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Looking to do a bit of travel while learning more and hopefully contributing in some way. We enjoy our little patch of garden at home but know we have a lot more to learn. As keyboard jockeys working from home, we miss getting our hands dirty and working with others.

'Platypus Bush Camp' is a small retreat offering forest hut accom & camping. We are on 20 acres situated on a pristine creek in the rainforest, bordering Eungella NP. Crystal clear swimming holes; plenty of birds, wildlife & platypus viewing. Platypus Bush Camp offers an opportunity for artistic exploration in different media including screen printing, woodwork, stone work & developing building skills for alternative lifestyles. Domestic facilities include gas & wood fire, cooking, kero & solar lighting, plumbed showers & toilets. Beautiful drinking water. Volunteering tasks required includes help with our rainforest regeneration project, general kitchen gardening, mulching & seed collection, helping to maintain the camping & hut facilities. Accom for 2-3 in Timber Slab Hut or tent or BYO to share meals but live self-sufficient.

A food forrest design in the implementation phase. We’ve just had the earthworks guys in to create mounds, swales, beds and pathways.  The vege beds are mulched and seedlings are in and loving all the rich compost Lots to do to get systems humming across our acre block.

Welcome to my portal. I have one acre of garden; permaculture, rainforest, quarry and wild raspberries, and a hand-built wooden house. I need help with maintenance of land and building. Volunteering includes planting, weeding, composting, landscaping and also painting and oiling of structures. There is scope for creative inventions and carpentry. Located 20 mins walk to the laid-back picturesque old-world town of Mullumbimby which is now becoming gentrified. Buskers play in the main street and there are great healthfood shops, a farmers market and community gardens. The beach is 20 mins drive: Brunswick Heads or Byron Bay. I am a mature woman and welcome mature WWOOFers, as well as younger ones if they have some experience in  above tasks. Accommodation in tent or in house. All diets catered for. No smoking indoors. Prefer Wifi off by 10pm (in support of wildlife as well as my peace of mind).

Beautiful vegan property, consisting of 56  mountainous acres  with lovely views everywhere  ranging from 100-250 metres above sea level  and only 12 minutes to a pristine beach. Many walking trails through gorgeous forests all over the property. Located 14 minutes to Brunswick heads 25 minutes to Byron Bay  and 12 minutes to a pristine beach, Work includes creating vegan dishes, mulching and planting new fruit trees, weeding, maintenance and planting of  veggie gardens, house building, help with food prep & many other light duties. Vegan diet offered. Michaela is an artist, painting wildlife with oil paints on canvas etc. & other mediums, also taking amazing wildlife photos  and practicing  yoga every day. Excellent mobile phone coverage/reception. This is a vegan  property No smoking.  Initial trial stays for 3 days preferred then negotiable.

Piggy Creek. Offgrid ecobeachfarm. Grow sustainably. Take what we need. Leave this space better than we found it. Use new technologies and proved techniques for integrated existence. We hope to house people learning about our estuarine / aquaculturally advantaged littoral space. We also make yummy food, sustainable vegetables, and herbs for our on site sustainable low footprint food production. Come play in paradise. Stay for no more than two months per year. Them's the rules.

Located on a rural property in Mount Surround, 50 minutes south of Townsville, North Queensland, Wildlife Surrounds is comprised of 40 acres of moist to dry eucalypt woodlands. Adjoining the Bowling Green Bay National Park, we are home to an abundance of wild native flora and fauna, including Orchids, Cycads, Northern Quolls, and Red-tailed Black cockatoos. Wildlife Surrounds contributes to conservation of Australian flora and fauna through education, research and collaborative conservation programs. We are also establishing native gardens/plantations to provide food for wildlife. Orchard and veggie gardens are being established to provide self sustainable food for visitors.

**Please note we have a number of partner websites that we work with and are not able to check all of them frequently so please fill out the form on our website which will come directly to us via email. See Full Property Details for a link. Welcome, we are a 4 year old permaculture farm located near Yeppoon looking for people who are keen to learn about all things permaculture and who have a passion for sustainability. Our long-term goal is to create a self-sustaining community on the farm and we have made a huge amount of progress in our first few years of set up and operation. Our food forest will have up to 7 layers from canopy to root vegetables. Our market garden is something special with over 50 varieties of temperate/sub tropical/ tropical food plants. The property includes a number of other sustainable features. We want to be clear with you that you will be joining a working farm where we are trying to create a permaculture-based business model that can actually support itself without relying on outside philanthropy. This is a huge challenge in itself and requires a lot of hard work such as weeding, mulching, prepping garden beds, digging holes & fencing but we must remember we are in the foundational stages of creating something that will last and that has already touched many people's lives. We will do our best to teach you as much as we can about Permaculture and about the different aspects of our operation as we go along as well. The position is well suited to people who want hands-on experience growing their own chemical-free food and learning how to create a dynamic eco-business model that includes tours, events, a paddock to plate restaurant and education. This is a voluntary position with the expectation of 25 hours of work a week (Monday to Friday) in exchange for: - Modern single and double rooms available with attached en-suites - Some restaurant meals provided at our nearby paddock to plate restaurant - All other meals provided with the opportunity to prepare meals directly from the garden and learn about holistic food preparation methods - Wifi provided at the resort 4 kilometres away - Access to cars, bikes, a SUP and canoes to explore the nearby area - A yoga class each week in our nearby yoga studio - Landscape to explore over the 140 acre property - Endless love from our free range animals - 2 dogs, 3 miniature horses, 4 horses, 6 sheep, 18 cows, 3 pigs, chickens and ducks with more arriving all the time - 4kms from the beach and close to and National Parks, Great Keppel Island and The Southern Great Barrier Reef Requirements for helpers staying on our beautiful farm: - A passion for plants and a desire to learn about food systems - A minimum of 5 hours of work a day (Monday-Friday) - A minimum commitment of 4 weeks - The ability to shovel, weed and move compost - The ability to share a space with others and respect the upkeep our the living quarters The property really is something special and we are uniquely positioned being only 10 minutes from town and 5 minutes to the beach. Many people come for a few weeks and end up staying for 6 months or more. Volunteers get the unique experience of what it is like living in a small community. We see ourselves as one big family on the farm. Everyone is welcome to contribute equally. We live by the permaculture ethics of land care, people care and fair share.  Wherever possible, we reduce our waste, use available resources and eat directly from the garden. We are also now offering a 6 Month (Unpaid) Internship Program that will see participants rotate around a number of different departments of our business and receive one-on-one mentoring on how to set up and run a dynamic eco-business operation. Please follow the link below for more details and to apply.

I own 25 acres of steep, rocky land in W Tree in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. Over almost 35 years I have built (with considerable help) a lovely passive solar mudbrick house, planted crazy numbers of trees, gardened and raised my wonderful son. In many ways I have worked towards a dream from my early 20's to build a country life. My place is lovely. The vast expanse of bushland that surrounds it is beyond spectacular.   We can Sign off on your 2nd Year Visas as we were effected by the 2019-2020 Bushfires.  

Through 2021, I'm looking to experience intentional communities with organic leanings 🙂 Last year I house-sat in one of the older ecovillages, Crystal Waters. I'm beginning 2021 with a month in Maleny's newest ecovillage EVA, to the oldest nearby, in Conondale Crystal Waters. Now at Gondwana in Tyagarah, June to December stretch out ahead as great unknown. With Diana Leafe Christiansen's excellent 'Finding Community' in hand. Ideally I'll join each place for about a month, learning more about different ways of being in community. If you're connected to community way of living, I'd love to hear from you.

It's the view! 41 ha (103 acre)  farm overlooking the glorious, green rolling hills of South Gippsland. Enjoy the  variable weather, stunning sunsets, huge sky and sparkling stars. We've Busy Bees, relaxed, inquisitive Black Angus, Hereford and Black Baldy Beef cattle, Black faced Suffolk sheep and quite a fruit/berries/ herb/vegetable garden. Wildlife abounds as we plant more indigenous species along our waterways. An ex travel planner ( helpful for ideas) and engineer, we've travelled extensively in Australia and overseas. How to get here: We are 2  hours East of Melbourne. Can pick you up in Leongatha ( bus from Melbourne), or from the train in Trafalgar or Morwell. There are also Buses from Wonthaggi via Inverloch and Leongatha to nearby Mirboo North. Or from Traralgon and Morwell. If you want an interesting, varied, enjoyable experience, our farm is it! We welcome WWOOFers looking to experience a different life.

I joined WWOOF to: Find a welcoming, trustworthy, and knowledgeable host family. - Gain insight into agricultural, horticultural, and rural life. - Test my skills, gain knowledge, meet people - Help other people

Our main residence is located in the centre of Orange NSW. We have a permaculture garden located at home and we also have a large scale Permaculture Educational Centre Holistically managed being built on 97 acres at Cargo. There is quite a lot of mixed work available at Cargo starting with the building of vegetable gardens, service areas for composting, buildings, food forest and pathways. Accommodation consists of a caravan  with all facilities available at the property. If working at the home or café permaculture gardens then you will stay in a room located at the home. Old fashioned home cooked meals for the evening meals with everyone joining in. Length of stay negotiable.  Keen to hear from people who would like to stay long term and work with us to develop a village setting at our Permaculture site at Cargo.  Plus those of you who also can help us with garden maintenance and animal care in town at our home.

• Anyone looking for a relaxing place by the coast?
• If you love dogs, vegetarian food, listening to birds and beach walks......
• Euc Blossom Arboretum is the place for you!

 

• Hello, my property is 2.9 acres bush block with a small shed house that I  am renovating.
• The property is at the set up and establishment phase with a long term goal to plant 700 Eucalyptus trees and transform what used to be an old rock quarry into a Eucalyptus Arboretum.

I have 2 beautiful Kelpie dogs named Jarrah and  Bracken, a ginger cat name Rusty plus a gorgeous rooster and a few chooks. Please ask me questions, I look forward to having you stay with me. Cheers, Kerry  

55 Ha (126 acres) farm surrounded by vineyards. Formerly an organic winery. Has 400 sq m greenhouse that we are building an organic aquaponics system in. First phase just started production. Ready to start building next phase. Large netted orchard. Lots nut and avocado trees. 3 Dams, creek, Karri forest. A little piece of paradise less than 15 minutes drive from awesome beaches.

"Namoorook" circa 1895, is a beautifully restored homestead on 71 acres of farm land approximately 1.5 kms from Leongatha and 130kms from Melbourne. Adopting regenerative agricultural practices, Namoorook is a mixed farming operation with livestock, organic fruit orchard and vegetable gardens. We hope it will become an example of how food and farming systems can use the power of nature to increase biodiversity, enrich the soil, capture carbon, improve watersheds enhancing the entire ecosystem.

Small acreage on the Fish River, O'Connell NSW. Currently undergoing a riparian restoration of the creek and river as well as revegetation of the area. Newly built house establishing biodynamic and sustainable farming practices - interested in following regenerative farming practices. Property owners are Kyla, Gary and Sam, there are 2 dogs Bruce and Tom, 3 cats; Rosie, Lily and George and 4 chickens and one rooster "Squat". Our property has been drought affected and the vegetable gardens are only just coming back. We are constantly planting and watering trees, weeding the paddocks and creek/river area. We collect rocks from the property to create rock gabion walls. The house has a 360 degree view of the O'Connell Hills and we have the most amazing sunsets. Looking forward to sharing our little piece of paradise with others.

Want to learn about growing the sublime black truffle? We’d love to welcome you at Elvesgate, a beautiful place where we grow the only certified organic / biodynamic black truffle in Australia and possibly the world. Our farm is not far from historic Braidwood in NSW and about an hour from Canberra. Besides growing high quality truffle, we also have a biodynamic home fruit orchard and vegetable garden, and 100 acres with cattle. We are happy to share our home and farm with you.

I have 130 acres, half cleared and the other half timbered. The property in the past has been used for cattle and I am now changing this and am growing a medicinal honey forest. Right now I have planted 3500 trees and have 10 bee hives. The initial plantings have had problems and am looking for helpers to assist in fixing what has currently been planted and get ready for the next planting.

We are at Maryfarms, 45 mins north of Mareeba & 50 mins west of Port Douglas. Our 300 acre farm is Certified Organic, mostly forest with 1 mile creek frontage, organic mango orchard, rare fruit orchard & vegie garden. Alternative power, breadmaking, soap making, etc. Swimming & bushwalking in the area with lots of native wildlife. Work is general farm and orchard work, helping in vegie garden, soap making ,maintaining campground, etc. Accommodation in caravan, tent or BYO. Couples preferred. .. Children b.a. Mixed diet with us. Stay 7 days. .