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Help with caring for animals in Grünow, Germany

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    Hi. I am a 55 year old, gay Australian school teacher here in north Brandenburg, connected by 15 minute bus to the trainline Stralsund-Berlin.

    I've been here for 4 years developing my self-sufficiency small landholding (cottage-barn with orchards, permaculture woodlet, nut coppice, grazing animals, fowl, vegetable garden, flowers and edible hedges). With my friendly dog Max.

    My village is small about 12 km from Prenzlau. I enjoyed wwoofing in Tasmania and have extra rooms for volunteering guests on my farmlet.

    I speak German, English, bad Danish, some Spanish, worse French but I try. But! It's primitive here - bucket toilet for the compost, rainwater, and shower has to be connected. But electricity, internet, streetlights and recycling bins, town water.

    Basically, I often need just another pair of hands with things like mulching, poles, ladders. If y're good at handwork, great! I live without a car. If you bring a dog, it can't be male, sorry. Mine won't like that. That's us. Jon

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Light gardening
    Creative DIY projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Light maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Share mealtimes, chatting, practising languages. Recommend things to do nearby, lend bike. Work in projects together.

  • Help

    Help

    Help with projects - I only have the one pair of hands.

    Feeding and watering the animals (goat, geese, ducks, hens, sheep), some fence help, garden-watering, Holding s ladder for me, caring for young animals, chopping wood in winter.

    Foodwise, I would offer three meals a day/shared cooking. And produce from the garden, orchards and Livestock.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Danish: Intermediate
    Spanish: Beginner
    French: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    I like languages

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You can have your own room/s or put up a tent. Or park a caravan/van.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Prenzlau has many medieval buildings, cloister museum, to huge lakes, shopping, train 90 mins to Berlin or 2 hrs to the Baltic Sea. The village has friendly folks, a tiny minimuseum, and old fashioned train days. Megalithic and Slavic sites, bikepaths. UNESCO Biosphere Schorfheide and Uckermark protected areas not far. Hourly buses to beautiful unwar-destroyed Templin with spa, to Schwerin, to Angermünde. Stettin Poland (Szczecin) is only 40 away - culture, castles, shopping, scene, tourism. If that's yr thing. Cheap Deutschland Public Transport Card.
    I expect you to be friendly, tolerant, open.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Small. Place to park is in sheep Paddock with electric cord to house

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    No male dogs outside campervan, caravan, car. My dog is super friendly but doesn't like other male dogs. Sorry!

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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