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We are a small Self-sufficient place with lots of home grown produce in Gobabis, Namibia

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a small Self-sufficient Farm east in Namibia near Botswanaboarder
    Like to live of what we self produce.
    Own milk, cheese, butter
    Meat from Game, Cattle, Goat en Sheep.
    Make own Sosages, Salami, Jagdwurst, Sülze
    In Summer big Vegetabe Garden with, Mais, Carrots, Cucambers, Tomatos, Beans, Swiss Chard, Squash, Beetroot, Pumpkin, Onion and Garlic
    Herbs like Parcley, Rosmaryn, Chieves and many more.
    We use the Vegetables fresh from the garden or proccess for freeze or Caning.
    We have always a new own project. At the moment we are building a new Shade for the Sheep.

    We are far away from City life and it is Nature pure...
    On the Farm is only me and my Husband, my Dad(94 years old, still fit and healthy with a lot of liveexperience
    As well as 3 permanent Employees and 1 domestic worker


    Projects forward:
    build a 'Donkey' that is a form of Geyser to make hot water with firewood
    Extend the mainhouse and build up a Shade for storage
    Increase Fencing
    Build up a Cattle working place.
    Daily routine
    Look after Cattel, Goat, Sheep, milking the goats, vegetable garden, watering, planting, harvest.
    Prepare meals, clean the house and living aera
    Lern nature in simbiose with human
    Back to base
    Organic farming

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Pets
    Farming
    Photography
    Cooking & food
    Animals
    Nature
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    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

    Lern nature in simbiose with human
    We are farming with Nguni cattle,
    Indigous Goat, sheep and milkinggoats...all organic
    You can help with daily tasks
    Milking goat make own cheese and butter, seperate cream from milk
    Take care of goats and sheep and all maintanence work with fences and watersystem

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    Just share our lifestyle
    Dayli easy tasks
    Morning and evening milking goats with hands and take care of their health
    Making butter and cheese from goatmilk
    Daily household like dishwash an brooming
    Hunting game for own use and prosess meat
    Bringing Lick for cattle and all maintenence needed

  • Languages spoken

    Afrikaans: Fluent
    German: Fluent
    English: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Plain accomodation
    1 room with bed, cupboard an officedesk
    Bathroom to use and kitchen

    We are sharing 3 meals together and every help with preparing is welcome.
    Mostly we eat own produced food from cattle/goat/sheep/game and vegetables from own garden

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Transport from Windhoek to farm available or can be organized

  • 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

    220V available Shade

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Profile photo of Tweety

    Tweety

    Lovebird

    Profile photo of Lukas, Pootjies, Flooi

    Lukas, Pootjies, Flooi

    Housecat

    Profile photo of Snuffel

    Snuffel

    Bluetick

    Profile photo of Krummel

    Krummel

    Bluetick

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