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Hello everybody!
We are a Dutch family with kids, dogs and farm animals that makes a living in a beautifull place in the Belgium Ardennes (the French part).
We have an old farm witch is renovated into twelf apartments, and where tourists can stay over. Also we have animals that deserved better lifes than they had before.
We always have a lot of work taking care of our guests ( we as the team of the farm ) so help of traveling workawayers with the animals, their surroundings and the maddoiws to make sure they are well taken care of and stay inside the fences. We also have a big (veggie) garden where you can be a great help!
It is great to see everything getting nicer all the time, and being a part of that for a period of time.
The help asked is not with guests but more around the farm with the garden, animals and their maddow.
Mis treated or no longer wanted animals can find a shelter at our place.
We have some small animals like chicken and pigs and some poney's. Our 4 dogs also love to play with you!
Our guests love it when we take the poneys out so they can brush and pet them.
We love to grow our own herbs and veggies, along with other plants and flowers. Enough to do with gardening here!
We are looking for some motivated people who can help us out, for a period of at least two weeks.
Nature is our passion and our guide. Being who you are no matter the form, as long as it starts with positivity! If it is yours also, we know you are gonna have a very good time with us!
We hope to meet you soon!
Mireille, Sanna, Mara and Mebel
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We learn a lot from working with people from all over the world, and it is very interesting to exchange the habits of each others cultures.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Stay at our beautifull touristic and animal farm and help out with all the different parts of our life; household, cooking maintainance, gardening (vegetables and other), reparing the fences, etc.
Languages
Languages spoken
Dutch: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
German: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We like to learn from new people, also the language. Both of my daughters are passionate about learning new languages and are born in a Dutch family living in a French surrounding.
Accommodation
Can be very different and depends on what is avaiable. We have 12 apartments and some bigger tents with real beds so there will always be a nice place for you to sleep. Sometimes luxury, sometimes more basic but we will provide you a comfortable place to sleep. Flexibility on this part would be nice ;)
What else ...
Really nice area to find some rest in your restless body. Take walks in the nice woods here, go kajakking, mountainbiking, visit a cave or nice little town in the beautifull area of the Belgium Ardennes.
Train station at 8 km from here.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Usually we have a good connection. Thanks to let us know what you need and we will be honest in what you can expect. No guarantees given, problems can always be expected
Space for parking camper vans
We have a parking in our property but when we have a lot of guests it's full. If you are off grid you can stay at the edge of our maddow with great view on our horses.
Can possibly accept pets
We need to communicate about that to see if our situations will fit eachother.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (12)
He is a reliable and intelligent young man, and i hope to see him back sometime in life!
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He is a reliable and intelligent young man, and i hope to see him back sometime in life!
She works independently and really sees the work, because she cares about what she does. She did always a… read more
Feeding the animals was a great way of getting to know the families and gathering information of their countries and cultures.
Also some great cycle routes so visiting local attractions was not a problem.
A great… read more
I worked in the garden, watering the… read more
On the other hand, sometimes I wished there was a better schedule for all tasks that needed to be… read more
They are a kind, open and very welcoming family; Mireille and Adri are running their place in a surreal beautiful area of Ardennes, and together with their 2 amazing daughters, they´ll make you feel a part of the family and the place instantly.… read more
