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Welcome to our place,
It is a small-scale ecological residential community, with an Demeter vegetable garden and large greenhouse. We live and work in this beautiful place, which we care for with love. It is also a holistic retreatcenter with a seminar house/group accommodation, sweat lodge, sauna and nature campsite. We live here with 11 grownups and one baby, together with our chickens and 7 cats.
Volunteers are a very important pillar for our association & eco-community. It is thriving and can always use extra hands! This way you can work on all kinds of tasks and/or odd jobs for one or more days. During your stay you will get to know our beautiful place and its inhabitants. You can personally experience living and working in a community.
Types of Volunteerswork ( PLEASE NOTE: We do not offer paid work!)
It is always on the move and can really use extra hands! This way you can participate in all kinds of tasks and/or jobs.
Such as: Farm Tasks in our Demeter Garden & Greenhouse. Firewood splitting & gathering, Harvesting, Help with Eco Project, Landscaping, Maintenance, Making Preserves, Planting, Weeding, Cleaning & Maintenace work. You will join our community for a period, So also helping with cooking, dishwashing and cleaning our common spaces would be also really nice.
In addition to the jobs we take on, there is also plenty of room to enjoy the place. We regularly organise events, campfires, drum sessions, sharings of sauna evenings. We also ensure that we connect with each other regularly.
Would you like to come?
We look forward te meeting you!
We have 3 options for Staying and Volunteering:
- structurally 1 or more days a week,
- a minimum stay of 2 weeks:
- several months as a seasonal volunteer in the period from March to October.
Exchange: accommodation, food and commitment
The accommodation (in our dormitory or your own camper/tent) and the delicious organic food are free of charge for stays of up to two weeks. In return, we ask for 5 hours of commitment per day and you also have 2 days off per week.
If you want a private room (if available), we charge a small fee.
For stays longer than two weeks, we also charge a small fee. On the other hand, you also have a little more free time. We then ask for 4 hours of commitment per day and you also have 1 day off per week.
Nice to know: nearby there is a nice forest and the Rhein and a small lake for swimming.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsFarmstay helpHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Agritourism Destination, Alternative co-operative community, Communal Living Group, Community farm, Eco Retreat, Intentional Community, Orchard
Area of the property: 3.00 hectares
Certified Organic Demeter
Methodologies: beekeeping, Ecological farming, Permaculture, Composting, Biological pest control, Bio-Dynamic, Mulching
Practices: culinary herbs, gardens, flowers, gardens, vegetable, internships
Animals: bee-keeping, chickens (in the future some sheep)
We speak dutch, englisch and germanHelp
The help we need is for our community activities. Not the business part.
Types of Help:
Cleaning, Construction projects, Cooking, Farm Tasks, general, Firewood splitting & gathering, Gardening tasks, general, Harvesting, Help with Eco Project, Kitchen help, Landscaping, Maintenance, general, Making Preserves, Planting, Weeding
Help in our Demeter garden & greenhouse is very welcome.Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis 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
Accommodation: you can bring your Camper/Caravan/Tent, or a (shared) room in our dormitory
Internet Access available
Smoking is allowed but only in designated areas.
No drugs, and we trust you have a responsible attitude with alchohol.
We speak dutch, englisch and german
During your stay at the community as a volunteer you can join our biological, and mostly from our own garden, meals.What else ...
There is a beautifull forest (kleve) and river (rhine) very closeby.
We are 2 km from the border to the Netherlands.
Public transport is good. Nearby acces.
We have bikes on the property
And if you need an occasional ride into town that can be arranged.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
In the spring and summer season it is possible to stay here in your own campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week