Help us build our permaculture garden and renovate our former village pub near Kiel, Germany

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  Description

  Hi there, and welcome!
  
  We are Susanne and Arwed. Stay with us and our chickens, geese and other birds near the shore of lake selent!
  
  Susanne is an environmental scientist and works from home for an analytical laboratory. Arwed is a marine biologist and sometimes home, sometimes away for various projects.
  
  We are renovating our former village pub to become a culture and nature hub in the countryside, to provide education and events regarding conservation.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are active participants in the local community, involved in local politics and with the voluntary firefighters. You will meet other folks from around town and can get involved with their projects, too, if you like.
  
  We are always working on what we refer to as our "botanical lawn", collecting and establishing endangered plants in our garden, to benefit insect and bird population. You can learn the german names and properties of the local flora and fauna with us, and explore methods of organic gardening.
  
  If a project comes up during your stay, you may have the opportunity to gain some eventmanagement skills.
  
  Sometime we take care of orphaned baby birds who survived a cat's attack on their nest. Susanne has become quite proficient at rehabilitating nestlings, and will gladly share her knowledge with you.

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  Help

  You can support us in our everyday activities with taking care of our birds and plants in the garden and our large greenhouse.
  
  We could also use some help with renovating the house and sheds. Qualified help is especially welcome, of course, but you can always start from scratch with us.
  
  There are always little projects for our culture/nature hub, like building a book exchange box, or some info panels for our rare plants.
  
  A larger project that has yet to be started is our citizen science initiative for gathering environmental information, such as water quality samples from local water boddies, or weather data.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Beginner
  Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are interested in all languages, but will be particularly happy about a chance to learn more spanish or chinese. We don't mind to talk with hand and feet instead of english, so you can improve on your german ;)
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  Accommodation

  You will have your own room to yourself, and a bathroom on the hallway that you will be using not exclusively, but primarily for yourself. Please look after both during your stay.
  
  You are welcome to share our meals with us, or prepare your own food. You can join us at our unregular mealtimes or live on your own scedule.
  While we do not strictly exclude meat from our diet, we are continuously working towards increasing the vegetable portion in our diet, hence we are always curious for new ways of cooking and new recipes!
  
  We do occasionally need some time to ourselves, and will respect if you require some "me-time", too.
  
  Stable WIFI is avaiable via an LTE-router. Speeds are sufficient for streaming, 4K might be asking too much. We are both using it to work from home, so far it has served us very well.
  
  All rooms are strictly non smoking! Please only smoke in the parking lot.

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  What else ...

  The best way to spend your freetime around here is to go for a swim or just relax at the beach! If you bring your gear, you can go wind- or kite surfing! The beach is only half an hour away, if you borrow one of our bikes!
  
  There is also some nice short hikes through the surrounding forrests, and the beautiful highlands of "Holsteinische Schweiz" are not far away.
  
  If you need to travel a greater distance, there are buses going to the city of Kiel, or we can help you find a ride share.
  
  We are looking forward to meeting you and hope you enjoy your stay with us!

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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

  Please check details regarding WIFI under Accomodation. We are not sure yet if we enjoy having digital nomads around, but we'd like to give it a try.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have spare parking for your van. Availability of electricity within reasonable boundaries.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We can host well behaved pets that won't go after the chickens. Please keep your dog on a leash when the birds are around.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 4 days a week

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