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ENGLISH:
Welcome to our place.
We are Lena and Laurenz Schmidt (26 and 28) with our children Paula and Raphael (2 and 0).
Our team also includes Lukas and Nora.
In summer 2020 we took over this farm near Lake Constance and are in the starting blocks of our project. We are currently in the initial and development phase.
Our current team consists of permanent employees and volunteers from all over the world.
The farm consists of several buildings, fields, meadows and wooded areas.
Our meadows and fields also include a permaculture garden that is currently under construction.
Also an orchard, chickens and horses (for yostumers and 3 private horses. You will work only with the horses from the family).
You will live in your own shared apartment with other volunteers in our guest house.
In addition to the smaller jobs such as animal care, cooking, collecting eggs, gardening, making firewood, maintaining paths and fences and maintenance, we also deal with larger projects such as building , landscaping and renovation work on our old familyhouse.
In your free time you can go on wonderful hikes, go to the famous Lake Constance, go swimming, do great bike tours or just enjoy the peace and quiet in the pure nature.
We have bicycles, but we haven't yet made them roadworthy.
Our daily structure is that work starts at 8 a.m., looking after our private ponies from the children and doing stable work. At 10 o'clock there is the communal breakfast (which is prepared by a volunteer). After that, we do everyday and incidental work. Lunch is from 12.30pm to 1.30pm (cooked by 2 volunteers).
In the afternoon we work together on our projects.
Projects extend over several days or weeks and consist of:
- Renovation work on the old house
- gardening
- Moving and renovation
- Building projekts
- Repair tools and bicycles
You have free time on the weekends. Usually 1 to 1.5 days.
Our preferred length of stay is 3 weeks or more.
We are looking forward to many new faces and stories from all over the world.
With best regards
Lena and Laurenz, Lukas, Nora and the team
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Since we no longer have the opportunity to travel due to our project, we simply bring the cultural exchange directly to our farm =).
It is important to us to spend a lot of time with the workawayers and to be in constant communication. Working together, having a good conversation and learning from one another. New anguages, new ideas, skills or cooking ideas.
As far as possible, we want to integrate the volunteers into our family and our team. We will speak with our volunteers in English and, if desired, also in German.
Our children are also happy to see new faces, games and songs from all over the world.
We'll teach you how to garden, how to grow vegetables in season, and how to build fences.
You will get to know a colorful collaborative project that focuses on sustainability. With us you will get to know new great people, practical tasks, breathtaking nature and good food. If you want, you can work with the horses.
Our estate is only a few km away from the famous Lake Constance and yet surrounded by nature with no neighbors.
Help
The tasks will consist of helping us with some small construction projects around the house, cooking, work with our private ponys, collecting eggs for you and the family, making firewood, gardening, harvesting, helping in the kitchen, helping with landscaping, maintenance, collecting fruits from the trees , Maintenance of paths and weeding, only in private spaces.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will live in your own house where you will have a shared kitchen. There is the possibility to use a single room or to sleep in a multiple room. There is internet .
What else ...
Only a few km is the breathtaking Lake Constance, which offers some tourist opportunities. You can also go hiking, there are beautiful bike paths and we can take you to the next train station.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have enough space for people with campervans =)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours per day, 5 days per week
Feedback (1)
thank you very much for your help!
Elsa was a great help to us and it was a good time with her.
We are glad, that we had her for this time in our team.
We wish you a good time with your further experiences!
Lots of greetings and all the best
=)
The main work in the morning consisted in cleaning the stables from the ponys, feed them, cleaning the outside places for the horses and the "Offenstall". During the day the work was always different, we build… read more
Feedback
thank you very much for your help!
Elsa was a great help to us and it was a good time with her.
We are glad, that we had her for this time in our team.
We wish you a good time with your further experiences!
Lots of greetings and all the best
=)
The main work in the morning consisted in cleaning the stables from the ponys, feed them, cleaning the outside places for the horses and the "Offenstall". During the day the work was always different, we build… read more
