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We live and work on a 330ha sheep and beef farm in Otago, New Zealand. We run around 2000 ewes and have 70 Limousin breeding cows. We have farm dogs, cats, chooks, pet lambs and a pony for the girls .... I think that is about it - a good selection of farm animals!
We have 2 children aged 13 and 11.
We often need help in the spring when we have some environmental and shelter planting projects underway.
Also the summer is a busy time on the farm and around the garden with many other jobs that need to be done such as weed control and firewood etc.
We are able to pick workawayers up from nearby destinations. However if you have your own vehicle this would be advantageous as we don't have any spare vehicles available for weekends off. But we are happy to provide transport where needed.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We try to give workawayers a great NZ farm experience where they get to be involved in everyday farm life and activities in exchange for helping us with a few odd jobs. We are very interested in sharing our knowledge of sheep and beef farming and like to give workawayers an opportunity to be involved in all the farming activities where possible. Activities like moving stock, working with stock in yards to weigh or administer animal health. There may be fencing to be done. We have native planting projects that require maintaining and often the extra hands of a workawayer or two can make this maintenance faster and more rewarding for all! We are environmentally focused and enjoy exchanging information on this.
Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
Depending on the season - it could be helping on the farm spraying weeds, splitting firewood, fencing or planting natives in wetland or shelterbelt areas. We have a large garden and so there can be a lot of work there with mowing lawns and weeding etc.
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Langues parlées
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Hébergement
Accommodation is live-in and all meals would be provided. You would be in one of the spare bedrooms in our house and there is no separate bathroom etc.
Autres infos...
We are about 2 hours away from Wanaka/ Queenstown and Dunedin. Also just over 2 hours to Te Anau which is where there are many walks and the Fiordland National Park. Only just over the hill (1 hour) is Central Otago which is famous for wine growing and summerfruit growing. We are also only 1 hour from the Catlins.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
Their home on the farm is amazing and I learned a lot about sheep and… read more
He is an easy going guy that fits well into any situation. Hardworking and willing to try new things. We… read more
During these few days, I did a lot of different jobs around the farm: fencing, moving and weighting sheep, splitting and sorting firewood, and even a bit of gardening and native tree management. Judy and Clark are warm and enthusiastic people,… read more
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Their home on the farm is amazing and I learned a lot about sheep and… read more
He is an easy going guy that fits well into any situation. Hardworking and willing to try new things. We… read more
During these few days, I did a lot of different jobs around the farm: fencing, moving and weighting sheep, splitting and sorting firewood, and even a bit of gardening and native tree management. Judy and Clark are warm and enthusiastic people,… read more
We enjoyed their company, so much so that we invited them back… read more
Nina and Lisa seemed older than their years and were keen to give things a go. They did a marvellous job of looking after our calves and seemed to really enjoy working with the animals. They also came tailing lambs with us one day which was a very new experience and quite fast paced (as there was big… read more
We stayed at Judy's & Clark's in october and had a great time. Everyone was very welcoming and Hazelle & Lilah are really funny & cute children (very active though ;)).
We helped with feeding the calves & lambs, that was an awesome experience!
We also learned a bit about farming in generell, Clark told… read more
#Judy, Clark, Hazelle y Lilah son una familia hermosa! Desde el primer momento sentí que estaba con amigos de toda la vida. Sinceramente disfruté muchísimo de ayudarlos con el trabajo en su casa y la granja. Todos los días había algo interesante para hacer (con los animales que crían, yendo al pueblo, trabajos de jardinería) y en… read more
Spring is a very busy time for us and she was brilliant at just getting on with whatever needed doing around the house or garden. She is a superb cook and we had… read more
We had interesting conversations about the part of Germany she is from and agriculture and the sheep industry in Germany. It was… read more
I can honestly say that our experience exceeded any expectations we had. I've done a few workaway placements before, but this felt like so much more than doing a few odd jobs in exchange for a bed and some… read more
These two are very honest, hardworking, conscientious and utterly trustworthy. They work extremely well together as a team,… read more
So this was a chance to spent a week with this beautiful,… read more
