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We have a small market garden growing mainly summer crops like tomatoes and cucumbers, but do grow onions over the winter. Our town is about 10,000 people, a typical country town reliant on agriculture but also has a growing coal mine industry. We live on a major river so have wildlife and birds to see. We are looking for helpers but also include you in our social circle and family events. We've hosted volunteers for the last 4 years from other websites and enjoyed learning about different cultures.
Gardening
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
We are a multicultural family. My husband was born and raised in this town. I migrated from Texas, USA. You will be treated as part of the family so we include you in all of our activities and outings. We've hosted backpackers from Japan, UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Argentina, France, Poland.
The work is very basic and repetitive: watering greenhouse and outdoor plants, picking vegetables, pulling weeds, watering crops. We have chickens for eggs and Jack Russell dogs and a few cattle when the seasons are good. If you have a special skill we will try and utilise it. We also make a range of Pickles, Chutneys, Sauces and Jams from our own produce and sell on farm or at the local markets. This winter we hope to do a farm cleanup while it is cool.
English: Fluent
We offer a caravan with a double bed to sleep in - heated and air conditioning for your privacy; But toilets and shower are in the house. You would be sharing meals with us in the house. In the summer we have fresh veggies to eat but we don't follow a vegetarian diet. We eat meat and often Texas style BBQ.
We have water again in the river after 2 years of drought but haven't caught a fish yet. We are in a floodplain surrounded by hills. There are national and state forests to explore. A larger regional city is about an hour away for more shopping and site-seeing. We are accessible by train from Sydney or bus from elsewhere. We have full phone coverage and wifi.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
