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Updates : we are currently looking for helpers around our small farm fest/ music festival on and around August 20, 2022.
We are looking for house/pet sitters during the winter months, for a minimum of 3 weeks, up to 3 months. You would take care of dogs, cats and ducks. Contact me to find out more!
I run a small farm where we raise ducks and grow chiles, so far in a non-commercial way. We also grow a self-sufficiency garden. We have been here for three years, and are slowly transforming this place. I have a day job which I do via home office.
We have 5500 square meters, 3 large poly tunnels full of New Mexico chiles, 2 dogs, 20 runner ducks and 3 cats. We are growing a big garden with corn, potatoes, tomatoes, greens, berries and more. Our ducks produce the fertilizer for the plants. We are building a music recording studio and have a cool bunkhouse that sleeps eight. We have a bunch of building projects, such a building a greenhouse from used windows, building a compost toilet/outhouse and fixing up an A-Frame as a tiny house. So we would especially welcome any workawayers with woodworking and construction experience, or at least interest in assisting.
We are in a small village in Sachsen-Anhalt, near Zerbst, about 1.5 hrs from Berlin by car or regional train.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a bilingual, bicultural US-German family of artists, nonprofit administrators, musicians and enjoyers of fine gourmet food.
This area has some interesting small towns with lots of history, castles, biosphere reserves, local food producers, forests and big open spaces. Dessau, home of Bauhaus and the river Elbe are a 30 m drive away.
Help
Yard maintenance, gardening, animal care, carpentry and masonry projects. In the spring, prepping the garden and the greenhouses, and planting out starts. In the summer, getting ready for our farm fest. In the fall, harvesting and processing chilies. In the winter, building and renovating.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Accommodation
We have a bunkhouse with a small tea kitchen. Bathrooms and kitchen are jointly used. We have a small pool, ping pong table and tons of games.
We want to build a bathhouse, outhouse, swimming pond and sauna in the near future.
We sit down for a home cooked meal every night, which you are welcome to join. Breakfast and lunch are self-serve. You can always pick something from the garden and fix a meal.
What else ...
You can get here by train, to Wiesenburg or Zerbst, where we can pick you up.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have excellent internet connection and spaces to work.
Space for parking camper vans
Campers can find a private space in the back of the property, where there is also a composting toilet.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs ok if they don't chase ducks or cats.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
L'alloggio nello studio ha tutto il necessario per essere autosufficiente, il che è davvero ottimo.
Raccomando vivamente questi padroni di casa che vi aiuteranno a… read more
We had a great time watering the chillies and all of the other food Nikki is growing. ^^
All animals esp the cute new kitties were very gentle and cuddly.
The area is very… read more
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L'alloggio nello studio ha tutto il necessario per essere autosufficiente, il che è davvero ottimo.
Raccomando vivamente questi padroni di casa che vi aiuteranno a… read more
We had a great time watering the chillies and all of the other food Nikki is growing. ^^
All animals esp the cute new kitties were very gentle and cuddly.
The area is very… read more
Hope to see you again soon.
It was an amazing first experience as workawayers.
Nikki and Uwe are really nice and caring people who will make you feel at home right away. We had an amazing time learning about chillies, both about growing them, cooking and eating them.
We enjoyed everything we did and they always made sure it was not too… read more
Nikki has a pretty cool piece of land and a plethora of ideas for projects to enhance her space. We were able to stay for a few days, and we helped them prepare for a large gathering of people. We helped pick up party supplies, built bunk beds in order for… read more
