It has been some time but I just had to leave a review of this place. Heidi and John are both amazing people with a beautiful piece of land that houses garden patches, orchid rows and a piece of forest. Out of every single wwoofing experience (which have all been great) this one still stands as my favorite place. Working with John on the farm, relaxing during the afternoon and looking at the kangaroo's that have made their property their home aswell and in the evening all coming together for a family style dinner, talking about the day and sharing stories. If anybody reads this who is thinking about going here. Just do it. You will not be dissapointed.

Our wwoofing experience with Heidi and John was one of the best moments of our lives. Their farm is a little piece of paradise. It was mango season, so we were lucky enough to harvest them and enjoy them in every possible way (mango on the barbecue has definitely become one of our favorite dishes). It was amazing to have long conversations with them and listen to their fascinating stories over delicious meals. The tasks were varied, and Heidi always made sure to explain everything well and took great care of us. And John’s teasing always made us laugh. We were very sad to leave. Heidi and John, we miss you so much! 🫶🏽

Indy and I stayed for 11 days in Virtue farm. This was our first wwoofing experience, and Heidi and John instantly made us feel at home. Even though we had no prior experience, they both taught us patiently, and made us do a lot of diverse tasks around their beautiful farm. We used to share dinner with them upstairs on the veranda, which was always the occasion for us to taste fanstastic food. Virtue Farm was surely the perfect first wwoofing experience for us, and we were sad to leave this haven of peace to continue our adventures around Australia. Thank you again for your kindness and your hospitality Heidi and John, Ulysse and Indy

We only stayed for five days (too short!) on virtue farm with Heidi and John. The work varied a lot, so it was never boring. They explained everything very well and we learned so much from them. Their property and house are very beautiful and the flat downstairs was nice and clean. The mix between privacy and spending time together with Heidi and John was very good. The food was always delicious and we really enjoyed it. In our free time they made sure to give us opportunities to see some nice spots in Hervey Bay. Heidi and John, thank you so much for everything! We felt very comfortable and cared for. Hopefully Albert, the cranky rooster, isn’t giving you a hard time 😀

We had such a great time with Heidi and John. They taught us a lot about nature alongside our work and their property is so beautiful, a paradise for kangaroo lovers;) Heidi is a great cook and our apartment was very good. Thank you both so much!

I had the most wonderful stay at Virtue Farm. The land is stunning with such special views (+ lots of kangaroos!) and the work was varied and interesting, I learned so much about organic farming and sustainability in my time there. Thank you to Heidi and John for always teaching and explaining as you went along, and always encouraging me taste the fresh produce as we worked. Your meals were incredible and as you can probably guess the highlight of my day, I did not go hungry!!! You are such genuine and welcoming hosts, the farm ended up feeling like a home away from home for me. I would wholeheartedly recommend to anybody looking for a kind family environment with an interest in food and nature. Thank you both for the stay!!

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Come back, we miss you!

I had an amazing stay at virtue farm with Heidi and John. They are very welcoming. They take a lot of time with their volunteers to explain everything about their farm which is very interesting. It was my first experience and I learned a lot about permaculture. They try to vary the work we had to do which enabled us to discover different activities into the farm. The house is in a wonderful place and the volunteer’s accomodation is very comfortable and clean. I enjoyed the evening meal with them, it was always a nice moment and the food was excellent. Thank you Heidi and John !

We had an amazing time with Heidi and John. Heidi is a great cook and we had amazing food the whole week (and actual good bread). John taught us all about the permaculture system and the uv treatment of their water supply which was very interesting. They both taught us about all about their farm and introduced us to new foods. The apartment downstairs has everything you need and is very clean. They gave us the opportunity to go to Fraser for a weekend trip and we could leave our stuff in ‘our room’. The farm is beautiful and big with great views over Fraser, amazing sunsets and a mob op kangaroos coming out every day. The work we did varied every day and during the day and Heidi and John made sure it was still fun for us to do. We absolutely had a great time here and hopefully we’ll come back some day. Thank you, Heidi and John!

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You will always be welcome here

Thank you so much, Heidi and John. We love the time staying with you and didn’t want to leave at all. You shown us a great system of permaculture. The food you cooked was so delicious. We felt like staying in a resort with 5 stars service. Thank you so so much and hope to see you again. 😘😘😘

The stay with Heidi and John was just awesome. We stayed there for one week and we really enjoyed it. They gave us the chance to go to Fraser Island wich was just amazing. We had a little accident there and they were looking at the wounds and took care of them. Thanks for that. The food was very nice and diverse as well as our jobs we had to do. There are also lots of kangaroos which is very cool.

The time we spend with Heidi and John was really nice. Very good meals, comfortable accomodation and a wonderfull place for natural lovers! They know how to manage wwoofers because of their large experience in wwoofin.

We stayed with Heidi and John for one week and they are the best hosts we had in 3 months of staying in Australia. We really enjoyed our time with them each day. Heidi is the best cooker like John as well, so you don‘t have to worry about the food. They are very obliging, so we could leave our staff at the flat downstairs as we went to Fraser Island for a 3 day tour. The flat is very nice and good furnished. And mostly important everything is very clean. They gave us a lot good recommendations about what else we can see in Australia. Our work in the week was various and not that hard at all. They always tried to make everything more than comfortable for us, e.g. when we worked in the sun they tried to change the work to another place on their property, because the sun was to strong. We really appreciate everything they did for us, because they helped us to solve problems we had on our journey which is not to be taken for granted. All in all they were one of our best hosts we had here in Australia and we would definitely recommend them!!!!!! Thank you Heidi and John. We miss you 🙂

Heidi and John were very generous in sharing their knowledge and experience in developing their dream farm. It was interesting (and tasty!) to experience the way Heidi uses their produce. We came away from Virtue Farm with even more enthusiasm for developing our own organic hobby farm.

Heidi and John were fantastic WWOOF hosts. Firstly, they had a great knowledge of the permaculture system they employ at their farm and they were able to answer our many questions. Evidently nothing on Virtue Farm has happened by accident - everything is done according to principles and has been thoroughly thought through. Our work was varied and we were given responsibility to work without constant oversight which allowed us to increase our confidence. Their downstairs accomodation was very comfortable and they fed us extremely well with food from the farm (thank you!!), and even included us in their social lives, hosting a small party with their friends and family during our stay and inviting us to join. Overall this would be a great farm to visit if you would like to increase your knowledge of permaculture in a stunning location.

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Thanks Maddie and John, we really enjoyed spending time with you and hope that you are continuing to enjoy your travels. Thank you so much for your help - the strawberry runners you helped to transplant are thriving!

I could not of asked for a better first time WWOOFing experience. Heidi and John are fountains of permaculture knowledge which is demonstrated through their chicken integrated mandala gardens and market garden rows. Every decision has extensive reasoning and always with permaculture principles in mind. They truly made me feel at home which was wonderful. They always made time to answer all my questions and I was treated to some of the best homegrown meals I have had. I will recommend them to anyone who will listen. Thanks Heidi and John.

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We look forward to following your own progress and hope that you come back (with your Dad) someday. We appreciated your help.

WWOOFing at Heidi and John’s place was a real treat. They have such a passion for their land and their dream of scaling it into a bed and breakfast. They are doing some interesting things like making/growing and selling foods, holding events and getting involved with the community. I found it all very energizing and inspiring. John is a patient teacher with a good sense of humor and Heidi is passionate and knowledgable. I especially enjoyed spending time in the garden taking in all the thriving vegetables and listening to the happy chickens cluck. I learned so much being here and would recommend it to anyone!

I recently spent 5 days with Heidi and John at Virtue Farm. Communication with Heidi prior to my stay was easy and I felt comfortable before I even arrived at the farm. The accommodation is fantastic as is the food! Heidi and John are both great cooks. They preserve much of the glut from their farm produce and their products are all delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed looking after the chooks every morning and picking the daily harvest from the veggie garden. I spent the much of my time weeding the food forest rows which gave me the 'thinking' time that I was after and then spent a day working in the veggie patch. John showed me around the block and spoke passionately about the land and their plans for the future. It's going to be AMAZING! I felt privileged to be part of it (albeit a very small part). If observing wildlife is something you enjoy doing, you'll get that at Virtue Farm. Thank you John and Heidi for your willingness to share so much information with me about all sorts of "stuff"...and for your awesome hospitality.

Our family (mom, dad, 13 year old son and 14 year old daughter) spent a week with Heidi and John on Virtue Farm and it was the most wonderful experience! Far exceeded our expectations. First - the learning about permaculture and organic practices on the farm, conservation of precious water, and the opportunity to contribute to something so worthy was very special for all of us! It was so energizing to get up in the fresh air every morning and take care of the beautiful garden and chooks! Second - Heidi and John themselves are such special people!! We felt immediately at home and learned so much from them, which was especially great for the kids. They are both natural teachers, very kind people who truly want to spread knowledge that makes the world better, and they were also tons of fun to hang out with! Lastly - sharing meals together was incredibly delicious!! They were able to accommodate our multiple food restrictions, which was so appreciated. I would highly recommend the whole experience to any person, and any family. Thank you so much to Heidi and John!

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Thank you for the wonderful review. As our first family, you have set the bar very high for all those to come. No doubt our paths will cross again in the future. Our time together was simply magical!

We spent two weeks with Heidi and John and felt right at home. We had a super nice and clean flat of our own. The food from Heidi every evening was super delicious and we enjoyed the time very much. The work was variable and very fair. Thank you for making these great days possible for us. We miss you!

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Clara and Katie you were one of a kind WWOOFS, we loved your hard work, all the laughs and learning together. We hope that you can get all the Tim Tams home with you.

We had a beautiful stay with them. The food is great as well as the atmosphere. And you also learn a thing or two! I would definitely recommend it!!

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Thanks Oscar, we appreciated the work that you both did for us as well as the laughs we all had.

I spend a wonderful time to John & Heidi 's place. The flat under their home is all for the wwoofer, clean, with two bedrooms, living room and a bathroom. The food provide by Heidi is awesome, like a caterer ! The work is various. Not si hard, five hours per day, five days per weekend. Heidi drove me severals times to the beach in Hervey Bay to enjoy myself. I recommand !!

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We loved having you here and are glad you enjoyed al that Hervey Bay had to offer.

We would both recommend Virtue Farm with Heidi and John. Izzie and I had an amazing experience with everything they had to offer. We learned tons about conservation of the land and being self sustainable through many of their practices. Heidi and John were extremely friendly and made both of us feel right at home. Accommodation was great (a 2 bedroom apartment downstairs) with great views of Fraser Island and lovely kangaroos each evening! The food was fantastic as well with Heidi making dinner each evening. Overall the company was great, work was fair and living conditions were extremely nice. We could not thank both Heidi and John enough for their hospitality! Thanks again for the lovely time in Hervey Bay - Matt and Izzie

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We really appreciate your feedback as well the help that you gave to us. It was wonderful to see how much we all achieved together.

I had an amazing experience here! Heidi and John were super nice and caring and the farm was absolutely beautiful. The working hours were very fair and they even offered me to use their bikes to explore Hervey Bay. Besides that, the dinners that were spend together were great! I can only recommend this place 🙂

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We hope you enjoyed Fraser Island! Thanks for your help, friendliness and ability to fit in with our way of life.

Amazing people, amazing place, amazing experience. Our time at the Virtue Farm and Heidis and Johns place was a stunning experience. We felt very welcome and treated not only as a guest, but as a member of the family. Heidi and John took a lot of care about us, were very warm and open-hearted, very lovely and helpful. We learned a lot of permaculture and conservation of resources, did different jobs, so helping them on their farm never became boring and in the end we got a lot of new experiences. Looking back we remember great conversations (also with the extended family), lots of stories to laugh about, homegrown magically delicious and healthy served dinners, getting up with kangaroos in front of the window and having the best view over Fraser Island. If you have the opportunity to go there - take it! We will definitely come back again if we are around - hopefully with our own car 😉 A lot of cuddling to you both lovely people! Forever Milo. Cheers, Vera and Micha 😉

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We thoroughly enjoyed hosting you both, as your work ethic, independence and bubbly personalise were a delight. The pride you showed in yourselves and your work was immediately evident and we think we were the lucky ones that you chose to spend time with us. We hope you find a suitable car and continue living our country.

We really enjoyed the time at Virtue Farm. Heidi and John are great hosts who helped us with a lot of things. The work is not hard and the tasks are different. So it's not getting boring. We also had enough freetime. And John and Heidi are really patient. When we don't understand something, they showed us what they mean or say it in a different way. The food is amazing and we had allways more than enough. Also the accomondation is great. We had our "own flat" with kitchen and bathroom and a great view of the beautiful garden. Where we often watched the ducks with their kids and the kangoroos. We also learned a lot about the permaculural lifestyle and how to maintain a garden. This place is a beautiful one which we can recomend every WWOOFER.

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Thanks Lisa and Vanessa, we thoroughly enjoyed you staying with us and learning together... Enjoy the rest of your Australian travel.

Wwoofers Paradise! We wish we can give you more than five stars! We (my sister, her boyfriend and myself) had a wonderful Wwoofing experience with Heidi and John at their property. They set the bar very high. Amazing home growen food, varied and interesting work, lovely company and fabulous accommodation and location with a beautiful view to Fraser Island. We had a really good time and learned lots about reusing and permaculture. We can just warmly recommend anybody to stay at the "Virtue Farm" to see the development of this beautiful place  and above all to find the most memorable wwoofing experience there. Thank you both a lot! You are fab. Lots of love and hugs.

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We thoroughly enjoyed hosting you. Your hardworking ethic and bubbly vibrant interest in life was a great boost to us. We loved sharing time with the three of you and wish you all the best in your journey in life.

I recommend this place. Very very nice host, good food, beautiful proprety and very interesting food forest design. The work was very fair and not hard. It was very diversify (gardening, picking, weeding...) If you want to get fit for free it is the place to be because there are plenty of rocks ready to be picked!!! Heidi and John were so kind and gave me heaps of lift to the bus and they were very flexible when i did my trip on fraser island. It was a pleasure to help them to accomplish their dream. Unfortunately I did not spend a lot of time with Heidi (in term of work) because she is still working it would be amazing if it was Thank you, Leo.

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Thanks Leo, it was a pleasure to have you with us. Enjoy the rest of your travels.

Heidi and John are very friendly, funny and helpful people. Whatever you ask for they can answer you are find a solution. You live in a cozy flat and you have a beautiful view. The food is very delicious and healthy. Altogether thumbs up ?? we had a pleasant stay.