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Help us in the garden and preparing the next project! in a quite green part of the interesting Ruhrgebiet, Germany

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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    Description

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    Next possibly stay (max): April 08 till May 05. Any time between 5 days and 4 weeks will be fine.
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    We are a couple living in a house with a pretty big garden in a quite green part of the ruhr area „Ruhrgebiet“ in North Rhine-Westfalia.

    We are looking for helpers for gardening, household and any kind of work that comes in an older house. There are always jobs and projects around house&garden to be done as well as new ideas coming in 😊

    The garden is a big project itself with the seasonal work additional the things in process or that are waiting for it e.g. caring the wooden furniture, building new pathes, repairing equipment and of cause hundreds of plans to make it a nicer place :-)
    But also in and at the house we want to change and repair some parts so if you feel connected with that kind of work: we'll find jobs you like and can do :D

    We live ecofriendly, take care for the environment and practise foosharing (saving foods of being wasted from private and from groceries). Trying to reduce, reuse, recycle or rebuy are our living principles which we’d like to share with you.

    A cat and several inhabitants of our close-to-nature-garden live with us and should be fine for you :)

    Vegetarian food is basically included (planted basic staples like vegetables, fruits, bread, grains, cereals, herbs, tea etc.).

    Due to my low immune system: Completed covid vaccination and a negative test at arriving date are obligated for your stay. We please you to accept and show before arriving on your own.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • 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

    We’d like to show you an ecofriendly and moneysaving living with gardening, growing and preserving foods, saving foods in different ways, reusing and repairing stuff and doing/producing things on your own instead of buying it industrial made.

    We speak German, English and basic Italian.

    In the agglomeration many sport activities as well as (industrial) culture and many museums wait for you.

    A public bike station and a public transport station are very close to our house so you are free to explore the surroundings easily by your own.

    We help you finding and organizing the activities you like. From time to time we also would be happy to show you our home town and the area around if you are interested in.

    In general you might spend your free time on your own due to your own living area and as we both need our own space, too. But, we are open for new experiences and let’s see how it comes :)

  • Help

    Help

    You help us 4-5 hours/5 days per week. Working times can be arranged flexible due to your preferences.

    Especially in the coming spring weeks we need help in the garden but there will also be some work in and around the house to do. Christian wont't be home too much during the next months so it'll be mostly you and Virginia staying together.

    The garden is in change from traditional to natural with different areas. Several projects wait for your help to get realized like making new step parth, building a chill-area, repairing our tree house, recreating the pond, converting the compost, building a compost toilet, implementing plants … as well as classic gardening jobs.

    Around house&garden there is always a lot to do: woodworking, repairing work, refurbishing furniture, housework,…

    Repairing clothes, building some new equipment or sanding&painting the outdoor furniture might also be possible work if you like.

    We‘d also appreciate if you cook the daily meal (vegetarian) for us (optional) and would love to take it together :)

    You can be sure there is a big pool of different jobs to be done and together we'll discuss which ones should be yours.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Intermediate
    Italian: Beginner

    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

    Several possibilities:

    * You stay in your own room inside our house which is located at the end of a calm dead-end street.

    The room includes a single bed and a TV you can use on your own.

    * You continue sleeping in your camper which can be placed next to our house on a private parking area.

    * You sleep in your tent in our backyard.


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    We share our kitchen as well as our bathroom.

    Our Wifi works inside as well as outside in the garden where you find several places to rest.

    Forests and several lakes are only a 5 minutes walk away!


    If you smoke we please you to only smoke outside and keep the rooms free from dust.

    The stay ist not possible for kids and dogs.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Bus station is only 2 minutes away, train station 15, the main station 15 minutes by bus.
    There are several public bike sharing stations around.

    Close you find many museums and industrial culture as well as many possibilities for sport activities.

    Forests and several lakes are only a 5 minutes walk away! You can walk, ride, climb or do water sports like swimming, cayak, water-ski or SUP in the enclosed area.

    Big cities like Düsseldorf, Cologne (Köln), Aachen and Venlo are less than one hour away as well as the Netherlands and Belgium.
    A trip to Hamburg could be managed by train within 3 hours, to München (Munich) within 6 hours.

    If you’d love to go for a trip somewhere we give you the freedom to arrange the working time flexible so e.g. you might go for a 3-day-city-trip after working 6 days in a roll or working one hour more each single day a week before. :)

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have a private open air parking space next to the house to offer.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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    Hours expected

    Maximal 4-5 Stunden am Tag, 5 Tage die Woche

Host ref number: 965452957454

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