Host Profile
My Property
Property Name
Business Type
Farming methods
Short Property Description
RIGHT NOW we need help getting set up for our Wild By Nature Camp on the 7 October. All Wwoofers welcome to help us out. We only ask for 3-4 hours per day of your time. We love sharing our knowledge and bush skills so hopefully the experience is really worthwhile for you too. 68 Acres on at the base of the Barrington Tops National Park. Pristine Creek for swimming and exploring. We run wilderness survival courses and nature connection programs here. We also have a few paddocks with friendly goats – baby goats are growing up. Our neighbours horse is our lawn mower. Main tasks are maintaining/building walking tracks, maintaining/constructing camp facilities. Collecting fireweed/horse poo/rocks. Setting up vege garden. Road repair. Collecting materials for camps. Making Bush shelters.
Full Property Description
Hiking. Exploring. Swimming. Relaxing.
It is a beautiful peaceful area, so you can spend your spare time enjoying it, bushwalking, mountain biking, visiting picnic areas, canoeing in the river, swimming in creeks and river. Chichester Dam and Barrington Tops National Park is next door.
If you want to go further, there are many options and we aim to give Wwoofers a day off every 5 days. There are art classes, craft sessions, lovely old church services within 10 minutes.
Dungog, 20 minutes away is the closest town and is a lovely country town with yoga, arts, antiques, old fashioned movie theatre, food, cafes, library, parks, train station and more.
The local train goes to Newcastle which is city with everything including beaches, lakes, shops, and ferry. From Dungog, you can also catch the XPT Train which goes to Sydney or Brisbane.
Organic/Biological methods we use
Organic, and some biodynamic and permaculture. We are still learning, though can see what we have done so far is good for the land. We try to use muscle over machine when we can. Its a full body workout being here.
Special Conditions
We have 3 main principles.
Organic methods of land management
Natural highs – We are an alcohol and drug free property.
Using Muscles rather than machinery where ever possible and practical
We are also really wanting to create an enjoyable, nourishing environment, so anyone who comes here leaves in as good or better state – emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Skills WWOOFers can learn here
Organic practices & techniques, Composting, Soil conservation, Wild Food Foraging, Animal care, Using & caring for tools, Making tools, Natural Building techniques, Fencing
Courses and Events
We run courses and events often.
Some of our courses include
Wild 101: Introductory Bush Skills
Wild By Nature Village Camps
Navigation for Kids
Wild Village Experience
Weaving Workshops
Knife Making Workshops
Spear Making Workshops
Bush Food Workshops
and more
Visit http://www.wildcraftaustralia.com for details.
My Details
The Stay
Can Accommodate
Preferred length of Stay
2-3 days, 3-7 days, 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, Whatever suits
Accommodation
Caravan, Tent, BYO Accommodation
Other options
Non-Smoking, Children allowed by arrangement
Meal Procedures
Share most meals, Share cooking
Languages spoken
Diets we cater for
Why I became a WWOOF Host
We became Wwoof hosts because we are a young family and we need help to be able to look after the land. Also to be able to run our life-changing programs in nature connection, bush crafts and survival skills we need help in setting up facilities and collecting materials to help make the programs run smoothly. Also we have been Wwoofers ourselves and we want to give people a wonderful Wwoofing experience.
