Help a homeschooling family care for the animals and learn about self sufficiency in Langeveen, the Netherlands

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  Beschreibung

  late 2025 update: we will soon have baby goats and baby sheep in February.
  
  This year we'll focus even more on self-sufficiency, with the vegetable garden, lots of fruits, preserving a lot, baking our own bread from our own rye and using our own goat milk for yoghurt, cheese and butter*
  
  We, Rein (38) and Charlie (37), are constantly inspired by our shining lights, our daughter Astara (6), boy Emrys (4) and baby girl Serafina (2). We do homeschooling and love to involve other people and their culture and experience into their lives. We love to host people who are kind to children and willing to teach them.
  
  We have our own 5-hectare farm with food-forest and three lakes in the Netherlands, of which one hectare is a food-forest started in 2020. We have horses, goats, sheep and chickens (and sometimes chicks too). Contact us to see if there's babies and if it's the milking season. Some workawayers have expressed interest in helping with the milking, but be aware it's early (6 am). However, if you are not an early bird, there's enough other things to do in the garden and with the horses.
  
  We have a podcast on our life in our family domain on YouTube, ask us for the link.
  
  We share our plot with Charlie's mother, who lives in a separate part of the farmhouse. And my mother in a separate little cabin. We used to have a group accommodation that included rooms upstairs and a large living space, of which the latter has unfortunately burned down. The good news is that we still have a few of extra bedrooms upstairs that guests can use.
  
  We'd love to host individuals or families who want to enjoy, learn and give back by helping us (see below). Very likely you'll have your own room. We can eat together (vegetarian and gluten free). We don't drink alcohol, do drugs or smoke and would appreciate to find like-minded people.
  
  Note that in the winter the bedrooms are not heated and can be cold. Obviously there's extra blankets and downstairs it's always warm. You'll probably want to share the common space more on the cold season :)
  
  Don't forget that especially in the wet seasons you'll need good clothing and good (rain) boots. We have some spares, but not all sizes.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Vegetarier / Veganer

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Blogging

  

  Tiere

  

  Natur
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We love to share our vision on how to create a food-forest and self-sustainable farm, keep a vegetable garden, take care of animals, financial freedom (ask us), how to raise children and how to find happiness and keep it close :)

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  Depending on what you like to do you can help out with:
  - our permaculture garden and food forest;
  - general farm tasks and beautifying the space;
  - taking care of the goats, sheep and/or chickens (optionally includes milking goats);
  - daily help around the horses (yes, mostly carting manure);
  - help cook meals (vegetarian & gluten free);
  - general help around the house (cleaning etc).
  
  Note that as we homeschool our children, we always like you to make them part of your daily life around the house. We appreciate if people talk with them in their native language (so they learn) and are more than fine if help slows down, for the benefit of showing them how it's done and doing things together (in a playful way).

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Niederländisch: Fließend
  Deutsch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  We have several rooms upstairs, able to house up to 5 guests. You'll have to share the shower with us. You'll have enough space to create your own breakfast in our main living space. Lunch and dinner are together. We have high-speed internet with WIFI that reaches upstairs.

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  Was noch ...

  We are located 3 minutes by car from Langeveen (cafe, snackbar, restaurant) and 5 minutes from Geesteren (closest supermarket and other shops). It's 10-15 minutes to other bigger towns/cities. We have bikes, with which you can reach the supermarket. The place is hard to reach with public transportation, but we can get you in Geesteren bus station if needed. There's a bunch of tourist stuff to do in this area. It's a great area for walking and hiking. By bike you can see even more. Within 30-40 minute drive there's some great things like Preston Palace (tropical swimming paradise + bowling + more), great sauna, big public lakes, great natural parcs, horse-back riding and more. A bit further you can go to things like the zoo in Emmen.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  we have high-speed internet and enough room upstairs to work quietly. Not advisable in the cold season, as it is cold upstairs.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  There's enough places to park your campervan.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  Sheep

  Goats

  Nela

  Alfadis

  Chickens

  Mazi

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