Live off grid in a wooden chalet and help to prepare our forest to grow vegetables and fruit in Bocholt, Belgium

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  Description

  Hi! We are Thomaz and Iris, 47 and 45 years old. We live off grid in a wooden chalet with a small piece of forest. We try to become self-sufficient and like the quietness in the forest. We enjoy the company of rabbits, squirrels, roe deer and different kinds of birds. Around our place is a great forest to walk, mountainbike and a nice cycle route network. We like to make a campfire and watch the sunset.
  When Iris’ 3 kids are with their daddy, we have spare rooms.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We live off grid, so we learned a lot about this way of living the last years. We can share what we learned about edible weeds and mushrooms, about electro culture and natural farming.

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  Help

  We would like some help preparing our forest to grow vegetables and fruit, like removing invasive plants and trees. We still have to learn a lot about growing vegetables, so any advice is welcome. Chopping and splitting wood can also help us a lot. Maybe help to build a henhouse… A lot of possibilities.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Dutch: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  German: Beginner
  French: 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.
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  Accommodation

  We have a large caravan with one bed for 2 persons and a sofa that can be made into a bed. In a wooden chalet is a toilet and bathroom you only use (we have our own in another wooden chalet), so you have some privacy. You can eat with us if you like, we mostly eat outside but we can eat in the kitchen if the wheater is bad.
  
  We will cook vegetarian for you and we can eat together. You can get to know our Belgian way of cooking, but we like to use more vegetables than most Belgian people do. 😊 If you prefer to cook yourself, this is also possible offcourse. In the caravan you have your own kitchen or you can use ours.

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  What else ...

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a lot of space to park a campervan or motorhome. This way it is always possible to come, not only when my children are not at home.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week