Stay on our farm & help with our bees & our horses and work in our gardens in Sassafras, TAS, Australia

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  Description

  We are a middle aged husband and wife on 60 acres north west Tasmania.
  We have a horse stud, tourist accommodation large gardens and we are bee keepers.
  We love living on the land. Our hobbies are horses and training horses & humans to connect. We also enjoy growing things & creating new parts to our gardens. Meeting new people comes with our job so we love sharing this farm with others.
  
  We are seeking help with gardens and looking after animals and general farm duties like fixing a fence, cleaning out water troughs. We also have bee keeping duties where we may require an extra set of hands. All In exchange for accommodation, food & wifi. We are very happy to give you a ride into town if needed. There is so much to explore in our area. We will share our knowledge and skills in exchange for yours.
  
  We would love someone friendly, kind and trustworthy who is handy with fencing but not a necessity. We require outdoor people who aren’t afraid of working outdoors on a farm with animals.
  It would suit us to have someone who can cook as we both eat on the run and we don’t have a lot of spare time. Preferably say help cook up meal preps once or twice a week to freeze and access when we all need.
  We like our privacy but at same time enjoy company. So someone who doesn’t mind say working as a team some days and going solo for other projects that are suited. We are fit and enjoy going to gym saunas, kayaking bush walks etc.
  
  We have a living space for a couple or single person. It’s private, above our tool work shed barn with stairs to access. It’s somewhat rustic. Adequate bathroom includes shower vanity and toilet, open area living and a fully insulated furnished bedroom that’s comfy. Place has power and running water. We have basic cooking appliances but all large cook ups can be done in our home.
  Very good wifi. No tv.
  
  Please checkout our calendar availability.
  We currently have work aways here until end of February 2024. So please contact us if you are interested in March onwards.
  
  Thankyou

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Farming experience, animal husbandry, gardening, Tasmania, working with horses, beekeeping

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  Help

  Gardening
  Mowing lawns
  Weed spraying fences on farm
  Keeping farm areas tidy as required
  Collect firewood
  Feeding animals and cleaning water troughs
  Helping with Bee hives and extracting honey
  Fixing fences
  Garden irrigation maintenance
  Caring for chickens
  Walking and caring for two large dogs
  Washing animal bedding
  Washing horses
  Picking up rocks from gardens to create new garden areas like a fire pit seating area
  Picking fruit

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Happy to learn new language and culture
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  Accommodation

  One bedroom loft above the barn. It has a Queen bed and pull out single bed. Insulated. With power. Another space used as cooking area or open living seated area, includes staircase exit. A bathroom leads off this seated area which has toilet and shower and vanity.
  Has a couple of circulating fans for cooling and a heater.
  Fridge microwave toaster kettle and crock pot.
  Shared laundry on farm to use.
  We have gym and sauna on property for your use and bicycles.

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  What else ...

  Local hiking, penguin sighting, platypus sighting, mountain bike tracks, gym, sauna, local food, rock climbing, open gardens, craft workshops, markets, water sports, oceans nearby. We are driving into town most days so we are happy for you to come in car when it suits. We can drop you to Latrobe or Devonport towns.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We are a family that work online as well as physical jobs. But we are passionate about online business. Our accomodation offer and surrounding farm has access to good wifi. We use a lot of social media & website development in our day to day business.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We provide some space out of the way for vans/campers. But may not have access to immediate power. Happy to figure out and negotiate

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week