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We are three generations under one roof in a private household with some small animals and a garden trying to live a sustainable life and be more and more self-sufficient. We don't run a farm in the traditional sense and don't produce anything to sell, only for our own use. For this we constantly improve our garden.
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Besides helping with our projects you can learn about our dealing with nature, our way of gardening, cooking and preservation, natural healing methods, our lifestyle, our animals, wood working, fishing, hunting, photography and even scuba diving, some German culture and Bavarian language and many other things, depending on your interests.
Most urgent task: gardening
Other tasks: wood working, house renovating (inside and outside), fencing, preservation. Like to help us?
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
We are always interested to improve our Englich language skills with native speakers and offer help with the pitfalls in German grammar for visitors interested to learn.
Accommodation and meals, private room and bathroom/shower (eventually shared) in the house, internet access. Our meals are always prepared fresh, with lots of vegetables from the garden. We consider ourselfs flexitarian.
We have birds, fish and a cat, we work with lots of plants and soil, so it's best not to have any allergies.
We live in a small village with about 1,500 inhabitants. Our place is located in the Unterallgäu area and at the foot of the natural park "Augsburg Western Forests" with remote view (on clear days) of the Zugspitze (the largest mountain in Germany) and the Alps.
In our village there is a baker, butcher, doctor, dentist and a small supermarket (2 minutes walk). The cities of Munich, Augsburg, Kempten and Ulm are each one hour away by car, the small town of Mindelheim about 10 minutes.
Language courses are possible in Mindelheim at the VHS (longer stay) and the railway station "Türkheim Bahnhof" is 10 minutes away by car (one hour ride to Munich or Memmingen). The bus takes you a couple of times a day to Mindelheim.
In your spare time you can go running, hiking, biking, swimming, fishing or scuba diving in cold sweet water lakes, meet interesting people or visit Bavarian or Austrian cities and sites.
Please mention in your first message the word: "Frühjahrsarbeiten" and what you are interested in to learn- Thanks
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
We have a decent wi-fi connection on a fast fiber optic. You get a desk and chair for work plus an external monitor and keyboard/mouse if you need it. A printer is accessible.
Your campervan can be parked in our driveway with electricity connected.
Two
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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