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We are a small family of three who are trying to build a place to grow old (on the long term that is :)), not only for the three of us, but also for the 3 or 4 families we hope to accommodate on our premises in the future in a cohousing project. Two chickens, one cat (and still a lot of mice), and a dog complete our herd for now. We think it would be great to share our way of living and learn from others. And we hope we can travel-while-at-home when working together with energetic volunteers from all over the world.
If you want to contribute by keeping our household going, cooking or [any suggestion] that is good too!
The next workaway spots available will be starting January 2022.
ps we think being vaccinated against COVID-19 is important for the (vulnerable) people around us, so we can only accommodate and work together with you if you are vaccinated!
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
We are happy to share all our knowledge on the Dutch culture and language, discuss all we know about sustainable building (never enough, but a good start), architecture and project management. If your skill level is still low: no worries, we can work together on improving it (as we are every day improving our own under-development skills and knowledge).
And ... you would be staying in a real Limburgse Hoeve.
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
We are working on building a new home for - preferably - a nice group of 4 cohousing families that can live here in the future. While setting up the terrain we could use help with all kinds of (small) tasks in building (carpenting, painting, plumbing, stucco) & maintenance (and further set up) of the garden. Except for the high roofs we want to do everything ourselves and with the help of volunteers. That is also why we keep investigating options that are sustainable and doable for non-experts (such as ourselves). We are always around to work together on the tasks.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
This host offers a language exchange
Improving our languages on the job would be excellent, especially our French and Spanish could use some improvement, but training in any language will be fine. We are happy to share our knowledge and train you on the Dutch and English language.
We have a bedroom in the house available for our 1 or 2 (sharing a double bed) volunteer guests or a family with a (small) kid.
We supply 3 meals every day: a Dutch breakfast, a salad lunch and a home cooked dinner for our volunteers. Water, coffee and tea are available throughout the day.
The surroundings of where we live in the southern part of Limburg are wonderful (for hiking & biking).
The train station is 15 minutes on foot and the train takes you easily to Maastricht & Aken.
Meals for our volunteers are provided (Dutch breakfast, usually a salad lunch, home-cooked dinner) and we have regular coffee/tea breaks. We close off the working week every Friday with a 'weekendfeestje' with a snack to celebrate the weekend. We usually work on weekdays between 8:30 and 14:30. Weekends are off unless - of course - you can't help yourself and want to continue with the tasks at hand.
No smoking in the house and buildings (preferably not at all), no drugs, moderate alcohol
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
We have good wifi (yes in a part of the garden too) and on most of the terrain good 4G too, so digital work in the garden is definitely an option.
Two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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