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We are in the process of building an organic aquaponics system in a 400 sq m greenhouse. We live on 55Ha (126 acre) property in the beautiful Margaret River region. The farm is jointly owned by 4 couples in our family who want to leave a legacy for our future generations. We are trying to be as " off grid" and sustainable as possible. However we do have good internet!
The farm is surrounded by vineyards, has heaps of forest, dams, a creek, netted orchard, lots of nut trees and some pasture. Less than 15 minute drive to pristine awesome beaches.
Our house was reconstructed from a railway goods shed. The spare room is basic but has a king sized bed. We share the house with dogs, a cat and birds.
Natalie works casually as a Veterinarian. John has finished a course on aquaponics farm design and is now putting it into practice. Some Couchsurfers helped build the pilot phase but now would love some more formalised help.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We will welcome you into our home and family. We are just a down to earth Aussie couple. We love meeting travellers and sharing stories. You will get to interact with some Aussie wildlife and explore areas that tourists rarely get to.
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We mostly want help with aquaponic construction in the greenhouse. You don't need to already be skilled with tools. John is a great, patient teacher. However if you have no carpentry or plumbing experience it would be better if you planned a longer stay so that you get to hone your skills and warrant the training time.
There are other projects such as building animal enclosures, chainsawing, collecting firewood, burning bonfires, pruning, building worm farms etc that you may help with too.
We are no chefs so help with food preparation is also appreciated.
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You will sleep in our spare room in our 2 bedroom house. It's very basic with no window but does have a sky light. It has a king sized bed. You will have your own bathroom.
If you have your license but no vehicle we may have one you can use to go sightseeing.
We will share most evening meals but sometimes feed yourself. You will be welcome to help youself to the fridge and kitchen whenever you like. We tend to be very casual with eating.
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John has recently got interested in photography. He plays inline and ice hockey. We have an energetic 1 year old Golden Retriever .
The area has heaps of caves, cellar doors, art galleries, bush walks, beaches to explore.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have fixed wireless NBN. It is reliable, 50 Mbit, limitless.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Pets considered.
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He did some earthworks for us, helped out in the greenhouse and helped bring back to life an old slapaphone (musical instrument made from plumbing pipes). Plus his cooking is masterchef quality!
Olie has had a really interesting life and has many stories and insights to… read more
Pia has a natural affinity with plants and all living… read more
Even though I basically grew up… read more
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He did some earthworks for us, helped out in the greenhouse and helped bring back to life an old slapaphone (musical instrument made from plumbing pipes). Plus his cooking is masterchef quality!
Olie has had a really interesting life and has many stories and insights to… read more
Pia has a natural affinity with plants and all living… read more
Even though I basically grew up… read more
They helped doing all sorts of things - growing veggies and selling at the market, building a camp bathroom and kitchen, cooking and painting very cool pictures.
We did some… read more
The work has been nice, between plants, farmer market and building a dunny in the forest for their new little house boat.
Live with them for a month has been a big pleasure and an experience will bring forever.
Please, don’t miss… read more
I found Olena really interesting and she was also a… read more
They are amazing person and hosts always ready to share good time and good conversations.
During my short stay at their place I grew up a little myself.
I would definitely go back if… read more
We stayed with them 5 weeks and we learned a lot of new skills. John taught us how to use chainsaw, circular saw, angle grinder and other different tools. We learned what’s an aquaponic farm and how does it work. We helped… read more
Together they make a very good team. The big job they did for me was to construct a large 2.4m x 17m grow bed from timber plus a smaller 4.8 x 1.2m bed for my… read more
Apparently, we were their first workaway guest but if there was a skill level for workaway hosts, they would have level 100!
We where warmheartedly welcomed to their farm and both had the time of our lives.
I (Sybren) had daily technical conversations and jobs which I learned a lot… read more
