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Hello everyone!
We, Katharina (34) and Gerald (37), built a home for our milksheep in 2016–2017. We started with 74 sheep, and now have 122 — and lots of stories to go with them!
We both studied agricultural and livestock science in Vienna and later took over my parents’ farm. We’ve chosen to farm organically because we believe it’s a more sustainable and respectful way to care for the land and animals.
Years ago, we travelled and did Workaway ourselves — and since we’re now more rooted at home, we love welcoming other cultures and new friends into our lives. We offer a cultural exchange that gives a glimpse into everyday life on a small family-run sheep farm. We’re excited to share how we live, work, and create.
Workawayers are joining us in our private home and garden and get to experience the rhythm of rural life and nature - everything they help with is purely part of our personal lifestyle. we're comitted to make sure no one is taken advantage of or used for business purposes.
Our main activity is making cheese from our sheep’s milk, usually 2–3 times per week. You don’t need experience — just curiosity! If you do have knowledge of farming, animals, or cheesemaking, we’re happy to exchange ideas.
You’re welcome to join us in daily life, which may include:
Visiting the barn during milking or feeding time
Watching how we make cheese and care for our sheep
Learning about gardening in our small veggie patch (we only had it for one year, so we are still learning ourselves, and we try to teach the kids the importance of growing food and caring for plants)
Taking part in family life with shared meals and conversations
Exploring creativity through small art or music projects
There’s no obligation — just opportunities.
We enjoy connecting over shared interests like food, music (we have a piano and guitar), art, and language exchange (our kids love learning new words!). Gerald is vegetarian, and we typically cook without meat, so new vegetarian dishes are always welcome.
We also encourage you to enjoy the area — we have bikes you can borrow, the Danube is nearby for swimming, and Vienna is just an hour away by train.
You’ll have a cozy private room (or two, depending on guests), your own bathroom, and access to laundry. We usually host up to 2 people for stays of 4 weeks or longer, simply because it gives us more time to connect meaningfully.
Our space is about cultural exchange and shared experiences — not employment or formal work. When we need professional help, we hire experienced workers.
Hosting through Workaway is our way of staying connected to the world and offering an immersive, hands-on view of rural life. We have had such good experiences travelling, we want to give back to the community!
Looking forward to meeting you!
Katharina & Gerald
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
Interests
Sustainability
Culture
Movies & TV
Farming
Music
Plant care
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Animals
Cycling
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live outside a small village, but still close to the danube and the village center (to reach by bike). If you need to go shopping, the bigger town is 15 min. by car. We have to go there some days per week to do shopping or to deliver cheese, so you can go with us. Or we can drive you to the train station and you can go e.g. to Linz, Vienna, Salzburg,... .
If you are interested to learn some german, no problem, we can speak german if you want. Or you could learn our super funny austrian dialect.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
-art projects
-language and cultural exchange
- learn about sheep and cheese
- starting a family garden
you don't need to be a professional farmer, we are here to teach you all the things you want to know!
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentThis 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
So as already mentioned we have two spare rooms. We have an extra bathroom and toilet for you and also a seperate balcony if you like to spend a warm evening without us. So we can spend time together, but you are not forced to, you have your own space. And I guess after working all day together it may also be nice to have some time to oneself.
We eat together at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
If you want any snacks in between, we usually always have something at home, like chocolate, cookies, fruits, etc. The best thing would be if you just tell me your favorite things and I write them on our shopping list and we try to find them.
What else ...
We both like to travel a lot, but now we don't have that much time to travel and so it's also for us nice to meet new people from all over the world, and keep our english as good as possible.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
we already hosted a digital nomad, our internet is always working fine and quick. so i think there would be no problems with that!
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (27)
They were so friendly and welcoming, I enjoyed milking the sheep, feeding the lambs and making cheese and yogurt.
It was lovely to meet all grandparents who were round a lot of the time, and talk about there life.
The food was always plentiful, fresh and delicious. And the… read more
I learnt so much about the serenity and not so quiet aspects of farm living, including the production of fresh dairy and caring for the land and animals!
Not only did… read more
we had the best time with maya, our vibes matched and she was a great help around the farm and the house. anyone getting to know maya is a lucky person, she is reliable and warm hearted, and the life of the party.
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They were so friendly and welcoming, I enjoyed milking the sheep, feeding the lambs and making cheese and yogurt.
It was lovely to meet all grandparents who were round a lot of the time, and talk about there life.
The food was always plentiful, fresh and delicious. And the… read more
I learnt so much about the serenity and not so quiet aspects of farm living, including the production of fresh dairy and caring for the land and animals!
Not only did… read more
we had the best time with maya, our vibes matched and she was a great help around the farm and the house. anyone getting to know maya is a lucky person, she is reliable and warm hearted, and the life of the party.
We got to help with the cheese making process, feeding and milking the sheep as well as being lucky enough to be there during shearing time, so a day of wrestling sheep to have a well deserved summer trim.
The days were very… read more
so definitely 10/10 for smilla, hope to you see you again!
Anyone would be lucky to host you leo <3
Thanks for all the shared laughs and meals, cant wait to see you again at some point!!
Hope to see you soon guys ❤️
Nino will miss your lipstick sessions and lotta has to poop… read more
Thanks so much for spending some with us!
I helped with milking and feeding the sheep twice a day, cleaning the barn and making cheese.
I had enough spare time to go and walk outside in nature or to read books.
Thank you Gerald and Kathi for hosting and welcoming me in your house and for sharing… read more
Thanks a lot mads for fitting right in to our little family, you are welcome any time!
Thanks for always being determined and helping us with the sheep, around the house and with nino. We are so glad you found us, i think it was all meant to be.
So we can highly recommend taking maggie in and getting to know her <3
we loved all the baking, delicious food and fun stories you had to share. it really took our minds off our sometimes stressful daily routine. please come by anytime you are in the area, fridolin would be happy to see you guys… read more
Kelsey got to stay longer than initially intended and honestly we were quite happy about that. She is so considerate of others, helps out wherever needed and… read more
I had so much fun - we went on walks, had… read more
thanks for you being so open, sharing your stories and… read more
Within the first day, I fed new lambs with a bottle(fave experience) and milked sheep, within a few weeks I felt like a part of the family.
Kathy and Gerald have made such a beautiful life for themselves and it was so nice being able to… read more
luke was not shy to try any kind of work or new thing that there is to learn, from working with the sheep or learning on how… read more
We were lucky to have her, she is a kind, fun and responsible person, with a heart for animals and a will to learn new… read more
He is very eager to learn new skills and he always wants to help out wherever he can. He is a great help in the kitchen as well as dealing with the sheep or helping with cheese making or going on deliveries. Jake is a hands-on kind of bloke,… read more
we wish you all the best for your further travels!!
i hope you can come back one day!!
Vielen Dank für diese tolle 'Schaf-Erfahrung'! :)
it was really easy having him around and always a lot of fun. thanks… read more
Both of them are passionates by the project and like share their knowledge. So i learned many things. In a other way they trusted me and were open to new ideas and propositions. Its rewarding.
Accommodations are awesome. A… read more
