Host Profile
My Property
Business Type
Farming methods
Short Property Description
Raw, real and full of possibility. Quentin Park is a small alpaca farm in SA’s Mid North, where we’re slowly bringing life back to a tired landscape.
We’re restoring, planting, planning, developing, fixing, experimenting, producing and making — all while growing a unique agritourism experience that connects people to the land, the animals and the process of paddock-to-product.
Visitors come here to meet alpacas, explore the gardens, learn where fibre comes from, join experiences, stay on the farm, and see firsthand what regeneration looks like in real time. WWOOFers play a role in shaping that — not just maintaining it.
You’ll be welcomed into real, hands-on work: garden and orchard development, animal care, fencing, infrastructure improvement, fibre processing, creative building projects and the development of visitor experiences that bring others into the story.
If you don’t mind hard work, experiments and a bit of chaos, you’ll fit right in.
Organic/Biological methods we use
We work with regenerative and biological principles shaped by drought, observation and necessity. Two years ago we purchased a run-down farm that had not seen active management, weed control or pasture care for more than 40 years, and much of the land had been used as a dumping ground. Our first stage has been survival — restoring what we could, cleaning up what was left behind, and slowly bringing life back to a tired landscape.
Most of what we have done so far has been the basics: establishing reliable water, repairing infrastructure, fencing paddocks, removing decades of rubbish, controlling weeds and problem plants, and simply keeping the place alive through the driest rainfall years in South Australian recorded history.
Alongside that survival work, we have begun rebuilding — planting lavenders, sunflowers and other flowers, trialling herbs and vegetables, developing an orchard space, establishing paddocks, introducing pollinator-friendly species, and setting up visitor spaces and experiences that connect people with the land and the alpacas.
We do not use synthetic chemicals. Instead, we rely on slow soil building, water-wise planting, deep mulching, composting and a closed-loop fibre system. Alpaca manure and skirted waste fibre go back into the earth to build organic matter, improve structure and increase moisture retention. Nothing useful leaves the cycle.
We are working toward rotational grazing — not fully there yet, but moving in that direction as pasture and shelter improve. We hope to establish native grass mixes for perennial ground cover and feed, reducing erosion, weeds and maintenance, while supporting biodiversity in the long term.
Our approach is simple: plant with purpose, observe, adapt, try again.
Trees for shelter. Flowers for pollinators. Herbs for soil and health. Everything needs to contribute to more than one system.
We aren’t chasing perfection — we are always going to be a work in progress. Slowly, season by season, turning a neglected, drought-hit farm into a living example of what regeneration and sustainability in dry country can look like.
My Details
The Stay
Can Accommodate
Preferred length of Stay
Accommodation
In Our Home, BYO Accommodation
Other options
No Smoking Inside, Children allowed by arrangement, Pets allowed by arrangement
Meal Procedures
Eat together, Share cooking, Food provided, cook your own, Share most meals, Share some meals, Eat separately
Languages spoken
Diets we cater for
Gluten free meals, Mixed meals, some meat, some vegetarian, Meat based meals, Fish based meals, Vegetarian meals, BYO Special diet foods please
Work and Study Remotely here
Work and Study Remotely here by arrangement
Why I became a WWOOF Host
I became a WWOOF host because I believe farming is more than production — it’s connection, regeneration and shared learning. Quentin Park Alpacas is a work in progress. We don’t have everything figured out, we aren’t perfect, and we’re learning by trial and error every day — but we are in the middle of making something beautiful, and would love people to be part of that journey.
We’re not a polished showcase farm. We’re hands-in-the-dirt, “let’s try it,” problem-solving as we go. It’s not just weeding garden beds — it’s creating them. It’s building, experimenting, learning and watching things grow.
WWOOFers here can learn hands-on through meaningful work — gardens, orchard development, animal care, fencing, fibre processing, and creative rural projects.
The best stories start before they’re finished — this is one of them.
