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For April/May we are looking for these profiles (or what you are eager to learn/combine):
- FARMERS (or eager to learn): food forestry maintenance and preparation
- CONSTRUCTORS (or eager to learn): clearing and adapting old farm stables
& LANDSCAPERS (preferably with a first experience in permaculture)
- BEEKEEPING ASSISTANTS (or eager to learn)
- COOKS: rebuilding a clay woodoven for pizza & bread, making sourdough bread, cooking healthy foods (we aim to cook mostly plantbased, but also with meat now and then)
- GENERAL HELP& MAINTENANCE in HOUSE&FARM (this work is supported by all members on a daily basis, cooking & dishes, etc. are part of the day in a slow life and are not considered as work.)
Hi, we are a green minded couple and a small growing community, working mainly on ethical greening, sustainable designs involving edible greens, bio-arts, slow events and photography. We are located in the idyllic green part of Flanders in de Vlaamse Ardennen.
The location offers beautiful sights over hills, a freshly (6y) planted food forest with orchard and some small wilder pieces of older forest, edible gardens, flower meadows, and beautiful green surroundings and scenic areas.
Here are some key things to expect with us: learning by doing, nature, slow living, sustainable living, outdoor and vegetal cooking, organic farming & permaculture (for own consumption), designing & construction of sustainable infrastructure, landscaping, organic gardening, edible gardens, edible food forest, healthy food, exchanging our knowledge,..
We love to experiment with and in nature, and learning by doing. And we share our knowledge while doing this. Bit by bit we are living a more natural, slower life in doing so.
We are looking for responsible people wanting to learn, share and collaborate and help make this place into a unique one. This involves all aspects of living together: cooking, household, working in team & with instructions, solo time, shared time, communication, ...
So, are you into this workaway experience, where you can learn things you really need and want to know about construction for sustainable housing / landscaping / gardening / living a greener and slower life, then we would love to hear from you :-)
Ilias is a green manager and a food forester in his free time. He is a dynamic and enthousiast worker, always willing to share his help, knowledge and many many skills. He knows all about beekeeping since a few years, and is a walking plant, farming, landscaping and nature encyclopedia. He is also a travel guide with a sustainable travel organisation.
Maaike is a teacher, gardener & food forester, (food) forest bather & nature guide and creative designer. She is into meeting new volunteers and showing them around the beautiful area. She loves cooking plant based foods together and listen to all your wildest travel stories next to the camp fire.
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- Your motivation to visit us.
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn a great deal from us. (Sustainable) construction techniques, materials, art/architectural installations, ecological ponds and wadi, landscaping, nature management, trees & plants, animals, slow living, designing, (working with and in) nature, sustainability, sustainable travel.
There are many different veggies and spices to experiment with. We love cooking with them whenever we have the time for it. And also DIY cosmetics or objects can be made with these!
We are curious to meet some new traveller friends who are into these same aspects and want to make community in a new -green- movement!
Help
You can discover the surrounding areas during your free hours/days.
-> looking for people with an interest in and/or knowledge of cooking & preserving techniques, with good plant and cooking knowledge as well.
-> farming fruits and veggies (for own consumption)
-> construction techniques and willing to work out physically
-> helping with beekeeping and learning more about it.
-> general and diverse tasks involving maintenance & farming
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis 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
Welcome to sleep in the beautiful food forest and enjoy the lovely bird songs!
We are off grid, which means living in nature and not too close to shops or any other city life or comfort services. There is some smaller cities at biking distance. And as we have the comfort of a train station nearby (2 km), non-stop WiFi, water and electricity, a supermarket within a 10 minute bike ride, many bakeries, the site isn’t a challenging off grid.
If you have a medical or mental condition or special requests, we need to know this in advance to see if we can provide in your needs. Don't be afraid to talk about it. We are discrete and very helpful people!
What else ...
The train station is at only 2 km, with direct connection to the city of Gent.
By bus or train you can go to Brussels in about 1 or 1,5 hour.
De Vlaamse Ardennen are gorgeous in all seasons. Discover every piece of it by foot or bike, or by public transport.
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 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We truly enjoyed hosting you Xin, and working together was just so much fun. Even during intense days, you could invent a nice dish out of some herbs and plants you… read more
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We truly enjoyed hosting you Xin, and working together was just so much fun. Even during intense days, you could invent a nice dish out of some herbs and plants you… read more
It was a great experience getting to know you, and working together with you at the farm house, and camping together out there. You were taking on every task… read more
Thank you for your help, and… read more
I've been in the farm for about two weeks in which I have seen changes and learned a lot of different things thanks to the great knowledge of ilias.
In addition to Maaike and Ilias there were also two other guys: Ming and Vilbjørg .. it was great to spend time with all of them working together during the… read more
Such a hard and dedicated worker - always finishing a job at the end of the day, and very well done- , a nice personality to have around, a burst of energy - even on the hottest days in Belgium - , easy going, creative in the kitchen, and loaded with interesting travel stories, which is… read more
The couple have several projects, but what we did most was related to… read more
