Grant

Information de voyage

Actuellement, je suis

Description

Hi, welcome to my Workaway profile!

The travel and working combination in their various forms (eg. WWOOFing) have been part of my world for over 10 years. My love of the outdoors, for the people and places I encounter as I travel and a passion for growing and preserving food make these simply a great way to spend time. In amongst plenty of hard work I've met some wonderful people, learnt an incredible amount both in terms of farming practices and different cultures and ways of life.

Centres d’intérêt

Randonnée

Nature

Menuiserie

Cuisine et alimentation

Jardinage

Écriture

Ferme

Livres

Activités en plein air

Langues

Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Italien: Débutant

Plus de détails sur les langues qui m'intéressent
I love learning languages and although I am unlikely to ever become proficient in one other than English, I enjoy the journey that comes from learning them and always take the time to pick up what I can when in a new country

Trouver un partenaire de langue

Compétences et connaissances que j'aimerais partager ou apprendre

J'ai des connaissances :  

Bricolage et projets de construction

Entretien général

Aider dans une ferme

S’occuper des animaux

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Je peux apprendre aux autres :  

Jardinage

Aide informatique / Internet

Enseignement

Quelles sont vos compétences ?

In the past I have helped out on a sheep property in regional Australia and with olives, vineyards and market gardens in Italy. In Spain I was involved in some light construction and garden prep. In Hungary I helped finish a mud brick house on one farm while on another we helped with goat and cattle management as well as land clearing and some bobcat/JCB work. While on a hiking trip through Greece, I tutored Maths and English as well as assisted with stone construction work. On travels to the USA I worked on farm building restoration as well as their market garden planting/weeding/harvesting cycle, including learning the pleasures of scything. During an extended stay in New York City I was fortunate to volunteer at an incredible urban community farm as well as contribute to a composting program that was on a scale to behold. Recently in Germany I was helping look after goats and the cheese they produced and constructing milking/feeding stands. I was also harvesting, prepping beds for spring planting, repotting perennials and cooking/bottling crazy hot 7-Pot chilli sauce.

Closer to home during covid I had a wonderful time wwoofing on the far south coast of NSW helping out on a mixed use community farm and doing some native gardening and bush regen. I also had time in the Victorian High Country harvesting potatoes, looking after goats and helping out in a local bakery. In Tasmania it was prepping a winter (or two) worth of firewood as well as tending the veggie patch and enjoying peak berry harvest.

I have always had an interest in community living and as part of many of my past work exchanges I have also enjoyed learning about and absorbing many different approaches, challenges and benefits that come from community living.

Back at home in Sydney I’ve got some longer term grapes and passionfruit growing and always try to keep 3 or 4 pineapples on the go. I have also managed to fill every spare growing space we share with our neighbours with vegetables and herbs. We’re also very lucky to recently have both a community food forest and tool library start up in our area that I volunteer at.

Outside travel/wwoofing, I make maps for a living. I have a love for hiking and ocean paddling and have spent a number years coaching outrigger canoeing.

Âge

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Informations complémentaires

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  Permis de conduire

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  Allergies

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  Régime alimentaire spécial