We appreciate help with gardening, little DIY projects and our horses in Fritzlar, Germany

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  Description

  As a family with 5 children, 25, 23, 21, 16 and 12. The youngest three of them are still living with us.We bought a farm with stable and garden in the summer of 2022 and live here with horses, a dog, cats and soon chickens. I work as a social worker employed by an association with visually impaired children.
  With my horses, I am moderately oriented towards natural horsemanship. I have further training in " horse supportet coaching ". My vision is to offer this work independently in a year or two when we have gotten a little further along with our renovation projects, until then I occasionally offer this on a donation basis to get the costs for the horses.
  We have some renovation projects planned for this year. We are only do small DIY tasks alongside by ourselves. We have local paid tradespeople for the larger renovations .
  We are happy about support in the house, with the horses and in the garden. It's often turbulent and lively here, but there are also plenty of places to retreat inside and outside. In the evening we like to eat together and exchange ideas, my husband is retired and an artist. He paints when time permits and likes to cook well. (Some of us are vegetarians).
  The house is a non-smoking area :)
  Fritzlar, a beautiful medieval town, is only two kilometers away from us and can be easily reached by bus or bicycle, there are nice cultural events, a cinema and a public swimming pool. In the summer we often go together to relax at one of the nearby lakes.
  You are cordially invited to live on our farm, to enjoy the beautiful side of country life, to chill in the hammock with the horses in the garden or go with them for a walk, to help us with our projects and to learn new things together.
  Some Work Projekts for 2024:
  -Renovation one Housewall (Wood and clay) together with a professional carpenter
  - Get rid of the garden, grow vegetables, fruits
  - build up the glashouse for the garden
  - get the herbspiral ready
  - finish the chicken stable
  - painting the window frames
  - painting the kitchen doors
  - train the horses more
  - get rid of the trash room under the roof and in the cellar.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We and our children have traveled a lot and are happy to have international guests. Our 20-year-old daughter herself is in Greece via work away until the end of June.
  Our 25-year-old son is a keen climber, runner and swimmer and is happy to be accompanied during sporting activities.
  If you are interested, I would be happy to share my knowledge of horse work in Natural Horsemanship.
  Horseback riding is usually not one of them.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  There is the possibility to help in different areas, depending on your orientation and preferences. Both in the craft area (renovation help on the half-timbered house), DIY, creating the garden, help with the care and movement of the horses, housework, housecleaning…
  You should like animals , the cats and the dog are allowed to come indoor.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We like to refresh our English and are happy if someone wants to learn German
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  Accommodation

  there are two private little rooms available on the upper floor. There is also a shared bathroom ( with two of our kids) and a separate toilet. Downstairs we have a second bathroom for our own use. There is a court kitchen, outside toilet and another sleeping room for workers in the outbuilding .
  
  Basic Food are secured. Specials like sweets you buy on your own. In the evening we eat usually together dinner, breakfast and lunch is usually self-organized until the weekend.
  We have a schedule for the normal housework and cleaning and it is necessary if every worker is willing to participate in it .

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  What else ...

  There are many lakes nearby, the Edersee is not far away. Fritzlar is an attractive medieval town with shopping and cultural opportunities.
  15 kilometers away is the 'Scharfenstein', a popular place for climbers.
  Kassel is about 30 kilometers away and can be easily reached by public transport.
  We have enough bicycles for excursions in the surrounding area.
  The next public transport station is Fritzlar or the train station Wabern, from both we can pick you up .

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space in the yard for a camper. Electricity is available

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximal 4-5 Stunden am Tag, 5 Tage die Woche

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