The O'Connell Family

Host Profile

    My Property

    Business Type

    Commercial Farm

    Short Property Description

    Currently accepting bookings. The summer experience will include cattle work, irrigation, hay making, vegetable gardening, horse work, poultry work, tree planting and maintenance, shed building, setting up new bee hives, bread making, cheese making and jam making (Apricots, peaches, figs, grapes and mulberries are in season). For fun we’re getting ready for an old fashioned country town Christmas and New Year, baking, parties with friends, swimming in the river, creek or at the local pool, playing tennis and cycling.

    NOTE: DUE TO NUMEROUS FLOODS AFFECTING OUR POSTCODES (2336 AND 2337) WE UNDERSTAND THAT WWOOFING WORK ON OUR PROPERTIES is considered eligible for specified work for the purpose of a second or third Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa.

    SUMMARY:
    If you’re looking for variety this is it! Beef cattle, dairy cattle, bees, lucerne hay, poultry, pigs, horses, vegetables and herbs, cheese making, jam making, brewing and preserving are spread across three amazing locations including a 600 acre grazing property rich with wildlife, walking trails and mountain streams bordering the beautiful Barrington Tops National Park (perfect for camping) and two riverside Hunter Valley irrigation properties with comfortable air conditioned farmhouse accommodation near Scone, the Horse Capital of Australia.

    We travel to Sydney, Newcastle and Tamworth regularly with work and are able to help WWOOFers with lifts to and from. Alternatively you can reach our Hunter Valley property via an easy train ride.

    Organic/Biological methods we use

    Organic vegetable gardening and fruit orchard, free range beef, poultry and dairy cattle, irrigated hay making.

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    My Details

    Profile Name

    The O'Connell Family

    Names

    Kirsty and Matthew OConnnell

    Gender

    Family

    The Stay

    Can Accommodate

    2 WWOOFers

    Preferred length of Stay

    2-4 weeks, Longer stays by negotiation, 1-2 weeks

    Accommodation

    In Our Home

    Other options

    Non-Smoking, Children allowed by arrangement, No Pets please

    Meal Procedures

    Eat together, Share most meals, Share cooking, Food provided, cook your own

    Languages spoken

    A little French and Italian (not fluent but enough to make you feel at home!)

    Diets we cater for

    Mixed meals, some meat, some vegetarian, Gluten free meals

    Work and Study Remotely here

    Work and Study Remotely here by arrangement

    Why I became a WWOOF Host

    We love to travel and love meeting WWOOFers. We get to improve and expand our language skills, to learn from our guests and to show our children that the world is a fun and friendly place.
    We also love sharing our beautiful properties, our amazing wildlife and sharing a little of what we know about farming and incorporating self sufficiency into your life and your parenting.

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