Practical hands-on volunteers needed in villa in Brandenburg, Germany

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  Description

  Join us in bringing a historic Art Nouveau villa & permaculture garden to life!
  
  We are a creative German/Finnish family breathing new life into our Art Nouveau villa and 400m² permaculture garden in South Brandenburg (situated between Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden).
  
  We host because we like the cultural exchange, shared energy, and practical collaboration. However, we take our projects seriously and expect our volunteers to do the same.
  
  Who we are looking for:
  Reliable & self-motivated: People with a strong work ethic who take pride in doing a job well, see what needs to be done, and take initiative.
  
  Physically capable & resilient:
  Our main projects right now involve real physical labor—chopping, splitting, and stacking firewood, heavy digging, moving materials, and constructing a greenhouse. If you are afraid of getting your hands dirty or tiring your muscles, this is not the right fit for you.
  
  Kind & respectful:
  We welcome down-to-earth, honest people with positive energy who respect our home, our family, and the shared spaces.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Architecture

  

  Photography

  

  Culture

  

  Events & social

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Animals

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Gardening

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are both entrepreneurs in creative fields of photography, fashion, design and advertising. We have a wide range of experience in business, motivation and power of creating. We believe in hard work and a positive mindset. Nature gives us powers, tranquility and inspiration. We love to grow our own vegetables, cook fresh meals daily, play with our 4 year old son and grandpa dog and just enjoy the simple things in life.
  
  At home we speak a mixture of English and German, and the possibility to speak Finnish is also there😉

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  • Chopping, splitting, and stacking firewood.
  • Garden help, including soil preparation, moving heavy materials, and clearing ground.
  • Help for building a greenhouse.

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Finnish: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We provide good home-cooked food, private/comfortable accommodation, and plenty of free time to explore the local area. We welcome volunteers who take initiative and aren't afraid to get their hands dirty!

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  What else ...

  The town allows you to relax and enjoy the beauty of the building and the surroundings. It’s rural area with lots of nature, forests, Elbe river, blooming rapeseed fields and an infinite blue horizon. There is various opportunities for biking, watersports, hiking, horse riding and swimming. Small cobblestone streets are filled with ancient buildings; a monastery, museum and castle.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have fast working internet and several rooms to choose for working.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a big space of land around us, so there is space for your camper, van etc if you wish.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We are pet friendly home and open minded for you to travel with animal.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Clyde

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