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6 Feb 2024
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Hello naturelovers!
I am Verena, living in a small paradise and I am having the honor to be the guardian over a 3200 qm land, close to the center of Graz (15 km).
The land is elevated in a small valley surrounded by hills and forests. Around are only a few houses, Horses and fields full of wildlife. 2/3 of the land itself is very steep with a vegetable garden and an orchard with over 60 trees: apples, nuts, peaches, plums, grapes which are waiting for your help to harvest from June to end of October.
I am living in an experiment how it is to live with and from nature, wild and free and responsible with mother earth. This simple and self determined lifestyle is making me very happy, although it is sometimes challenging. Specially for me, since I still struggle physically with fatigue syndrom, I need good people which are not shy to all kind of tasks and able to work also in hard physical work and independent, selfmotivated and joyful.
I am always full of inspiration and far away from the consumption mode and I like to collect and use recycling materials and create all kind of things on the place.
At the moment I need help for construction work, plumbing, woodcraft, electricity, grass cutting with a scythe and harvest. handy people are very welcome!
At the moment life here is also super basic, you would live in a caravan with Outdoor shower and dry toilet.
The diet is vegan and simple with a high amount of raw food, smoothies, salads, fruits, wild herbs from the own garden. I am living mostly on rawfood. For breakfast everyone can take what they want and for afternoon, I am preparing a big salad usually together with the people that are staying here. Since life is basic, cleaning and housework is like zero.
At the moment I don’t own a car, if you come you can come by bus (busstation is 3km away) or eventually I can lend a car if necessary.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living the creative way with, from and for mother nature, working with recyclingmaterials, permaculture, raw food, how to get independent from the system, edible plants. Also with my workawayers I learned to be a German teacher, but I can only do that if there is already a good basis. I speak high german, no slang.
Help
The life in nature is demanding and I really need to have practical, responsible, skillful people which are aware of what is needed to be done, are self-motivated and can work also independently. Even though the place is amazingly regenerating and provides a lot of energy, it is not a holiday place to chill out I (but in your free time of course you can chill :).
I give freedom in the timing you want to work, just looking for balance in giving and receiving and that things are moving forward.
I need people which have some of the following skills: Building with wood, carpentry, repair projects, electricity.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
in a caravan
What else ...
Styria is a very scenic country with mainly hills and mountains. The nearby city of Graz is easily reachable by bus. The bus station is 3 km away, andor you take the bicycle to reach the bus. The city of Graz is announced as worldheritage with a broad cultural program.
3km from my place is a clean and beautiful small lake free accessible at any time.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The work was various and never boring, from house painting to gardening, fixtures renovation and more; the… read more
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The work was various and never boring, from house painting to gardening, fixtures renovation and more; the… read more
The work I did here was varied, physical and challenging. It was extremely rewarding to be able to help out with a number of tasks at such a spiritual place. Once the… read more
Im allgemeinen… read more
You are a great listener and helped me when I needed someone to assist with all kind of… read more
I loved to start the days with yoga, then to go with a warmed up body and fresh mind to work. The work was very diverse, sometimes hard, sometimes challenging, but always… read more
I really enjoyed a wonderful week with this powerwoman. I never saw such a strong female, with a fully open heart, serving and helping and managing various tasks in a really responsible and selfmotivated way.
It was a pleasure to work and co-create together, having deep conversations and finding a vibrating and inspired… read more
I spent a lovely, (mostly) sunny week in Verena's enjoyable company, carrying out various tasks from digging, moving wood, (mostly) erecting a greenhouse, fruit picking & cleaning house through to .... concreting the garage floor! I love learning new skills but this was special as there were quite a few… read more
Everything was simple and easy from the very first moment: the tasks and working hours well distributed, the food tasty and healthy and the atmosphere relaxed. And, of course, all shared with great company. Verena made me feel… read more
Although we need few days for adjustments to each other, although we have to go few days earlier it was really powerfull and useful experience. We learn a lot about painting, wood work, grass cutting, team work and living in small community but most important we learn is if you follow your dreams… read more
We enjoy Yoga every morning, never thought it was so hard, but she patiently helped me and made me understand the philosophy behind.
She of… read more
Also he taught me swimming, I never thought that it is so complex. He is a professional swimminginstructor and fulfilled a long wish of mine to get… read more
I have discovered a lovely part of Austria and meet a lot of nice people but Verena is by far one of the open minded and strongest person in the neighborhood.… read more
He came with his… read more
She was always smiling and so willing and open minded and so on...
I wish her the best, and I'm sure that her projects and wishes will become real soon!
BUONA FORTUNA VERENA!
