Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Reply rate
100.0 %
Usually responds within 3 days
Feedback
41
Facebook verified
Email verified
Badges (3)
Details
Description
We are a family in chancing times. Our three daughters start their own way to go and we, Annette and Nepomuk preparing a new chapter in their lives: when the time comes, we want to open a life partnership.
Our 350-year-old farmhouse is still the focal point: we bought it many years ago as a ruin and brought it back to life and lovingly transformed it into a meeting place. Everything is very individual designed because we love building with old materials.
One of our priorities is to live sustainably: growing fruit and vegetables in our garden, processing them and collecting and processing herbs . Nepomuk is a gardener by profession and workaday people can learn a lot from him about gardening and growing all year round. Annette is an artist and art therapist. She has a practice for art therapy in the house and works in schools for art projects. Also she makes participation projects official. We both are freelancers.
To take advantage of the countryside there also belong animals to our farm: chickens, dog, cat, fish, and four donkeys. The donkeys are part of our concept: they are used for therapy purposes and can be booked for walks. We are always trying to find a balance between life thats necessary and our own dream of the way of living.
In summertime we like going to swim at our swimming place, sitting a the fire and enjoy to be outside as much as possibe.
We also have a pond to swim and a private DIY skate spot.
Our village is really small: it has 30 inhabitants and is located in the near of Wunsiedel. We are in the middle of a ow mountain range and if you enjoy walking or cycling, you can have some nice trips in our area. The next small citys are Wunsiedel and Marktredwitz, there is also the trainstation. Nürnberg and Regensburg are about 130 km away.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn craft skills and things around gardening, all kinds of work living on the countryside. Learning something about the character of donkeys, being part of the family community, being part of social life in the area, practice language, take part of artist projects and much more!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
In may/june we are renovating our event and party room, there is a lot to do.
The permanent tasks are around gardening, splitting wood for the wintertime, vegetable and fruit growing, harvesting and preserving this, care for animals, cleaning the house and others. We are renovating parts of our house and need help with this. We are mainly looking for people with talent for manual work, who enjoy physical work and don't mind dirt. Throughout the year, we realize various projects, such as building with different materials or the artistic design of something else.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentThis 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 is a little nice hut with a sleeping room. Also sleeping space on the loft. You have your own bathroom and join kitchen with us. Also you have the possibility to cook by yourself in a separate kitchen.
What else ...
We are in the middle of a small highland where you can go hiking or cycling. You can go by feet, cycle or train. We can bring you by car to a place you want to go and pick you up. It´s possible to go by train for trips to Marktredwitz, Hof, Nürnberg, Regensburg, Bamberg for a day trip or stay overnight. You can have a walk with the donkeys, go swimming at our pond. We also take you with us, if we go to social events, visit friends or doing anything else. You are welcome to be part of our life!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
we have parking right at our house and even at our pond
Can possibly accept pets
This depends on: if there is space in the hut it's possible. We have a male cat, he's afraid of foreign dogs, but in the hut, it´s ok.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
25hours a week max
Feedback (21)
I stayed with Nepomuk and Annette for a few weeks, though it felt like much longer, mainly because one feels at home there straight away. It's such a nice place, a beautiful big old farm house, and sprawling gardens, lawns, the chickens and donkeys, all surrounded by huge trees, and a lovely cabin to stay in.
Nepomuk… read more
Feedback
These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.
Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(5.0)
Communication:
(4.8)
I stayed with Nepomuk and Annette for a few weeks, though it felt like much longer, mainly because one feels at home there straight away. It's such a nice place, a beautiful big old farm house, and sprawling gardens, lawns, the chickens and donkeys, all surrounded by huge trees, and a lovely cabin to stay in.
Nepomuk… read more
We have fun a lot. We had a very well organized work routine. We sleep in a beautiful cottage in the garden. We ate typical food from Bavaria, we enjoyed a beautiful burning… read more
This family is full of fun and adventure. Be ready to work hard, and be ready to get dirty, but all of it is worth it because they will teach you about valuing nature, community and family. They were patient with me regarding my basic German, but also were excellent teachers and helped me… read more
Thank you so much for having me and for your heart-warming hospitality. I wish you all the best :)
Also, they are all very nice and interesting people and they always involved me when they went somewhere.
The house is so beautiful and in the middle of nature and I slept in the wood cabin which is really… read more
Best wishes for his future!
Es hat sich angefühlt, als wäre sie ein Familienmitglied. Wir haben es… read more
They are really nice, generous and full of positive energy,
Even if we just spent a week here, we felt like at home and learnt intersting things, it was a great time.
All the best
JEROME
And she speaks very good german.
Hope you´ll come again!
It was my first experience living with a family, and though German was not my best they treated my kindly and… read more
I've really enjoyed the stay.
The work was easy going.
They had always a lot of programmes to do, such has going for a walk, for example with the donkeys, or going to slide a mountain.
Also it was very good to practice my german.
Thank you Annette, Muk, Naomi and Salome
We learnt many things working there and Annette and Nepomuk always took time to show us things and indicate us places to visit !
We learned a lot of things about farming and building and the work was never hard, but always pleasant. We strongly suggest this host to who loves nature and animals.
We thank again Annette, Nepomuk and their children!
And a special greeting to Maya!
