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Description
We are a 37 and 39 year old couple with two children, Fridolin born in Octobre 2019 and Lucija born in Octobre 2021. We also have 5 chickens, one rooster, 4 cats and one dog. Hopefully we have 2 ducks soon.
The last three years we were busy with building and renovating our house. Most of the work we did by ourselfes and with help of people from workaway. We used natural materials like straw and mud for the walls. Now nothing is finished, but we have allready a lot more space and the house has a very warm and cousy atmosphere due to the colour of the mud walls and the wood everywhere.
We try to live eccologically sustainable as good as possible and to get more or less independent. So, for example, we grow vegetables and we make the furnitures we need by our. Basically we try to make things by ourselfes instead of buying them. And when we buy things we take care that they are good quality and the process of production didn't harm nature and human.
We have lots of plans for the future, plans where protection of species and art are connected and intellectual work and handwork also.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There are lots of different things to learn, especially about ecological building and working with wood.
We have all the important wood processing machines, so we can make our furniture by ourselves and we can introduce you to that field. Except working with wood, you can also learn how to work with clay. And of course you can learn about organic gardening and sustainable living in general.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
At the moment we would need help with gardening and daily things like housework and cleaning.
Also we could need somebody for construction work with wood.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: 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
We have one room for you with a comfortable bed and some place to store your stuff. There is of course also a desk in it. The room has a wooden floor and a wooden ceiling. It has two big windows, so there comes a lot of light through. You will have it very quiet and private there, because it's separated from the rest of the rooms in the house. Shower and toilette are in the main part of the house and we all use it. (Andi is allergic to parfume, so please don't use strong smelling cosmetic products including artifical flavor.)
The citchen is a common room also.
My partner and I are vegetarians, so we are not cooking meat here. Vegan food is not a problem, we cook vegan very often anyway. In summer we have a lot of vegetables from our garden. All the food we have to buy, like cheese and flour or lentils we take care that it is biological. If you like to cook we would appreciate it, but if not, we can also do it.
What else ...
Our place is located on a little hill in the middle of the forest with sun all day long. It seems like we would live very far away from everything, but actually we are just 15 min. away from the second biggest city in Austria, Graz. There is a good train connection to Graz and also by bicycle you need just 40 min to the city. The village we live in, Judendorf, is not so small too. You can get there all the important things and there is even a nice bar. It takes you five minutes by car or ten minutes by bicycle to go there.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Smetimes less, sometimes more than 5 hours, 5 days
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Their kids are very sweet and have… read more
La habitacion donde dormí es acogedora y confortable, y la comida vegetariana/vegana… read more
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Their kids are very sweet and have… read more
La habitacion donde dormí es acogedora y confortable, y la comida vegetariana/vegana… read more
Tanya and Andi have an awesome place where you could see their hard work and creative minds. You will feel like part of the house in a short time!
I enjoyed, learned as well as experienced many things for the first time! Their understanding helped me to feel comfortable finding the… read more
First the helped me, when i was in need for a place to stay when everything went into lockdown. 2ndly they let me sleep in the attic, when i felt in need of a bit more space for… read more
I was welcomed very friendly and happy to be with one other volunteer at that time
The work was both physically and mindful, tasks were changing daily depending on weather and need and it never got bored, I was
Preparing & plastering some walls… read more
Life is kind of rusty, because there is currently no warm water and shower and toilet are outside. So life take place outside the whole day, that… read more
