Aidez-nous avec les chevaux et à la ferme dans la Forêt Noire, Allemagne

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After seven years of living with guests from workaway I still wait for every new helper with great confidence: Interesting people from all over the world are enriching my life and help me with the work on the farm. A lot of them became friends and we stiil stay in touch. I could teach them how to live and work with horses, live out of the own garden and a lot of them tried the linedancing. They brought me the knowlegde about life in their country and I learned plenty of new recepies so I now have a special cookbook. I also met many super talented musicians!
So if you look for a familylike place with an international touch (I speak german, english and french), and you are not allergic to dogs, cats, chicken, hay or horses you will be welcomed!
Type d'aide
Jardinage
Construction
Entretien / Bricolage
Aide à la ferme
Autres
Eco-volontariat
Aide avec les animaux
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
You will meet many people while living with us and following me around to the daily work, the special events and meet the riding clients. If you want you can learn a lot about vegetable gardening, international cooking, horses, and I speak german, english and french fluently. You could learn more about your own capabilities by working with manual tools.
Aide
We have moved to a wonderful new place and there is still a lot to do: fencing, gardening, work around the horses, constructing and a lot more...
Langues parlées
deutsch, englisch, französisch
Hébergement
2 rooms and one bathroom
We normally share meals
Autres infos...
The cooking is not vegetarian, but few meat is part of the meals. Vegetables and fruit is mostly our own products or comes from regional farmers. No vegans.

Die Küche ist nicht vegetarisch, Fleisch wird jedoch nur wenig verbraucht. Gemüse und Obst kommt weitgehend aus der eigenen Herstellung oder wird regional gekauft. Bitte keine Veganer.
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
4-5 hours/ 5 days a week

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14.05.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Ying Shan) pour l'hôte

I stay in Elke's farm for two months, her horses are very lovely and the nature surrounding is so beautiful, and sometimes you can see the wild deers in the woods!! Elke is very good at cooking and the food is very delicious !! I will definitely miss it!! Elke is good at line dance as well, learning line dance is very interesting!!

(Excellente )

12.04.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (malvina) pour l'hôte

Elke is a very strong woman, and always cheerful.
I spent a week on his beautiful farm, where I did different tasks. The main one was to feed his riding horses. Together with other volunteers we spend days that I will never forget. Elke cooked us, for example the African soup. What a treat! The farm is full of positive energy and there is a lot of… read more

(Excellente )

21.11.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (ZIQI) pour l'hôte

It was my first workaway, and it's one of the very unique experience. I love horses always but never been so close to them every day. They are really therapeutic beings and they read you so well without verbal language. Elke has been away for a week so me and another worker were enjoying the time on our own lol. Elke also taught me how to bake… read more

(Excellente )

11.09.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Marina)

Marina was a wonderful guest and helper! She did fit in perfectly in our little house community and was very reliable. Her english was remarkable and we had lots of laughs and good times together. For my garden project she did add the artistic touch by making fantastic paintings, which will last for years. I hope Marina will come back one day when… read more

(Excellente )

10.09.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Marina) pour l'hôte

Elke's place was a great experience for me!
Even though it was my first workaway and I was kind of scared, I felt easy and welcomed after all.
Elke is a really lovely person also a great cook and has a bubbly personality. There are only 2-3 hours of work during the day which are strict - in the morning and in the evening you have to clean the… read more

(Excellente )

18.08.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Adam & Ana) pour l'hôte

Elke picked us up from the station with a big smile and we instantly felt welcomed. It was a busy week as she needed to move to the new farm, so we did a lot of work moving furniture, building fences, and mixing concrete for the new horse watering stations. Elke made a big effort to include us in social activities, and we particularly enjoyed the… read more

(Excellente )

15.07.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Sarune) pour l'hôte

I could not imagine a better stay. I easily felt like home. Elke is such a warm and helpful person, who lives a beautiful life surrounded by nature and horses. The place is perfect to recover mentally and disconnect from all the world. Unforgettable experience :)

(Excellente )

20.02.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Jorgelina) pour l'hôte

Elke ist eine ausgezeichnete Person, sehr nett. Es war meine erste Workaway-Erfahrung und ich hatte das Glück, sie mit ihr zu machen. Sie hatte viel Geduld mit der Sprache. Sie hat immer alles getan, damit wir uns sehr gut und wohl fühlen, und so war es auch. Ich habe viele Treffen mit seiner wunderbaren Mutter und guten Freunden geteilt, alle… read more

(Excellente )

13.11.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Olga) pour l'hôte

It's a nice place to be and strictly recommended for everybody who loves horses and punctuality.
Elke, thank you for everything you have shared with me, your knowledge, the excellent homemade food, (Elke's apple pie is a masterpiece..), the lovely horses and unforgettable ridings (say hello to Romino), the funny parties etc.
Thank you for… read more

(Excellente )

28.02.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Raissa) pour l'hôte

even if i have only spent one week to elke's place i want to thank her for the nice time!
To Elke you will be sourranded by good people,you will eat good food and learn about those beautiful horses.
I really hope i can come back to your new place.
Best of luck
Raissa

(Excellente )

23.02.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Christian) pour l'hôte

I could not have had a better first workaway experience than at Elke’s little horse stable. My 10 days in February went by way too fast. I got the opportunity to learn about horse care and how to ride. Elke always took time to explain everything to me and showed me all of her ideas and plans for the future stable. She even introduced me to her… read more

(Excellente )

14.01.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Charan) pour l'hôte

Elke was kind enough to let us stay at her place even if it was only for few days. She's energetic, warm-hearted person and a great cook. The work is not hard and the company of horses makes it more enjoyable. She also gave us a lesson and allowed to ride a horse.
We wish you all the best for the future projects!!
Charan and Rupesh.

(Excellente )

07.12.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (YU MEI) pour l'hôte

a wonderful place! I can't describe how lovely there.
Working hour is reasonable. Food is wonderful. thanks Elke so much let me join their life for two weeks.

(Excellente )

26.11.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Elizaveta) pour l'hôte

Stayig at Elke's farm was my first workaway experience - and I will never forget it. Before coming I was a bit worried how everything gonna be - but it was for nothing: I had such a brilliant month.
First of all - Elke is a wonerful person: charming, optimistic, easygoing and with wonderful sence of humor:) She is really taking care about the… read more

(Excellente )

28.10.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Wan Yin) pour l'hôte

I have the most relaxing time while staying here
it is a nice place to get away from the city and been surrounded by forest
The work in the place is not hard
After work you will have plenty of time to do what you like
You can visit a nice little city call Dornstetten, there has a toy museum full of historical toys

Elke is a very nice host… read more

(Très bonne )

25.10.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Kristine) pour l'hôte

I only visited for the weekend, and this was my first experience as a “work-awayer”. However, I felt very welcomed at Elke’s place and thoroughly enjoyed spending a few days on the farm. The people and the animals were lovely, and I had my first experience of line-dancing (a regular Friday-night event I believe).

(Excellente )

24.10.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Katie) pour l'hôte

I had my first work away experience on Elke's farm and it was a great time. There were always people of all ages coming each day to ride or to visit. Being around the horses and caring for them in the morning was always a nice way to start the day. I want to thank Elke for allowing me to ride during my breaks as it was a wonderful way to relax and… read more

(Excellente )

18.07.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Bouchy) pour l'hôte

I stayed two weeks in Elke’s farm during June and I have had really great time there.
Elke is a wonderful host, warm and generous person. I felt like in family.

The work was not hard and consisted to clean stables and to do small farm/garden works (as cut grass).

Elke allowed me to ride her horses and also gave me lessons and a lot of tips.
The… read more

(Excellente )

25.05.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Leandro & Natalia Mariel) pour l'hôte

We have been lucky enough to meet Elke and all his surroundings of friends and family, with whom we have spent beautiful days !!.
Elke is a very open, warm person, and provides her home completely, until we have shared television series with her (which we still see haha). She's a great cook too! (Sehr lecker!)
We met a beautiful group of people in… read more

(Excellente )

10.03.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Blanche) pour l'hôte

I spent 3 amazing weeks in Elke’s farm; it was my first workaway experience and I’ll never forget it. Elke is a positive, generous woman and also her family and friends are very friendly.
There is not much work and working with the horses is very pleasant even if most of the job is about cleaning stables. You’ll have the opportunity to try line… read more

(Excellente )

14.02.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Jessica) pour l'hôte

I absolutely loved this place! Elke and her family are so lovely and friendly and they have such great friends who are all so friendly and helpful. I stayed here for 3 weeks. There are a variety of different indoor and outdoor jobs to do and plenty to see outside of the town. I loved trying out line dancing and we even learnt a dance to teach the… read more

(Excellente )

28.01.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (jorge) pour l'hôte

I stayed there for trhee weeks last cristmas.
Elke is the best host I have ever had, the yard is wonderful, horses are good boys and work is easy to do.
people there is friendly and there are a good atmosphere en the house.
thanks for every thing Elke

(Excellente )

27.11.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Haryel) pour l'hôte

I stayed at Elke's farm for what I like to call a sabbathical month. There is so much to write about, but for practical purposes I'll try to make it short. Firstly I'll address to the most important questions a volunteer might have: food and accomodation. Elke's cooking skills are terrific: she takes pride in making amazing dishes with organic… read more food. She also half expects you to cook something from where you came from, as she has her own traveller cookbook. You won't starve here - trust me, it's quite the opposite actually. You're prone to gaining some weight. Volunteers have their own shared apartment and it is a quite large one. You'll probably share its facilities (bathroom, kitchen) with another volunteer, as she takes two at a time. Cleaning is also made by the volunteers and, if you have any hygiene standarts, be prepared to do some.

The work is dangerously pleasurable to do. So pleasurable it made me reflect about carreer and life choices. Unlike "regular" work, at the end of the day, you'll have your body tired but your mind still whole, which is the opposite effect of daily urban routines. You'll do mucking during the morning (the act of picking, transporting and stacking horse poop on a pile) and some other random farm chores the rest of the time. For the first two weeks, for instance, I assisted the other volunteer with building a horse feeder with roof. The only struggle I had was failing miserably to wake up at 6:30am when requested.

Socializing was a strong point during my stay. The Workawayers I worked with, Paolo and Goran, are professional environmentalists and are eager to share knowledge with others. Also, since you do the mucking, the horse owners/riders will get to know you with time. As a bonus, Elke's friends are really nice and enjoy sharing experiences with volunteers. I highly advise you to bring your musical instrument if you play one - it was a shame I couldn't bring my flute.

If I had to criticize anything, I'd say Elke can be a bit too harsh sometimes. It has to do with her strong personality. Honestly, I'm not that easy to deal with either. Also, she has wifi, but is not willing to share it for security reasons. That was stated in her profile, so before coming I bought a german sim card/data plan to keep in touch with family. O2 has full 3G+ cover there.

I think that wraps up everything. I hope you guys enjoyed my time there as much as I did. Please pet Katie and Whisper for me. Miss you.

- Haryel

PS: don't trust Ginger too much

(Excellente )

21.08.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Luis) pour l'hôte

First workaway and unforgettable experience far beyond expectations! Elke meant not only a kind, welcoming host, but an example to be followed. I spent a month with her, and day by day, I grew happier and increasingly aware of the valuable and inspiring person I was living with. She is honest, sociable, creative and has a catching positive energy… read more

(Excellente )

18.07.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (naoko) pour l'hôte

I'm a quite lucky girl, because I have visited her place twice during my trip. Elke is the most wonderful person I've met so far. She is not only a farmer but also has a lot of knowledge about education and communication. Her close friends and local people often come to her place, it shows that her place is one of vibrant community place for… read more

(Excellente )

25.06.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Elise) pour l'hôte

I had a terrific time at Elke's. The farm and the area are beautiful, and it was a great, friendly place to be for a month. Working with so many horses was a valuable experience for me, and there was a good variety of other work (none of it difficult) to keep things interesting. Every day was different, with a good balance of work, social, and… read more

(Excellente )

17.06.2015

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Claudia)

Dear Claudia, thank for your late but wonderful nice words - I don t have your email adress any more. Kind regards Elke

(Excellente )

13.06.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Claudia) pour l'hôte

I didn't spend more than a long weekend with Elke but I enjoyed it so much that I would love to come back! Elke is a very lovable, interesting and open-minded person who lives surrounded by beautiful horses. I enjoyed helping around the stables and learning about horses (she knows a lot!). The accomodation and the food are great and Elke can… read more

(Excellente )

27.04.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Andreas) pour l'hôte

An amazing place, highly recommended! I stayed at the horse farm for about 3-4 weeks and it felt I was leaving my family behind when I left. Elke is a very welcoming person, open and great fun to be around. I had never worked with horses before but I became attached to them after a few days! Having never ridden a horse before, Elke was very keen… read more

(Excellente )

22.12.2014

Laissé par le workawayer (Patricia María) pour l'hôte

This has been my first workaway experience and it has been excellent! You really feel like home in Elke's house and farm.
There are always nice people around as she is a very welcoming lady.
Work is not hard; it is even nice to wake up early in the morning and greet the horses.
I also started riding, which we did often.
Food was great as… read more

(Excellente )

11.11.2014

Laissé par le workawayer (Kati) pour l'hôte

i used workaway to find this farm, but i wouldnt use work to describe this ewperiance that i had for 2,5 month. i would use word home, because i really feeled like home. Elke is very worm and friendly person, and the people who i met in that farm were all wonderful and kindhearted. Working with horses was super and i eaven got to ride with them.… read more

(Excellente )

06.02.2014

Laissé par le workawayer (Jeffrey) pour l'hôte

A great place to be a part of! Everyone around is warm, welcoming, and down to earth. The location is pleasant, the accomodation is super, and the work is very reasonable and somewhat flexible. I am a vegan, so fed myself, so can't comment on elke's cooking. ;)
There are some nice forests and scenery around for hiking and biking, and a lovely… read more

(Excellente )

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