Experience outdoor life, gardening and beginner permaculture with a farming family in Central Otago, New Zealand

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Kia ora,
  We are Chloë & Liam (+ 4.5yo & 1yo) - living in the Māniatoto, Central Otago, South Island on a sheep and beef farm.
  
  We are inland, up high, about 2 hours from Dunedin and 2 hours from Queenstown/Wanaka.
  
  We will be looking for help in the spring (September); support to build and plant out our new permaculture inspired, food forest style garden which I (Chloë) have been planning and preparing plants for.
  
  We live on a fairly large section within a working sheep & beef farm.
  
  Relationship with land and food is very important to us, and we make all our meals from scratch, typically using meat from our farm and seasonal veggies. We are trying to grow as much of our own food as possible but have a very short growing season that we are still learning to work with!
  
  We keep hens for eggs, have a pet cat, and several working dogs. As well as being surrounded by sheep and cattle.
  
  We will provide a fully self contained cottage for you to stay in (2 bedrooms, one with 1 SK bed, one with 2 single beds).

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería básica

  Proyectos creativos DIY «hazlo tú mismo»

  Ayuda en una granja

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento básico
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  Intereses

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Agricultura

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Liam - full time sheep/beef farmer. Plays squash & golf. Used to play rugby, cricket & curling! Enjoys hunting, fishing, diving and using his skills as an ex-builder!
  
  Chloë - full time homemaker, mama, and creative; painting, fibre arts, weaving, gardening, preserving and cooking. Women’s Circle Facilitator, Reiki practitioner, plant lover, etc.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  This is what we got up to with our pre-winter jobs.
  
  Pruning plants
  Taking cuttings
  Planting garlic
  Laying mulch on gardens
  Planting winter cover crops
  Planting flower bulbs
  Laying plastic to suppress weeds
  Cutting firewood
  Washing down outside of buildings
  
  Jobs in spring will be similar but slightly different and could include;
  Mulching garden beds
  Building food forest
  Planting
  Transforming old shed into potting shed (building/carpentry experience required)
  Putting our henhouse on a trailer (building/carpentry experience required)
  Washing outside of house & cottage
  
  If you have any specialist skills or interests, please let us know. Particularly related to herbalism, permaculture, building, carpentry.. (we have lots of projects & ideas planned) But if it’s something different, please tell us!

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  We will provide a fully self contained cottage for you to stay in (2 bedrooms, one with 1 SK bed, one with 2 single beds).
  
  We can negotiate work hours and meals/food ingredients, etc. however, we expect to provide breakfast ingredients and at least one cooked meal each day depending on hours worked.
  We would prefer a full day of work followed by a day off, or several full days followed by several days off, rather than half days every day; we believe full days are more productive.
  
  Our main meals are gluten free, so we can easily cater for fellow celiacs! We eat a lot of meat so cannot cater for vegans or vegetarians. No smokers.

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  Algo más...

  We are 2 hours from Dunedin and 2 hours from both Queenstown and Wanaka.
  
  We live at relatively high altitude and are surrounded by mountains, lakes and creeks.
  
  There are lots of incredible bike tracks nearby (Naseby Forest for off-road mountain biking, and the Central Otago Rail Trail on our doorstep), fishing dams, walking tracks, and old gold mines!
  
  If you drive towards Alexandra and Cromwell you will find lots of vineyards, wineries and fruit orchards.
  
  We are a great location for people heading through to the Queenstown-Lakes District, the West Coast, Fiordland, the East Coast or down south to the Catlins and Stewart Island!

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Polly

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