Brian Hampton
We have come out of early retirement to start up our Boutique Potted Christmas tree farm on small lakeside acreage on the beautiful Atherton Tableland near Cairns in Far North Queensland. Lake Tinaroo is recognised as a world class fishery for large stocked Barramundi fish and social water sports. The Tableland area has a showcase of scenic waterfalls, locally grown produce, restaurants and interesting must see villages. Its Avocado and other tropical fruits and vege farms provide plenty of casual work in season.  We have now been in operation for nearly four years and have grown our stock from seed using solely organic principles.
Read the WWOOF Blog about us HERE

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Why I became a WWOOF Host

The ability to share our knowledge, lifestyle, and beautiful surroundings and learn from others who have and enjoy similar work ethics. We are now several years into the business and most of the infrastructure is in place. We are now concentrating on growing our stock levels whilst continuing to research and investigate efficient methods of producing a long living quality loved family Christmas Tree . We value the assistance and advice from all of our visitors and are very willing to listen to any suggestion which ensures these goals are met.

Organic/Biological methods we use

We strongly believe in the power of worms to promote a long term and very active soil structure for our potting mixes. We have experimented with several methods of promoting a suitable environment in our stored potting mixes and regenerated mixes to cultivate nutrients which sustain our potted trees for many years without having to continually replace pot contents. All external fertilisers are organic based and are programmed according to seasonal and weather conditions. Close observation and attention for pest and surrounding weed control is conducted organically to ensure a fine quality of management

Skills WWOOFers can learn here

Organic practices & techniques Biodynamic practices & techniques Regenerative Agriculture practices & techniques Syntropic farming practices Gardening Composting Soil conservation Propagating Mulching Pruning Environmental recovery/regeneration work Worm farming Beekeeping Animal care Mechanical Using & caring for tools Building Handyman Marketing produce

Farm type

Commercial Farm

Farming methods

Organic

The Stay

3 WWOOFers
2-4 weeks Longer stays by negotiation
In Our Home Separate Building Caravan
No Smoking Inside

The Stay

Share most meals Share cooking
Mixed meals some meat some vegetarian
Work and Study Remotely here by arrangement
Australian style English. Also Greek