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Description
We are Matt and Linn and we invite you to discover farm life in the Kalahari desert. On a remote farm surrounded by red sand dunes, we live in an old farmhouse where we farm with goats and grow our own veggies.
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
🏜️ In the Kalahari you can reconnect with yourself. You'll have time to become one with nature and experience how life is far away from the city.
🐦 Wake up to the sounds of the farm animals and go to sleep listening to the barking gecko. Watch the unspoiled starry nights and enjoy our braai-nights. Take afternoon naps and long morning walks.
Help
🔨 Living on an old farm means that there's always a new project waiting for you. We could use help with renovating, building and overall maintenance of the house and buildings. Experience in things like painting, cladding or brick laying would be great but is not required.
🌱 For the ones with green fingers, the permaculture garden brings enough work to the table, such as weeding, harvesting and planting new plants. The gardens around the house need some attention as well.
🐐 Of course we would love you to help with taking care of our animals. Next to our herd of goats we have 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 geese, 2 cows and a sheep.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Afrikaans: Intermediate
German: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: 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
🛋️ Double room with ensuite bathroom
🍔 We will provide all basic ingredients to prepare a nutritious meal for breakfast/lunch/dinner like pasta, rice, pap and oats. We have our seasonal produce from the veggie garden and fresh eggs. We can't provide meat every day so kindly bring your own as well as luxury items like coffee, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, snacks, cheese and other dairy.
We will cook together or take turns and of course we will have braai nights!
What else ...
📍 Since we are located in a very remote area, the only way to reach the farm is by 4x4. The nearest (small small) shop is approximately 80km away. The closest towns from us are Kuruman and Kathu, which are 150km away.
🚌 If you want to use public transport, you can take the Intercape bus to Kuruman. From there we have to make arrangements to pick you up 🙂
🛒 Make sure you stock up well before you arrive. We will provide basic ingredients, but since our shopping is limited to one time every 6 weeks, we'd like to ask you to take care of your meat, cheese and drinks yourself or any other luxury products that you like to eat or use. Seasonal vegetables are ready to be eaten from the veggie garden.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
💻 We welcome digital nomads. In our guest facility we have created a comfortable workspace and we have an uncapped, stable connection to the internet.
Space for parking camper vans
🚐 Space enough to camp around the main house or when preferred a bit further away for a wildcamp- experience.
Can possibly accept pets
🐶 If your pet is friendly to any other animal, it's more than welcome!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (1)
The work was diverse: operation "veggie garden's rescue", feeding of the goats and cows, repair fences in the camps, ... It was very nice to do so many different things.
Linn & Matt also took the time to… read more
They completed a huge project with success in our permaculture garden, renewing the whole irrigation system. 🌱🌱🌱 Furthermore they helped with the care and feeding rounds of the cattle… read more
Feedback
The work was diverse: operation "veggie garden's rescue", feeding of the goats and cows, repair fences in the camps, ... It was very nice to do so many different things.
Linn & Matt also took the time to… read more
They completed a huge project with success in our permaculture garden, renewing the whole irrigation system. 🌱🌱🌱 Furthermore they helped with the care and feeding rounds of the cattle… read more
