Australian farms offer ideal places to stay for a fantastic farmstay. As a local you will find plenty of farm shops where you can buy organic produce and find farmers providing a rural service.
If you are looking for wholesome and healthy food, have a look at our produce page where you will find farm shops, farm gate sales and farmers' markets selling organic produce at reasonable prices. Through these farm outlets you can buy your farm food such as meat, dairy products, and fruit and vegetables directly from Australian farmers.
As a tourist to this large country you will find farms in Austalia hugging the coastlines and others deep in the continent covering thousands of hectares in the heart of the Outback. A farmstay here will give you first hand encounters with wildlife such as kangaroos, wallabies and the shy and not often seen koala bears. Farm accommodation can range from farm bed and breakfast to self-catering farmhouses. Whatever type of farm accommodation you decide for you farmstay by choosing a farm holiday will give you a life-time of memories and the making of new friends! You will find your Australian hosts down-to-earth, friendly and only too happy to share their love of the country with new visitors.
Australian farms extend from the lush and humid coastlines to the dry, but beautiful Outback. It is a vast country, a large majority of it uninhabited, and in the interior of the country farms, called sheep stations, exist that are larger than some countries in acerage.
Farm Tourism in Australia is a growing concern with more and more people looking for Farmstay Accommodation or Bed and Breakfast for their next holiday. No matter what you may be looking for in your next rural retreat, you will find something to suit your budget and your taste for a weekend-break, a romantic holiday, or a holiday for the whole family. Come to Australia to experience good old "Aussie" humour and hospitality, bush walks and clean air. For the more adventurous you may even be brave enough to even try some of the local "bush tucker" in eating a witchetty grub or two!
You may also be able to find yourself a short-term job while you are there, such as sheep-shearing or fruit picking. It is advisable to check what necessary paperwork you may need for working in Australia before leaving home.
If you have a farm in Australia that you would like to showcase visit our Farm Forum. You can upload a picture and brag a little. We don't mind! There are other individual farming discussion boards to contribute to through this forum, as well as a Craft & Recipes Forum where you can share your favourite recipes and also get some crafting ideas for various arts & crafts. If you have rural services that you offer to farmers, let us know and we will advertise them for you.
Come Down Under for an Australian farm holiday!
If you would like to advertise your farm in Australia for free because you need some help on the farm to pick those crops, or whatever, see our section on Farming Jobs. Or, if you want to advertise your farm produce, farm accommodation or a farm service at a nominal rate, look at our section Advertise your Farm or contact our marketing department through our Contact Us page for further enquiries.
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