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Description
I have a little lifestyle block just out of Takaka/Golden Bay right at the beach. I have many different projects going. The work you might be doing is organic gardening, tree care, landscaping, basic building and so on. I have no kids, but some friendly chickens and a cat. Stay with us and enjoy beautiful beaches, yummy food and good company!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn heaps about organic growing, self-sufficient life style. learn to live from and cook from the garden.
Help
There is always something to do: weeding, looking after trees, transplanting, getting seaweed, feeding the chickens, trying to find their eggs, playing with Choco the cat. Additionally, some easy house work such as helping to cook from the garden in the evenings. At times there are small building projects like garden shed, landscaping (making a path to the beach) and whatever needs to be done. After all the work is done you can sit on the veranda and enjoy the sea view or listen to the birds.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will stay in a cozy caravan just next to the house as the house is low food print and a bit small. I'm not a vegetarian but cook minimal meat and would be happy to cater for pescatarians/ vegetarians and possibly vegans if you are happy to bring your own substitutes (milk etc.) The food provided covers 3 meals a day, breakfast is help yourself, for lunch I can make you a smoothie from the fruit and veggies in the garden and dinner is also provided. I love Asian food and some woofers say the yummy food was what they enjoyed most. If seafood is your favorite, you can collect mussels, cockles and pipis at the beach.
What else ...
As my property is not in town, it is a lot easier if you have your own transport to allow you to explore the local area in the afternoons and your days off (although I do have a bike you can use and it is possible to get around by hitchhiking if you don't have your own vehicle). There are many beautiful beaches and hikes in the surrounding area, including in the nearby Abel Tasman National park, as well as Wharariki beach and Farewell spit. You will live near to Takaka, a small hippie town with a Saturday market and lots to do.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
Would’ve loved to stay longer.
All the best Volker
Noah
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Would’ve loved to stay longer.
All the best Volker
Noah
I personally learned a lot about gardening with Volker and those skills helped me later on in other experiences.
My travelmate and I loved the experience and wished we stayed a bit longer.
Sorry Volker for the late review, I was sure I wrote… read more
There Command of the English language is really good, communication between us was excellent, They have a great work ethics, work unsupervised and follow instructions. The main jobs were: general gardening, weeding, making and stacking firewood, general… read more
The work was a lot of fun, because Volker took my… read more
Louise was very willing to do weeding, weeding and weeding. She also made some… read more
Our communication was great and ALL the work was… read more
We learned many things with Volker and he was always opened to share his knowledge with us or… read more
Andrea… read more
The work was mainly helping Volker at his other property, painting, gardening and general maintenance, it was really nice to look back and seeing what progress we had made. A few other times I helped in the vege garden at Volker's house. This was my favourite part (: Volker's land really… read more
The main jobs were weeding, watering plants, feeding chickens, general housework, some… read more
He's got lots of professions therefore, fun facts about everything!
I learned a lot about zero waste, organic growing and my favorite part... chickens!!
It's very… read more
