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Help us build our straw bale house in Schijndel, the Netherlands

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We (Peter (1970) and Marleen (1976), Daaf (2005), Emke (2008) and Steef (2010)) are building our straw bale house in Schijndel. We live in residential units next to the new house. Peter is an arborist, but now works almost full time on the house or grounds. We have a vegetable garden, wood stock, chickens, two cats, a bunch of pigs and an orchard. There is a piano, accordion (keys), drum kit, bicycles, campfire area and a pizza oven.

    We build our straw bale house low cost and low tech. Low cost because we don't want a mortgage and low tech because we don't want to be dependent on technology and energy suppliers. Our log splitter (Ingmar), the Mallejan and so on are good examples of this. During construction I did not use a construction crane.

    We have a caravan that can sleep three people, we have tents for when it's a bit warmer and there are rooms in the new house that are finished enough to be able to sleep well on colder days.

    We always have a lot of different things to do, mainly gardening, terrain maintenance, wood splitting and cooking. Usually you can choose what you like best, sometimes there is something that is really necessary. We like equality / sociocracy, so we'll figure it out anyway... :-)

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    Wij (Peter (1970) and Marleen (1976), Daaf (2005), Emke (2008) and Steef (2010)) bouwen ons strobalen huis in Schijndel. We wonen in woonunits naast het nieuwe huis. Peter is boomverzorger, maar werkt nu bijna full time aan het huis of op het terrein. We hebben een groentetuin, houtvoorraad, kippen, twee katten en een boomgaard. Er is een piano, accordeon (toetsen), drumstel, fietsen, kampvuurplek en een pizzaoven.

    We bouwen ons strobalen huis low cost en low tech. Low cost omdat we geen hypotheek willen en low tech omdat we niet afhankelijk willen zijn van techniek en energieleveranciers. Onze houtklover (Ingmar), de Mallejan en zo zijn daar mooie voorbeelden van. Tijdens de bouw heb ik geen bouwkraan gebruikt.

    We hebben een caravan waar drie mensen kunnen slapen, we hebben tenten voor als het wat warmer is en er zijn kamers in het nieuwe huis af genoeg om ook in koudere dagen prima te kunnen slapen.

    We hebben altijd heel veel verschillende dingen te doen, het meest in de groentetuin, terrein onderhoud, hout kloven en koken. Meestal kan je kiezen wat jou het leukst lijkt, soms is er iets dat echt moet. We houden van gelijkwaardigheid / sociocratie, dus we komen er hoe dan ook uit... :-)

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    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

    You learn to do gardening, work with natural materials, equality / sociocracy, democratic education, in fact you always learn, whatever you do... :-)

    Je leert werken in de groentetuin, bouwen met natuurlijke materialen, gelijkwaardigheid / sociocratie, democratisch onderwijs, eigenlijk leer je altijd, wat je ook doet... :-)

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    The house is almost finished, the terrain under construction. The vegetable garden needs almost infinite attention and we like eating good (and almost veggy) food.

    Het huis is bijna klaar, het terrein nog in ontwikkeling. De groentetuin heeft oneindige aandacht nodig, en we houden van lekker (bijna vegetarisch) eten.

  • Languages spoken

    Dutch: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    There is a caravan on site, we can always pitch a tent but there are also rooms in the new house ready enough to sleep in when it's cold outside.

    We do not eat strictly vegetarian: milk, eggs from our own chickens, meat from our own chickens (only a few times a year).

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    Er is een caravan op het terrein, we kunnen altijd een tent neerzetten maar er zijn ook kamers in het nieuwe huis klaar genoeg om in te slapen als het koud is buiten.

    We eten niet strikt vegetarisch: melk, eieren van eigen kippen, vlees van eigen kippen (een paar keer per jaar).

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live near Schijndel, between Eindhoven and 's Hertogenbosch. Bus 2/h to 's Hertogenbosch (20min) with main train station (Amsterdam 1h, Utrecht 0.5h). 's Hertogenbosch has a nice old town center with pubs / restaurants / museums. Eindhoven is famous as Design City. We can bring you there.
    200 meters north of our home is a large (well, for the Dutch...) forest. The environment is nice to bike: forest, meadows, villages with windmills and lots of mais of course. We have bikes and a bike trip map.

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

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

Host ref number: 567483652632

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