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Description
We are Jess and Al Ussher, and we have lived at our place for the past decade with our sons Ben and Isaac (15 and 12). We have a beautiful home surrounded by neighbours farmland. Our place is a 4 acre small holding within enormous veggie patch, sheep,chickens and 2 excitable dogs. We are currently working on planting an asparagus paddock, a native bush area and always working on our orchard where we have a mix of older and baby fruit trees of lots of different types. We have spectacular views of the kaimai ranges and of the ocean, and we wake to the sound of the beautiful multitude of native birds (and sometimes the neighbours cows).
We live outside Tauranga, in the countryside, near an entrance to the bush (native forest) with easy access to lovely walks and a river with a swimming waterhole. We are a 35- 45 minute drive from a couple of surf beaches (mount manganui and waihi) , 25 mins outside Tauranga city.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Come and enjoy our laid back place, join in with our family dinners and enjoy working on a small rural small holding with a regenerative farming philosophy.
We love to travel and love to meet people from all over (between us we can speak a small amount of Japanese and Spanish but it's pretty basic).
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We would appreciate help gardening, maintaining the orchard and veg patch (weeding and mulching, feeding the trees) and with creating the asparagus paddock and native bush area. Tasks would be shared with Al and /or Jess , as we find it's more fun and productive working together. If you like walking dogs and cooking that could also be an option.
Languages spoken
Spanish: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Accommodation
Double bed in the spare room of our family home. Or a tent in the garden if you prefer and the weather allows.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be with communal or separate if you prefer.
What else ...
YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN TRANSPORT.
Easy drive to beaches and town, also to local hot pools. Easy walking distance to the bush walk and swimming hole, or chilling on the deck and enjoying our amazing views. We are early to rise and fairly early to bed as have kids at school. No smoking or vaping inside please. Water is rainwater and heated by solar, so short showers only please. Adequate but slightly limited Wi-Fi (can't support lots of streaming).
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
My animals / pets
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