Karl-Heinz & Gesine

Germany
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We are looking for new experiences with other /alternative forms of living and so we offer our working-experiences.
We would like to help in all kinds of ecological projects or work like ecological farming or tourism.
In our home we don´t use plastic if possible (we reduce plastic usage as much as possible) and we only buy organic food.
We like gardening in our private estate.
We prefer a common stay, but we could also work separately.
Our dream is living and working in nature, nearby the sea with kind people.
Languages spoken

German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

Some knowledge of:

Light gardening

Babysitting and creative play

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Animal Care

Charity Work

Languages

Teaching

Able to teach about:

Creative DIY projects

Light maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism
More details about your skills

Gesine: experiences with housekeeping, cooking, gardening, childcare...
Karl-Heinz: experiences in timber-constructions and carpentry, teaching maths and languages, gardening, cooking, license for boats and driving license up to 7,49 tons
Age

67 & 65
What else ...

We´re well organized, sympathetic and reliable.
We only want to give our support to ecological projects, also give us the chance for ecological food or meals.
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
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29 Jun 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Share our love for nature and ...)

Merci beaucoup à Dominique et Tiffen pour cette semaine vraiment super et exceptionelle...!!!
On a aidé avec quelques projets pour faire ce grand terrain encore un peu plus écologique et permaculture...et c`est déjà très, très éco et perma...
Par example, nous avons arraché des mauvaises herbes, mis un nouvel champs pour les légumes avec les … read more

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23 Jun 2025

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C'était une belle rencontre avec Gesine & Karl-Heinz! Les deux parlent bien le français. Nous avons eu de super conversations et des moments très très sympas ensemble. J'espère les revoir prochainement. Avec leur chat Pikachu bien sûr!

I loved meeting Gesine & Karl-Heinz. They are quite fluent in French, it's impressive. We had lovely and very … read more

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2 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer () for host (Join our family improve our ...)

David is an excellent host. We helped at his really great finca and had the opportunity to discover the landscape around his big farm. The view on the Atlantic every evening with the sunset was amazing, within 10 minutes we were at the cliffs over the ocean with marvelous sights every time.
We could work on the given tasks in our own way and it ws … read more

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31 May 2023

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Gesine and Karl Heinz are a lovely couple and we are very happy to having hosted them. They stayed only one week with us but it was immensely productive and the atmosphere was always happy, plenty of smiles, good mood and good will to help out on anything that was needed . They gave us an enormous help in some important tasks specially replacing … read more

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4 Jul 2022

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...einfach großartig, das war eine unserer interessantesten und besten workaway-Erfahrungen ever...

Mit Effi, Jerome, Sophie und Marlène haben wir das Leben einer französischen Familie im wunderschönen Départment Les Landes miterlebt und gelebt.
Wir haben im Haushalt und beim Kochen geholfen, gemeinsam gegessen und gesprochen, beim Ausbau der … read more

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29 Jun 2025

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23 Jun 2025

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2 Jun 2023

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31 May 2023

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4 Jul 2022

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29 Oct 2021

Left by Workawayer for host (Come and help at our bio farm ...)

Lydia and Tilman were the perfect hosts. We spent a great tim at their bio-sheep-farm near Möckmühl. We fed the sheep, chicken, geese, dunkeys, we harvested a lot of different kinds of fantastic apples and pears and walnuts and could taste all these healthy and delicious fruit.
Tilman showed and explained all tasks with all his experience, and … read more

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20 Oct 2021

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This is a wonderful couple, able to communicate within all generations. If you hesitate to invite older people because of difficult experiences, don't hesitate in this case, you won't regret. They have a lot of experiences, therefore it's uncomplicated to explain a task, you even might not explain, because they are aware what's needed. This was a … read more

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2 Sep 2021

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Karl-Heinz und Geisine were wounderfull guests.

We had a lot of good moments and interesting conversations together.
They were really helping in a lot of different ways. And the best thing we do not have to tell them every thing they should do... they just found work on their own.
They had really low needs, so it was easy to host them.

We … read more

(Excellent)

1 Sep 2021

Left by Workawayer for host (Live a permacultural life ...)

This was one of our best workaway-experiences ever. Michael and Hanna show, that it is possible to live with their two lovely children in a Tiny-House of only 38 squaremeters, all perfectly equipped and optimized.
Using solar power for electric energy and hot water, biogaz for cooking and a lot of other intelligent solutions, they live in good … read more

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26 Sep 2019

Left by Workawayer for host (Join us and learn about how a ...)

David is living the ecological way perfectly. Nature in his valley is great and besides bio-farming and permaculture David was just starting organic bee-keeping, so there are lots of interesting projects to join.
David is an open minded and honest person and he gave us information and help whenever we wanted.
We met a lot of interesting people and … read more

(Excellent)

30 May 2019

Left by host (Join us and learn about how a ...) for Workawayer

They stayed a couple of weeks on the farm and we had a very good relationship. They are very into alternative life style and sustainibility so it was great to exchange with them.
I hope they will come back next year!

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21 Sep 2018

Left by Workawayer for host (Help our dream become a ...)

Von ganzem Herzen tausend Dank, liebe Angelika und lieber Horst, dass wir euch und euer traumhaft schönes Paradies kennenlernen durften...:-))
Wir haben es genossen, euch bei euren Projekten zu helfen, mit euch den grandiosen Sternenhimmel zu bestaunen, zu erleben, wie ihr mit der Natur im Einklang lebt...
Es war die optimale Erfahrung, sowohl … read more

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12 Sep 2018

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Es tut so gut, mal wieder so schöne Erfahrungen wie mit euch, liebe Gesine und lieber Karl-Heinz, zu machen, kurz es hat einfach gepaßt! Eigenschaften wie Verantwortungsbewußtsein, Bereitschaft, liebevolles Miteinander und ehrliche Kommunikation, Freude an Neuem und Dazulernen, Einsatz, eine schöne Balance zwischen sich für die Sache einsetzen und … read more

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14 Jun 2018

Left by Workawayer for host (Help with some home ...)

We spent two wonderful weeks at the home of Suzi and Emmanuel at their lovely villa. The work wasn´t too hard and we learned a lot about living in the South of France. Emmanuel is a good teacher, Suzi is a very creative cook and we had inspiring conversations at the common meals with the family. To see that French children have the same interests … read more

(Excellent)

12 Mar 2018

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Thank you sooooo much Gesine and Karl-Heinz for the wonderful time we spent together. I highly appreciate your amazing help and your personal presence. Everything went on very smoothly and also in a bit stressy situations you helped me alot to finalize the tasks. With your help in the garden and in my house the finca became more beautiful. I would … read more

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11 Mar 2018

Left by Workawayer for host (Enjoy a vegan simple life on ...)

We spent 3 weeks with Emmeli at her wonderfol finca. We enjoyed her paradise with mangos, avocados, oranges, lemon, kumquats, salad and vegetable and it gave us a very good feeling to give a little help with our work at the watering system, fences, vegetable beds and all with a wonderful view at the sea...!!!
Besides we helped with some work at … read more

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26 Jul 2017

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It`s a great, great experience to help these amazing people with their absolutely fantastic and important project, the ecological way of living...!!!
Work is so interesting, from fetching straw at the bio-farmer to the installation inside the house, hosts and workawayers so motivated, really great...!!!
Thanks so much for the great atmosphere in … read more

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26 May 2017

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Thank you so much Gesine and Karl-Heinz for your help and support. The ground clearance was thorough and carefully done and it's very exciting that you constructed and filled the first two boxes.
You support, cooking and hard work were much appreciated and Gyp and Ella miss you!
I hope we'll meet again and that you enjoy all your future … read more

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18 May 2017

Left by Workawayer for host (Garden and household help in ...)

Jane is a really wonderful host.
We were very impressed by her ecological way of living in the countryside and we hope there will be more and more people who will help to change this world of money destroying all...
Jane helped us to have new experiences in composting and living in sunny Britanny, thanks a lot for all and good luck

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