Chris & Jen
Livestock property close to Perth. Cattle, Sheep, Stock Dogs (Border Collies) and show Mini-Dachshunds. We are successful and innovative regenerative farmers with a ‘paddock to plate’ grass-fed lamb business; flower/florist and plant shop, and are huge animal lovers.

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Why I became a WWOOF Host

We are ’empty-nesters’ (in our 50’s) who want to share our life from time-to-time with young, interesting people with shared interests that come from other parts of the world with different backgrounds. We are busy people who love to teach (Chris has spent two decades as an agricultural trainer); we would like a bit of a hand, for us to all pitch in to help us get our work done, so that we can enjoy more of life, particularly with other young people.

Organic/Biological methods we use

We are truly regenerative farmers. We started (which Chris chairs) a statewide regenerative livestock grower group (R & D, Field Days, etc) that has run farm trials in many aspects of regenerative agriculture; measures Ecological Verification Outcomes, and Natural Capital Accounting. We pioneered multispecies cover cropping in the region; do not use any chemicals; we direct drill, mulch. Our Soil Health is important. Even our garden follows permacultural guidelines – compositing, using beneficials, and developing a hydroponic system to produce fresh fruit and vegetables year-round. Our livestock enterprise is ‘paddock to plate’ – turning off some of our lamb (approx. 250) a year direct to consumers, all grass-fed year round, using fodder crops, pasture and silage.

Skills WWOOFers can learn here

Regenerative Agriculture practices & techniques Gardening Soil conservation Mulching Pruning Animal care Poultry care Horse care Sheep/goats/cattle care Mustering Using & caring for tools Fencing Building Handyman

Farm type

Commercial Farm

Farming methods

Regenerative Agriculture

Courses & Events

We are planning to hold some of our StockdogsWA ‘Community of Learning’ working dog display training events throughout the Winter and Spring. No cost.

The Stay

1 WWOOFer
Whatever suits
In Our Home Separate Building
Non-Smoking No Children No Pets please

The Stay

Eat together Share most meals Share cooking
Mixed meals some meat some vegetarian Fish based meals Meat based meals Gluten free meals
Work and Study Remotely here by arrangement
English only. Happy to learn other languages.