Small hobby farm welcomes animal lovers and outdoor enthusiasts in the Black Forest, Germany

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  Description

  I'd like to welcome workawayers to our small hobby farm in the Black Forest where I live with my parents, a lovely dog, two cats, chickens, two Kune Kune pigs, and five Valais Blacknose sheep. We live close to a train station (20 min on foot) and close (7 km) to the beautiful village of Schiltach with very picturesque timbered houses. While everything is on a slope here, it's a beautiful area for hiking, mountain biking, and anything else you can do outside.
  
  I used to travel a lot with workaway and had some truly amazing experiences and met the most lovely people. I would like to continue this now as a host and give others the opportunity to get to know a country or region in a unique way that goes beyond what a tourist can ever learn.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Animals

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  There is a lot of tradition in this area and communities organise many events, especially over the summer. On the farm, I'd love to consider workawayers as flatmates, sharing experiences and stories. This is a place where you can relax after having done rewarding physical work and just seeing how we live here. It's what I loved most about being a workawayer myself. So if you want to experience a place rather then just visit it, I'm appy to discuss anything and everything.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  There is always something to do on the farm, depending on what you like to do or try and where your talents lie: maintaining fences, cutting grass, clearing brush, cutting wood, picking fruit, building something or other or just giving the animals some attention. Most jobs are easy to learn and just need some stamina. I have a mile long to-do list and would love some help with it :-) If you're looking for the feeling of having done something new and seeing what you can accomplish with work and skills, this is the right place for it.
  
  I am mostly self-taught with everything I do (or taught by my former workaway hosts), so I'm happy to share my skills or learn from you. Since I have a full-time job, you'll mostly be working alone, although my parents are retired and usually around somewhere. In the evenings and on weekends I'm working on the farm as well, so anything that needs more set of hands can be done then.

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Beginner
  Icelandic: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Accommodation will be in your own room in my flat, that I newly renovated last year, sharing kitchen and bathroom with me. I work mostly from home apart from one or two days a week. I have to admit that I am not a passionate cook, so while I will of course provide all food (mostly vegetarian or whatever other diet you prefer), I would appreciate if we could share preparing it.
  
  If you prefer to camp, there is a flat lawn at the farm and an outside toilet.

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  What else ...

  I prefer stays of one to two weeks. If it happens to work with my schedule, shorter or longer stays are possible, too. No smokers, please. While you're here, you're welcome to borrow my electrical bike to get around. I'm happy to give tips on hiking routes or what to go and see. Most activities will be nature-related.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  The internet access here is great (min 250 Mbit/s) and you can work at the kitchen table or set up a little work station in your room. You can easily organise the work at the farm around your own job.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is a bit of flat area to park behind the shed with electricity and there is an outside toilet. Otherwise you can use the inside bathroom and kitchen.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  There's already so many animals here that you're welcome to bring your own as well. The only limitation is that my dog is an intact male who can be difficult with other male dogs f they are very dominant themselves.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Elmo

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