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Description
In 2006 we bought a rundown and for 70 years uninhabited farm on the sunny side of the national park Hohe Tauern and we have been trying ever since to create a living space as natural as possible for us and our kids and animals. It is steep and a lot of things have to be done by hand. Our goal is self suffiency as much as possible. In spite of our alpine location in the upper Möll valley (1300m above sea level) we manage to grow most of what we need in our spacious garden and greenhouse. Forest and meadow offer us berries, mushrooms and herbs. Our sheep (Krainer Steinschafe) provide us with meat, milk and wool. In summer we mow and make hay by hand. In 2016 we started to replace our old house with a new living building and stable. Now we live in the new house and in the old house we host guests on online rental platforms.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Michael travelled a lot and is speaking English, Italian and Spanish. We love to meet new people from all over the world because now with our little farm and the small children we don't have any time for vacation. We enjoy our life as self-supporters and would like to share our beautiful home and our experiences with other people.
Projects involving children
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Help
haying, pasture management, gardening, animal husbandry, preserving of products from the garden for the home for the winter, firewood...
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
In the second floor of our new house there is a guest room and a bathroom for people who help on the farm. Usually we cook and eat together. After dinner we are very busy to bring the kids into their beds and after that we enjoy free time for us and our helpers. That does not mean that we don't like to drink sometimes a glass or two with our helpers. we will not host smokers and we will not provide vegan food.
What else ...
We live in the region "Nationalpark Hohe Tauern". Beautiful landscape! You can hike in the mountains right behind our house. The next busstation is down in the valley about 40 minutes to walk.
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?
Two
Feedback (9)
They have a splendid house on the upper part of the valley with large fields to be taken care of. They try to be as self-sufficient as possible, which means they eat almost everything… read more
The accommodation is fantastic, I had my own room and kitchen with a splendid view to the peaks. All members of the family are kind and had so much patience with me when I tried to speak German. :-) They also had many visits during my stay, so I had a great… read more
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They have a splendid house on the upper part of the valley with large fields to be taken care of. They try to be as self-sufficient as possible, which means they eat almost everything… read more
The accommodation is fantastic, I had my own room and kitchen with a splendid view to the peaks. All members of the family are kind and had so much patience with me when I tried to speak German. :-) They also had many visits during my stay, so I had a great… read more
We have already experienced workaway several times with different hosts and… read more
As their profile says, they are high on a hill, so it is not easy to get to town,… read more
