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I am a retired medical herbalist living on 5 acres of land. My work is to grow herbs for medicine, and make an edible landscape with lots of fruit and nut trees. There's 20 freerange chickens , Tosca the rescue dog , & Tiki the rescue goat busy eating the edible landscape. The farm lies between the Whangarahi river and Ara Manawa stream. There's one Landshare (it's like a lease) and 1 or 2 wwoofers helping out, ..the work is diverse, we planted kumara in October, and prepared garden beds for lots of Echinacea and Ashwagandha seedlings;..cleaned out the chicken houses (though the chickens prefer to roost up the walnut tree); we dug out wild ginger from streamside to bulk up the compost pile, and harvested bananas. On rainy days we do cleaning or make tinctures.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Culture
Vegetarian or vegan
Farming
Art & design
Plant care
Astronomy
Gardening
Animals
Nature
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will learn about medicinal plants, there are 120 medicinal plants growing on the farm. There are lots of good walks nearby , Driving Creek Railway is 1km up the road, and there's a swimming hole in the river 10mins away. There's a bicycle for getting to Coromandel 3k away to buy supplies.
Help
helpers need to be happy in the garden, willing to dig dirt, mow grass and dig out dock. Helpers can learn which are good weeds and bad weeds while on the job.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
there are 2 Workaway cabins and a cookhouse-caravan for preparing meals.
You help in the mornings 9-11am and have the afternoons free...1 day/week off. Please note you provide your own food here.
Bring your own gardening gloves.
What else ...
About buses: Coromandel taxis ph 0273764466..run a mini-bus from Thames to Coromandel ..For buses from Auckland to Thames phone Intercity ph 09 5835780. there is a ferry run by Explore from Auckland to Coromandel on Fri Sat Sun.
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.
Can possibly accept pets
please negotiate that with naomi
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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Naomi is a beautiful soul with a deep knowledge of medicinal herbs, and she loves sharing her wisdom generously with others. I learned a lot from her and felt very inspired.
The tasks were enjoyable and varied: creating herbal beds, making tinctures, helping Naomi during… read more
10/10 reccomend for anyone who loves plants, peaceful surroundings and enjoys being independent and lots of time to themselves. I really loved the 2 hour shifts, it's perfect.
Naomi is very kind and generous, sharing the abundance in her garden and of her wisdom.
I enjoyed the simple, humble… read more
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Naomi is a beautiful soul with a deep knowledge of medicinal herbs, and she loves sharing her wisdom generously with others. I learned a lot from her and felt very inspired.
The tasks were enjoyable and varied: creating herbal beds, making tinctures, helping Naomi during… read more
10/10 reccomend for anyone who loves plants, peaceful surroundings and enjoys being independent and lots of time to themselves. I really loved the 2 hour shifts, it's perfect.
Naomi is very kind and generous, sharing the abundance in her garden and of her wisdom.
I enjoyed the simple, humble… read more
I slept in a little hut, which I liked very much.
I can highly recommend the stay.
Naomi owns and shares a beautiful land, filled with beautiful fruit trees, medicinal herbs, chickens, goats, Tosca (dog), wonderful people, joy and laughter! :) from the very beginning I really much felt welcome and at… read more
Feeling as from a good retreat right now… read more
