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The animal shelter was funded 2010 and is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. Since 2016 our farm is located in Wildon, only 20 minutes by car from Graz.
Our motto is “For the love of life” and our mission is to take in abandoned, maltreated or saved animals, so they can enjoy the rest of their lifes peacefully. Our core value is respect and appreciation of existence in all its forms. We set ourselves the goal to enrich the life of both humans and animals.
We give a home to old horses as well as other livestock such as cows, oxen, pigs, chickens, donkeys, goats, ponies, and sheep. There is also a lot of cats and dogs on the farm.Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity WorkHelp with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our community is very diverse, and you’ll meet globetrotters as well as city dwellers.
At the farm only vegan food is offered. We can provide you with plant based recipes as well as knowledge about animal welfare, farming and construction work.
There will be opportunities to explore the local community and experience different cultures. You can use the possibility of learning the German language along the way! You will get a real experience of the Austrian culture.Help
- animals : feedings in the morning, maintaining the enclosures and cleaning
- maintenance : general maintenance on the farm, repairing, improving
- café, flea market, festival, event : we host various events to raise money for the farm, helping in the kitchen, hosting the guests
Tasks may vary depending on the season.Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentAccommodation
We have 4 guest rooms with WiFi. Depending on the season, there are 1-8 workawayers with us.
Washing machine for your laundry and food and drink are always free (even on days off) and there are enough available. Out of respect for the animal world, all food on the farm is vegan. We usually eat together and take turns preparing meals.What else ...
We are on the outskirts of Wildon, which is a 20 minutes car ride south of Graz (world cultural city). You can either take the train to the city or get a ride on some days.
There is a swimming lake nearby. Our place covers a total area of 5.5 hectares.
We've been using wwoofing and workaway for many years now and have had a great experiences.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 two sites with electricity for motorhomes. On our own campsite. Like our tent sites, we give these places to people who are only there for a short time or who are passing through.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Emmanuel est une personne adorable et même si je ne parlais pas allemand du tout, la communication n'a pas été trop dure grâce à Google traduction.
Le refuge est vraiment un bel endroit, avec un beau projet et des bénévoles… read more
Emanuel gives honest feedback and so you always know where you stand- although I can also see his style of communucation not working with other people, for me it worked just fine. The work is a nice routine of feeding and cleaning stables… read more
Reading other users' opinions, I was a bit afraid of meeting the host. I have to admit that it… read more
At first I want to say that the animals and the people who are responsible for the whole thing are very nice and welcoming. The animals were very nice too and I liked the work. (Although it was sometimes a bit hard.) We could choose when we wanted to take the breaks and… read more
It is really stunning in which short period of time this farm was built: a lot of different areas for a lot of animals!
A big herd of horses, some cows, pigs, ducks, dunkeys, a lot of cats and chicken, dogs, sheep, goats and ponies. It is impressive, how Emanuel manages to… read more
The farm is simply amazing. There are lots of hens, horses, cows, ponies, pigs, ducks, sheep, goats, donkeys, kitties and doggies who get to live their happy life in here thanks to Emanuel. It is not unusual to open your door and see Ferdinand the pig taking a nap in the puddle snoring… read more
Apart from the daily routine (feeding the animals) you will… read more
I really enjoied to have so many animals around. Even when you don`t work with them immediatly, they are still somewhere… read more
Er ist sehr idylisch gelegen und zudem knapp 5 min von einem Badesee entfernt, also super für eine Abkühlung im heißen Sommer. Die Tiere sind alle sehr zutraulich und die Leute waren sehr freundlich.… read more
The vegan food was great. The best were cakes and cookies prepared by Michaela. We helped her… read more
I left early because of the contradiction in this place.… read more
Though the… read more
Recommend for everyone. Thanks!
Furthermore, I met a bunch of very welcoming and friendly people (including other workawayers) and I learnt a lot about… read more
Thank you for the nice words. It was a short but intense week, and you did the job really well. Thank you very much for the help afterwards for the animals of your friends, the donation went well with the animals. I would be happy to greet you again here at the farm. Thank you
We only spent under a week here but felt very much at home, we were fed beautiful vegan food, got our room with TV and Wifi and got to help look after the rescued animals. Emanuel let us drive his tractor and small car which… read more
Thank you for your help here with us. The time with you was nice and we could also learn a lot from you. Unfortunately, the weather was not lucky. We hope that we stay in touch. All the best for the future.
If tou have the choice and you love animals don't look any further and go there !