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Help with art projects and bio-diverse garden in Haarlo, Netherlands

Netherlands
Last activity : 5 Jun 2025

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2025

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!We are fully booked up to October 2025!

Small farm located in the beautiful Achterhoek. We moved here in 2019. We have planted more than 10000 plants including an orchid with various fruit trees. We also have a wildflower garden with a sculpture garden as Carina is a professional ceramicist with her own ceramic studio.

Together with you, we would like to build sculptures create eco projects, and plant even more plants! We need help with chores, garden maintenance, new projects for the sculpture garden.

You will have your own private cottage 'Clay Cottage'. 1 bedroom max 2 people also your own Livingroom, kitchen, shower and toilet.

Please only apply if you are 23year +
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
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
House sitting
Interests
Carpentry
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
LGBTQ
Farming
Charity work
Culture
Music
Performing arts
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Winter sports
Water sports
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Dancing
Cycling
Camping
Beach
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Multi cultural family that loves to travel! Ceramic/Pottery skills (the host is a qualified ceramicist). Learn how to create eco nature products. Learn how to work with ceramics.
Bio Diverse Gardening skills. Language: English, Dutch, German. We are surrounded by farms where you can learn about the local way of farming.
Renovation skills.
Carina’s South African & Fulco Ditch, but he has worked, lived and traveled all over the world. Alexandria is a very creative child with a wonderful imagination. We as a family also live to travel.
Help
Help in the garden and create new eco garden projects and ‘nature’ sculptures.
Weeding and maintenance of borders. Pruning.
Maintenance projects.
Help with the dog or with the chickens.
House sitting.

We need you to take innovative and be able to help independently and with others.

We prefer 23+ that had some experience.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Afrikaans: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
This 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 private cottage with a private room, your own toilet & shower & small private living room & kitchen. You can join the family meals. Help prep meals or cook for yourself in your own kitchen. We will provide all food that is needed.
Accommodation: We expect you to keep it clean and neat. Please make sure to keep kitchen neat.
What else ...
We can provide a bicycle for transport. Closest train station is Ruurlo. You can visit various estates, farms, artists, wine farms, canoeing, swimming and many other activities here in the Achterhoek.
No smoking in the house. (Outside only).
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have fast internet. Cell phone reception is not that good.
Space for parking camper vans
More then enough space
Can possibly accept pets
We have a dog.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two

Host ref number: 273499146976

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23 Feb 2025

Left by Workawayer (Eunji) for host

Thank you for giving me the gift of a wonderful time to exchange cultures with each other. Her entire family was considerate and welcoming, and every moment we spent together was meaningful. It was a precious time to experience nature, share cultures, and understand each other.

The living spaces were incredibly clean, cozy, and warm. Both the… read more

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9 Sep 2024

Left by Workawayer (Nicole) for host

As soon as I arrived in the Netherlands I felt like I was already one of the family. Carina, Fulco, and Alexandria are the absolute kindest and most beautiful people I have ever met. They were so welcoming, and they are so neat and hardworking! Also the garden is straight out of a fairly tale. This family is always up to something and I loved… read more being apart of that. Ally truly felt like my little sister from the beginning. When I arrived she gave me a hug and was quickly telling me all sorts of stories. She is outgoing and talkative like her mom, and I spent a lot of time with her as she loved to show me around. We walked in the woods, read, star gazed, watched TV, and so much more together. She also gave me many parting gifts that I will always cherish. When she is older I hope she will come visit me in the US and I will be able to show her around.

Carina is extremely creative and her work, and other artist work is all around, she is also very sociable and you will have the most fantastic conversations that could get pretty deep. I had a great time with her. A few times we stayed up late just chatting, we also love antiques! We got so excited about antiques the owners took us to the warehouse to give us a look. She also helped me create a pot! She also has such a radiant personality.

Fulco is the sweetest and calmest person you will ever meet. He is so patient and is a wonderful person to be around. If I need anything or had any questions he was always around to answer them or to help me out, and he is always happy to help. He also is a fantastic cook! He is terrified of heights and it was funny as I was on the roof painting and he just stood on the ladder worried that I would fall, Carina finally was like get down from there she’s not gonna fall it was very sweet though these two were constantly looking out for my safety.

In the beginning I was only suppose to stay a week, however my plans changed and honestly I was having such a great time with the family I didn’t really want to leave and ended up staying 2 weeks. Like I still traveled and explored the Netherlands, but spending a day at home was so much fun also, we always laughed and it felt so good. When I went to Amsterdam I felt myself getting excited to get back to the house and be with the family again. I have never truly actually ever felt like I had a “home”, but this family for a little while made me feel like I had one. I plan to visit them again one day. I look forward to it.

(Excellent )

9 Sep 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicole)

Our hearts are filled with so much joy. That we could meet this amazing person. She has become a friend and someone we will keep contact with for the rest of our lives. She is a hardworking, energetic, helpful, kind and joyful person. She helped us so much. Our daughter adore her!
She completely task quickly and efficiently. She had her own… read more

(Excellent )

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