Help on a goat dairy farm near Denmark, Australia

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2020

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We are a boutique Goat Dairy Farm running about 100 goats and other livestock including Llama, Alpaca, Pigs, Horses and Poultry.
We produce Artisan Cheese for local markets.
We farm as holistically as we are able and follow organic/biodynamic principles.
We have an abundance of wildlife that live on and travel through our property.
Type of help
Gardening
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Animal care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our farm is 20 minutes from the pristine town of Denmark and 40 minutes from the historic town of Albany. Both are incredibly beautiful places to visit. We are 5 minutes from Lowlands beach, wonderful to walk, swim, go fishing or just relax and watch the sun go down. For those helpers without transport, we try our best to get you to see the best sights in the area. We have a pushbike for those that want to go exploring from our farm.

We have travelled extensively ourselves and love to share stories and adventures with fellow travellers.
Help
You will need a genuine love of animals and a desire to help us in our quest for land improvement for the benefit of all.
Initially we use our helpers to feed poultry and collect eggs and help in the vegetable gardens. If you have other skills we are happy to work with those. You will need to be able to work unsupervised and not be afraid to get your hands dirty at times :) There will be washing and cleaning of cars and trailers associated with our Market business. We attend the local Farmers Market with our Goat Cheese.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Full Board. Non-Smoking Property.
Basic sleeping accommodation in shed with access to our home for everything else. We do expect some help with simple housekeeping chores, usually dishes. Please see photo of room in shed. The shed also forms part of our Cheesemaking Kitchen and as such, has fridges and freezers in there that are operational.
Please also be aware that as a working farm, we are surrounded by poultry and livestock. These animals do not have an *️️️️️️️️️️off button*️️️️️️️️️️ at night. :)
Happy to cater for vegetarians, but please, you must notify us of this before you arrive.
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 Min 2 week stay

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12/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Cynthia)

Cynthia is a quite and reserved person but we had lots of fun and it was great to be able to share part of the life on our farm with her. Cynthia is very clean and tidy and respectful in the house which was fab. She willing took on board all tasks, even the grubby and boring ones and was happy to try some more challenging ones.
We wish her all the… read more

(Excellent )

03/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Cynthia) for host

I lived with Julie and David for 2 weeks and definitely enjoyed my stay. Mostly, I worked in the mornings and got time off in the afternoons to explore the farm and the surrounding bushland. Julie sometimes took me to nice places by car (beach, granite skywalk, Albany, windfarm etc), but there’s also a bike which I could use (25mins to Lowlands… read more

(Excellent )

30/07/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Madisen)

Maddy is an incredible young lady on her adventure of a lifetime! We are so very glad that she dropped in to our farm. Maddy is incredibly handy with tools, has a can do attitude, always laughing and looking for the next challenge. Maddy was fantastic in our house, clean, tidy, eats absolutely anything! Thanks for your help and the happiness that… read more

(Excellent )

30/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Madisen) for host

I had an amazing time with Julie and David. I was lucky enough to be there for some of the kidding and the farrowing. The food was 10/10 and I even learned how to make a few dishes.
Julie and David always could use a hand on the farm. There is so much they can show you and if your lucky they might take you out to a couple of beaches.
I also got… read more

(Excellent )

24/01/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Malte & Josephine)

Josie and Malte are such amazing young people! Very easy going and quick to laugh. They worked hard for us, tried all things that we asked and were very helpful. Respectful and clean in our house. Totally recommend them for any position. :) Thanks gusy xxx

(Excellent )

23/01/2018

Left by Workawayer (Malte & Josephine) for host

Living and working with Julie and David was our first farm experience so far and there is no better place to make it. They are such a nice host you can talk about everything and they take very good care of you. Every day we had other interesting jobs to do which we most of the time never did before. The bedroom is simple but we had all we need to… read more

(Excellent )

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