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Mountain River, Tasmania, Australia
@derek-pennington
Member since 2017
I am recently out and a now single gay dad living on a small farm adjacent to the Mountain River. I have a herd of 13 Dexter cattle and attempt to manage my land sensitively and sustainably, using a biodynamic approach, and long rotation grazing. I have two teenage kids who are sometimes with me. I have two dogs - a Great Dane called Hera, and a bitsa called Dash. I have three cats, Benny, Bella and Simba. I have chickens that lay delicious eggs, and very happy free range guinea pigs. I currently have a longer term guest from Japan who assists with looking after animals and the farm when I am away for work.
Interested in Animals
Interested in Cats
Interested in Concerts
Fluent in English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Sharing experiences and resources, making the world a happier more intimately connected place, making new friends and learning from others.
Music, Movies, and Books
Sam Smith, Mama Mia and very much more...
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Engineering aid work in Afghanistan in 1992
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach aspects of farm life such as animal husbandry, pasture management, living with wildlife. Learn new ways to connect though social media ++ Share my resources and give back some of the hospitality I have enjoyed in my travels.
What I Can Share With Hosts
conversation, friendship, travel advice, contacts, food, shelter, an out door spa (in summer months), places to camp either close to the farm house or along the river bank, sometimes a bed, lifts to transport, a bicycle or two, sometimes a vehicle, a massage (reflexology or back), internet, storage space, farm walks, contact with animals, swimming in the river, a flying fox (zip line) across a small dam,
