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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
3 Mar 2025
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Description
Hello, I am Frank and together with my wife Helga we run a small hobby farm and a family BnB. This we do besides our dayjob, respectively Energy Engineer and palliative nurse.
On our farm we keep animals for fun, not for profit or food.
At the moment we have 2 horses, 2 donkeys, 1 shetland pony, 2 sheep, 2 pigs, and a about 15 chickens. +3 dogs and 7 cats...
Behind the farm there is a piece of forest, and a small river (the A-beek).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Music
Books
Cooking & food
Animals
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We could talk about traveling, and about the sustainable heating of the buildings at our farm. Work awayers can take a bus to the towns Genk and Hasselt, and enjoy the cultural scene there.
Projects involving children
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Help
We can always use help in taking care of the animals, making fire wood from fallen trees, maintaining the fields for the horses and the little hiking trail in our wood.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
we offer a studio (5 x 8 m) with a great view of the fields and woods, with a separate bedroom and bathroom
What else ...
The area has a lot of places to enjoy the great Belgian beers, and nice food.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
there is fast WIFI at the accommodation
Can possibly accept pets
all, except when dangerous
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (2)
The work was very versatile, from running errands with Frank to cutting weeds and fixing fences to clearing out the whole basement.
there is not much to see in the area,… read more
The pastry from Laurianne is the best we even tasted!
Frank and Helga are very welcoming and friendly hosts and were always making sure that we were comfortable and had everything that we needed. The tasks we were asked to do weren't hard, we made a forest path, trimmed the hedge,… read more
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The work was very versatile, from running errands with Frank to cutting weeds and fixing fences to clearing out the whole basement.
there is not much to see in the area,… read more
The pastry from Laurianne is the best we even tasted!
Frank and Helga are very welcoming and friendly hosts and were always making sure that we were comfortable and had everything that we needed. The tasks we were asked to do weren't hard, we made a forest path, trimmed the hedge,… read more
