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Welcome!
We are Jacob & Fern. We live together with our 2 year old daughter on our small, off grid and very humble farmlet Heartwood in Guildford, Central Victoria. Guildford is home to one of Victoria's largest river red gums. It is over 500 years old. It's a very small town with only a general store, primary school & pub, half way between Castlemaine & Daylesford. We have been on this land for only 1 year & have started using permaculture principals & design. We are still very much in the beginning stages of this undertaking. So far, we have completed the fence line, (to keep the rabbits out) & joyously have begun some planting both in the food forest, a cottage garden & in the 3 large veggie patches.
We always have seeds growing in our tiny green house, & seedlings to plant out. Fern has a background in floristry & plant nursery work and has completed a PDC. Currently a full time Mama, her interest lie in walking softly on this earth, while bub loves watching the abundant birdlife- she knows all the different names! Jacob works as a gardener, is interested in spirituality, and enjoys strumming the odd tune on his guitar. We both love kirtan & are busy immersing ourself in the local community.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda informática
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We live a simple life & try to get back to basics as much as possible. The property is off grid, so there would be a different experience from a regular home. We are very water wise & have a wood fire heater. Waste is managed by a worm farm compost system. Grey water from the shower is also diverted. We are striving towards community sufficiency and participate in the gifting & swap economies, as we harvest from our garden. We would welcome earth wise discussions for living more in tune with the cycles and seasons of nature & we are happy to share our skill set as well as learn from you!
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
There maybe a project we are currently on, however we would be happy to work with your interests and strengths.
Some examples include
*grey water filtration
*garden art/ features
*upcycle projects
*small construction jobs, an example steps, paths
*mulching & making compost
*harvest & preserving
*breadmaking
*planting seeds, seedlings & plants
*We do not have an internet presence, but would happily start up if that is your skill set!
*no animals as yet but hope to get quails or chickens soon!
*Always grateful for an extra eye on the little one, when we can cook dinner etc
*Sewing / mending
*Interior design- advice welcome!
Send us a message with your interests & we can outline the week / weekend together.
Like any flat mate you would need to help with dinner prep, setting the table & dishes on rotation. This is on top of the 4 hours per day.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Alemán: Principiante
Alojamiento
We live in a small house of two bedrooms. There are a few options for sleeping, either in the living room- on a a comfortable fold out double bed in front of the fire place. We have a small caravan that could sleep 2. There is also half an acre for a double air mattress in a tent if you prefer to spread out. (we can provide)
We would share meals. We are generally vegetarian, though since the arival of our little one we have had some feast day exceptions with locally sourced meat. We shop as much as we can at the local market & bulk food stores.
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There are some great walking tracks in the surrounding bush & Vaughan Springs. Great for cold plunging or cooling off in summer. We would likely travel to either Daylesford or Castlemaine every second day, & you could come along for the daily activities &/or time for site seeing. If you would rather longer days and whole days off, we are super flexible. There is also a 'V line' bus that operates once a day along the Midland highway. We are happy to offer a hot-spot as do not have a TV or Wi-fi. We also have a great selection of books and a weekly movie night on our projector.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
There is a gravel drive for when there is wet weather & plenty of room to park when the ground is dry.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (1)
Right from the get go, they were switched on & hands on. It was a breeze to share projects, as they had fantastic ideas to share. From gardening, painting & sanding, to delicious baked sweets & jam. The days I had errands with my toddler it was so incredibly easy to leave them with a task and not have a… read more
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Right from the get go, they were switched on & hands on. It was a breeze to share projects, as they had fantastic ideas to share. From gardening, painting & sanding, to delicious baked sweets & jam. The days I had errands with my toddler it was so incredibly easy to leave them with a task and not have a… read more
