An isolated off-grid homestead on an island off Langkawi. Grass, forest, beach, dogs, sheep, ducks.
Malaysia
Hi! We have an off-grid sheep farm on a tropical island in Malaysia. If you are traveling in South East Asia, this can be a working break between Penang and Thailand.
If you love gardening, animals and woodwork, and are interested to learn about caring for a small flock of sheep, this may be the place for you! We are a retired couple, and our homestead is still under construction. We have a wood workshop, a small house, a sheep house and a vegetable garden...and pasture, forest and beach. We have 4 dogs and 3 cats, all very much involved in our everyday lives, so a visitor needs to be fond of animals to be comfortable. We are running entirely on solar power and filtered stream water, and our sheep are adding much-needed nutrients to our otherwise sandy soil. (We are NOT practicing agriculture, NOT producing food for sale, and are not a teaching example of organic vegetable farming, so please don't expect an internship in these fields. We merely have a small garden for our own veg and fruit, on a big isolated piece of land.)
We're looking for some help from a STRONG, HARDWORKING person, or couple, who can do gardening, woodwork, daily beach garbage clean-up, forest clearing etc. The work day is about 6 hours. Your free time can be spent relaxing, swimming in the sea, reading, exploring the beach or forest. Our place is isolated, and we rarely see people, so this is not really the place to learn about the local community and culture. We appreciate our volunteers helping to keep the place clean, wash dishes and prepare meals.
The seasons affect the work here
Mid Dec to mid April : Dry, no rain, very windy, leaves fall.
Main Work : LEAF RAKING , MOWING & COMPOSTING.
Mid April to August : Daily rain, humid, grass grows fast
Main Work: GRASS MOWING , RAKING & COMPOSTING and beach garbage.
Sept to mid Dec : Rains all day everyday. Very humid. Floods. Not recommended to come
Main Work: Odd jobs, clear fallen trees, raking, garbage, gathering food for sheep.
Accommodation, meals and schedule for volunteer workers:
Your private space is a loft bedroom (without walls) above the wood workshop. There are 2 single beds which can be together or apart, as you desire. Your bathroom is downstairs. Meals are prepared and eaten at our own house, up the hill, within calling distance. Our food is pretty healthy - high in vegetables, and we are NOT vegetarians. (We can feed vegetarians but we do not support a vegan diet.) Your work day begins at 7:45am with farm chores, which you can do daily independently once you have been shown how. Breakfast at 9, assigned task, lunch at 1. Rest till 4, more chores, dinner about 7:30. After dinner, optional tile games or retire early.
Organic methods: The soil in our raised beds and flower beds is enriched with compost which we make from sheep manure and mowed leaves and grass. We use no pesticides. We have fresh stream water, no chemicals, no neighbours.
Certifications: We have not sought certification, as we are only producing a little food for ourselves.
Current projects: We would appreciate help from strong volunteers with these projects:
Woodwork
We are building a wooden house using the Malay woodwork approach (no nails) joinery techniques. If you are skilled with a chisel and other tools, please let us know.
Farm
We maintain 10 acres of pasture (mowing, raking, composting) ; care for sheep, including feeding and washing their house ; maintain a vegetable garden, which includes watering, weeding, planting, harvesting etc. We need to do occasional tree-cutting with a chainsaw, as we gradually open up new areas of forest.
Beach clean-up
We gather and bag up litter left by picnickers and the tide, for disposal. More during rains.
Internet access ; available but low bandwidth
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Sheep or goat farming
Green Building
Renewable energy production
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Permaculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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Hectares
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9.9
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Lisa
Member since 2022
Languages spoken:
English
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Response rate: 100%
Response time: typically within 2 days
Malaysia
Langkawi Airport ; Jetty Point Ferry, Kuah, Langkawi
Reviews
PengJin
China
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February 2026
Huge thanks to Jimmy and Lisa for taking such good care of me! My days volunteering on their farm were absolutely amazing—I picked up so much, rode a motorbike to explore Tubba Island, and could go for a swim whenever I wanted, the experience was just perfect! Jimmy’s totally awesome: he designed and built their house all by himself, he’s super knowledgeable and has tons of artistic flair. Lisa’s so warm and kind, and she’s full of love too. They’re the most wonderful couple ever, and they’ve turned their farm into a little slice of heaven. I highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to do farm volunteering—you won’t regret it! Wishing Jimmy and Lisa good health, all the best, and endless happiness ✨
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AMAR
France
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January 2026
Nous avons passé deux semaines inoubliables chez Jim et Lisa. Ils ont une ferme dans un cadre idyllique au bord de la plage, ils ont 6 chiens, des brebis, des canards et un chat, les animaux sont très gentils et affectueux. Nos tâches ont été diverses comme : arrosage des plantes, sorties des chiens, ramassage des feuilles pour le compost, réparation de la clôtures des brebis…
Nous étions très bien logés et dormions très bien (mais pensez à amener de l’anti moustiques). Les repas préparés par Lisa étaient super bons, nous nous sommes vraiment régalés 😍
Pendant notre day off nous avons pu aller visiter l’île c’était super, et pendant les moments de libre on pouvait aller à la plage de la ferme.
Lisa et Jim ont été des super hôtes, ils sont vraiment très gentils. C’est un couple adorable très content d’accueillir des wwoofeurs et ça se ressent !
On ne peut que vous recommander cette expérience de WWOOFing
Merci encore eux
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Charles
United States
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August 2025
We had an incredible time at Lisa and Jimmy's hidden gem in the Langkawi archipelago! The property is very remote and surrounded by living jungle. This was a great opportunity to experience a climate that only existed for us in National Geographic. We helped with daily tasks, feeding the animals, helping raise lambs, landscaping, hydroponics, etc. There seems to be endless tasks to be done, but there is time to get out of the sun and enjoy what the Malacca strait has to offer. We were treated with patience and kindness with every chore, meal, and excursion. We will surely remember our time at Lisa and Jimmy's homestead.
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Corentin
France
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June 2025
Lisa and Jimmy are amazing hosts who made us feel like home from the very first day we arrived in their beautiful homestead.
They gave us many opportunities to learn about their lifestyle, habits, story and skills to take care of the garden, sheeps, and so on !
The food was amazing and Lisa and Jimmy are really listening to all your needs.
If you are looking for an experience close to nature with lots of different jobs as sweaty as they are interesting, you definitely must go there !
Everyday free time can be spent exploring the beach, the jungle, playing with the dogs, or resting, and be sure that you will learn lots of new games :)
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Daniel
Germany
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April 2025
Our 2 week stay at the farm was a beautiful experience. Lisa and Jim were such friendly and kind hosts. The food was very nice, fresh and healthy. We loved the 6 dogs that always wanted a cuddle. We worked almost 8 hours a day and got days off.
The environment near the sea and the jungle was so beautiful and relaxing.
We have to thank Lisa and Jim for everything that we learned, they have a lot of knowledge.
We can recommend it to everyone!
Best regards Daniel&Michelle
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Pip
Germany
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April 2025
wwoofing here was an amazing experience, immersed in the sounds and sights of tropical wildlife, paradise with all mod cons! Lisa & Jimmy are very knowledgeable and very generous in sharing their knowledge and time and their wonderful home. I enjoyed doing gardening work and helping with the sheep etc. I highly recommend this to anyone who has a chance to go there.
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