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We are a small 5 acre farm just 10 km out of the Mountain town of Methven,
Focusing on organics and sustainable farming practices we are developing our farm to become as great of a resource for our family as possible, for this we try and produce as much of our own food as we can through the running of 10 sheep and chickens.
We run these for meat and also as our fertilizer rotation through our 2 acres of orchard and little home garden.
We preserve a lot of what we grow to help us through off season and produce juice from our apples and vegetables..
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We would like to invite you to be part of our daily life running a small scale organic farm focusing on producing for us, help assess challenges and come up with clever solutions.
Projects involving children
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Help
We are looking for travelers who are enthusiastic about this sort of small scale intensive sustainable farming, who are happy to be part of the development of the property and general daily maintenance.
We are asking for 4 hours of help a day ...The help which needs to be done will be varied between feeding and care of animals, Garden weeding and planting, firewood splitting and stacking and generally a bit of everything that is required to keep a small family farm charging along!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
For your hard work we have a room in our family home for you and dinner will be supplied...
We are a family of 3, I (Mosi) have 2 social little boys (Asher 14 and Flint 10) so you would need to be ok sharing a space with children who will be itching to get to know you !
What else ...
The area here is very beautiful hosting many sunny days in both summer and winter.
We are not far from Mt Hutt and Rakaia gorge which have some great Bush walks and mountain Biking! while Methven township is super friendly with some great cafes and amenities.
It would be beneficial to have your own transport as we are 10 km out of Methven and there is no public transport system.
We are a non smoking household so for any smokers we just ask that you respect that when on the property and keep it out of the house.
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
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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I was warmly welcomed into Mosi, Sarah, Asher and Flint’s family life and fortunate to get stuck into their organic farming operation. There was good variety of work and a lot of knowledge to be gained.
It was very rewarding working with the animals and produce in… read more
Me and my partner Charlie have had an interest in organic sustainability for quite some time now and Mosi gave us an opportunity to step into his life to explore this interest. Mosi runs this farm solo with Sarah and their two boys Asher & Flint (who are all awesome by the way!!)… read more
I had a great time helping out where I could and finding out about life on an organic farm. They were very patient when explaining processes to us, and I will definitely try to implement some of them into my life when I return home!
I really respect Mosi and his wife for what… read more
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I was warmly welcomed into Mosi, Sarah, Asher and Flint’s family life and fortunate to get stuck into their organic farming operation. There was good variety of work and a lot of knowledge to be gained.
It was very rewarding working with the animals and produce in… read more
Me and my partner Charlie have had an interest in organic sustainability for quite some time now and Mosi gave us an opportunity to step into his life to explore this interest. Mosi runs this farm solo with Sarah and their two boys Asher & Flint (who are all awesome by the way!!)… read more
I had a great time helping out where I could and finding out about life on an organic farm. They were very patient when explaining processes to us, and I will definitely try to implement some of them into my life when I return home!
I really respect Mosi and his wife for what… read more
