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Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks
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Nederlanders welkom!
We are looking for a vacation house sitter Jul 20 ish till Aug 9-16 ish who would come a few days before we leave so that we can train you in taking care of the house, garden and animals.
We currently have seven cats, some of which are kittens and are for Sale.
Also four big rabbits, four chickens. And a containerised kitchen garden.
We grow tomatoes, herbs, citrus fruits, potatoes et cetera all in containers.
There are a lot of trees and bushes in the garden that needs some serious cutting back..
We try to have a closed loop in the garden meaning that we shred our cuttings in a wood shredder and then throw it back in the chicken coop for them to compost further.
If you come, we will have a daily chore list plus some videos of the jobs that you can do while you are here. We try to do up to 5 hours per day, five days per week.
If you are naturally organised and like to clean, organise and declutter this position might suit you!
It is very important that you are not afraid of chickens and rabbits and are able to catch them and hold them.
If you have no experiece with chickens and are generally good with animals and are not afraid to learn how to handle chickens that could work too.
You would arrive and get a big intro to tending to the garden. Focus is also on helping to clean and declutter the house.
The main task is taking care of the container kitchen garden, cats, rabbits and chickens.
We harvest the produce and make pickles, dehydrate, can, etc. If you want to take care of the garden during this period, you will receive guidance and you can learn a lot quickly.
It all comes close, so it's also important not to experiment or even be proactive. (In the past, this led, for example, to fertilizing plants that had already been fertilized and then were lost, overwatering which caused plants to die, damage to garden equipment, etc. So always first take a photo and communicate via whatsapp with initiatives.
We're family with Mom, Dad, two sweet girls age 16 and 12.
Mom is an author. Dad is a teacher at aviation engineering. Girls play bassoon, harp, love horses and have many playdates.
Couples welcome.
Please note that we would only socialise during working hours and maybe share one or two mealtimes per week. You would not be integrated in the rest of family life outside of working hours. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
If you are interested to learn what its like to run a small family, become self sufficient with food and learn more about cleaning and decluttering, this would be a great opportunity!
Delft is in the "green heart". Meaning miles and miles of green Dutch landscape to explore.
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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
Very important: you must not be afraid to catch and handle chickens and rabbits.
We need you to do some housesitting when we are away in which case you need to be able to handle the chickens and rabbits.
Help to take care of our rabbits and chickens and our No-Dig container garden. You would also help to keep the house clean and tidy.
If you stay longer, Help with meal planning food prep. Decluttering projects.
The rest is a bit of everything needed to run the household: Tidying up, laundry,
Gardening
Volunteering hours an average of 5 hour per day so 25 hours per week.
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Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
Outside your helping hours we’re not socialising except for maybe joining one or two meals per week.
We have top notch raw food equipment available: Vitamix blender, Angel juicer, Sedona dehydrator, Easy green sprouter.
About the house: There's a south facing 82 m2 waterfront garden next to the groundfloor kitchen.
The 45 m2 living room is on the second floor and the bedrooms, bathroom and study are on the second. -
What else ...
There's a ton of things to do. Delft is a very pretty historical and student town. Lots of museums, festivals in the summer. Train station is 11 mins walk away and takes you to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and the rest of Europe and the world.
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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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Can host digital nomads
Suitable for digital nomads
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Space for parking camper vans
A campervan could be parked on the driveway
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How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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My animals / pets
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He has been with us for a month and has helped to bring our vertical no-dig garden out of winter mode. He has helped with adding compost, sowing, organizing, decluttering the … read more
I got to do a mix of tasks - mainly gardening, but also some taking care of pets as well as general housework, which was a nice variety.
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He has been with us for a month and has helped to bring our vertical no-dig garden out of winter mode. He has helped with adding compost, sowing, organizing, decluttering the … read more
I got to do a mix of tasks - mainly gardening, but also some taking care of pets as well as general housework, which was a nice variety.
The house is … read more
It was quite complicated … read more
She is a very special person. Always smiling and friendly and also very responsible, independent, … read more
Patricia and Bert have let me blend in the family … read more
the main things i had to do were to prepare all the … read more
Patricia and Bert were always worry about my well being. We had long and interesting talks about everything. I've learned a lot about health and care with daily life, about … read more
We learnt a lot about healthy eating and we even managed to lose some weight !
It is a great way to learn about Dutch lifestyle whilst making a … read more
