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We are located in the "border triangle" of Austria, Slovenia, Hungary in the beautyful East Styrian hills. We are creating a Lab for Art, Nature and Awarness.
You are very wellcome if who want to join us with helping hands in the garden (organic gardening), construction and renovation tasks, carpentry and painting, if you like to upcycle furniture or you are good in repairing machines. May be you are interested in helping to shape the outdoor space, plant bushes, trees and flowers. We start to renaturalise forest, floodplain and pond in a joint project. Right now we are renovating one of the houses. There is a lot to learn. We are well networked with biologists and organic farmers. We are looking forward to diligent, helping hands and engaged people!
About us:
I am an artist, art therapist, art educator and meditation teacher and I am leading courses at this topics in Austria and abroad. The last 5 years I have been leading the project PAS at the University of Vienna with the aim to bring mindfulness into the education system.
My husband is an architect and very interested in sustainable architecture and also in handicraft and organic farming.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We enable our guests to participate in our many experiences in gardening, living connected with the nature, ecological building, artistic and handicraft activities and renovating. We are open-minded, interested people and we are well connected with other interesting people in this beautiful part of Austria. So you also may have the opportunity to meet our friends and their projects (different kind of organic farms, alternative housing project for communal living, organic wine production, etc.). ...
Help
We are looking for help with building and renovation, carpentry and painting. If you are interestet in shaping the outdoor space, plant bushes, trees and flowers and construct fences in a natural way. Renaturalising the pond, floodplain and forest will be a wonderful project of a nice cominity of friends and guests. In the organic garden there is always somekind of work to do, planting, harvesting, preparing compost or mowing the meadows. In all building there are always small renovation projects or new ideas waiting to be realized. Also there are always tools and machines happy to be serviced.
When cooking together (VEGETARIAN) helping hands are wellcome and kitchen wants to be cleaned afterwards.
In general we are very interested in getting in touch with creative people who are concerned about a mindful and benevolent interaction with others and nature.Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We would like to improve English, which connects us with people from many different cultures, and also refresh Spanish, which we learned to love during our wonderful study and research stay in Mexico decades ago. Also interessted in learning Italian.Accommodation
There are diffent possibilities of accomodation: a small wooden one room house near the garden or rooms in the house on the hill.
There is a romantic tent site and space for a camper van.
Staying in the wooden houses or in your tent you can use a shared bathroom in one of the houses.What else ...
The southeastern part of Austria is climatically very preferred and very fertile and beautiful. This borderland became a new home for many inovative people and artists. You can have contact with interesting people and projects, cycling in the wonderful landscape and discover this reagion, visiting old castles, or fabric of chocolate :)
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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every morning (and some times on the afternoon) you work in the garden and after a nice lunch you have a lot of time for yourself, and they can also show you around ☺️
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every morning (and some times on the afternoon) you work in the garden and after a nice lunch you have a lot of time for yourself, and they can also show you around ☺️