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The core purpose of this farm is to enable a truly sustainable lifestyle.
In order to protect our environment and natural resources, we grow almost all of our own food and plan to expand in the future (founding a farm community, CSA) to allow more people to participate in this way of life.
We are eight children and four adults who look after our farm in the countryside between Nuremberg and Nördlingen in Bavaria, with four horses and ponies, some dairy sheep and chickens. There is a plethora plants: Vegetables, cereals, fruit, grass, trees...
For development, construction, and maintenance tasks related to agricultural, transport, and processing equipment, a well-equipped workshop is available. The workshop features an extensive array of both hand and power tools, alongside a comprehensive assortment of metal and woodworking machines. Additionally, it boasts a thorough organized store stocked with ample spare parts and various materials.
You are cordially invited to join us, learn from us, learn with us and have fun with us.
Extended stays offer the opportunity for deeper integration and the assumption of tasks with increased autonomy, potentially even initiating personal projects.
We like people who want to get to know our daily life and integrate into it as much as possible. If you are just looking for free accommodation while travelling, our place is not for you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
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 have developed numerous solutions for sustainable and environmentally conscious practices tailored to our specific requirements. Explore the intricacies and ideas for embracing a more ecological lifestyle.
Being creative is one of the tasks to solve problems. So let's do it. The result can be a rewarding experience and you have a sense of achievement.
Of course, you will also learn new German (sometimes English) vocabulary - especially in relation to the tags at the bottom of this description.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We meet in the morning to draw up the daily program together. Everyone can contribute their ideas and wishes.
All outdoor work is done with muscle power.
In the field we only work with horses without combustion engines.
(If no horse is available for the work because it is too heavy or has no thumbs to grip the tools... ;-), then it's up to human muscle power).
We work with the horses for about an hour a day on average.
There is not only field and horse help, but also maintenance, housek, tinkering, crafting, building, tidying and repairing and so on.
We have physical, manual, creative and social (children's) activities every day, and not every day is the same. We organize the working time so that each task usually takes no longer than one to two hours.
We use green electricity for threshing and processing grain, for wood and metalworking and for computers, lighting....
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Rooms are available for overnight stays, which we only use occasionally during the day. If there are no other visitors, you can sleep there on your own.
We always cook vegetarian food (rarely with additional meat) on a wood-burning stove. Most of our food comes from our farm and is 100% organic. We cannot and do not want to compete with the colorful variety of convenience and non-seasonal products from the supermarket.
In order to take a shower in the bathroom, a fire has to be lit half an hour beforehand so that the water gets hot. You can also get wet in the village swimming pool.
For us, living more sustainably means using all resources carefully. We use all objects (e.g. furniture) for as long as possible and only heat individual rooms moderately in winter.
We are all the more pleased if you travel to us by environmentally friendly means of transport and will be happy to help you find suitable transport connections.
What else ...
english tags:
sustainability, sustainable, ecological, ecologic, permaculture, gardener, farmer, gardening, farming, field, soil and humus, wheat, grain, making bread, bakery, self sufficiency, self sufficient, vegetarian, chicken, egg, eggs, couchsurfing, wwoof, wwoofing, sheep, milking sheeps, making cheese, working horse, draft horses, pony, ponies, recumbent bike, car-free, recycling, workshop, open source
deutsche Stichworte:
nachhaltig, Nachhaltigkeit, biologisch, ökologisch, ökologischer Bauernhof, Gemeinschaft, Aussteiger, Bioland, Garten, Gärtnerei, Boden und Humus, Feld, Acker, Getreide, Brot backen, Selbstversorger, Selbstversorgung, Vegetarier, vegetarisch, Hühner, Eier, Schafe melken, Schafskäse, Pferd, Pferde, Pony, Arbeitspferd, Fahrrad, Liegerad, Liegefahrrad, autofrei, Werkstatt
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Max 25 hours per week
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Here are lots of works to do from the morning to the afternoon. In the garden, the farm, the stables, and maybe workshop or play with kids. We stayed here only one week, it's not enough to learn everything on the farm. Peter always ask first… read more
As most things of this lifestyle where new to me, I learned a lot of interessting things about ecological farming and sustainable living. Each member of the Family, even the young kids, shared their knowledge and ideas with me and it was fun to be around… read more
It was impressive to know how a farm can operate without burning even a drop of oil!! One can definitely find the work which matches their interest because there are innumerous possibilities at this farm. Unfortunately, we could stay only for a week, but it's… read more
The family has an old house with a fully fitted workshop, a stable for the horses and a huge amount of storage. There are also sheep and chicken, a garden and fields across the street. So it really does not matter… read more
