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We are a friendly and open minded family lucky enough to be living on beautiful 16 acre farm 15mins from Sawtell beach (good surf!), just south of Coffs Harbour. We would love to invite you to come and experience our dream, which is to live a more natural, conscious and slower paced lifestyle, completely off the grid and as self sustainable as we can possibly manage. Our farm is set amongst the lush sub-tropical rain forests, with views out over the ocean! We are truly blessed. When we bought the land 10 years ago and it was just a cow paddock, and we have done a lot of hard work building homes and regenerating the land.
We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking, good fun people that love working outside. We love sharing our knowledge of permaculture, alternative building techniques, Bowen/massage therapy and Horse training to interested open minded people.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will get to experience the beauty and serenity of some of the most pristine sub tropical forest area on the east coast, whilst participating in a working model of a more sustainable lifestyle. We can share some of the challenges and rewards we have faced on our journey. Hopefully your stay here will educational and inspiring! And importantly you will get a chance to make some new local friends, and have some good experiences with them!! :)
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Tam and I have recently adopted a boy from tams home country (south Africa) he is an adorable little guy (see pic) we are looking for someone to help by looking after him for 4hrs a day so Tam can do some work. There is also lots of gardening and food forest work to be done as well as sporadic construction projects. Could be suitable for a couple.
We are surfers, and if the surf is up, then its tools down!! and off to the beach :) I also have a full kit of climbing gear, and regularly go climbing in this area.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
There are a few options for accomodation-
- There is a really nice spare room in one of the houses which also has its own bathroom.
-If you have your own van that would work very well here, there are plenty of places to park, with stunning sunrise over sea views.
All meals are provided, cooking and cleaning duties are shared. vegetarians and vegans are welcome, all meals will be eaten in the existing cottages.
What else ...
Coffs Harbour is the nearest city (25mins) and is easily accessed by train or bus from most east coast destinations. Public transport around this area is very limited. We have a small (manual) car that we have kept specifically for work away volunteers so that if they dont have their own car they can use this car to explore the area in their spare time. We ask that you treat this car respectfuly so we can continue to offer it to our guests in future. We ask for a $10 contribution per day that the car is used to help with maintenance and registration costs.
We also have a foam surfboard, perfect for learners that guests can use.
There are endless adventures to be had in your free time, as there is great hiking, camping and bushwalking and miles of beautiful empty beaches in the region.
We love animals and have several dogs, horses, chickens and guinea pigs.
We are looking for easy going people with a good sense of humour, that are willing to work, and want to have a nice authentic experience in a beautiful location, and make some new friends :)
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
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Danny and Tam were always clear on the variety of… read more
Had a great time getting to know this extended family up in the hills.
Waking up to amazing views of all the surrounding rainforest was a treat. I was really grateful to be included in various fun things during my time there, like Julie's yoga classes, kayaking and surfing with Danny, family dinners, and a trip to… read more
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Danny and Tam were always clear on the variety of… read more
Had a great time getting to know this extended family up in the hills.
Waking up to amazing views of all the surrounding rainforest was a treat. I was really grateful to be included in various fun things during my time there, like Julie's yoga classes, kayaking and surfing with Danny, family dinners, and a trip to… read more
Even though I was only there for a short period (because of the rain/floods), I learnt a lot about shipping container builds, off grid living and growing fruit and veggies.
Tamsyn & Danny are really friendly, chill and were really flexible with regard to working in with my travel plans.
The highlight for me… read more
She quickly became like a (very helpful) member of the family.. she was super easygoing, always wanting to help and generally just a pleasure to have around!! I would highly reccommend her to any host!!
It was great getting to know you Juilia, and again… read more
I will be missing each sunrise watched from your place with the ocean view!
Thanks… read more
A great dude to have around very helpful, diligent, and capable.
We are now good friends! I would reccomend him to any host!
Thanks alot for your help mate!!
