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Ive hosted WWOOFers on our own property in the past as well as enjoyed the WWOOFing experience myself as a guest. I love manual work and being about in the dirt and sun - mostly I enjoy the socail aspect that comes along with a woofing relationship, my favourite kind of work life balance.

I've been working. with permaculture professionally all over the world, and have just returned this year after 31 years living overseas (mostly India and various parts of Europe). Having designed for so many others, finally it's time again to design our own place (my wife Francesca is an Italian agronomist), and build another house (the old one is in the rainforest we planted and in need of restoration as a guest house. We're planting an extensive food forest of hugely diverse species, to add to what remains of the original forest garden, as well as extensive vegetable gardens for our own kitchen, for friends and guests. This whole land, shared with two others, is a remarkable arboretum of mainly Australian rainforest species, and there are kilometres of footpaths all over the land, giving access to most of the most beautiful parts of it. One boundary is over a kilometre of stunning rainforest creek, there is a large pond on the land, and the views of the world heritage national parks and caldera of the ancient volcano are spectacular. We eat very well, having an international cooking capacity; we are not extreme, but cook only vegetarian food generally. Currently I'm beginning to design and implement a beautiful large (185acre) nearby property, focusing on functional integration of water management, cabinet and structural timbers, rotational grazing, food forest, small cropping and biodiversity. This is a long-term project.

Because I would love to work with others for the benefit of the Earth. My children are all adults now and I would love the opportunity to learn more about things like natural and/or any building techniques. I would also like to learn more about growing/cultivation of crops in different climates. And to be around like minded people who work with the earth in a sustainable and practical manner.

In the past year or so my connection to nature and my food has grown deeply and I wish to learn more about how the food I eat comes to my plate and how this food can be grown sustainably. I have a dream to plant a food forest in my hometown of Gandhinagar in India. I wish to teach farmers in my locality about how to thrive in the abundance of mother nature without damaging her. I must admit that I have little to no experience in working on a farm and the only plants I have grown are a tomato and a basil plant but I can see so many more learning opportunities and so many more plants to be grown in my future that it excites me just thinking about the possibilities.

I am wanting a change in lifestyle to be more connected to nature. I would like to have my own farm/off-grid property some day so it would be a great learning experience for me. I am also hoping to find more peace and a quiet space where I can meditate and be connected to the land. In turn, hopefully I can spread this peace to others and contribute in any way I can.

We don’t know much about farming but keen to learn and channel our spare time towards agriculture and supporting farmers. We both are looking forward to have some hands on experience on how to grow vegetables and fruits. We used to spend time at Warners Bay Community Garden and Lake Macquarie Landcare. Overall, we would like to experience farm life, interact with farmers and learn farm work from people who feed the masses. We would also like to learn/share our experiences and expertise with Farmer friends. 🙂

I have no experience in farming and I don't come from a farming background family. Joined WWOOF to learn organic farming from experienced farmers hoping one day I can own a farm for myself and be a farm host on WWOOF to teach others.

We joined WWOOF as a means to travel Australia with our family, and to really give ourselves and our children a chance to fully experience each place that we visit.

I have just completed ( Mar-2021) a Permaculture Design Course at Rocklyn Ashram with David Holmgren and now wish to gain hands on / practical skills by working on a farm and meet like minded people.