills, and would be honoured to learn about yours. We are both artists and love all genres of music, particularly world music and dance. We would aim to spend at least one day of each week with Workawayers exploring local museums and culturally-significant places.

  • Help

    Help

    We are very flexible on what you will contribute while you stay with us ... a lot will depend on your own skills and capacity, plus length of stay, etc! We have tagged all the things that could be part of your experience with us, although our primary goal is to advance our Eco-projects and land rehabilitation efforts. Animal care is part of our routine

    One constant activity in our lives is participating in a food re-use/rescue program that assists a local charity while also providing feed for our livestock. It isn't difficult work and is quick to learn.

    Our farms can utilise many diverse skills and experience .... however, even a novice will have plenty to do, as long as you have the willingness, energy and interest to start with. As a rough guide, we would gladly provide accommodation and meals for approx. 20 hours of 'unskilled' help a week. But happy to adapt this to suit your situation/interests...

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    German: Beginner
    Fijian: Beginner
    French: Beginner
    Tagalog: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    Very happy to help visitors with English fluency.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You wil have the choice of 2 self-contained living quarters. These are two modern, registered caravans. Bathroom and laundry is shared. Meal arrangements can be negotiated, but ideally main meals (lunch and dinner) would be mostly shared.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We travel into Bega most days and can help with your transport. Also please be aware that, for most of 2023, our region has been in severe drought so was very dry and dusty ... so we have been busier than usual with feeding our animals and trying to keep them healthy. Now, after record amounts of rain, we have to repair tracks and dams damaged by water flooding down our hills.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have excellent signal strength on all the major networks and a generous data limit on our own connection.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have plenty of space for setting up campervans and caravans. We can't offer unlimited power as we have a stand-alone solar system, but it has some reserve capacity on sunny days.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This is strictly limited to highly-socialised and placid pets that can adjust quickly to being around a wide variety of very quiet and trusting animals, including poultry.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    We are flexible with this, but, as a guide, for full board and lodging, we would like approx 20 hours per week (e.g. 4 hours a day, 5 days a week), but very negotiable esp for skilled, experienced help. Shorter stays are possible but at least one week is

Host ref number: 547689313616

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