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Vanlifers and other travellers welcome to help (general tasks) and Horse Whisperers wanted to help with a rescue horse in Slovakia

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    You are very welcome to come and join us on our holiday farm. You can either come alone or bring a friend. We have a small scale farm with goats, horses, pigs and chickens. Oh and a lot of happy guests from May to September enjoying a farm style holiday.
    You will often meet here a wonderful variety of people from all over the world; us, interns, volunteers and returning workawayers.

    If you are travelling in a van please consider to park it a our nice small farm campsite. In return for helping us a few hours you can use all our facilities for free and we will give you a financial compensation for your meals. Those without a house on wheels, we can offer you a caravan and a bicycle to pedal to the nearest shop.

    Spring and Summer work is very varied, depending on the day of the week, the weather, our needs and your skills/interests.

    From September we start preparing for the winter, cleaning stables from our animals, cutting wood for our (and your) wood stove and all tasks which come with living on a farm.

    Horse Whisperers: A year ago we got a young horse which had not had any positive contact with humans. He was living all alone in a small paddock with too little food. Now he has become a happy and fat :) fellow. We do lack time to work with him, get him to trust people etc. Therefore we are looking for someone with EXPERIENCE with horses. More experience than going to a horse riding school once a week ;)

    We have had workawayers for many years, we like honest and clear arrangements. You will get adequate accommodation ir a nice spot to park your van. We have a pool in the summer months. You will get the chance to receive hands-on experience of country living. If what we do interests you, we will be very happy to share our knowledge.

    The typical Workawayer help 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 explore the nature 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 only consider requests addressed to us (including our names) and not a copy-and-paste which has been sent to many places. BmWe will always answer you a.s.a.p and personally.

    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

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Vegetarian or vegan
    Van life
    Pets
    Farming
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry
    Animals
    Nature
    Camping
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will get the chance to receive hands-on experience of country living & a sustainable sound lifestyle. If what we do interests you, we will be very happy to help you learn.

  • Help

    Help

    In April, May and June we get ready for the summer season, help is needed with things like mowing grass, helping in the vegetable garden and cooking. If you are an experienced horse person: we have a young horse who needs love and attention. You should like solitude or come with a friend in Spring.

    In the summer months (July and August) our place is far more dynamic.
    You can help us with general activities, 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 and maintenance of our buildings (like painting or building....).

    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 reliable :)

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Slovak: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    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 limited WiFi and a big set-up pool.

  • What else ...

    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.
    If we share meals it is good to know that we are eating vegetarian.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    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

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have a campsite so Workawayers with their own van are very welcome :)

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    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)
Host ref number: 847122382812

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