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At present we still have availability if you come with your own van. If we need to provide accommodation you can apply for the second half of August and for September. Please read what is written on our profile before applying.
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You are very welcome to come and join us in our daily work at our Farm Camping in rural Slovakia. You can either come alone or bring a friend. We have a small scale farm with dairy goats and sheep, horses, pigs and chickens. Oh and a lot of happy guests from May to September enjoying a farm style holiday. We eat vegetarian but we are open for vegans as well. We hope you like to WORKaway and yes like cooking as well.
We live with the seasons, in nature and with nature. In the months of April and May you will participate in whatever construction and maintenance work we have at that moment, vegetable gardening, garden maintenance. From June - September our main activity is our campsite. As the temperature rise and visitor numbers increase work on most special projects is put on hold. This is the best time to visit us if you are seeking cultural exchange and like to have communal diners. We enjoy the company of visitors countries across the globe. There is still work that needs doing in the gardens and grounds as well as essential maintenance but largely the day is spent creating a sense of community and doing your fair share of cleaning, cooking, or whatever needs to be done to maintain a welcoming environment for our guests. From September we start preparing for winter, cleaning stables, cutting wood and all building and maintenance projects we did not manage to finish before the start of the camping season.
We have had workawayers for many years, we like honest and clear arrangements. So write us and we can discuss on forehand if you want to join and help preparing the communal meals, have transport on days off, to be collected and brought back etc. You will get adequate accommodation. You will get the chance to receive hands-on experience of subsistence farming, country living, tourist management & a sustainable sound lifestyle. If what we do interests you, we will be very happy to help you learn.
Don't apply when you are looking for a payed job, since workaway is about something else (and Slovak minimum wage is below what you need for food and housing). For a job you need the right skills and you arrange accommodation, food, work permit and transport yourself. We can't help with visas either.
For shorter stays (less than two months) you will get accommodation, transport and three hearty meals a day. If you stay longer we are open for other arrangements.
The typical Workawayer work load at our place is 20 - 25 hours a week, organized on a day to day basis. We try to rotate days off for Workawayers to 'escape' and visit the local sights and explore the amazing surroundings of our slice of paradise.
We = an international family of three (Arnold, Bernadette and our daughter Katinka) which have settled after an international career in 2008 'in the middle of no-where' of rural Slovakia. We do appreciate to get requests addressed to us (we even have names :) ) and not a copy-and-paste which has been sent to many places. Because will also and always answer you a.s.a.p and personally. Just write to us first, later you can still contact the other hosts :) And please don't send any long essays.
On our calendar you can see for which period we need help, however if you have your own accommodation like a campervan or caravan or whatever we might also be able to host you when the calendar is on 'yellow'.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will get the chance to receive hands-on experience of subsistence farming, country living, tourist management & a sustainable sound lifestyle. If what we do interests you, we will be very happy to help you learn.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
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Help
From April till October we welcome Workawayers on our farm campsite.
In April and May we get ready for the summer season, help is needed with things like mowing grass, helping in the vegetable garden, erecting tents and some construction help. Lot of it is farm help, so rather physical. You should like solitude or come with a friend in Spring.
In June, July and August you can help us at the campsite with mowing grass, cleaning, cooking, watering plants and sometimes on the farm (bringing water to the animals, checking fences, weeding in the vegetable garden), it might also involve shopping in the towns around us.
In September and October the help can be on the farm including cleaning stables, or cutting wood or maintenance of our buildings (like painting).
We are always looking for optimistic and nice people who like other people incl. children, animals and nature. Our ideal work-awayer is friendly, responsible, self motivated and we can count on her/him.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Slovak: IntermediateAccommodation
We have a private wagon and a caravan for our workawayers with a bed, kitchen, table, chairs etc. Sanitary facilities are nice and clean. You can make a camp fire :) or join others who will certainly do.
We have free but limited WiFi and a big set-up pool.What else ...
We are very flexible and lots of things are open for discussion.
We think that workaway should be of mutual benefit, you enjoy your stay and we get good help.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Work is well organised at our place so you and we can plan which hours you work for us and which hours you work for yourself. However you need your own data since ours is too slow and limited.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a campsite so Workawayers with their own van are very welcome :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
20 - 25 hours a week
This host has been visited by a member of the Workaway team
"Our experience here as Workaway Ambassadors was great. Not only did we learn a lot about farming but we met the best people. The hosts are really loving people and they made everything with love. They are very hardworkers and funny and they make the best cheese ever! Their daughter is adorable and we really get along with her, we miss her and she became as our little niece. All the animals are really good and you can have funny moments with the baby goats or feeding the little lambs. The wagon has everything you need and they make sure that you have everything to eat. We have nothing but thanks to you and we really hope to come back some day."
- Flavia and Diego (Workaway Ambassadors)
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social, cozy and full of cute animals. I feel really grateful that I got to experience it and I can only recommend coming… read more
Our time with them was truly unforgettable. We were able to learn so much from them, not just about their… read more
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social, cozy and full of cute animals. I feel really grateful that I got to experience it and I can only recommend coming… read more
Our time with them was truly unforgettable. We were able to learn so much from them, not just about their… read more
Noemie and Abel are highly recommended to any host. They are such pleasant and mature persons with many skills. And interested in what we are doing as well,… read more
The work was various and a bit physical. The free afternoon allows you to explore the forests around which is very nice. The accomodation… read more
We usually worked from 8 to 12:30 o'clock. There was always something to do. Me and the other Workawayers had the chance to build a… read more
Thanks a lot… read more
Bernadette and Arnold are two really cool, happy and funny people !
They really take care about their Workawayers and you can really thrust in them !
Katinka is a really nice girl, really impressive with her capacity of language !
The life in the campsite is so calm and… read more
First of all: Arnold and Bernadette sincerly care about people around. It feels really good when you travel since a while to feel that… read more
Were… read more
We were eating really well and the prepare for us tasty meals.
We learned interesting things about their animals as well as their… read more
He is: reliable, hard working, on time, intelligent, skilled for all kind of jobs from construction to cooking, social and can get along with everybody. No job is difficult, heavy or boring for him,… read more
Beata and Juluis are nice couple,they work really hard at their farm and taking care of animals with love :)
I had no farming experience, so it was very rewarding for me. We also enjoy some hikes with Julius, he know a lot about nature around, we played some table games. It was nice time there a learn a lot.
Big respect… read more
We stayed for two weeks and we had a wonderful time. The balance of working and free time is perfect. Bernadette and Arnold are wonderful experienced hosts. We loved their flexibility and they gave us the responsibility of projects we could handle. They were always… read more
They were beyond excellent Workawayers. Engaged, friendly, motivated and hard working. As a big bonus: you can have a good laugh with them and they were wonderful cooks. They mixed well with our guests and knew lots of the children on our campsite by name… read more
I loved everything from the moment I arrived - beautiful surroundings,… read more
What else can you desire from a Workawayer?
However they had even more to offer. Camille is a great artist and… read more
Lydia helped us with a large variety of… read more
Arnold, Bernadette and Katinka are an openminded, powerful and heartful family. At the first moment we've got the feeling that we're welcome. We've learnt a lot from Bernadette and Arnold and it was really interesting to listen to their stories. Working for them didn't really feel like work, because they take their… read more
We are… read more
But their skills stretch much further than cooking alone. They did many different jobs at our place including very physical ones and all was done with a smile and at ease. Fast learners, open minded, positive attitude and… read more
Very mature, responsible, friendly, skilled, a quick learner, on time, communicative and also willing to do odd jobs. She is funny too!
Christina got us through the busiest period of the year when we had loads of work,… read more
While I was there, we went through quite differing times in terms of other Workawayer. When I was the only one, my tasks focused on cleaning, keeping things tidy,… read more
Thank you Sam for coming… read more
But he was also nice to us and our guests!
He… read more
They are very laid back and trust you to be getting on with whatever work you are tasked with. They were great company around the meal times with lots of smiles and interesting stories to tell whilst you eat the cheese they make on site! I stayed in a splendid wagon which… read more
Highly appreciated was also that he is independent, can do the daily… read more
Some of their help qualities:
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Energetic and able to learn new skills
- Good work ethics and hardworking
- Reliable
Besides their working qualities they are two lovely, mature, modest and intelligent persons with a great sense of humor. Eilish can… read more
He is hardworking, keen to help you with anything anytime, understands what has to be done and very responsible. He is always on time and never forgets a task. He does every job with a smile, even cleaning goat… read more
I had a peaceful time with Bernadette and Arnold and the super cook Katinka.
They're very nice people,polite,friendly...
They've an amazing camping-farmer.
I could do different things with animals,guest ( without stress).
I could get my share of Peter Pan because I did diferents activitis with… read more
For the work, they are really fair about the amount of time you should work and It was nice to hang out at the… read more
Not to forget she is funny!
Thanks Elise.
Love from us
Ivet is very friendly. She is a very social person who likes to have many people around her. However in the Spring at our farm it can be lonely and we are working very hard. So no evenings around campfires with a… read more
I painted two big wagons and it was really nice to do this creative work. There is a big vegetable garden,… read more
Workwise she is very, really very, creative. If you have a creative project make use of her skills. She is wiling to do so and enjoys it. Farm life and work also interests her.
She wonderfully made two huge paintings on two wagons of… read more
Reliable.
On time.
Responsible.
Friendly.
Etc. etc. etc. etc.! Eva and Thomas helped us in a wonderful way. They have many skills and are lovely to have around.
Dear Eva and Thomas: Thank you very much. We really enjoyed meeting you and you did a great job. Good luck in the near future with finding new jobs and we hope to see you… read more
Dear Daniel thank you very much!
Cleaning tents, mowing grass, lots of nice activities (sport) with the children was all done with lots of positive energy. He went shopping for us and was always available for a… read more
Thank you Annabelle for visiting us, being so joyful and helping us.
Bernadette and Arnold are really loving people and they made everything with love. They are very hardworkers and funny and they make the best cheese ever!
Their daughter is adorable and we really get along with her, we miss her and she became… read more
We had a very correct correspondence, proper arrangements and they arrived exactly on time.
They were lovely with us, our animals and our daughter loved… read more
The east of Europe.... car demages, crimes????? The Peopels on this farm will show you the realy Slovakia. You will meet lot of nice guys. Very wellcome, helpful, realy good cooks :)
I could train the two beautiful young ponies but there are also soooo many other nice things to do. Bernadette and… read more