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Dear travelers,
This year, 2021, we have decided not to take any workawayers, since the situation is still very uncertain due to the pandemic.
If things improve, we might reconsider, in which case we will indicate it on our profile calendar.
Stay safe and healthy!
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Danish/Swedish family on the beautiful Danish island of Bornholm. Peter, who works at the airport, Malene, who has her own clinic of complimentary medicine and a fermentation company, and our son David. Our place is a 1,5 acre hillside property, with ponds, fruit trees, flower beds, lawns, bee hives, two kitchen gardens and a large enclosure for our sheep. We also have chickens, ducks, two cool cats and a sweet dog.
Our goal is to live as organic as possible, and to produce as much of our own food as possible. We are happy to share our knowledge and experiences in that area with you.Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practiceGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The surrounding area is farmland and small forests, with beautiful sandy beaches just a short bike ride away. Nearest village, Snogebæk, is five kilometers away and the nearest town, Nexø, is ten kilometers away. Our goal is to live as organic as possible, and to produce as much of our own food as possible. We are happy to share our knowledge and experiences in that area with you.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We want open minded, hard working people, not afraid to get their hands dirty. We need help with bricklaying and plastering of walls and hotbeds in the garden. Digging and weeding of kitchen garden. Cutting and splitting firewood. Painting. Repairing and putting up fences (both for the sheep and the chickens.) Building greenhouses. Building wooden bee hives. Pruning fruit trees. General maintenance, house cleaning and animal care. It is a big advantage if you know permaculture principles, since we would like in-put on how to plan our property. Also experience with organic or biodynamic beekeeping is an advantage.
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerAccommodation
You will stay in our cosy wooden housewagon next to our house, with outdoor toilet and shower. Mostly, you will be able to use the bathroom in our next door summerhouse. This depends on weather, schedule etc. We will provide breakfast every day, and we will be sharing our lunch (around noon) and dinner (around 18.00, or 6 pm) with you.
We keep our house private, though we mostly share meals together in the kitchen.
We are not vegetarians, but we do not eat meat every day. However, let us know if you do not want to eat meat and we will try to work it out. If you have special needs, like allergies, you will have to provide the necessary products yourself, if we are not able to provide them. We expect you to help with preparation of meals and with cleaning up afterwards.What else ...
We live in a quiet, rural area, not far from the beach. The island offers many outdoor activites, such as kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, biking, rock climbing, scenic walks, etc. There is also music and culture, but do not expect as many opportunities as in a Big City. The island is also known for the abundance of archeological finds and for its growing culinary focus. There is big seasonal variation in activities, with June-September being the busiest time.
There are busses servicing the island, and they run every one-two hours on the main road north of our house (5 min walk) depending on the season. If we have time, we can take you to some of the places you want to go. If you want, you can borrow bikes for day trips.
Sometimes we can take you out on a trip, to see the island. Depending on our work/social calendar. But we also expect you to seek activities and possibilities on your own Initiative. We will happily help you on logistics etc.
We are non-smokers. You are not allowed to smoke on our property or in the cottage. We do not accept drug use of any kind. We accept small amounts of alcohol.
You are free to stay up as long as you want, as long as the house can be quiet after 8 o´clock due to our son´s bed time and as long as your activities are not disturbing to the main house and as long as you are ready to help the next day (if it is not your day off…)
Our household is non-religious, but we accept private beliefs and practices. We expect you to be tolerant and respectful towards people and animals alike.
Since we produce much of our food ourselves and keep both sheep, chickens and ducks, you have to be prepared to witness or know of killing of animals as a part of life on our property. We make every effort to end an animals life as humane as possible.
While you are here, let us know if there are any problems or if the work or the experience as a whole is not what you expected. That way we can try to solve any problems that may arise. We will also let you know if there are any issues, such as not following rules or not completing work assignments. We will make an effort to solve problems, as we expect you will, but if we cannot find a solution, we will unfortunately have to ask you to leave.
Bring working clothes and good footwear, such as rubber boots, since you will be dealing with soil, compost, wood and other materials, as well as with animals.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?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a weeks
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The work was to paint and maintain the garden, they taught us how to do everything and their response to our work was always positive, which is very encouraging and very kind of… read more
The stay with Malene, Peter and David was more than excellent. For us, as a couple, it was our first workaway and the truth that exceeded expectations. Malene and Peter are very patient, kind, respectful, fun and always with positive energy. They taught us with great patience… read more
Thank you so much for your stay here at our house on the countryside. We loved to have you here and thank you for all the work which was done, very well and with a great attitude.
Tatiana and Emmanuel are two super nice, empathetic, capable and wonderful human beings. They learn quickly, have a super positive attitude,… read more
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The work was to paint and maintain the garden, they taught us how to do everything and their response to our work was always positive, which is very encouraging and very kind of… read more
The stay with Malene, Peter and David was more than excellent. For us, as a couple, it was our first workaway and the truth that exceeded expectations. Malene and Peter are very patient, kind, respectful, fun and always with positive energy. They taught us with great patience… read more
Thank you so much for your stay here at our house on the countryside. We loved to have you here and thank you for all the work which was done, very well and with a great attitude.
Tatiana and Emmanuel are two super nice, empathetic, capable and wonderful human beings. They learn quickly, have a super positive attitude,… read more
I could not have found a better place to stay and work than at Malene and Peter's. They are two incredible warm, funny, reflected, inspiring people with a lot of knowledge on many subjects. Malene has the best humour, and her… read more
She is very easy to live with and also very good to take initiatives on her own and exploring her world. She is a beautiful, bighearted soul.
We really enjoyed her… read more
Tyson and Marie - Andree are two mature human beings with two different personalities, that fits very well together. They both have a lot off experience in life and with work and by the first day we… read more
Peter, Malene and David welcomed me very well ! I really felt like a part of the family and the atmosphere between Malene, Peter, David and the other workawayers was very pleasant.
I had a lot of job to do (even if it is a "family farm") like taking care of the animals, cutting wood, cutting the lawn, helping… read more
We were positively surprised by his level of knowledge. Knowledge combined with a lot of energy and rugby muscles indeed got things going. He was efficient,… read more
Llyr is working very seriously with his projects and we trusted him completely from day 1. He keeps all his appointments and… read more
Malene is full of energy and humour and makes the absolute best food, Peter is the calmest and most chilled out person I think iv ever… read more
Our task was...
--weeding
--Cleaning the windows
Melene is super cheerful and cooks super delicious Danish Italian food! She is like a sunshine. She and Peter speaks perfect english! I learned lot from them.
Peter is super kind and… read more
Starting from the pizza/tortilla nights and ending with raising a lamb. Peter is the politest person we have ever met and always patient when teaching us new things. Malene is open minded, a good person to talk to and very caring. We learned so much with our stay- about… read more
They have accomplished a lot, while they have been here. Every task they were given, has been solved perfectly and with high… read more
We enjoyed her poetic and present approach to life, us and our garden and… read more
Linda is extremely good at structuring her time, planning and the tasks she gets is solved with enthusiasm and with a… read more
Most days work started at nine after a great breakfast and I could arrange the working time myself (sometimes I worked one hour more to finish… read more
So much to say: She is such a caring and loving person with a high level of integrity and intellect. Laura also have an extremely good sense for other people and animals. She is very good at observing and analyzing what is needed in any situations and act… read more
Including help with daily work. She always went in to the tasks with… read more
I stayed a little more then three weeks and I would do it all over again. Malene and Peter are super warmhearted and openminded people that I am so thankfull for showing me the island and making me feel welcome.… read more
She is very, very good to adjust and is so much in peace with her self, so either being out experiencing Bornholm, staying alone in the house at night kniting og writing her journal, playing with our son og just work, she seems as a person who … read more