Learn new skills and explore native flora and fauna in the Adelaide Hills, SA, Australia

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  Hello! We are Mel and Damien. We are a professional couple in our late-thirties who, having spent many years living and working in the city, decided to relocate to the Adelaide Hills to embrace a different kind of life, close to nature. When we moved onto the land it was fairly neglected and it was clear we'd need some help to restore it. Our property is a rustic beauty, 20 acres, mostly protected eucalyptus forest, with a small orchard of fruit trees we are learning to tend and maintain. There is an abundance of Australian native animals that visit the property including Kangaroos, koalas and kookaburras. Our property is entirely fed by rainwater, solar battery powered and we are connected to a septic system.
  
  We absolutely love the connection to nature, variety of wildlife and serenity we get on the property. If this sounds like something you would also appreciate, please reach out to us.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  There is so much to learn about Australian native land management on our property, as well as how to observe our seasons and take care of productive trees. The landscape here is beautiful, so if you're interested in exploring native Australian flora and fauna, you'll love staying here.
  
  We also look forward to sharing a meal together and learning about each others cultures. We have both travelled widely in our time, mostly throughout Europe, but also to parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas.

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  Ajuda

  We are looking to connect with hard working workawayers with experience with gardening, basic building skills and land management, although we would still like to hear from you if you have an interest in developing skills in this area.
  
  Workawayers can expect to work 5 hours per day for an up to 7-day stay (up to 2 weeks for projects in April). We are open to host a motivated single, couple or two travel mates. If you have any particular skills or interests, please let us know as it may be something we can work with.
  
  Some of the tasks we need help with include:
  
  - General cleaning and garden maintenance
  - General building tasks (ie. restoring chicken coop, installing irrigation, making bird boxes, path edging, fixing fences etc)
  - Pruning fruit trees and shrubs in our orchard
  - Collecting firewood from the forest
  - Weeding on the property or in the forest
  - External painting or oiling of timber
  - Picking up excess leaves around the property (we have a lot of nearby gum trees!)
  - Land clearing, razing low-level shrubs and minor trees and orchard pathways
  - Picking fruit, preserving fruit and making conserves
  
  **** For April, we are looking for strong workawayers, ideally a pair, who are willing to get stuck into a few home projects with us. Dates: 17/4-27/4 but can be flexible ****

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  Idiomas

  Inglês: Fluente

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  Acomodação

  Our home is a beautiful split-level, mid-century building, set into the hillside and overlooking the forest. The guest room is secluded on the bottom level with big windows, a queen bed, private bathroom and kitchenette (fridge, microwave, toaster and kettle provided). We also have an additional air mattress that can be used if you are a duo that prefer not to share a bed.
  
  The room has an external entrance, so you wont bother anyone by coming and going, with your own outdoor sitting area facing the forest - it really is a lovely view to wake up to!
  
  We have ample car parking for Workaway guests as well as space for vans, caravans or camper trailers, if that suits you better.
  
  We will provide tasty provisions for breakfast and lunches in your kitchenette and are happy to make dinners made to share, however if you enjoy cooking and would like to share your culinary heritage (or favourite simple meal) we would be more than happy to let you make a meal! :)
  
  An outdoor BBQ is also available for Workaway guests, should the weather permit (generally use it weekly in summer)

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  Algo mais...

  Our property is located in the Adelaide Hills, with neighbouring properties containing commercial vineyards, fruit orchards (a few include apples, pears, strawberries, raspberries) and pasture land. It is a short 30 mins drive to the Adelaide city centre, with local buses available in two nearby towns - the closest being a 3 minute drive or 20 min walk away. There will be times where we can certainly drop you to the bus stop or nearby towns, however we can't guarantee this as we both still work.
  
  Nearby attractions include the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, national parks, local wineries, breweries, pubs and wildlife attractions. This is arguably one of the most beautiful parts of South Australia (in our very biased opinion ;D) and we would be more than happy to give you tips on where to visit and how to get there.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  We do have facilities to accommodate digital nomads, including a decent Fixed Wireless NBN connection, though it will vary depending on time of day/weather conditions etc (approx. DL 20-80MB/s, UL 1-15MB/s). There are ample places to sit and work, including in your room, outside or in the kitchenette.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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