Host Profile
My Property
Business Type
Farming methods
Short Property Description
We live near Toogoolawah on a 500acre regenerative beef property. We have a small breeding herd which we cell graze across 30 paddocks. We are passionate about regenerating the soil, and use pasture cropping and legume planting to boost soil fertility and grass production. We have a diverse ecosystem and are passionate about restoring biodiversity by planting tree corridors and creating habitat for Australian bird life and marsupials to thrive. We have a large orchard, and vegetable garden where we enjoy growing our own produce with regenerative and permaculture principles. We have 3 daughters (2 at boarding school) who enjoy riding horses, and helping with farm work.
Organic/Biological methods we use
We use regenerative principles. We have predominantly tropical/Summer growing grasses which we direct drill with winter legumes. We have been gradually planting leucaena/desmanthus to help boost soil fertility and also acts as methane mitigator. We use cell grazing principles where we graze cattle intensively for just a few days in each paddock. Our low stress stockhandling ensures cattle are quiet and content. We are passionate about growing food for our family and have an extensive organic vegetable garden and orchard which provides us with bountiful produce. We eat our home-produced beef and lamb, and eggs.
My Details
The Stay
Can Accommodate
Preferred length of Stay
1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, Longer stays by negotiation
Accommodation
Other options
No Smoking Inside, Pets allowed by arrangement
Meal Procedures
Share some meals, Food provided, cook your own
Languages spoken
English, and a small amount of French
Diets we cater for
Mixed meals, some meat, some vegetarian, Meat based meals
Why I became a WWOOF Host
We would like to share our lifestyle with WWOOFers, and similarly learn from them. We have 3 daughters (high school age) and would love them to meet people from different cultures. We both have jobs outside the farm as a veterinarian and agricultural consultant, so look forward to having assistance to help us maintain our beautiful oasis.
