Internships / WWOOFing

Want to get your hands dirty at Milkwood Permaculture Farm?

We offer two options; internships and WWOOFing. Both these options allow you to learn about and interact with the farm and to sit down at the end of the day and share a tasty meal. Here at Milkwood Farm we put Permaculture principles into practice, so there's always a wide variety of jobs to do, projects to work on, and new skills to learn.

Milkwood Farm is generally open to interns and WWOOFers from the beginning of Spring (September) until mid-Autumn (March).

Activities going on at Milkwood Permaculture Farm this season (Sept 09 - March 10) include:

Building a cottage (straw-bale, recycled brick + timber)
Building a passive household grey-water system
Establishing food forests and drip irrigation system
Establishing a new kitchen garden using earth-bags
Building a cobbed rocket-stove outdoor oven
Shelter belt, swale and riparian plantings
Establishing a nut grove
Mulching the new earthworks
Setting up the new plant nursery
Building more chicken tractor systems
Developing a rotational grazing system
Ongoing daily farm chores

For more information on what we provide, see the Staying at Milkwood Farm page.

WWOOFing at Milkwood Farm

WWOOFing (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) is a great way to experience farm life while getting to see Australia on a budget.

We are a registered host property with the WWOOF network (NI224). We require a minimum of 4 hours work a day in return for bed and board. Accommodation is in solar-powered caravans or BYO, depending on what else is happening at the time. We ask for a minimum stay of 7 days, for everyone's comfort and convenience.

All WWOOFers must be members of WWOOF Australia. Membership is cheap ($60 for individuals and $70 for any two people) and includes a directory that provides contact details for over 1200 organic growers across Australia who participate in the scheme as well as insurance against accidents..

To apply to become a WOOFer on Milkwood Farm please contact us.

Internships at Milkwood Farm

An internship denotes a longer and more in-depth role at Milkwood Farm. A Permaculutre intern is someone who has a particular interest in Permaculture, has usually completed a PDC or perhaps an introduction course and is interested in learning more about Permaculture by gaining practical experience.

Internships are for a minimum period of 2 months with a 7 day trial period at the start.

As an intern at Milkwood Farm you will take a greater responsibility for implementing projects on the farm. We are open to suggestions if you have a particular area of interest or an idea for a particular project you would like to implement. You will also help to run our Permaculture courses and accompany Nick on Permaculture consultancies and field trips.

Interns live as family and share in farm chores and work in a similar fashion to WWOOFers. Indeed we ask that all interns become members of WWOOF Australia. Just like WOOFers we require that interns work a minimum of 4 hours a day in return for bed and board but your working hours and responsibilities will be much more variable than those of a WOOFer.

To apply to become an intern on Milkwood Farm please contact us.