Host Profile
My Property
Business Type
Farming methods
Short Property Description
We live on 4 acres (about 1.5 hectares) with our big friendly dog Elvis, our rescue tabby cat, a large vegetable garden, many different fruit trees, and livestock for meat and eggs (cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens). Ad works in IT from home and is pretty busy with that, so you will mainly be assisting Tinker with the farm work.
Organic/Biological methods we use
Our vegetables and fruit trees are grown organically. As far as possible, we raise our animals organically, however, if medical intervention will alleviate an animal’s suffering but not be organic, we choose the treatment.
We make fertiliser, mulch, various forms of compost, and have a worm farm.
We have solar panels for our electricity. We always have room for improvement but we do right by the planet as best we can
My Details
Name
Tinker Crux and Ad Van Veen
The Stay
Can Accommodate
Preferred length of Stay
1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, Whatever suits
Accommodation
In Our Home, Separate Building
Other options
No Smoking Inside, No Children
Meal Procedures
Languages spoken
Diets we cater for
Mixed meals, some meat, some vegetarian
Work and Study Remotely here
Work and Study Remotely here by arrangement
Why I became a WWOOF Host
Tinker was a WWOOFer back in 1997 and loved it. When we got our farm in 2007 we knew it was something we wanted to do again. We loved travelling for years, and as farm life makes this difficult, having WWOOFers from all corners of Australia and the world brings the travelling to us. We enjoy the cultural exchange as much as we enjoy the help on the farm
