Learn about wild edible gardens, eco building and our urban farm project near Potsdam, Germany

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  Beschreibung

  We are a family of four, Anne, Thomas and the children Tilda (16) and Linus
  (13). We try to live as eco friendly and sustainable as possible. We harvest most of the fruits and vegetables we eat from our garden. We repair and share things whenever possible and cover our daily distances by bike. When we travel, we also like to do it by bike.
  
  We live close to Potsdam with lots of lakes and forest around. Our village itself is not very interesting but Potsdam with its famous palaces and gardens is very close.
  
  After many years of rebuilding our house with a lot of help from fantastic guests we want to slow down a bit and we will invite only a few guests in 2026. We’d love some help with gardening tasks at our urban farm project 20 min away from our place – find out more below.
  
  f you have some special skills in carpentry or other crafts (working with metal etc) or if you're good in fixing bikes, we’d be particularly delighted to have you on board.
  
  We prefer it when guests stay for one or 2 weeks.
  
  We're also interested in getting to know something from you and your culture/country!
  
  Short term enquiries are welcome, as we do not plan too far.
  
  We have a cat and chickens.
  
  We usually eat very simple things and cook from basic ingredients/ what we have in the garden/ sometimes foodsharing. For some people it seems to be a bit unfamiliar (that we do not have tomatoes etc the whole year round or eat our bread even if it's already a week old) but it's an important value for us, to eat as regional/ seasonal/ environmental friendly as possible.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  You can learn a lot about ecological buliding materials and paints, about self-sufficient living/ gardening, simple living close to nature, using wild herbs. Some might also be interested in our music collection (a wide range of indie, pop, electronic, rock etc.). Attachment parenting, natural family life.
  
  You can also learn to sew.

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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

  IN GENERAL: We especially need craftly people for the things we have to do.
  
  In our home we expect, that you help with the daily tasks, cleaning the table after eating should be self-evident. Also it s very important that you are able to work independently.
  
  Some more information about our "Stadtacker"- urban farm project. We lease a piece of farmland that is approximately 100x100m in size. At the moment, we are creating a vegetable garden for school projects and to sell to neighbours. Some people from the neighbourhood cultivate rented plots on our land. We are also still working on the infrastructure (e.g. irrigation) in the field. So far, we have been doing all the work on a voluntary basis, with 5-6 women in the organisation plus additional volunteers for work assignments. It is already a beautiful place with a wide view over the fields, yet still right on the edge of the city. We want to create a place that is a learning centre for people of all ages on the topic of sustainable nutrition and food production. We have had this dream of such a project for several years and are delighted that it is now coming true.
  
  At our home, sometimes we have small jobs to be done around the house, therefore it s necessary that you will be able to do it alone after a short introduction.
  
  It would be great if you could help us for about 20-25 hours per week. The exact working hours can be arranged relatively flexible. I will be there 3 days a week (every mondays, tuesdays and fridays or saturdays), usually the whole day around 8h. If you want to join me, then you’d have four days off a week. But we can also arrange the hours differently.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Deutsch: Fließend
  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  We can offer our small caravan or a big tent (similar to a yurt) in the garden. No heating available, so season for accomodating volunteers outside is from around april to september, depending on the weather and your condition.

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  Was noch ...

  You can reach our village by bus in 15 min from potsdam main train station, we are within Berin ABC zone!

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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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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  Henni, Ebba, Wanda & 2 more.....

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