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Regenerative Grazing and Agro Forestry Farm

World, Oceania, Australia, Kentucky

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Travel dates

About the workproject

We need 2 volunteers

Welcome to our beautiful busy farm profile. We are a 6th generation family run mixed grazing and agroforestry farm on the New England Tablelands of NSW, Australia. We are known for our innovative approach to tree establishment and preservation and more recently have been recognised as a regenerative farm in our efforts to improve upon the landscape and biodiversity. We're also a very active family with plenty going on whether it's trips away, visitors, family gatherings, outdoor adventures and sport, creative workshops or community events.

We have been hosting travelers since 2006 but continue to enjoy the shared experience and have a wide network of friends and family of travelers that have stayed here for short and long periods. These days our preference is initially stays of between 2 and 4 weeks and travelers over 25years age will get preference.

Activities on the farm are pretty wide and varied and a proactive independent nature will be of most benefit to you and ourselves. There is plenty to learn and experience and your hosts are more than happy share their knowledge and experience and vice versa.

About the host

Michael

Michael (48)

Host since

2018

Languages

English, French

We are a partly bilingual family and Milly mt wife is French.

Last seen online

more than 6 month ago

Milly and I have been married over 20 years and have three kids. We live on a farm that has been in the family 6 generations. Many family members are still living nearby and we catch up regularly. We are an active family and enjoy outdoor adventure sports, camping, hiking and horse riding. Whitewater kayaking, rock climbing and photography are some of my passions that I share with the family. Living and working on this farm is also an inspiration and I enjoy the challenges that change often. Eventually I hope to leave the flora, fauna and landscape in a much better state than I inherited it. We are constantly looking for innovative and more balanced ways to manage the business that meet our production, ecological and social goals.

Project dates

Open for offers, contact us


Work to be done

  • gardening
  • construction
  • farming
  • language practice
  • help in the house
  • teaching projects
  • maintenance tasks
  • eco projects
  • animal care
  • art projects

Expected workhours

  • 5 hours a day
  • 5 days a week

Work exchange deal

  • private cottage, private room, shared cottage

The accommodation is at our shearers huts which are used by our sheep shearing team each year and also by paying tourists. You will have your own private room although the facilities are shared such as kitchen, dining and bathroom.

  • shared meals

Meals will be a mix of self catered and shared. There is a fully equipped kitchen in your accommodation and we supply all the food you require. Shops are not next door but there will a number of trips to town each week.

  • offering money for additional hours 

During busy periods when we would normally have to employ casual labour there will be opportunities for travelers to fill these paid positions.