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Host rating
90 %
Last replied
25 Apr 2024
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Description
I’m a father of 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren, Herman, a businessman/farmer, with a broad interest in the world around me, loving life and people. Besides working at the farm and selling wooden baths, in the Summer a do catering with my food truck. I graduated with a Master history after 13 years of part-time study at the University of Groningen. Specialty is food history. I have a nice rural place 5 km from a village, 12 from a railway station, and 25 from Groningen a student city in the North of Holland.
Mostly at the week-end, my girlfriend comes. Besides I do have guests as B&B
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I'm an open-minded person with a view on organic farming and protecting our planet. My way of life is as sustainable as possible. I like to host other people and learn from their culture. I like music and other culture of various kind of people.
Help
on my 3ha organic farm, we are open to people who want to learn and work in the countryside with organic farming and animal care. The help is related to organic farming. All aspects of this will be experienced. Helping in the fields, repairing fences, animal feeding, and taking care. Cutting the hedges, weed pulling, making hay, helping in the fruit garden, etc., etc. Sometimes a little cleaning of the house or my guest homes is required. Like cooking myself and also to meet other cooking cultures.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Western Frisian: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Russian: Beginner
Accommodation
You have your own room in our wooden house with a separate bathroom and relaxing room. Wifi is available.
We provide food three times a meal a day. The best food in the Netherlands, because I'm foody. :) Bring recipes from your own country as well!
What else ...
We do have normal hours with breaks. Mostly we do have a small trip on Friday. Saturday afternoons and Sundays are free. We like non-smoking and enthusiastic people. We see work away as friendship between people, and an exchange of work against hosting and food. Although we do our utmost to create a nice atmosphere for me it's an interesting exchange in working versus hosting and getting new experiences. i
Sometimes work is hard, wet, muddy hot, or dirty. Because it's a farm.
You do not do any production activities because we simply are a private hobby farm.
Remember your input together with my effort will make a nice experience and a wonderful time.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
maximum 25 hours a week
Feedback (8)
we mainly did physical work like collecting branches and chopping woods. Also, every morning and evening, we fed animals (2 dogs, 2 goats, 8 chickens, 4 turkeys, 10? sheep, and 5 gooses). the life there was totally new for me and I was able to find what farmer's life is all about. actually 9 days… read more
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we mainly did physical work like collecting branches and chopping woods. Also, every morning and evening, we fed animals (2 dogs, 2 goats, 8 chickens, 4 turkeys, 10? sheep, and 5 gooses). the life there was totally new for me and I was able to find what farmer's life is all about. actually 9 days… read more
As soon as I had arrived at the nearby trainstation Herman came to pick me up with the car and we drove… read more
It is a really beautiful place to stay, the surroundings just as the wooden house you are staying at (with your 'own' floor, with bedroom, living room and bath room...all for yourself....)
Herman and Jolanda are very welcoming, friendly and are nice to have conversations with. I really… read more
