Host Profile
My Property
Business Type
Farming methods
Short Property Description
Zaytuna Farm Eco Hamlet is one of Australia’s leading Permaculture demonstration sites for over 20 years. Originally founded by Geoff Lawton, over the last few years it has developed into a community Eco Hamlet shared by 8 other families with the same vision of continuing it’s legacy as the Permaculture Research Institute Australia. Our farm is 66 acres in total, with 1 side boarded by the beautiful Terania Creek, and we are fully off-grid.
Shareholders have been busy developing their own sites of 2.5 acres each into flourishing homesteads for their families, along side building a new community of likeminded members that share the farm’s resources and vision. Wwoofers would be assisting on one of the shareholder’s land, helping a family build their homestead whilst contributing to the greater community. Jobs include the regular animal routine for our 2 dairy cows, 30 chickens, moving the chicken tractor every few weeks, gardening, propagating, taking care of seedlings and plants in the nursery, establishing food forests, making compost, and whatever other exciting projects we are doing which could include work on the natural swim pond, building, it all depends what time of year it is!
Organic/Biological methods we use
Our farm is the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia, and has been an established permaculture farm for the last 20 years. What was once a grazing pasture of 66 acres, in now a lush food forest paradise comprising of 26 dams, swales that connect all the dams, old and new food forests, animal systems, and no chemicals have been used for 20 years. We try to make all of our own compost, propagate plants, and have one of the most diverse collections of bamboo and fruit trees in the region.
The Stay
Can Accommodate
Preferred length of Stay
2-4 weeks, Longer stays by negotiation
Accommodation
Other options
Non-Smoking, Children allowed by arrangement, No Pets please
Meal Procedures
Share some meals, Food provided, cook your own
Languages spoken
Diets we cater for
Mixed meals, some meat, some vegetarian, Fish based meals, Meat based meals, Vegetarian meals, Vegetarian only, Gluten free 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 joined because we would love some extra hands whilst getting to share the knowledge we have of Permaculture, homesteading, and community. We have 2 beautiful jersey dairy cows and regularly process the milk into organic dairy goodies. We would love extra hands to assist in our organic garden, assist in the regular animal routines, making compost, brush cutting, planting, propagating and establishing food forests.
