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Description
We're opening our home to workawayers wishing to come volunteer on our small acreage. We're currently working on developing the land we have to become self-sustainable. Our primary goal is to feed our family and friends with the produce from our land. In previous years our children have been the extra help we need from time to time. Tina is a professional photographer that works early mornings at a local café and drives buses for the local school run. Andrew is a retired high Voltage electrician who has recently returned to work driving heavy machinery.
We have multiple dogs that Tina takes away for competition showing which means we often need a house sitter for a few days.
Our daughter lives close by and regularly spends time at the farm and one of our sons often returns from overseas and spends small amounts of time living with us (he's the one who convinced us to start a workaway).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We hope that guests will be able to enjoy their stay on our small farm and small community. Andrew is a born and bred local who has endless stories of the region and knows all the hidden gems.
Help
Our aim to become self sufficient means an endless list of projects from setting up new poultry houses, moving stock, weeding vegetable gardens, fence maintenance, assistance in training new dogs, crop management. We are both travellers ourselves and our children are all local and international travellers.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Vietnamese: 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
We have multiple empty bedrooms for guests as well as plenty of area for guests wishing to camp.
What else ...
We are a social family who often join local sporting competitions and attend other social events from time to time. We are central to several larger centres that offer a variety of tourist attractions and
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
We have open acreage and an external washroom for anyone who chooses to reside outside the main residence (Camping or vanlife)
Can possibly accept pets
We have many pets of our own, most are accommodating to other pets.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
3-5 hours a day, average over a 5 day week
Feedback (2)
I stayed there for a week. It was wonderful to spend every day with many animals in the nature with lots of greenery! For the first time in my life I saw a puppy being born. And the life with the Dalmatian puppies was real 101 😂🐶
Thank you for everything. We talked a lot every day, watched movies together, played sports, ate food, I… read more
Would recommend them to anyone looking for a hard working couple. And Julia's cheese cakes are a… read more
We loved the stay with Andrew and Tina!
We had to cut our stay short because we got a job opportunity, but we would have liked to stay a lot longer than only 3 weeks. The entire family is kind and welcomed us into their home, like we were part of the family.
The dogs are great and we… read more
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I stayed there for a week. It was wonderful to spend every day with many animals in the nature with lots of greenery! For the first time in my life I saw a puppy being born. And the life with the Dalmatian puppies was real 101 😂🐶
Thank you for everything. We talked a lot every day, watched movies together, played sports, ate food, I… read more
Would recommend them to anyone looking for a hard working couple. And Julia's cheese cakes are a… read more
We loved the stay with Andrew and Tina!
We had to cut our stay short because we got a job opportunity, but we would have liked to stay a lot longer than only 3 weeks. The entire family is kind and welcomed us into their home, like we were part of the family.
The dogs are great and we… read more
