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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
30 Oct 2023
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2
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Description
We are a community living in the countryside an hour away from Berlin. Together we bought an old Watermill with some acres of forest and field. The mill is still running and producing elcetricity! We have several projects at the moment. Our main building site is to transform the attic in living space. Near the house we have 2 vegetable gardens and the beginnings of a fruit forest, On the field we are starting a agroforestry system and in the forest we are working on the transformation from mono culture pine to a mixed forest. We try to do this in ecological ways.
Our community exists of 19 adults and 11 children. We manage everything together, but do not necessarily do everything together. We work in smaller groups in different areas. But also have our own lives and most of us work outside of our project as well.
There are three different kitchens where people can eat together. We do not have dogmatic eating habits, however, when we eat together we cook vegan. Our food is almost completely organic, from our own garden, or wholesale.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help with Eco Projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
It is a great possibility to be part of a bigger autonomous countryside community. because of our different backgrounds one can learn a lot about building techniques, permaculture, agroforestry etc. have political discussions, learn german.
Help
we can always need a helping hand at our building site. also in garden and forest, this winter we have a focus on putting up fences (sadly) in the forest to protect the little trees from deers.
Important is that travellers at our place have a lot of initiative.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
we have a small guest house, with a bedroom for four people. although there is a wood oven, it can be cold in winter. In Summer we have several places one can sleep indoors, or in a tent.
What else ...
There is a train going to Berlin or Potsdam every hour and takes about an hour as well.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (2)
We were the first workawayers in this project, but for several years they did have woofers before. Thus volunteers mostly worked in the garden before us. We were more interested in buildung and general maintenance, so we and the mill had to adapt to this new situation. Projects for building are plenty and diverse. For… read more
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We were the first workawayers in this project, but for several years they did have woofers before. Thus volunteers mostly worked in the garden before us. We were more interested in buildung and general maintenance, so we and the mill had to adapt to this new situation. Projects for building are plenty and diverse. For… read more
