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Experience

We have always enjoyed sharing what we do, from the building of the hideaway to creating a magical place for visitors to experience. We have welcomed volunteers from across the world and will continue to do so for years to come. This year we are building a Coorie and are fully booked with volunteers. Next year we plan to focus on building a quirky Sitooterie for dining alfresco, and spending evenings under the dark skies enjoying perfect peace and tranquility. I am currently studying permaculture design and education with Morag Gamble @ The Permaculture Education Institute and plan to offer flexible learning opportunities in the near future.

2019 - We welcome our first Workaway volunteers!

Glen on top of Moray's highest mountain, Ben Rinnes.
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Ken on the night shoot in fairyland with Angela
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Marketa lighting-up fairyland
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Marketa and Juliana at Gordon Castles walled garden
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Angela going straight down Ben Rinnes!
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Alli starting her magnificent celtic inspired mural
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Tanner with my dad Alex on our Edinburgh adventures
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Alli with her work of art!
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Ken chopping firewood
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Julian on a dolphin spotting day trip on the Moray Firth
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Darren created the first tiny homes in fairyland
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Juliana on a day trip to Ballandalloch Castle
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Juliana at Clava Cairns on our Outlander day trip!
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Juliana in Elgin's Biblical Gardens
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Glen was always smiling!
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Camille and Glen getting creative in the kitchen
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Angela getting set-up for a night shoot in fairyland
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Clemence helping with the early planting and the herb garden
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Marketa is to credit for all the lights up the tree!
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Ken shooting a video for the website
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Juliana on our visit to Brodie Castle (she realy likes castles!)
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Glen in the over-grown kitchen garden
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Alli designing and painting signs for the Tanner inspired signpost.
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Camile and Glen helping Mark make a new woodstore.
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Darren happily oiling the facia boards in sub zero temparatures
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Camille in the kitchen garden.
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Angela with her craftwork for the Pledge Project
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Meg making a Hobbit Hideaway sign to stop visitors going up the hill to Waggy Tail Boarding kennels!
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Us with Tanner and Alli and lots of tiny gnomes!
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Glen and Camile hammering in their handpainted sign with Mark
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2020 - Chicken Palace Project

Our chicken palace
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Chooks enjoy dining alfresco
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Meg on the second layer of clay render
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Sam fixing the door post he custom made to go with his bespoke door!
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Local artist Edie sculpting art on the chook house
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An Edie original!
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Artists Meg and Edie at work!
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Lois refining her joinery skills on the chook house frame
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Brent and Sally working on the chook house floor
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Sarah screwing down the floor as Louisa waits for her turn.
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Brent with a nail gun, scary!
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Louisa and John taking time out from precision building!
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Brent re-stringing and tightening a bale
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Brent working on getting the roof in place
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Sally and Brent by the re-purposed door that began its life as a window!
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Sally mixing mud, sand, straw and cow poo! The manure helps to harden the plaster and protect the bales beneath
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Taking a break to chat and connect
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Holly and Sam smiling after a hard day building strawbale walls.
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Neighbour Sean helping out in exchange for a night in Hobbit hideaway to propose to his girlfriend. She said YES!
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Admiring the strawbale walls before the mud goes on
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Fiddler Louisa and piper John playing some tunes on a fine summer evening
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Sam getting the door wind and water tight
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Holly and Sam fitting another bale in the wall
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Sam getting some archery practice
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Sam demonstrating how to a notch a bale to make it fit around a post
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A happy muddy Meg
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A lovely evening eating together
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2021 - New Pod, Art Work and Willow Wigwam

Finally replaced the old caravan
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Basic facilities, but all clean and sparkling
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Cozy and quaint
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Ashling a very gifted artists creating a map of the garden
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Alex making gorgeous signposts for Ashling to paint
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Time for a photshoot
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Afternoon tea by Ashling. Freshly baked scones with homemade strawberry jam, yum!
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Sometimes our guests like to volunteer!
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Creating a plan of work in colourful and fun ways
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Alex had loads of fun helping
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Nicky from London will join us for the 3rd time in 2022!
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A true dog lover!
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One of our favourite Workaway volunteers ever. Mumma Dog, rescued from the streets of Guatamala by Nicky
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Fresh eggs by Nicky, delicious!
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Sharing and caring!
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Meeghan lives local and occasionally drops by to volunteer with whatever we are doing
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Harvesting onions
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Finalist The Herald, Scottish Family Business, Environmental, 2021
Winner VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards "Good Practice" 2021
Scotland Winner, Environmental Award from the Federation of Small Businesses 2020
Winner of "Best Green Holiday Home" by the European Holiday Home Association 2019
Green Tourism Gold Award 2019

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