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Hi, my name is Magda, I'm a creative organic gardener and musician and my home is in a beautiful forest valley with a river, horses, ducks, and my big old friendly dog.
I'd like to welcome any young women who are looking to learn DIY skills like tiny home building, learning about solar power set up, construction with recycled timber and other second-hand materials, growing food, property maintenance.
I really enjoy to encourage women to try out building construction and gain confidence in using all the different tools involved in these projects. Over the years of building and developing this property myself, I've discovered that most of the things which seemed difficult to do, are easy once you learn how.
The projects for Autumn and early winter are:
Lots of flower garden, vege garden and orchard weeding and tidy up.
Finishing building a shower wall with window installation
Building a new kitchen bench, putting in a sink, building a DIY grease trap and fitting all the plumbing
Repairing holes in the cabin roof and insulating, wood panelling the interior walls for winter
Most of the building and diy projects take a few weeks to complete, so if you are planning just a one week stay the work will be shorter jobs like tidy up and garden care.
There's a lot of outdoor space here to stretch your legs and get out into nature. The river which runs through the property is great for swimming in summer, and there are short hiking tracks in the forest. It's a very peaceful relaxed place to stay.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I'm happy to share everything I've learnt. I've collected lots of stories over the past 10 years of trying to live off grid, and hopefully some are entertaining and some informative. All the things I've done wrong, and the things that have gone right.
I like to laugh and enjoy deep conversations about life, have good shared meals and music evenings on occasion.
Help
No experience needed, just an enthusiastic attitude and sense of humour also helps.
There will be rainy weather, so please have a raincoat and be ok with working in the wet. I try to avoid it but sometimes it rains for weeks.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation this autumn and winter is a self contained upstairs flat at my father’s property next door. This is not off grid and has electricity and wifi. It is very private, quiet and has one queen size bed and one single bed. It has it’s own kitchen with fridge, microwave and stove. Downstairs is its own bathroom with washing machine. The toilet is an outside composting toilet which is a short walk through the orchard.
You’ll find my old dad Des is super friendly.
All bedding, towels etc are provided
All food is provided, and I’m happy to cook vegetarian, vegan, gluten free. Some organic food but not all organic.
Provide your own extra snack treats, there will be plenty of chances to visit the local supermarket.
The accommodation is for non smokers only.
What else ...
This is a good place to take a slow break and spend some time being creative. Be prepared to entertain yourself here on the property with things like books, journal, podcasts or arts and crafts to work on.
If you have your own transport there are lots of beautiful beaches to visit around the far north.
Please take note: For those without their own car, it’s not possible to travel to shops, town, beaches from here as there is no public transport! If you are staying for two weeks or longer I will arrange some beach time and transportation for you on your days off.
There's limited mobile reception here for mobile phones, however there is plenty of wifi internet which you're welcome to use.
Being surrounded by forest means you can expect some flying biting insects, so personal insect repellent for your skin and a few pairs long trousers and socks are a must!
Bring sensible shoes for working in, and a rain coat if it's winter or spring, it rains a lot here from June through to October. In summer, suncream and a hat and light cool long-sleeved shirts! The sun really burns here.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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My accommodation was in a comfortable self contained barn loft conversion. Des would supply me with weekly groceries and I could help myself to… read more
My dad will be forever grateful for her help on the very challenging task of replacing barn roofing, all in the summer heat. A strong and… read more
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My accommodation was in a comfortable self contained barn loft conversion. Des would supply me with weekly groceries and I could help myself to… read more
My dad will be forever grateful for her help on the very challenging task of replacing barn roofing, all in the summer heat. A strong and… read more
Mallory is warmhearted, insightful and very practical and determined when working. She brought enthusiasm and interest to the projects of plumbing an outdoor bathroom/shower… read more
Her place is amazing and it was so cool to take part in the garden work and the demo and building. You can have the best convos about everything with her and working with her is great fun too. Her art and music and way of… read more
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and creativity with me. it was a real joy to experience your music and your art. I… read more
She helped me get the large garden and orchard into order, and I learned she will not stop… read more
The work never been to hard, and was various. Gardening, weeding, doing some bee boxes, mowing, feeding everybody… read more
I used my… read more
What a woman! She's incredibly hardworking, inspiring and creative and it was amazing to work in a space where there was passion, patience and room for mistakes and learning.
The land is magical (minus the sandflies but that's a price worth paying!). Little winding paths through herb patches, an abundant veggie garden (even in… read more
Magda is lovely, funny, independent, patient, knowledgable, and super talented! We had a great time helping her build various things.
Her place is in a beautiful valley, between a forest and a river, and we slept in a hut (that she built) that was really cute and comfy.
The work was never too hard,… read more
I found them both to be courteous, respectful, mature, and very easy to communicate with, as well as good company. They stayed with me for I think longer than 3 weeks, picking up new skills quickly because they were interested and gave careful… read more
