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Experience rural life in scenic countryside near Linz, Austria

Me (fem. 66) and a friend (male) we share a house (spatially divided) where we live a modestly life, apart from a village in the countryside in quiet scenery. With us live some gees, pigeons, chickens and cats. For your request, please manifest ......

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Join our sustainable living journey in the beautiful Kamptal, Austria

Welcome to our cozy and comfortable home in Kamptal, Austria! We are a small family of tree with a passion for sustainable living. We, Ronja and Felix are both trained designers, that's why we really enjoy planing and crafting thinks with our ......

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Teaching and enjoying life on a family farm project south of Graz, Austria

If you can´t travel the world, invite the world to your home! We - that is my husband Niko and me, Isabella - worked in the field of democratic citizenship education in Vienna when we decided to make a dream come true and move to a farm in the ......

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Get a taste of our family life at the foot of the Rax mountain in Reichenau an der Rax, Austria

We are a pretty colourful bunch of nice people composed of an austrian and a middle east family and long standing international friends. Actually living here permanently: Feri (1982), Lise (1975) and the children Layla (2013) and Aisha (2015) and ......

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Permaculture and Off-grid living with nature in Aigen Schlägl, Austria

I run a greenhouse and live in an old rock quarry that has been turned into a permaculture. The rock quarry is off grid and has a sauna, chicken and lots of fun. Wir betreiben eine kleine Gärnterei mit Fokus Gemüseanbau und leben in einem zur ......

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Volunteer on a organic farm, growing lots of fruits and vegetables in Paldau, Austria

Hi! We are Thomas (1983) Judith (1987) Klara (2014) and Flora (2016). We live on a hill with alltogether around 13 hectar organically farmed land. This includes our neighbourfarm and an old farm which we rent in the moment. parts of the land have ......

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Cultural exchange by the river in Aigen-Schlägl, Austria

We: ... Isabella and Christian (57 and 62) live in Aigen-Schlägl, in the North of Upper Austria. ... have a big house by the river with our own water powerplant. ... live with our poodle, 2 cats, 6 goats, 5 small sheep, 2 donkeys, some chickens, ......

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Hands-on community life creating, growing & living together in Gallizien, Austria

We are a young and growing intentional community, founded by two families – each with years of community living experience. In autumn 2025 we moved to a beautiful property in Vellach, Carinthia (Austria), right next to the river Vellach and ......

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Get to know each other’s cultures and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the city in Klosterneuburg, Austria

Located right outside of Vienna, the capital of Austria, next to the Danube river and the “Wiener Wald” a beautiful forest for long and quiet walks in nature, my family (grandparents, mum…) and I (Lucy, 23) got 2 separate houses that have quite a ......

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Join us in making our family homestead grow and glow in Rutzenmoos, Upper Austria

Hi there! We are a nature-loving family of four living on a spacious homestead in Upper Austria. We are currently transforming our home into a sustainable haven based on permaculture principles, and we’d love some extra hands to help us grow. We ......

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Join our small permaculture and sustainable living farm in the beautiful Vienna Woods, Austria

We usually prefer long term stays but short stays are sometimes possible for people with the right skills. Part-time arrangements (staying a few days per week or per month) are also possible for people living locally. Experience with gardening, ......

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Sustainable living in the beautiful mountain Alps of Dafins, Austria

Hello! I’m Markus, welcome to my workaway profile :-) Here is an overview of what I am looking for and what you are getting in return :-) A very cute dog, as well as a very shy cat live here with us. The standard minimum stay is 1 month, ......

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Learn about cattle and chicken and enjoy the landscape in Waldviertel, Lower Austria

We, that is Micha, Elisabeth and Kids ( Twin Girls born 2015, 2 boys born 2016 and 2018) plus Loki and Rip our herding dogs live on a farm in an area called Waldviertel in Lower Austria. We breed Texas Longhorn Cattle and Beefmaster cattle as first ......

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Sustainable living and eco projects in Gratwein-Strassengel, Austria

We are a 39 and 41 year old couple with two children, Fridolin born in Octobre 2019 and Lucija born in Octobre 2021. We also have 19 chickens, 6 ducks, 6 cats and a big dog (Simba). Over the last years we were busy with building and renovating our ......

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Help on our small family farm and learn how to milk goats by hand in Innviertel, Upper Austria

Hello :) First a bit about us: We are Gabi and Gernot, a couple living in the region of upper-austria. I (Gabi) work part-time as a nurse, Gernot was a veterinarian and is already retired. My daughter Filippa is studying in Salzburg and often visits ......

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Come and see our daily life in Wallsee, Austria

Hello everyone! We, Katharina (34) and Gerald (37), built a home for our milksheep in 2016–2017. We started with 74 sheep, and now have 122 — and lots of stories to go with them! We both studied agricultural and livestock science in Vienna and ......

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Participate in a permaculture / co living / retreat center project in Burgenland, Austria

Its a small community place in the south of austria with warm hearted people and a stress free environment, surrounded by forest and meadows. I am happy you want to join us. 2 Houses are rented out and i have a little daugther and a friend is also ......

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Help with gardening and home projects while enjoying the quiet area near Salzburg, Austria

If you are a follower of (Covid)conspiracy theories, please do not apply!!! I preferably host someone above age 25 with independent living experience. For July and/or August 2026 (dates aren’t fixed yet) I might also need a house-, pet- and ......

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Join us at a pottery farm in Feldkirchen, Austria

Actually: we are full until beginning of mid September We are a 3-member family Jasmin (41) making Ceramics and giving Ceramic Workshops and Walter (60) Mechanic and our little 13year old daughter. About us and our Farmlife: We would call ......

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Join us at our horse farm in Ulrichsberg, upper Austria

Hi, We are Jobst (36) and Lisa (37) and we are living on a small horse farm in upper Austria. And because there are a lot of things to do here and we also have to work besides the farm to earn some money, we are always happy about a helping hand ......

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