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Thanks
Thank you to all the wwoofers who have given their time, work and experience to this place and good company to our family. You have taught us a lot.
Best wishes in
your new ventures.


Louise, Ian, Connell and Jordan

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Willing Workers On Organic Farms
at The Te Mata Valley earth education Centre

We have received over 50 wwoofers at the Te Mata Valley earth education Centre and in our straw bale home.
Jobs carried out include:-
- Gardening
- Tree planting
- Track clearing
- Putting up straw bale walls
- Roofing
- Looking after the animals
- Rendering the House 		treading clay to make cob for walls
Getting ready to render the outside of the straw bale walls with a lime render TOP - Treading clay to make cob to fill gaps in the straw bale walls

LEFT - Preparing to put lime paint on the walls to help the lime render stick

BELOW - Training the Donkeys, Emile and Bracken, to walk to different places and get used to new people
Recipe

All the wwoofers at Earthcamp cook for at least one night of their stay. This has given rise to a recipe collection of foods that our wwoofers like to cook at home and includes recipes from all over the world. Please enjoy the following recipe for Mussels, French Style.

- Melt a a knob of butter in a large pan
- Add one sliced onion and crushed garlic
- Soften and mix for 1-2 mins
- Add the mussels (in their cleaned shells)
- Cook for 4-5 mins
- Add 3-4 glasses of white wine
- Steam the mussel for a further 10-15 mins
- Serve in the shells, with french bread
taking Emile to the river
What is WWOOF?
WWOOF stands for willing workers on organic farms.

It is a world wide organisation where people can stay on organic farms or alternative lifestyle places and receive food and accommodation in return for 4 hours work a day. It is a great way to travel and meet local people and learn about their culture or pick up skills in activities such as organic growing or alternative building.
Look at the links section to link to the WWOOF New Zealand website.

WWOOFing here
If you are interested in wwoofing here then give us a call or send us an email. See the contact page for details.
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