We accept two WWOOF volunteers at a time. Applicants must be WWOOF members and have previous experience of working on a farm. WWOOF volunteers do not pay anything – they work in exchange for food and accommodation. WWOOF volunteers must commit to a minimum stay of four weeks. 

WWOOF volunteers work eight hours a day, five days a week and Saturday mornings. The rest of the weekend is allocated free time. Volunteers wishing to explore the local area during their time off are more than welcome, while those preferring to stay on the farm, are equally welcome.

WWOOF volunteers will be involved in all areas of farm life, including:

Working with domestic stock, including pigs and chickens

Fruit & vegetable production including growing without chemicals; making organic pesticides, fertilisers and compost; seed collection and preparation; permaculture –the use of biodynamic techniques to encourage the regeneration of soil and rehabilitation of old farmland; companion and rotational planting; astrological farming – planting, harvesting, watering and weeding in keeping with the natural rhythms of the Earth and Moon and marketing gardening – sales and marketing, packaging and handling.

Assisting with the production of cheese, butter, jams & preserves and herbal remedies.

General farm maintenance, including fence construction and repair – of electric, wire, barbed wire and wooden fencing;  repair and construction of animal enclosures, such as chicken coops, pig pens and horse stalls; maintenance of vehicles, rotavator, weed eater and other power tools; basic building repair and renovation; water and irrigation – how to maintain water pumps, lines, irrigation pipes etc; welding, metalwork, wood work, including furniture design, restoration and building.

We accept two volunteers on our community programme at any one time. These volunteers pay a nominal daily fee of R75 per day, of which R25 is given to our local school. The minimum stay for community volunteers is two weeks.

Volunteers on our community project work six hours a day, five days a week, and have weekends off.

Volunteers involved with our community programme will work at least three mornings a week at the local school, helping with improvement of facilities, creating a vegetable garden, assisting students and teacher and, in general, whatever assistance is needed at that time.

The remainder of their time will be spent on the farm, assisting with all aspects of farm life, including:

Working with domestic stock, including pigs and chickens

Fruit & vegetable production including growing without chemicals; making organic pesticides, fertilisers and compost; seed collection and preparation; permaculture –the use of biodynamic techniques to encourage the regeneration of soil and rehabilitation of old farmland; companion and rotational planting; astrological farming – planting, harvesting, watering and weeding in keeping with the natural rhythms of the Earth and Moon and marketing gardening – sales and marketing, packaging and handling.

Assisting with the production of cheese, butter, jams & preserves and herbal remedies.

General farm maintenance, including fence construction and repair – of electric, wire, barbed wire and wooden fencing;  repair and construction of animal enclosures, such as chicken coops, pig pens and horse stalls; maintenance of vehicles, rotavator, weed eater and other power tools; basic building repair and renovation; water and irrigation – how to maintain water pumps, lines, irrigation pipes etc; welding, metalwork, wood work, including furniture design, restoration and building.