Jemma & Will

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Hello!
We are a family of 3 - Jemma, William, and our son Callum (3).

We recently moved back to Australia after living in the United States for the last decade. We are planning on exploring this big beautiful country for some time before "settling" down again! We have worked very hard over the past 10 years learning new skills and homesteading in New England, and are looking forward to continuing to hone and diversify our skills further.

We have volunteered extensively with Helpx and Wwoof over the years and have received great testimonials! We've just completed over a month long stay with a wonderful host here in Perth, where our big projects were to build a 2-story tree house using salvaged lumber and install a compost system and veggie garden (and get the garden going for the summer).

We worked on and managed a number of commercial organic diversified farms for 5+ years each. We are skilled farmers and growers - obviously we are used to a different growing season but as lifelong learners are excited about learning more in this new environment. Jemma ran a community garden in our home town, which produced a large amount of food for the local food shelf.

William is a skilled carpenter and stone mason! He is also passionate about traditional skills, including carpentry, homesteading, archery, fishing, and much more.

Jemma is a licensed massage therapist and aspiring nurse-midwife. Other skills/interests include: Cooking and baking, animal husbandry, studying native flora and fauna, bush skills, hiking, sewing and much more.

Callum is a very busy and curious 3 year old! Read more...