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Learn about organic food with us in Stockum, Germany

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    We, Maria and Jürgen live in a small village in the Sauerland region (one hour from Dortmund), in an almost 200-year-old farmhouse, with organic vegetable garden, small orchard und our animals -12 sheep, 6 chickens and 2 cats.

    We would love to welcome people with an interest in sustainability living. That includes a bit of maintenance work (painting, builings a compost toilet, rewiring, small stuff), making the garden ready for winter maybe putting something up for the website. There is a videography project which needs some digital marketing and graphic design knowledge. Also we are experimenting with AI (artificial intelligence and LLMs) for creation of some knowledgebase around permaculture.

    It is the perfect place if you want to start a life in Germany or like to have an authentic peek into German life without being overwhelmed by a big city. At the same time, old beautiful villages like Arnsberg or Münster are not too far away. We usually have a few workaways from all over world which is just fab.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Our village is a very traditional German beautiful village with a huge lake nearby. They could learn German, have mostly organic food and understand more of permaculure principles.
    In terms of animals we have 12 sheep, 6 chickens and 2 cats which are more fun than actually work.

  • Help

    Help

    Right now spring is approaching and we need to prepare our organic vegetable garden based on permaculture principles. In practical terms, lots of small things that change often every day like weeding, digging, looking after the chickens and cats, cleaning windows, painting.
    In addition, we like to do something around videography and pictures from garden and people being here to put on workaway. And also organise ourselves around the web a bit better.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate
    Italian: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    Maria is very keen on conversational Spanish and Jürgen likes to brush up on his Italian. We are happy to teach German.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Either 2 single or 1 double room with sink, fast 24/7 Internet and shared WC, shower, kitchen.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    This place is 1 hour from Dortmund and 2 hours from Cologne in a rural area close to a forrest (2 min) and a lake (10 min by bicycle). There is an old town to visit (Arnsberg) but not much party other than the yearly festival in the summer.

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    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have Internet access at around 50 Mbit/sec for 24/7.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Yes, we have a big lawn for a camper van as much as private parking area.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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