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We are looking for help in May
We are only looking for strong people from 1st of May until 12th of May.
(arriving/departing date can be before and after)
Hello,
Hanna and Jörg (both 50) live on the countryside in a former brickyard area (3ha) 15 km south from the Baltic Sea.
We live sustainable: solarenergy, wellwater, compostoilet, oven...
are a few things which make our living comfortable.
We are happy to grow food and share a simple way of living.
Jörg is a carpenter, he is into finding best ways to live sustainable.
He was breeding chicken in the past years and is happy with his dogs Dancer and Lexi.
Hanna is a body therapist. She studied social work. She is the gardener, the cook and happy with making fresh food.
Jörg has three daughters which are around from time to time.
We would love to meet people from all over the world who have a passion for being outside,
discovering plants and the way of natural being.
Feel welcome to ask questions,
love Hanna & Jörg
THIS TIME WE ASK ONLY FOR HELPER FROM 1st of May-12th of May.
WE CAN ONLY TAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO DO PHYSICAL WORK IN THE WOODS AND THE GARDEN.
HOPEFULY WE CAN SPEND SUNNY DAYS OUTSIDE TOGETHER EMBRACING NATURE.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
we live surounded by fields,
we love to share our experiences and joy with nature
Hanna was working as a volunteer about 30 years ago in London...her english is more or less fluent...she loves to get into the language again. Jörg speaks his school english very well by now (he had some good practise over the past 10 years).
we are open for people who love to work with their hands (BUT WE CAN NOT HOST CHILDREN),
Jörg likes to share his knowledge about solar- and windenergy and
Hanna loves to share her knowledge about herbs, processing fruits and vegetables,
we love simple, natural food
Hanna was living in Berlin and travelling and working around the world (Bolivia, Senegal, Indonesia, India);
Jörg is down to earth, growing up in a neighbour village...but has seen Lissabon.
Jörg is working 5 days a week.
Hanna is working part time since we can not afford to live from our farm anymore.
Help
things to do
build hedges and wooden fenses
prepair beds
weeding and mulching the beds
chop wood - prepairing wood for the winter
Hanna will be cooking one meal a day.
We will provide food (three times a day) and you are free to use the outdoor kitchen.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will stay in your own room in the house or in the campingvan.
PLEASE note: our living conditions are very simple. If you have done camping in the wilderness this might be a great place for you. If you know camping at a usual camping site: we have no water closett but a compost toilett outside and inside the house.
We have a solar shower!
We have an outdoorkitchen in a big hall, there- you can dine on your own or with us together
What else ...
we are surounded by fields and close to a main road leading to Wismar
next bus stop 30m (the bus is going directly to Wismar)
next natural swimming pond 500m,
train station 2km
bicycles available
next little shop 2km
next students bar 15 km,
Baltic Sea 15km,
library 15km,
bakery 15km....
Jörg is having a beer and lamb from time to time (not everyday!!!), he loves fishing in the Baltic Sea, Hanna is vegetarian.
Schwerin and Wismar are 3 stops by train (20 min), two pretty maritime cities, at the Baltic Sea or Schweriner Lake with festivals, cinemas, bars and shopping malls.
Lübeck, Hamburg and Berlin are about 1, 2 or 3 hours by train.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
I spend most of the day in the beautiful garden, while working I did some weeding, planting, harvesting fruits and vegetables, preparing beds, painting the greenhouse... I really enjoyed the work surrounded by nature… read more
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I spend most of the day in the beautiful garden, while working I did some weeding, planting, harvesting fruits and vegetables, preparing beds, painting the greenhouse... I really enjoyed the work surrounded by nature… read more
They were very welcoming and attentive about me, my needs and my capacities to work.
The… read more
That was the beginning of a very good connection.
Franziska helped us in a cheering and responsible way.
She took care of the garden and helped with the preperation for our garden event. She is very social and helpful and was a good… read more
She lives in Korea on a beautiful Island and started a permaculture project.
She is friendly and calm, very interested in sustainable living and healthy diet. She was happy to be on our quiet place and had many interaction… read more
Hanna and Jörg are such a sweet couple that I was comfortable to being with them.
And I was lucky with Franzi, another workawayer and Hanna's mother to work for Open Garden Days on a weekend together.
Hanna and Jörg are helpful and willing to answer any kinds of questions… read more
Thank you, Hannah and Jörg, you are both wonderful,… read more
