Help us with gardening and go slowly, eat excellently, sleep well in Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Austria

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Hallo, we are Renate and Martin living on a wonderful place in the south of Burgenland, Austria. We run a subsistence garden and have a lot of animals. There are 3 donkeys + a little one, 6 goats, hen and geese, 7 cats and a big cute dog and a smal one. At our place we have sometimes groups of children who live at our little campsite for outdoor-projects also we make Workshops with different subjects, like "the garden in spring" or "from soil to plastered wall". Our old house needs a lot of work, but we make all the work by ourselves, with material we get around our place,so there are different projects running all the time. The fruits of our garden are used and preserved for wintertime. Therefore we use a stove heated with wood. We love all kinds of music, which we make by our self. Martin is playing the cello and Renate plays the transverse flute. So it would be a very pleasure, if you play an Instrument. Our place is at the periphery of a little village, around us there is only nature and silence.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn how life can go slowly, different options to preserve food, how to walk with a donkey, the transformation of soil to plastered walls, how a tomato tastes just picked up from the bush.
Help
We need help in the garden for sowing, watering, weeding, harvesting. The animals need love and the donkeys want to go for a walk, also they want to eat and drink. Sometimes they want cleaning up their rooms. The house needs work on wood or clay and straw. In the past we saw that a longer stay would be better to come into our different lifestyle.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
We can offer a tent, a room in the house or the sleeping platform in the barn.
What else ...
We have some bikes for going of your own. There are some places you can visit for example chocolate manufacture Zotter or Riegersburg. The name of our region, the "Burgenland" means "Land of castles", so there are a lot of medieval castles there to visit. Graz is about two hours to go by bus and Vienna you also can reach by bus or train within three hours.
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

Photos

Joshua & Benjamin

Martin and Renate

Wintertime

Our old house

Hobbit Door

making unplugged juice

plaster with straw-clay

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Garden

Steinofenpizza

build a fence

Traktorfahrt

walking with the donkeys

campsite

just a little teaching

Fireplace

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02/05/2020

Left by Workawayer (Catalina & Carmen) for host

Last summer, we spent 3 weeks with Renate, Martin, Yoshua, Benjamin, Luna, Stani and and all the cats. We enjoyed every single day. They are a really cheerfull, friendy, easygoing family that made us feel as if we were at home. By the way, the place is incredibly beautiful, like the ones in the fairytales.

Our daily tasks there were working in… read more

(Excellent )

13/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Natalie & Sean) for host

Our time at Martin and Renate's lovely farm was an amazing experience. We learned so much, like how to walk with donkeys, how to dry herbs for tea, and how to harvest beans in a garden. Sean and I just loved all of the animals on the farm, especially the cuddly, adorable cats and the feisty goats. It was also a valuable cultural experience, as we… read more

(Excellent )

16/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Júlia & Silvia)

Two nice, always cheerful girls who were curious to attack any kind of work. Thank you for the weeding and care of the raspberries, a strenuous and dangerous job when the stinging nettles have to be removed. We had a lot to laugh together, good discussions and a lot of work. It was a pleasure to have you both on our farm.
Good luck for your future… read more

(Excellent )

19/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Júlia & Silvia) for host

We spent two weeks with Renate, Martin, all lovely animals and for whole time we felt great!! Every day was different, for us full of adventure, full of trying new things.
Mostly we worked outside, in garden , what we totally liked it. Morover, we washed dishes cracked nuts , took Luna and donkeys for a walk:) That was really great experience,… read more

(Excellent )

24/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Katharina) for host

I spent 2 weeks with Renate and Martin in summer and my time there was great! From the first day, I felt very welcomed and that was so nice, especially because it was my first workaway-experience ever. I had the chance to try out many different tasks and learned a lot of new things. My room was also nice and I slept very well. I really start… read more

(Excellent )

19/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Katharina)

Dear Katharina
Nice that you chose our farm. Katharina has done all the tasks reliably and was interested in learning and discovering something new. Especially the tons of tea-herbs, which she has collected for our special pleasure, are always reminded when we cook a pot of tea. At leisure, we heard our old piano from her room that she could play… read more

(Excellent )

04/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Alíz)

Aliz stayed with us on our little farm for 2 weeks. She was very interested in all the works in the garden and the kitchen and learned very fast, how to do them, although some of these works were new for her. Even longsome works like for example checking the seeds of cucumbers, she did very peristant and precisely. It was nice to chat and lough… read more

(Excellent )

19/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Holly & Andrew)

Dear Holly and Andrew
Two nice, funny people who are not too bad for anything. Working with wood at the donkey stall was her special passion. Even difficult situations could be solved by both professionals together. We are always happy when we look at the donkey barn and think about the many working hours. We wish you a good journey through… read more

(Excellent )

19/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicklas)

Dear Nick
It was a pleasure to have you at our farm. Nick is interested in everything and tasks that he once took over, he has carried out consistently and reliably. Even if it had been more comfortable in the morning in bed, he provided the donkeys and goats, geese and chickens. Every time I carry wood into the house, I see the painstaking work… read more

(Excellent )

04/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Nicklas) for host

My time at their farm was fantastic! The whole family, including the animals, are all super kind and easy going (except Luna maybe, but she's lovely in her own way) and they made the experience very unique. I learned a lot during my time there! I learnt how to build with a house with clay/straw, how to press apple juice the old fashioned way, how… read more

(Excellent )

24/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lukas & Robin )

Dear Lukas and Robin
Lukas and Robin, two funny, industrious young boys. Always ready for all kinds of work but football should not be forgotten. We laughed a lot with the two but also worked a lot. When fence building for the donkeys and goats, they showed that they can also excellently work with wood. Provide animals in the morning, take a walk… read more

(Excellent )

11/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lukas & Robin ) for host

We had a fantastic time at Renate and Martin's place. We felt like a part of the family from the first minute til the end of our stay. There are so many things we learned and improved in the period of our stay. They are never in a hurry, the meals made of homegrown vegetables are very tasty and you can have great conversations with them - Do I… read more

(Excellent )

07/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Hannah-Tabea)

Dear Hannah

What should one say. We are still in the process of cracking all the nuts that you have tirelessly collected all through September. All the interesting conversations are in our memory. Too bad we did not have time to do pottery with our clay. We can only warmly recommend to all hosts Hannah. Warm, open-minded, interested in all new… read more

(Excellent )

03/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Hannah-Tabea) for host

My time with Renate, Martin and their family (includes the animals, because they really are part of their family) was more than wonderful!
Martin and Renate are very heartful people. They inspired me a lot with their way of life. From the first day on I have learned useful things. Not just about how to have a walk with a donkey or goat ;)
Also… read more

(Excellent )

30/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Zsófia)

Dear Zsófi and Julcsi
It was very nice to spend the time with you. Zsófi and Julcsi had no dislike for heavy or dirty work. It was a pleasure to clean the chicken coop with them. Even thorns could not terrify them. Our donkeys enjoyed the hike with you. The bike ride with you has also made Martin very happy. Thanks again for the work you have done… read more

(Excellent )

31/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Zsófia) for host

We spent 10 wonderful days at the home of Renate and Martin. They are truly welcoming hosts. The working hours were flexible, they even organised programs for us (like going on a bike ride or walking with the donkeys). We learnt many things during our stay and had many spectacular experiences! It was nice to see the way they live and work, it was… read more

(Excellent )

30/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sveta)

Dear Sveta

It was a pleasure to have you at our farm. Your tireless enthusiasm for gardening has made our garden look gorgeous very quickly. Especially your knowledge and prudence in the garden has saved us a lot of time. Maybe we meet again, so we wish you all the best for the future.

(Excellent )

06/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Loraine & Charly)

Dear Loraine & Charly
Many thanks for spending your time with us. It has been a pleasure to live, work, eat, lough, and discus with you. Every host which you will ask in the future should be happy. There was so much work done with you, within only one week and the donkeys where happy for the regard you gave to them. Also the food and the long… read more

(Excellent )

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