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IN THE NICEST MIDDLE OF NOWHERE YOU CAN IMAGINE :)
We live on a farm in the North of Germany between Baltic Sea and North Sea, between Neumünster and Itzehoe approx. 60 km north of Hamburg. We are a family with three kids (22, 24, 26) who are mostly on their own way already,. Our daughter is studying in Riga, Latvia and the boys are studying in Kiel and in Göttingen.
Back to our place: We run a farm with ponds, lakes at several locations, work on fisheries and hatcheries for fingerlings. People can enjoy fishing and mother nature at our Pond site. Apart from different species of fish we breed Scottish Highland cattle and where ever we are, you will find at least one dog. We have a pony, hens and not just a small garden surrounding our house and the house pond, which is always good for a bath, the warmer the better.
There are a lot of tasks in the middle of nowhere and we are happy to have a good team to keep things running and performing during the whole year.
We have heart about workaway, when our son looked for a job in Dublin and met a workawayer, he registered and got the first job at the next day - brilliant.
We like to live in the middle of nowhere, we are team workers, humorous, fair-minded, straight and have always time for a joke.
As we all are convinced, the principle of workaway is a phantastic way to travel and help in a foreign country, it suggests itself to become a host for workaway and open also our house for travelling people.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You learn more about the German traditional country life and enjoy typical German food and nature in Schleswig Holstein. Visits in Hamburg, Kiel and Neumünster open doors to museum, cinema, shops, etc
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Help here and there in the house and in the garden, depends on the skills of the “workawayer”.
Task examples:
- help in the kitchen with food preparation, cooking and cleaning and shopping
- help in the garden with moaning lawn, harvesting fruits and vegetables, storing and keeping, making Juice, jam and
confiture
- help with the dogs, cat, pony and hens. Caring for food, cleaning the stables, watering, walk with the dogs and help to
keep the electric fences functioning for Pony and cattle
- help to keep the house and garden clean, cleaning windows,
- help to repair small things
- cleaning cars, doing some paintings for maintanance
- help ... surprise :)
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You have your own room and a bathroom next door. Pond for swimming next door
What else ...
Logistically you can reach the next village with a bus stop in few minutes, the city Neumünster in 20 minutes, beaches, Kiel, Hamburg, Heide or Denmark in less than an hour.
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 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Birgit and her husband Gunnar are the most reasonable and agreeable people I have ever met. I felt at home from the very first minute. The communication was at the same time clear and always respectful. Same goes for the other members of the family I meet. But that's not all. They also shared the same respect with their… read more
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Birgit and her husband Gunnar are the most reasonable and agreeable people I have ever met. I felt at home from the very first minute. The communication was at the same time clear and always respectful. Same goes for the other members of the family I meet. But that's not all. They also shared the same respect with their… read more
My 2 weeks experience in Papiermühle, was the best I could ever imagine!!! I spent such a great great time in the farm, helping in the angelpark, taking care of animals, playing with thouse amazing dogs which I miss them so much, they are awesome! And I also spent such a good good time with Birgit's Family and their… read more
Birgit always takes care of us, she makes sure that we are not bored, and when she had to leave for a day for work, she made us take part to her trip, which was amazing.
This is, as Birgit describes it, "the nicest middle of nowhere". It's all green, full of ponds, cows, the… read more
