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I have an aquatic farm , I put out orders every week of true aquatic plants grown aquatically for aquarium shops.
I live on 86 acres in between Mareeba and Cairns-north QLD, 1 hours drive to cairns and 20 min drive to Mareeba. I have 2 dogs ..you must like dogs ..there part of the family and 1cat, and its a private property with Barron river on 1 side and Shanty creek on other..which has a water hole and sandy beach. My house yard is very big and there is always gardening to do and then the pond yard is where I grow aquatic plants.
I am a easy going and fair person who likes a laugh. My main reason for signing up with Workaway is that the gardens and work around the farm gets too much for me on my own.
And it would be nice to meet people from all over the world.
As I’ve done a lot of travelling and have meet some really nice people.
As long as you are very trusting and respectful and kind to my animals we will get along great .
I am very easy going, I just like honest people and who pull their weight and do their fair share of work and help with cooking or and washing up .
I LOVE MUSIC ......and have on while working all day .
I am energetic ,I am always doing something.
I love to cook and garden and hike .
You have to love dogs.
As my 2 are part of the family (they are with you all the time around the farm)
Meals and accommodation are in exchange for work around the farm , which varies , I am a very easy going person and welcome you into my home .
The farm is 20 min drive from the town Mareeba (we are in the bush) no public transport at my gate .Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They will learn how an aquatic farm works and runs and learn all the details of the business /farm , they will be shown around the beautiful tablelands and see my part of the world , I love to hike and cook in my down time , so if they are interested in these things they will learn and experience this. They will experience living in the bush the Aussie way .
Help
Gardening, weeding gardens, scooping ponds, mowing, making pots which plants are grown in under water, cleaning out ponds (there plastic lined and plants are grown in pots) we bunch plants for orders in the shed.
House work..ectLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
The house you stay in is off the work shed where we bunch orders ,which is next to my house, it has a bathroom, kitchen ( but we cook all meals in my house ) , 2 double bed rooms , No smokers please.
What else ...
We are not near public transport but I am happy to drop you at the bus stop in Mareeba to go to cairns or if your happy to work 4 full days then I will be happy to drive you around to sight see , as then I will have time to drive you around , as the tablelands is very spread out and lots of driving to sight see .
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
3-4 hours each week day .
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My friend and I were initially supposed to stay for two weeks, but we ended up staying for a month and a half. We had such a good time with Nicole; the job was fun and unusual, and we learned so many things.
We loved taking care of Ruby, Titan and Mr.… read more
Nicole is a truly remarkable individual – authentic, generous, and one of the kindest souls we've… read more
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My friend and I were initially supposed to stay for two weeks, but we ended up staying for a month and a half. We had such a good time with Nicole; the job was fun and unusual, and we learned so many things.
We loved taking care of Ruby, Titan and Mr.… read more
Nicole is a truly remarkable individual – authentic, generous, and one of the kindest souls we've… read more
I so enjoyed Sophie’s company and help and would her them back any time.
We loved helping Nicole, it was a real pleasure every day, especially when she was so patient and such a good teacher!
Full of good humor and a great cook Nicole offered us a… read more
Nicole was an awesome host who made me feel right at home. She invited me to join her friends and her for hikes and runs. Also, I… read more
The farm is an amazing place, food and accommodation were great, loads of fun throughout the… read more
Nicole is really a kind and generous person, even when she's so busy with her job, she wants to be sure that you have everything that you need, and at the end of the day she's always thank you for the help, this is… read more
Joel and myself and our fur babies loved having Manuel stay with us and he is welcome back anytime .
Manuel was aways willing to help out no matter what the task was , cooking , bunching plant , getting in the ponds ,… read more
I worked the fair ammount of time, had a room and… read more
It was a really nice experience !!!!
The job is easy and really interesting .
The accommodation is good ,you have a private bedroom and bathroom .
The food is also really nice and you have some amazing fresh tropical fruits from the garden !!!!
Joel and… read more
In addition to bunch… read more
I so enjoyed Nina's company and help and would her them back any time.
And I would have them back anytime, As the 10 days went really fast.
I so enjoyed their company ( lots of laughs ) and would have them back any time.
And my dogs so miss them :)
The work is very original and interessting ! We loved working with aquatics plants. The place is just beautiful and the area is a very nice place to visit. We warmely recommand this place, you will love… read more
They both are so multi skilled and every task they do they do with excellence and Patricia's cooking was yumo!!
I very much enjoyed there company and they where a HUGE help here on the farm and in the house and even tho we where working the days went so fast… read more
I so enjoyed there company and help and would have them back any time.
All the jobs they did where done very well and they where very good with my 3 dogs.I was very happy with them and they where a pleasure to have at the farm. I would have them back any time.