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Applications for stays of a minimum of two weeks (14 days) or more are available now for couples.
Looking for a helping hand on our hobby farm!
The farm is 11 km from Midland and 15 km from the Perth airport. Midland is the nearest railway station to us. The Perth metropolitan region has a metro bus service #310 and #311 to get here from Midland.
We're a small, friendly hobby farm located in the Swan Valley, seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help with general maintenance and gardening. Enjoy the peace and quiet of country life while contributing to our self-sufficient lifestyle.
We offer a comfortable private room for couples, and the opportunity to experience the beauty of the Swan Valley.
Duncan Harris, your host offers:
Accommodation in a private room
Wholesome food
Opportunities to learn about sustainable living
What we're looking for:
Help with house maintenance and gardening
A friendly and enthusiastic attitude
If you're interested in a rewarding experience and enjoy the outdoors, we'd love to hear from you!
I welcome mature volunteers touring Western Australia to our farm for a cultural exchange.
The house has a large private room, with a private entrance, for a couple with a comfortable clean double bed.
I prefer (NON-smoking) guests wishing to experience organic life. There are many different chores to do. Most chores are general maintenance, like house cleaning and garden maintenance. Preparing cooked meals for everyone while enjoying organic wine is highly recommended!
There are chickens and some other very tame pets that all like attention.
Nous parlons le français un peu. Les fumeurs seront invités à quitter.
IMPORTANT: Please read the profile and answer these questions when applying. How many kilometres is the farm from Midland, how many people are a couple and what would you like to learn? Applications for stays are open now.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I have many years of experience in shared accommodation, viticulture, winemaking, distilling, mechanical maintenance, gardening, tourism and environmental matters.
Help
The help is varied and never monotonous. Sometimes there are simple chores and other times complicated help with guidance.
Some examples of fun and worthwhile exchanges are creating eco gardens, pet sitting, house sitting, shopping, helping to construct chicken house, sharing in cooking, giving a hand with general maintenance, teaching and practising languages and the list is endless.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Private double room for couples attached to the house with separate shower and toilet.
What else ...
The hobby farm is in the tourism area of Perth's Swan Valley. There are many places to see and go to besides the sites in Perth.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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During my stay, I did many things like pruning, labeling, bottling, cleaning, packing orders, and taking care of the animals.
Duncan was a very good host. We had many interesting conversations about his business, Australia, politics, and more. He also took me to a Toastmasters… read more
Highly recommended.
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During my stay, I did many things like pruning, labeling, bottling, cleaning, packing orders, and taking care of the animals.
Duncan was a very good host. We had many interesting conversations about his business, Australia, politics, and more. He also took me to a Toastmasters… read more
Highly recommended.
I learnt a lot of things about the wine and how hard it is to manage it alone .
The animals are so lovely !!!! The life is getting so sweet with them ( Rosy and Duggee) .
Thank you Duncan for everything and your patience with my… read more
Duncan is a realy nice person and I loved the exchange with him. His pizza is delicious ! The wine is good!
I was surprised about the rules (written down clearly in the house for workaway people)... 6 hours of work minimum and a 6 day week, day off is tuesday!
I was… read more
Upon the arrival date there was no show and no communication via workaway from the workawayers. I was given an excuse of a message via another provider, however none was received. In fact, they arrived in my city 3 days after their scheduled… read more
There is always something new to learn and the place itself is amazing.
Duncan is really kind and always shares his knowledge about wine making.
We got to try some of the wine that we bottled our selves and some other wines too, all of them really nice.
We also enjoyed Duncans homemade… read more
Duncan’s place is beautiful and well situated in the Swan Valley nearby to Perth city. We learned a lot about wine and the growing process from him, and had many interesting conversations about Australia and all sorts of other topics. We… read more
They were extremely well mannered and participated in the small things like… read more
