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Our little family live in the valley of Upper Burringbar where we are custodians of a beautiful 50 acre property. Rosie Andrew, little baby Riley and Alby our dog all love this amazing place we call home.
We have an old avocado orchard which we are currently regenerating pruning down adding biology and changing from conventional to organic/regenerative. We are using a mix of regenerative principles working with nature to put life back into our soil and our plants, which our small flock of chickens help with as they roan through the trees. Our small orchard is surround by natural beauty including some native remnant rainforest which we are helping to grow. A small creek flows through with a lovely area for swims and often have platypus playing in our dam.
We have been on the property for 2 1/2 years now and are ready to share our space with someone who has a care for nature, a will to learn and help out with the many things that exist on a small farm to help create a space that productive and ecologically sound. I (Andrew) have set up and run a number of organic farms in the area over the years using Regenerative farming principles and enjoy sharing knowledge with those looking to learn more about producing food from the land whilst helping improve the life of it.
We are currently not operating commercially and workaway helpers will not being involved in the sales of any produce as we are pruning trees heavily and wont have any production for a good 3 years.
We are 8 min from Burringbar village, 40 min to Byron Bay 25 min to Pottsville and Brunswick heads and 45 min to Gold Coast when your hear you feel like your away from it all but we are still close to many beaches and great towns.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We offer a great opportunity to get an idea of how a small scale farm works, learn plenty about organic food growing and Native Australian wild life and subtropical rainforest.
We live in an amazing regions surrounded by beautiful beaches, bush walking areas and great towns
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Plenty to choose from :)
Helping around the house garden making garden beds, weeding and planting. In the orchard, planting trees and other pants, mulching, brush cutting, pruning and weeding
Bush regeneration helping our native forrest come alive by removing non desirable plants.
Collecting the eggs from our chickens, helping move the chickens which we do weekly.
Watching over Riley from time to time
Lots of pats to ur friendly Kelpie Alby :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Interest in Spanish and Italian we both know a little of each
Accommodation
Currently we have a room in our 4 bedroom house. We also have plenty of great camping spaces if that is somthing that suites you too.
What else ...
It is much preferred if you have your own mode of transport there is lots to see and do in the area but really does need a car. As you will be in our home we expect respect for quiet time after dinner and we are generally in bed early.
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
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