Share the farm
Run your own enterprise on our regenerative farm at Tower Hill
We're a regenerative share farm at Tower Hill, and there's room for more good people on the land.
Room to grow
We farm about 900 acres of Tower Hill, in Tasmania's Fingal Valley. We own our Pig Creek farm and lease Fonthill Farm next door (more about the farm). We're slowly bringing it back to life with pigs, cattle, trees and a lot of hard work, and we know we can't do it all ourselves.
So we're open to hearing from people who'd like to run their own enterprise on part of the land, working alongside us. If you've got an idea and the get up and go to make it happen, we'd love to have a yarn.
Partners wanted
Poultry and egg partner wanted
Once our pastures are smoothed and cleaned up, we plan to bring in larger mobile chicken caravans, plus mobile coops for rearing birds. We're looking for someone to take on the poultry and egg business day to day: moving the coops, feeding, checking water, collecting and cleaning eggs, incubating and hatching chicks, and selling birds from chicks through to point of lay. The farm will buy and own the equipment, and you'd run the operation.
Firewood and milling partner wanted
William is looking for someone to partner with in running an onsite firewood and timber milling operation. If you have the skills, gear or ideas to turn our timber into firewood and milled timber, we'd love to hear from you.
Guided adventures partner wanted
We're aiming to start visitor experiences from 2027, once the farm is tidied up, and we're looking for the right person to run them. That could include goldfields and prospecting tours around Tower Hill, kayaking on the South Esk River, guided hiking, and 4WD or UTV trips. The farm would be the base; you'd run the tours day to day. If that sounds like you, get in touch and let's talk.
Orchard and tree nursery partner wanted
We're looking for someone to establish plantings and a nursery on the farm. That could include a large heritage fruit orchard - espalier where it suits, pruning and tree training, dwarfing rootstock, grafting, potting, and raising dwarf fruit trees for sale - and a native tree nursery supplying rehabilitation and carbon projects as well as planting here. The farm provides the land and a base; you'd run the orchard and nursery day to day. If that sounds like you, get in touch and let's talk.
Beekeeper wanted to host bees onsite
William is an experienced commercial beekeeper, but time is limited. As our silvopasture establishes, the farm will have plenty of flowering trees and shrubs, and our pasture regeneration plans include a diverse meadow species mix. Together they should give bees a large and varied range of floral sources. Because we're fairly remote, we're interested in hosting a beekeeper onsite to look after the bee side of the operation, including breeding queen bees for sale through Fingal Post Office.
What a share farm could look like
We're open to all sorts of enterprises. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking, but they're only ideas.
Market garden
Fresh veg grown on our soil and sold close to home.
Pastured poultry or eggs
Birds out on the grass, moving with the paddocks.
Bees
Hives among the trees as our silvopasture planting starts flowering.
Cattle or sheep
Grazing that fits in with our rotations and builds the pastures up.
Agroforestry
Trees, timber, fruit or nuts, grown as part of a working farm.
Value-adding
Turning what the farm grows into something more, like preserves, smallgoods or baked treats.
Got another idea? We'd love to hear it.
What we're looking for
People who care about regenerative practice, animal welfare and the land, and who are keen to build something for the long term with us. You don't need to have it all worked out, but you do need to love getting your boots dirty.
How it works
Every share farm is different. What works depends on the enterprise and what it needs, like how much land, water and infrastructure. So we take it case by case and work it out together, one on one.
What we can bring to the table could include:
- Access to land and some of our farm infrastructure.
- Shared marketing, through our farm shop, the Fingal Post Office and the markets.
- What we've learnt so far, including plenty of mistakes we're happy to help you avoid.
Accommodation
We don't provide accommodation on the farm, so sharefarmers bring their own, like a tiny house or something similar. Let us know what you have in mind and we can talk it through.
Tell us about your idea
Fill this in and we'll be in touch for a chat. There's no commitment either way.
Prefer to chat?
Pop into the Fingal Post Office, in the centre of Fingal, and ask for William.
Prefer to order by email or phone? Email [email protected] or call 0449 575 905 and we'll sort it out with you.