Host Profile
My Property
Business Type
Farming methods
Short Property Description
Heritage Pigs, Sheep, Cattle and Poultry. Glenlyon Dam Frontage for fishing and boating. Rolling Traprock Hills. Organic Vege Garden. Historic Cottage. I have Rare Breed Sheep, cattle, pigs, goats and Poultry and am located on the edge of the Glenlyon Dam, 67 km South West of Stanthorpe on the Darling Downs in Queensland.
It is a true “Old MacDonalds” Farm with Shorthorn Beef Cattle, Babydoll Southdown, original Southdown Sheep, Large Black Pigs, an assortment of Poultry including Chooks (Australorp Bantam, Modern Game and Araucanas.
The farm is situated one the edge of the Glenlyon Dam. The Country is gentle rolling Traprock Country with plenty of timbered sheltered areas. This country is ideal for Southdown Sheep and my Large Black Pigs thrive and live the ideal life always having shade in summer and shelter in the winter. Pastures are mostly natural Blue Grass with clover coming through in the winter.
A 10 acre paddock will be used to grow oats for winter in future to finish Southdown Prime Lambs. A Huge shed split into pens houses the pigs with gates going out into the paddocks so they can come and go as they please. The Large Black Pork and Bacon Growers range ad lib over most of the property.
The property named “Tilba Tilba”(place of many waters) is also home to a large number of bird species and also Black Swans and waterflowl, the odd pelican. Pikes creek feeds onto Glenlyon Dam from the property. Fallow and other Deer, Wallabies, Kangaroos, possum and echidnas are often seen. I have bred my Large Black Pigs, Babydoll Southdown Sheep and Cattle since 1995.
Organic/Biological methods we use
Organic Vegetable Garden, Composting, Pastures are chemical free, drenches used for livestock when necessary.
My Details
The Stay
Can Accommodate
Preferred length of Stay
3-7 days, 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, Longer stays by negotiation, Whatever suits
Accommodation
Other options
Meal Procedures
Languages spoken
Diets we cater for
Mixed meals, some meat, some vegetarian
Why I became a WWOOF Host
I became a wwoof host to share my passion of rare breed livestock farming with others, to teach people about farming and the different breeds of livestock as well as self sufficiency and to get a bit of help around the farm as a bonus.
