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Hi, I am Wibke! I’m 37 years old and I teach childhood education at a university and work at a kindergarten. We (my friend Michel, my daughter and me ) live in a rural area on a family farm with two other tenants. We also have a horse, a young dog, 4 rabbits and two cats. There are no neighbors, we’re surrounded entirely by nature. There are fields and woods all around - it’s a very peaceful place.
I lived in Hong Kong as an Au Pair for a while and studied in Sweden for a semester, so I have experienced how great traveling is myself and now want to offer this opportunity to others. I have hosted many friends at my farm already and has always been a great experience. I love meeting new people and learning about different cultures, so workaway seems like the perfect opportunity to do just that.
Hi, I am Michel (43 years old) and I am starting an organic market garden at our farm. I am originally from the south of Germany. In my former life I was learning to become a cook. After one year of education I decided to become a nurse instead, going further on to become an expert in intensive care at an intensive care unit. In the last 7 years, I worked in a hospital in Switzerland. Until today, I still have a passion for cooking and good food.
What else about me: I like music, campfires, traveling, diving, fishing and reading. I have been to many countries around the world but now I am settled down. I like to work with wood and got a new passion in making bows. I like to be in the nature and since 2019 I transformed my van into a camper van.
I like to meet and get to know new people. My friends and family describe me as a humorous and relaxed person, but I also have strong opinions sometimes.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I love going to concerts and would happily take you with m I also love to sing myself and have many instruments lying around. Although the farm is located in the countryside, there are a bunch of cities nearby that stem from the medieval age – the old town parts are quite interesting and I’d be happy to show you around or visit a museum or an art exhibition.
Help
Vegetable garden
We have an huge organic vegetable garden. We just started 2022. This is a big project, and we could use help with every step of it! We would love it if you already have experience with agriculture and/or organic farming, but it’s not necessary. What’s more important is a desire to help and an interest in learning all about small-scale organic farming.
Wetland Construction
We plan to plant a clarifying wetland. This project would mostly include digging and planting.
House Renovation
Our house could use some general renovation, and we could use your support with
tasks such as painting and small repairs.
Though we have many projects planned for the upcoming year, we are not exactly sure
when each will begin. If you are interested in staying with us and helping us out, send
us a message and we will let you know which projects are currently taking place. There
is always plenty of work on the farm, so please send us a message if you are interested
in joining us for a while!
There’s always lots to do on our farm. The farm is a little “out of shape” and we need help cleaning it up. There are a few things we just can’t do all by ourself, so a pair of extra hands would be nice. Right now, we have a bunch of wood that needs to be cut – it’s not hard work, we have a machine that’s quite easy to use. Besides that, there’s always work in the flower garden or around the house, like weeding, painting, maintaining fences, mowing the lawn, checking if the animals have enough water… How you help around here can be very flexible. We won’t force anybody to do work they don’t want to do. If you like to cook, that would be great too. We are open to vegetarian and vegan meals, but we also eat meat sometimes.
We are happy to provide working clothes or boots if you need them.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis 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
There’s a construction trailer on site that’s built to be like a tiny house (the red one in the pictures). It doesn’t have a built-in bathroom, but you will have a bathroom in the house that’s only a few meters away and accessible from the outside. Also other people at our farm use this bathroom. From the queen size bed you have a beautiful view of the pasture and the surrounding fields. It’s really an experience to wake up there. The bed is big enough for two people if you're travelling with a buddy, but if there's more than one individual person staying there is also a second bed in the trailer. There’s also a sitting area in front of the trailer, a hammock and a place to have bonfires.
We can also offer a room for workawayers inside the house and we have a big tent with to sleeping areas.
What else ...
There’s a bus station located right at the end of our driveway and the train station is only 4km away. The train system here is quite good and it’s relatively easy to get to places. We’re pretty much in the center of all of the major cities around that each have their own attractions to offer (lakes for swimming or just hanging out for example). I also have a bike you can use. As mentioned, I love arts and music and have many art supplies and instruments lying around that you’re more than welcome to use. I also have lots of books. The area is perfect for walks and there’s some really nice viewpoints close by. There are castle ruins only 3km away from us and a beautiful castle that’s unfortunately not always open to the public but sometimes hosts medieval festivals and a beautiful Christmas market.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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Spending time in the garden with Michael and helping with the household alongside… read more
There is plenty of work to do and things to learn around the Vegetable farm with Michel and even more stuff back around the house/property with Wibke. There’s plenty of… read more
The farm is very nice, there are always very diverse tasks. Wibke is charming and very kind, in my first week she already had plans to do the weekend we went to a concert in the neighboring town and then to a birthday party it was definitely very… read more
The farm is a magical place, and has a lot of areas to explore around it. Not only that, Wibke is very active in her local community so she brought us to a… read more
She is very welcoming and open minded person who made us feel home at her place.
We spent a special part of the holiday season with them, cooking, cracking nuts, jarring jam, helping with household chores, tidying up and preparing for… read more
- Giving me lots of ways to help, care of the animals, harvesting vegetables, weeding, organizing,… read more
Wibke and Michel are both very kind and fun people and they really take good care of you. Especially Wibke was taking us to concerts, events or city's nearby and we been even meeting some of her really cool and Sympathic friends. :)
The work is taking care of the animals, helping… read more
We come from the South of France, and the long train trip was definetely worth it ! She and Michel were very nice and accomodating.
We appreciated that the tasks were adapted to each workawayer's personality and skillset, and that we were mostly free to organize our day… read more
My time at the farm has been fantastic! Both Wibke and Michel are so accommodating and a lot of fun to be around. Working on the field was always cheerful and filled with laughs. The surroundings were also beautiful, with greenery everywhere, and a forest that's perfect for afternoon walks and watching the… read more
In the middle of fields I met the nicest and most open minded people. It was so much fun to do something on the field and near the house.
I helped with weeding the Garden, planting some vegetables and sunflowers, painting walls, taking care of the animals and the daughter… read more
There is something for everyone in the work. It’s challenging, but fun, and you can rest when you need. Dinner was different each night, and was all… read more
Every day was different, always new people around and new things to do.
The garden is huge and there is a lot of things to do there, but Michel will… read more
I helped with taking care of the horse, helping with transporting boxes and toys, painting, cooking, cleaning, and playing with her child.
The child is an energetic, chatterbox, stubborn, loving, imaginative,… read more
We were warmheartedly welcomed when they waited for us in the driveway and their daughter smiled at us as if we were friends. And that is how we constantly felt during our stay.
Waking up in the wonderful caravan right next to the horse meadow, catching the first… read more
