Permaculture, self sustainable family farm is looking for help with eco-building projects, cooking, preserving and more in Anvaing, Belgium

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  Description

  We are Hendrik (39) and Sieglinde (41) both born in Flanders, Belgium. Together with our children (17, 14, 13 and 6) we live in Wallonia, together with our cats and a few chickens. We bought an old farm with land a couple of years ago and are creating a beautiful space. We live together in a yurt close to nature. Where on our way to live off the grid and self-sustainable. We are in the beginning of the renovation of the old stables in to a family house.
  
  Hendrik is still working from time to time in the eco-construction and the rest of our time we're creating a our beautiful place with inspiration of permaculture, we have a lot of vegetables, a bit of fruit, herbs and flowers. We are creating a home for our family and started to create different places for a little community, cooking a lot, baking bread sometimes and love to sing, play music, to dance, knitting, sewing, meeting people and also being just with our family.
  
  We can use help for gardening, construction, cooking, child sitting (little one) or playing music with the elder children or learn them something they're interested in.
  We're dreaming of more animals, but first there's some work to do before.
  Workawayers shouldn't help with business activities.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You can learn about construction, preparing vegetarian meals, gardening, fruit cultivation, general maintanance. Living a simple life close to nature, family living in a yurt.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Most of all we need some help with the garden, general maintenance and mulching, harvesting and also with cooking, preserve our harvest.
  We need help to finish the outdoor kitchen, also a lot of other carpentry. We will built an outdoor pizza oven.
  We can use help by preparing meals and help in the kitchen. Also making jams, chutneys and more or baking bread.
  A big part of our harvest of vegetables, fruits and herbes we use for our own family and everybody who visit us.

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  Languages spoken

  Dutch: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate

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  Accommodation

  At this moment we have a caravan that can be used for volunteers for one person or a couple. There 's even a lot of space for tents or campers....
  We prefer to have breakfast with our own family and also have meals on Sunday separate. Of course breakfast is available. All other moments we share meals together.
  We have a bathroom in the old farmhouse which can be used by Workawayers and also a washing machine.
  We have an outdoor space to relax and there is a little forest nearby to have a little walk.

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  What else ...

  You can make beautiful walks nearby. There're also a couple of city's around to visit (from time to time you can take the bus in our street that goes to the station or to one of the city's.
  Its nice to explore the area by bike!

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have place for campers, tents.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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