Red Hill – these were the early years of the wine industry in a region full of export quality apple orchards. Cool climate, slow ripening late season fruit was the impetus for producing this region’s Method Champenoise in 1990 and a second example in 1992. Late disgorging, is financially difficult – especially during the Keating years when overdrafts attracted 18pc interest. Much hard work & some difficult decisions, enabled one to weather that economic storm.
Now on the NW coast of Tasmania sits a 5acre property. The soil is a rich, fertile, naturally deep of a brown to red colour. While beef cattle & sheep(meat) are grazed extensively, dairy cattle are also prominent.We have one, just a km away. Its milk goes to Cadbury.
My house has a tank to collect rain. 16 solar panels are on the roof. A bore provides year round, potable water, for irrigation of a Mediteranian vegetable garden. A small established orchard provides apples, pears, lemons, red grapes, Quince, kiwifruit & white peaches.
So come experience spring & summer in ELLIOTT.
Yes Real caffe.
No smokers please.
Back in 2014 my daughter introduced me to some WWOOFers who I had stay with me. The longest stay was from April to October and we still keep in touch, so now that I am planning to start a new adventure I thought I would join WWOOF and meet some more WWOOFers to help on the property.
Organic/Biological methods we use
I have lived on the property since late 2023 and am about to start preparing about an acre of land that will be market garden. No mechancial instruments are on the property so this will be done all by hand, it will be seed we sow rather than seedlings.
Skills WWOOFers can learn here
Organic practices & techniquesGardeningSoil conservationPropagatingMulchingPruningUsing & caring for toolsFermenting foodsPreserving & processing foodMarketing produce
Farm type
Small/Non-commercial farm
Farming methods
Organic
The Stay
4 WWOOFers
Longer stays by negotiation
In Our Home
Non-SmokingChildren allowed by arrangement
The Stay
Eat together
Mixed mealssome meatsome vegetarianVegetarian mealsBYO Special diet foods please
