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Give us a hand on a small farm in Hunsrück - Germany

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  • Last activity: 15 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are:
    * Katja, the mom, teaching music and sports in school
    * Andy, the dad, taking care for house, animals, kids and is making music
    * Paul and Paula, the two kids (12 & 10)
    * Grosi, the grandma
    * Mexx, the dog
    * ... and some other animals :-)

    We live in an old farmhouse, built in 1917, which is located in Niederhosenbach, at the "Hildegard v. Bingen pilgrims way". We run a little station for the pilgrims to rest or to stay the night. Niederhosenbach is the name of the small village (less than 300 people), nowadays known as the place of birth from „Hildegard von Bingen“.

    So the main work where support is helpful is "babysitting", housekeeping, taking care of the animals, construction work in and around the house, gardening, making firewood and so on ...

    Also we want to start biological vegetable cultivation without the aid of any machine.

    Our house is a very musical house. Katja is playing clarinet, saxophone and piano; Andy is singing in an acoustic band; Grosi is singing in a choir and Paul plays soccer & drums and Paula likes riding ...

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    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

    Language, culture, nature, ....

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    The type of help is very different, depending on the season and what's the next step.
    The job may include feeding the animals, cleaning their stables ...
    Sometimes, we might need help to work on the the buildings, build or fix fences, harvest the hay in summer, making firewood for the winter …
    Gardening, mowing, keeping an eye on the kids, … all that kind of work that needs to be done on a small farm.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will stay in the room, which is also used for the pilgrims. In case of an overnight stay - which is not happening very often - there is another room that can be used and there is also a PC with Internet connection.
    Meals are provided in the dining room or outside from the grill. People in this area are „barbecueing“ nearly the whole year through :-)
    If you are a smoker, please smoke exclusively outside!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    If you love the nature and if you love to stay in a quiet place, Niederhosenbach will be perfect for you. The next market is 3 km away, there are a couple of buses leaving Niederhosenbach in the morning. Next „bigger“ city with a railway station is about 10 km. A train is going every hour to the bigger cities like Mainz, Saarbrücken, …
    So, you see, we are a little bit in the middle of nowhere, but there are many things to discover in our area and we have an airport about 25 km away: Frankfurt Hahn.
    During summer we spent most of time outside, having a campfire in the evening – singing, eating and just enjoying life :-)
    At the weekends we love to roam around by feet, by ...

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    1000 Mbit/s

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

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

Host ref number: 981671162442

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