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Yo! Back on. New Year, new tide, sunlight's warmth is a delight!
Maura - having volunteered in moa automn 2023 - recently stated 'One month ago I started a new job installing cellulose insulation in people’s homes. Have been thinking about MOA and all - I learned a lot.'
We have a little booklet/guestbook with people that joined leaving notes.
I am lately into Bill Plotkin’s ‘Nature and the Human Soul’ who puts our development into the (Native American) four shields – if you ever heard of that (child>adolescent>adult>elder) stating how being in contact with Nature shows us we can feel connected and in contact with how to be provided by/taken care of [by taking care actually] (vs. needing job and money in a capitalistic view). I’m not so into tralala besides making music but like his approach and experienced many (young) people passing through saturating into ‘working nature’ on our farm.
So it can be intense but seems to pay off somehow. I guess you can see what else there is.
Another volunteer passing through – Coline from France – is spending her 3rd year biking Europe going from one gorgeous and inspiring initiative to the next.
It’s all out there <3
There’s people getting their stuff together.
In owe we stand, trying to do our part. Caring for sheep, bees, chicken, plants – land of milk and honey 😊 welcome to visit and bring in your abilities, views, experience and hands – chi!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Cycling
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Languages
Gardening
Architecture
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The farm lies in the Waldviertel, the Wood Quarter of Lower Austria, where we hope to be able to share our knowledge of natural building techniques and materials as well as our experiences of small-scale farming, though we ourselves are learning new things all the time!
We love to spend time with people from different cultures and backgrounds, especially around the fire (inside or out) where we play music, swap stories and try out new dishes with our own, home-grown food.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Most importantly we would like help with our natural building projects although there is the opportunity to also work with the animals and in our garden. You will find that there is always something to do and no two days are the same here!
No experience is required although it would be helpful. We can teach you everything you might need to know but if you can teach us anything too that would be wonderful, language exchange is a great example.
From milking sheep, to bee keeping, to haymaking, to clay plastering, to straw bale building, to communal cooking, to natural stone building to harvesting fruit, vegetables, grains and honey, to figuring out where the chickens laid their eggs, there is something for almost everyone and you can try it all or choose a specific area in which you would like to be involved. To be clear, we currently only build and produce food for ourselves and work together as a family to do this, we do not sell any of our produce and are only a private household.
Individuals, couples, families, and pets friends are all welcome!
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Russian: Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin): Intermediate
Arabic: Beginner
Hindi: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
All languages welcome! We can always find ways to communicate but we are particularly interested in improving our knowledge of Arabic, Kiswahili and Hindi. <3
Accommodation
There are a few different spots around the property where people can stay and although sleeping inside is an option, it should be noted that the buildings are still a work-in-progress so it's maybe not suitable for anyone with mobility issues. Outside however, there is ample space for tents, caravans or campers, with of course access to a shared bathroom, outdoor shower and shared kitchen. We personally like sleeping in the orchard in Summer ;-)
We prefer to eat altogether though we understand that it's not always possible and try to take turns cooking. Our diet is (mostly) vegetarian but anyone visiting should feel free to cook and eat what makes them feel good. We share our food and can provide all you might need, unless it's olives. Olives are the devils butt nuggets.
What else ...
Previous visitors and volunteers have taken time to work at a local farm producing vegetable boxes - we would be more than happy to arrange similar exchanges with helpers and can provide bikes for this or any other purpose. We highly recommend that anyone who visits takes a stroll to our local swimming spot and Krems an der Donau is a 30min drive away, with loads of history, food and access to the Danube. Vienna, is 1:30 hours away by car and 2 hours by public transport.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of space for multiple vehicles, unless you're travelling by spaceship...
Can possibly accept pets
Aslong as your pet is good with other animals (we have chickens, sheep and cats) and children then you are more than welcome to bring them with you.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Paul! Thank you for having me and share your family with me!
I spent 1 month in September 2022 with their family and a team of 6-7 volunteers! Paule and Lauren welcomed me like a member of the family with a very open mind. They are always ready to listen to the volunteers whether it is during the work or in the… read more
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Paul! Thank you for having me and share your family with me!
I spent 1 month in September 2022 with their family and a team of 6-7 volunteers! Paule and Lauren welcomed me like a member of the family with a very open mind. They are always ready to listen to the volunteers whether it is during the work or in the… read more
I stayed almost a month in August at Lauren and Paule's house and they were very nice, funny and welcoming.
We were several workayers (at some point 8) and it was great to have so many nice and interesting people around,
we always have people to talk, to hang out around campfire or to… read more
We're really glad to have had the opportunity to host him and if you do too then take it, you… read more
these people need all hands that they can get and they well deserv them
In terms of work, we carried out a series of simple jobs - oiling the wooden ceiling, helping to move building materials, finishing the border of the green roof and pointing gaps in the footpath.
We'd love to come back in the… read more
