Help us in our garden and learn about self sufficiency with our family in Hovedgård, Denmark

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Welcome to our family

    Are you interested in gardening, animals, self sufficiency, cosiness and have a creative mind?
    Or maybe you're firm with a hammer and want to help with building and maintaining things around the farm?

    Then Kattholt is definitely a place for you!
    Here lives a brought together family. In total a family of 9, however, at the moment only 2 adults and 2 children (18 and 19 yrs old) live here. A warm hearted family who loves interacting with people from all over the world. To share our daily life and house with others is a joy.

    We're intrigued by the thought of self-suffiency and grow a big variety of vegetables, berries and fruit in our garden during the seasons. The harvest is preserved and used for own consumption during the winter and spring. We are nowhere near 100% self sufficient, but we try to be as self sufficient as possible.
    Besides that we also keep sheep and hens.

    To us it's important that you're interested in sharing your culture, food and "life" with us - meaning that we're interested in getting to know you and that we hope, you'll be interested in getting to know us.
    We expect you to work 4-5 hours a day; with two days off each week.
    The work can be gardening, weeding, taking care of the animals, making firewood, helping with buildingprojects, cooking, cleaning, taking part in other household work, or maybe some creative work. It depends on the season and what needs to be done, but there will be weeding jobs for sure:)
    During some of the days of the week the family will be at work or school and therefore not at home.

    Our home is located in a village, 25 km from Aarhus. There is a busline to Aarhus / Horsens only 3 km away. This means that on your days off, you'll be able to go there for more cultural experiences.
    Depending on the number of Workawayers the accommodation will be in a big tent. However, if we only have one, there will be a room for you.

    If you think this sounds like something for you, then please message us here and read our reviews!

    Best regards Kattholt.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    At our house travellers will learn about the traditions of a danish family. We are a family who has warm and open minded values which is something we hope to pass on to others.
    Other than that you’ll be able to learn a lot about gardening and how to.

  • Help

    Help

    Gardening,
    Weeding,
    Taking care of the animals,
    Making firewood,
    Helping with buildingprojects,
    Maintenance of the property
    Cooking, cleaning, taking part in other household work or maybe some creative work.

    Everything we make is for own comsumption - we believe in self sufficiency and try to make this our way of life.

  • Languages spoken

    Danish: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We will provide a big tent in the garden. Each volunteer has a private tent.
    Our house is always open for you.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Not far from our home is a bus going to both Horsens and Aarhus (the second largest city in Denmark). In Aarhus there are plenty of things to see. We will be happy to give you tips on what to see and where to go.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have a good internet connection in the house.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have a lot of space. But it is not posible to have water connected to the camper .

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 114733833991

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