I'm looking for help in my garden and horsefields on a farm in the east of the Netherlands on the German border.

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Description
My husband Bennie and I (Christa) are living on a farm in the east of the Netherlands on the German border. We have a large vacationhouse, a big garden, horses, dogs, a cat and chicken.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have the opportunity to learn the Dutch language. And learn more about gardening, taking care of horses, work with horses.
Help
I'm looking for help in my garden and with the horses. Also some housekeeping/cleaning in the vacationhouse.
The work is very easy to do and will be most of the time cleaning work in the garden, fields and (vacation)house. (weeding, shoveling horsepoo)
So maybe it will not be very exciting projects, but if you want to do some relaxing, calming work you are welcome!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
Farmhouse, for workawayers there's caravan and you will have you'r own sanitary facilities.
What else ...
Our farm is near the German border, next to a little town, where are supermarkets and some shops. Winterswijk is about 7 km away. You can use a bicycle or can be transferred to the railwaystation in Winterswijk bij car.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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11/11/2021

Left by Workawayer (Antonia & Michel) for host

I was already twice at Christas and Benny’s because I had such a great time as they are such generous and welcoming people. The work and the hours were more than fair and in my free time I got to spend some time with the horses Dao and Diego which was amazing. Christa is incredibly kind and always tries to make you feel right at home. We had many… read more

(Excellent )

25/04/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Danny)

Danny did a very good job removing all te branches that where cut down at our farm, he
really is a blackberry master! Also Danny likes to cook and he does that very well.
Danny worked hard en is a friendly and openminded person, we had really good conversations,
infact, within 5 minutes we had a interesting political discussion about the… read more

(Excellent )

23/04/2021

Left by Workawayer (Danny) for host

It was the best Workaway I have ever been at. It was in fact also my first one, but I couldn't imagine a better place to start. Christa and Bennie are very friendly people, and the place and its surrounding very nice indeed. We stayed in our own campervan, but on the land there's another mobile home (which it not very mobile anymore) to sleep in,… read more

(Excellent )

25/04/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Marijn)

It was very nice to have Marijn here. She did clean up a lot in the 5 weeks she was here,
and every part she cleaned was very “spic and span”. My kitchen in particular had not seen a cloth for a long time and I enjoy it every day.
Marijn is a modest, hard-working person who needs little explanation for the jobs she is going to do. She works… read more

(Excellent )

19/04/2021

Left by Workawayer (Marijn) for host

It was very nice to stay with Christa and Bennie! Danny and I spent 5 five weeks at their farm and it really felt as if we were part of the family. The dogs and cat immediately welcomed us with their cuddles, the donkeys love a good scratch, the horses need some time to get to know you, but they did get cuddly in their own way as well. Of all the… read more

(Excellent )

11/10/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Hannah)

Hannah is a very easy and pleasant person, we all enjoyed you staying here, and after a few days it already felt
like Hannah is part of our family. She takes her tasks seriously and does her job neatly and precisely. She quietly takes her place and is a very modest girl. Hannah has a good overview of what to do and takes responsibility for her… read more

(Excellent )

28/09/2020

Left by Workawayer (Hannah) for host

I stayed with Christa and Bennie for 5 weeks and it has been the most perfect start into workaway. They are kind, open and made me feel very welcome and right at home. I just loved the whole atmosphere of the farm!
The animals there are the best: from the 3 dogs which were my best friends during that time to the donkeys and horses I couldn't get… read more

(Excellent )

10/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Chhime) for host

Sine and I had a wonderful three weeks in Kotten! We built up a little routine of shoveling horsepoo in the morning, and then doing a couple of tasks like working in the garden, brushing the donkeys (!! we loved it!!) etc. We enjoyed spending time with Christa and her family, and her lovely friends as well. We were surrounded by the cutest dogs… read more

(Excellent )

08/08/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Chhime)

Chhime and Sine are both very openminded and modest girls. We talked a lot about Nepal and Norway and it
was really nice having you here.
You both cooked very nice meals and worked hard.
I enjoy "het stoepje" still every day, you did I nice job there and it was a good idea to improve this part of the garden.
Sadly enough the pond is without water… read more

(Excellent )

08/08/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Agnieszka & Michał)

Agnieszka, Michał and Gufi are really very nice people and dog!

Aga and Michal really helped us out with our daily shit and some dirty jobs! ;-) They work hard and are very accurate.
It was very nice to have them around here, we had nice conversations.

Aga makes delicious meals and cookies! And Gufy helped our dogs really good chasing mice and… read more

(Excellent )

08/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Agnieszka & Michał) for host

Staying with Christa and her family was a great experience! They are really open people with whom you can talk about everything. Working with them was a pleasure :)

Everyday we started with cleaning paddocks and then Christa explained what we had to do. We helped with the hay, building greenhouse, cleaning the garden and the pond (for Michał it… read more

(Excellent )

24/07/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (merel & Jet)

Merel and Jet are both very enthousiastic, friendly and openminded girls. I really had fun with you and you worked hard and good.
I iwsh you a good time in France en wie weet tot ziens!

Groeten, Christa

(Excellent )

20/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jan) for host

Christa and her family were great hosts! I really liked to be at their place and with them in general. The atmosphere was very relaxed. We ate together (thanks for the amazing Stroopwafles and cheese! :)), had some short day trips, or they gave me some cool tips to get to know the surrounding by bike. I also had some new experiences like the horse… read more

(Excellent )

16/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jan)

We think that Jan is about the perfect workawayer. Friendly, hardworking and with a lot of humor. He can make the
best Kaiserschmarren. It was a pleasure to have you here for a few weeks and it felt like you were a member of our family already from the start. Never complained about the work to be done and a responsible person. Thank you Jan!

(Excellent )

16/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Nelli)

Nelli is a friendly, modest person. She was only for a few days on our farm, but did a good job shoveling horsepoo.
We really liked you having here and hope you will come back some day to stay a bit longer!

(Excellent )

16/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (hadas & Emerson) for host

We stayed at Christa's farm for 2 and half weeks and had a great time!

The work is simple and easy going and everyone can do it. All Christa's animals are friendly and adorable. We specially loved Luna (the dog), the Ponys and the Donkeys! The hours were flexible and we can do other thing on our free time. The caravan house is basic but… read more

(Excellent )

05/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (hadas & Emerson)

Hadas en Emerson were here for 2,5 weeks. They worked hard en are very nice people. I enjoyed having them
here and learned a lot of their culture.
They cleaned up the place really good and did a lot of work in my garden and fields. Thank you Hadas en Emerson!

(Excellent )

22/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Kristina)

It was nice having you here Kristina, altough it was only for a short time. You worked hard en are good company. Thank you for staying here!

(Excellent )

22/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicholas)

It was a pleasure to have Nick working at our place. He worked hard en had fun. I hope you can come back here some day! Thank you for your help and company Nick!

(Excellent )

08/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Paul) for host

Christa was an amazing Workaway host to Lea and me. She's very honest and open minded, as well as kind. We always ate together, also with the other family members if present, so it felt a little bit like becoming part of it.
Most of the time we did weed cutting in Christas massiv garden, which was fun to us, if the weather was fitting.
The… read more

(Excellent )

13/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Leah) for host

I had such a wonderful time in Kotten with Christa and her family. Christa is an incredibly kind, generous and wise person - I learned so much from her about so many different things, I'm so glad I got the opportunity to stay with her. The work is very reasonable and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Thank you so much for everything Christa,… read more

(Excellent )

11/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Leah)

It was a pleasure to have Leah around here. She is a very friendly, helpfull and hard working girl. Miss you already Leah, hope to see you again quickly!

(Excellent )

19/04/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Pauline)

Pauline is a very friendly and modest person and she helps a lot and wants to learn something. She is calm and thoughtful and can do tasks alone very well.
It was a pleasure to host Pauline as the first workawayer here. I wish you good luck with your education here in the Netherlands and hope you come back again some day!

(Excellent )

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