Help a young family with 10 children on their farm in the beautiful south of Patagonia, Chile

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08/10/2019
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We are a young family with 10 children, living in the beautiful south of Patagonia, Chile, close to the capital Coihayque, but remote and calm. We came from Germany 9 years ago and built up a selfsufficient little farm, producing jam, ham, milkproducts, wine etc.. We do homeschooling with our Kids.

Wir sind eine 12köpfige Familie die vor 9 Jahren nach Südchile, Patagonien, ausgewandert ist, um sich dort einen Selbstversorgerhof aufzubauen. Unsere 94 ha große Farm liegt ruhig und idyllisch am Ende des Valle Rio Claro, ca 20 km von der Bezirkshauptstadt Coihayque entfernt. Wir suchen ganzjährig Helfer/Innen für Kinderbetreuung und Mithilfe auf der Farm.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Help in the house
Animal care
Language practice
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
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 survive in the patagonian countryside without electricity and internet.
back to basics!
Help
Female volunteers usually help us with the children, taking care of the youngest in the morning hours (if possible outside exploring the Woods, playing at the river, watching the animals etc) while the elder ones do homeschooling, or also help homeschooling in the morning (except january and february ->summer vacation and high season on the farm). In the afternoons they help with the household or garden or farmwork.
Male helpers can do the same like female or preferable do physical work on the farm, depending on the weather and season this can be: making firewood as well as construction wood, doing all kinds of maintenance work on fences, buildings, machines etc, cleaning the pastures, helping with the animals, harvesting....
Update for November 2018 and months ahead: we would love to have preferably a couple staying with us and taking care of the farm with our eldest Children while we have to do some short time trips being away from the farm for a few days with the little ones.
Languages spoken
German, English, Spanish
Accommodation
eigenes kleines Gästehaus, own little cabin close to the mainhouse, wood fire ofen, some basic food supply
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!
Please keep in mind that we live kind of remote and our internet access is bad on the farm. So sending us your application write some information already given in your profile, since we often can just receive textmails via email program and have no access to your profile. We try to answer as soon as possible, but sometimes it takes some time! also WhatsApp possible with mobile number.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
maximum 5 hours per day 5 days per week

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12/01/2018

Left by Workawayer (Stephanie & Ben) for host

Our stay with Veronika, Ingmar and family was great. Everyone was friendly and welcoming and the work we did was really worthwhile. We had a cabin to ourselves with a comfy bed, wood fired stove and hot shower, it felt like a home away from home. If you come here expect remote, off the grid living, changeable patagonian weather and a challenging… read more

(Excellent )

29/11/2015

Left by Workawayer (fina) for host

Un bello lugar para reflexionar y compartir charlas, silencios y experiencias en el hogar que han creado los Schneider-Lang.
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

(Very good )

02/02/2015

Left by Workawayer (Jorge) for host

Supongo que cuando sea mayor, y mi memoria y mis habilidades empiecen a fallar, todavía mantendré el recuerdo de esta bonita experiencia para contársela y repetírsela a mis amigos y mi familia, como un verdadero anciano de bastón. ¿Recomendable? Al 100%. No se trata de lo que sepas o lo que puedas aportar, Veronika e Ingmar son unos profesionales… read more

(Excellent )

18/10/2014

Left by Workawayer (Dan & Elixabeth) for host

My experience working with this family was all positive. From the very beginning:

->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

(Excellent )

08/08/2014

Left by Workawayer (Amy) for host

This family has taken my heart, the children, the parents, the location and the animals. Everything plays a huge part in the time spent here. I first arrived in November 2013, where I stayed for 2 months then again in April 2014 for a further 9 weeks and I'm going back for some more this November. If that doesn't give you a glowing idea of how… read more wonderful it is there then read on.
The work load is varied, depending on needs, but spending the mornings with the two little ones, Milan and Colin, while veronika does homeschooling with the other children is some of the best times of my life. They are the most caring, fun, adventures, hard, hilarious, beautiful children I have had the pleasure of looking after. The other children will want to show you everything all the time, there is never a dull moment. It may take a short while for them to open up but just be there and be open, it's worth it, they are all wonderful. The language barrier isn't a problem either, they know more than they let on.
The location is cut of, don't expect a short walk to the shops, or any walk really. Unless you are willing to give up 4 hours each way. Ingmar the dad goes to town about once a week and will always offer to take you or buy you things, so just be organised. They are based in a valley, with the rio claro running through. They are right at the end, so you really have nothing around you, a couple of neighbours that occasional pop by on a horse, condors soaring high in the sky, some of the most incredible night skies I have ever witnessed and the odd humhules deer. Me and veronika were very lucky to witness one only a few meters from the cabin one frosty morning. It's very rare but they are there. The Lodging is in a cabin down the hill from the main house. Rustic, basic and cosy. You have a wood stove oven, which doubles as your source of heat on a chilly evening, cooking equipment, a double bed and some lovely neighbours...the pigs. So any hay fever sufferers, like myself, will want to take enough antihistamine with them. The area is beautiful with some beautiful walks on the neighbours land and a national park a short walk away. Lots of up hill so it's not for the faint hearted.
I'm not sure what else to say, it's an incredible, once in a life time learning experience. I love them dearly, if you get a chance to live with them you will come out with the some pretty amazing memories. All my love as always xx

(Excellent )

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