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I am a Single mom of ten children in the age of 5-22 of which seven are still living with me in Chile. We moved to Palena in March 2020 to start all over again there. Our goal is to be self sufficient on our organic farm while also offering touristic activities, such as fishing, trekking, horse riding and many more, as well as selling our home made product (cheese, sausages, wine, ham etc.). We started at cero, meaning our projects are grubbing up land in order to be able to grow crops, building fences as well as buildings, growing a garden, and much more. we have a big vegetable garden, harvest fruits and crops and own many animals, such as milk goats, pigs, horses, cows, poultry (chicken, ducks, geese…), cows, cats, dogs, bunnies, sheep. As far as possible we produce our own food (bread, jam, ham, cheese, butter, wine, apple cider, sausages etc). We offer you a small free seperate accommodation, or room in our house, depending on the number of persons also a tent. Traits we are looking for in you are: child friendliness, craftmanship, lots of motivation and willingness to help and learn. Since we try to life self sufficient we need help with gardening, with construction work, fences, cleaning the land, making fire wood and many many more, as well as helping entertain the children or doing some household chores.
in your free time there are many posibilities to explore the surrounding area, trying some horse back ridig, fishing trekking or just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful nature.
Be sure to experience a great variety of tasks and impressions, also learn a lot about living self sustaining and running a big family without much money! being with us means back to basics!
So far all helpers and volunteers we hosted enjoyed staying at our little paradise and had a great time with our family.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are germans but partly live the chilean way of life. since we produce jam, sausage, wine, bacon, cheese etc according to the season helpers can learn a lot about self sufficient lifestyle. Also how to run a big family without much money...
they will experience how to live a sustainable life in the patagonian countryside respecting nature and wild life!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Female volunteers usually prefer helping with the children help with the household or garden or animals or farmwork is also very welcome!
Male helpers can do the same like female or preferable do more physical work on the farm, depending on the weather and season. this can be: making firewood, construcion work, doing all kinds of maintenance work on fences, buildings, machines etc, cleaning the pastures, helping with the animals, harvesting....
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: 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
own little cabin/ room with possibility to cook etc or tent
What else ...
Helpers should like simple life close to nature, back to basics. We offer varied work, life within our family on an organic farm in one of the world`s most beautiful environment. We would prefer workers with some experience in at least one of the following labours: childcare, teaching, manual labour, carpenters, mechanics etc.. Minimum Age 20, minimum stay 2 weeks, absolutly prefering Long term helpers to 2 weeks helpers!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
If you pay we could arrange internet access
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours per day 5 days per week
Feedback (6)
Veronika, Ingmar and all the kids are… read more
No es el sitio para salir de compras en tu tiempo libre, pero si te gusta la simplicidad y sencillez de la vida en el campo, podrás difrutarlo con esta super-familia.
Espero que todos los proyectos que tienen en espera se… read more
Feedback
Veronika, Ingmar and all the kids are… read more
No es el sitio para salir de compras en tu tiempo libre, pero si te gusta la simplicidad y sencillez de la vida en el campo, podrás difrutarlo con esta super-familia.
Espero que todos los proyectos que tienen en espera se… read more
->The family met with me promptly as I arrived in the nearby city
->Welcomed me with open arms
-> Made sure I had all the supplies needed to live in my cabin
-> Provide me with different types of work ranging from farm-work, teaching lessons with the kids,… read more
