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Description
An alpine farm 1200 m high in the middle of Carinthia - with a view of the Italian and Slovenian Alps. We have all sorts of animals: cows, pigs, sheeps, chickens, cats, dogs ... . Ecological way of farming and gardening.
Bergbauernhof auf 1200 m Seehöhe in der Mitte von Kärnten - mit Blick auf die italienischen und slowenischen Alpen. Alte Haustierrassen - Rinder, Schweine, Schafe, Hühner, Katzen, Hunde ... . Biologische Wirtschaftsweise am Hof und im Garten.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We alway like to get to know people from other cultures and exchange our ways of life - we are interested and we like to tell them how we live. You can live with us and so you see how austrian farm life in the mountains work - our daily work.
We can show you things and works what are necessary that this organic farm runs, and how the animals have a good life here.
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Help
Most of the work is on the farm - depending of the season. We need help reparing fences for the animals, cutting the grass, making hay, bringing the animals onto their fields and/or helping in the garden with the vegetables. There are many things to get to know.
We also want to renovate a little bit our swimming pool - so if you have some ideas ...
Viel Arbeit auf einem Bauernhof - je nach Jahreszeit. Sei es Zäune reparieren, Holz schneiden, mähen und Heu machen, Kühe, Schweine oder Schafe auf die Weide bringen oder im Gemüsegarten helfen, es gibt viel kennenzulernen!
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
One double room with own bathroom/WC and balcony on the second floor beside the two guest appartements. If there are guests, you can sleep in our livingroom, there is a coach for two and you can use our bathroom beside it. You will always have your own room.
Ein Doppelzimmer mit eigenem Bad/WC und Balkon im 2.Stock neben den beiden Ferienwohnungen oder sollte das einmal mit Gästen besetzt sein, eine Ausziehcoach im Wohnzimmer mit Bad/WC-Mitbenutzung der Gastgeber, auf alle Fälle ein eigenes Zimmer.
What else ...
On the farm, we are Monika, Thomas, the mother of Thomas.
We mostly work together, with the animals, on the fields or in the house - also sometimes the apartments have to be cleaned. What else? We have neighbors on the farm above and below our farm, and the next village is 4 km away. In the evenings or on the weekends you can make walks, hiking or go to the lake to swim ...
Our guests can help us with all things and they can spot the surrounding on their own, everyone as they want ...
Wir sind Monika und Thomas, die Eltern von Thomas leben auch am Hof.
Wir arbeiten überall meist gemeinsam, mit den Tieren, auf den Wiesen oder im Haus - auch die Ferienwohnungen sind mal zu putzen. Was gibt es noch zu sagen? Die nächsten Nachbarn sind ein Hof weiter unten und oben, bis zum nächsten Dorf Afritz sind es 4 km. Abends oder am Wochenende gibts die Möglichkeit für Spaziergänge, Wandern, Baden im Afritzer See ....
Unsere Gäste können überall mithelfen und unterwegs sein und die Umgebung erkunden, wie jeder möchte.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (22)
Here are some of the many positives: Monika picked us up and dropped us off in Villach, which is a… read more
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Here are some of the many positives: Monika picked us up and dropped us off in Villach, which is a… read more
My stay at Monika´s and Thomas’ farm was my first workaway experience and it couldn´t have been better. I always felt welcome and integrated in family life. Monika and Thomas are very kind and generous people, always knowing a funny story to tell. And not… read more
Monika and Thomas are super welcoming hosts. Monika picked me up and dropped me off in Villach. And you can easily go to Villach by Flixbus or train.
You can be sure that you will always have delicious and organic food every day :)
We had nice conversations all the time, I loved… read more
It was totaly uncomplicated, easy going and warm- hearted. I laughed so much, so what else do I want?
The animals are really great (especially the "Bochstelzn"), there is not to… read more
Thomas and me (and also the "chicken" Gesa) had a good time with your, your always good mood, happy in the morning, alsways some jokes and doing every work! Bringing out the dung, milking, fencing, painting rooms in our new appartement .... cooking in my absence for all others ...
We enjoied… read more
We really enjoied to have you here with your always good mood and your energetic character and your "Yiaah"!
Thank you a lot!
Hope you never will forget them - Pontus misses that he can not grap the hat from somebody´s head!
We really had a perfect time with Charly, speaking a lot what is going on in the world and in France, worked a lot outside with the caddles, he slotterd… read more
The view on the mountains from the terrace is as amazing as the forest that is 5 min away from the house,… read more
I really enjoyed my stay with you, you are a very nice family to stay with.. I stayed 7 weeks, but time went very fast, I didn't even notice. We did very much together, but ther was also plenty of time to be alone if you wanted. You really treated me as family and i'm very thankfull for that. In the 7 weeks I got to learn very much… read more
late - but!
Thank you for staying here, you know it was very fine and really good with you!
You are still young but a real responsible and wise boy - I really enjoyed the time with you.
It was very nice to know if you make the stable I could be sure you make it perfect!
You saw a lot of different things, got to know to a lot of… read more
- late, but now. You know the time runs and runs ...
it was very grat to have you here - and it was fine that you could stay longer - I unterstand it as a compliment, you said you don´t want to kill time by staying in Vienna as a tourist.
It was very fine to live with your joy, your readyness to make all the things on our farm, also… read more
Thank you for everything, Thomas and Monika. I know we… read more
so - late - but now!
It was very great to have you here! Thank you a lot for watching our Speck, help and motivate us together with your friend Clare by making hey, have fun with us and our guests by barbecuing, help with the fences, go for the cows .... all the different things we made!
If you come to Austria once again, you have to… read more
sorry for leaving my feed back so late - you know the time ... it´s so fast!
It was great to have you here, a strong and sportive woman. thank you a lot for your many questions and discussions about the farming live, the landscape here and in your country and also about the exchange about our countries and how is the live in your home… read more
I'm so happy that I could meet such great people and spend time with them. My stay lasted just about ten days and it definitely wasn't enough and that's why I really would like to come again!
I can't say what was the best because actually everything was the best! Everything including Monika's and Thomas's… read more
She was our first workawayer at all!
She is such an outgoing person, interested in live and humans. She really was interested to do everything we have here - cooking and helping inside the house, also look for the animals, bringing the pigs ouside! Splitting wood,… read more
Monika and Thomas are the most generous, kind, and engaging people I have ever meet. They are both so knowledgeable about the animals, the forest, and life in general. They are extremely… read more
