STUDENT WWOOFING PROGRAM 

The Permaculture Institute is offering a Free
Permaculture and Horticulture Skills Training Program in conjunction with wwoofing.

Basic Information

• Accommodation: On-site caravans or camping.
• Bedding: We can hire you bedding. Cost $25 per week. Must be turned in for washing once a week. We encourage you to BYO bedding.
• Camping Equipment: Tents and sleeping bags available. Cost $25 per week.
• Children: Property not suited to children.
• Food: Self-catering kitchen stocked with plenty of mixed-diet foods.
• Hands-on practical work time: See schedule.
• Internet: Wireless. Free
• Laundry:  Twin tub washing machine, outdoor clothesline.
• Location: 18 km west of Wynyard.
• Maximum Stay: Three months.
• Minimum Stay: Two weeks.
• Telephone service: Telstra mobile is the only service available.
  
• Toilets: Outdoor drop toilets.
  
• Showers: Hot showers.

Our Requirements - Please Read - This is Important

• You must arrive on a “start date” as listed in the calendar between the hours of noon and 5.00 pm. Due to health and safety reasons - failure to arrive on the designated start date and time will mean you will not be allowed to stay

• All forms need to be completed, received and approved.

• Good attitude and easy going.
• Have current tetanus immunisation.
• Stamina and endurance.
• Telephone interview conducted.
• Written or verbal acceptance into program for the specified time.
• Must be a current Wwoofing Association member.
  

What to Bring

• Good quality, rugged gloves – rubberised combined with cloth style are recommend and we recommend you have a minimum of two pairs to use.
• Headlamp with batteries.
• Personal toiletries.
• Towel.
• Sleeping bag (if not hiring).
• Specialised dietary requirements and foods.
• Sturdy shoes which are comfortable and weather proof.
• Sturdy, durable, protective clothing.
• Suitable farm attire.
• Sun hat and rain hat.
• Sunscreen.
• Warm woollen hats and clothes for cold weather.
• Wet weather gear.

What you need to know

• Animals may be killed on site for food or vermin control.
• Food is from mixed sources. Not all from the property and not all of it is organic.
• Redline bus does stop 300m away. Schedule can be viewed on the web site. It is not a daily service or even convenient.
• Telstra is the only mobile service available.
• There are safety and other inductions which will be presented upon arrival. The contents of which you must agree with and adhere to.
• There is no daily trip to town. A weekly trip may be organised.

Training Topics may include the following:

Presentation schedule is provided at the instructor's discretion but will coincide with the seasonal requirements of the property as well as catering to the student's needs and level of knowledge.

Permaculture Design

• Any and all parts of the Permaculture Design Course topics.

Vegetable Production and Gardening for Domestic Food Security

• Compost and soil biology
• Harvest
• Hot House
• Irrigation: micro spray, drip and automated
• Nursery
• Planning
• Propagation – seeds and cuttings
• Season extension
• Seeds and seed saving
• Soil analysis
• Soil preparation

Gardening Methods

• Bill’s famous forty minute vegetable garden
• Bio Intensive
• Key-hole
• No-Dig
• Perennial Vegetables
• Sheet Mulch

Fruit Trees

• Maintenance
• Pruning

Earthworks

• Surveying
• Swale construction

Building

• Earth friendly building systems
• Passive solar