Help us create an abundant permaculture garden on our family farm in Absberg, Germany

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  Description

  We are looking for volunteers, to support us on our small family farm. We would like to learn together how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Currently, we are using methods of permaculture and regenerative agriculture, but we are always trying to improve the way we do things on the farm, and we are open for new ideas :-)
  
  *** VOLUNTEERS WANTED ***NEW Possibilities 2025***
  
  Please ask about farm visits only at the announced time frames below. We are not able to host any volunteers outside these dates.
  
  *** Upcoming dates on our farm! *** UPDATED!
  
  April 29th - May 05th 2025
  June 11th - June 15th 2025
  June 27th - July 06th 2025
  July 15th - July 19th 2025
  August 20th - August 24th 2025
  September 03rd - September 07th 2025
  September 30nd - October 04th 2025
  October 21th - November 02nd 2025
  
  ***More helping opportunities will be announced later during the year***
  
  About our farm:
  
  Our farm is located in a small village, in the "Franconian Lake District" - "Fränkisches Seenland", around 30 km south of Nürnberg. For generations our family has specialised mainly in the cultivation of old cherry varieties on high trunks. We have over 200 fruit trees, including 140 cherry trees. Our land is located in a hilly landscape in the middle of orchard meadows and vast forests. The area is about 4 ha (meadows, orchard, pond and forest plots). Our experimental edible food forest was started in Autumn 2019 and covers around 200m². We also started 3 rows of a syntropic agroforest two years ago.
  
  Our family farm is run by myself, my wife, and my mother on a part-time basis. We try to do most things ourselves, and are supported by friends, when they are available. Unfortunately, we are still far away from self-sufficiency, especially when it comes to time, work, and finances. We are looking forward to committed, interested and flexible volunteers, who like to help with their own hands and bring in their own skills and experience. We are always open to new ideas. In the past years people from different countries and continents have helped on our farm (different parts of Europe, USA, South America, Taiwan, Iraq).
  
  I have spent over two years abroad (mainly in Australia / New Zealand and Southeast Asia). Before that I often travelled to Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and worked there with various NGO`s and aid projects. In 2018, I completed a course titled "Organic Agriculture Trainer" in Switzerland. I also completed courses in Practical Permaculture, Water Management (building ponds and tapping springs) and a Permaculture Design Course with Geoff Lawton in 2021. For the next years I am continuing trainings in the area of Syntropic Agroforestry, Regenerative Agriculture and Permaculture to get my Diploma in Permaculture.
  
  I also support several agricultural projects in the middle east as a consultant. These projects aim to research and develop strategies how to support the local farmers with methods of regenerative agriculture and permaculture.
  
  For almost four years now, an expansion, or extension, has been taking place on our properties. The goal of the transformation and redesign of the site is to get a collection of old, rare and exotic varieties of fruits and vegetables to preserve and propagate them in the long term. In addition, to allow all interested and knowledgeable visitors to visit and exchange information. This can be intensified in the future through various trainings and courses. Furthermore, an area is planned to develop and test various small-scale agricultural projects in a modular way. Here, a cultivation of special crops or old vegetable varieties and different biological cultivation methods are planned.
  
  One of our goals is to eventually be able to live off of the income created by the farm. At this point, any money made does not cover the expenses of running the farm. This is why we are still a non-for-profit farm, and are working to build the infrastructure to make this goal a reality in the future.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Technologie

  

  Ferme

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Photographie

  

  Architecture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Soin des plantes
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are a mixed cultural household (German, Canadian / Middle Eastern), who have travelled to and lived in many parts of the world.So far we have had people staying with us from different parts of Europe, USA, South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. We want this house to be a place where people from all around the world can gather, get to know each other, and share and learn from each others experiences.
  
  In this experience, you can learn the principles and practices of permaculture and regenerative agriculture. You can also learn how to improve your life through implementing good habits and nutrition, and healthy, delicious cooking with all-natural ingredients (my wife is a health coach). We use many of the (wild) plants growing in our little paradise for our salads and smoothies. We love to gather around the table with delicious food and love trying new recipes from different cultures.
  
  We are on the journey of learning how to live sustainably and to take our responsibility of stewardship in creation. We invite you to join us, so that we can all learn from each other.

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  Aide

  Workawayers will be assisting us in helping out on the farm, especially on the permaculture and family vegetable garden areas for our own consumption. We love committed volunteers, and we also know how to celebrate together after a successful day, such as having a campfire or barbecue, or swimming in the nearby lake.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Arabe: Courant
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  My wife learned German when she moved here, and so we are happy to help those who are also trying to learn the languages that we speak. She is also hoping that I will someday learn Arabic as well ;-)
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  Hébergement

  We have several guest rooms in our old farm house, from a single room, a twin room and a shared room / living room with mattress / couch sleeping areas. The bathroom and toilet will be shared with the family.
  
  The kitchen is also shared with the family and we prefer to cook and eat our meals together. In summertime we will have some meals outside in the orchard. We try to get regional food and fruits / veggies which are partially grown on our farm. We mostly cook vegetarian meals but can make allowances for non-vegetarians as well. But we are really flexible with cooking especially in regards to allergies.
  
  Internet is also available in our house, but it is not the fastest connection.
  
  We have a strict non-smoking and no-drug policy in our house.

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  Autres infos...

  The next train stations are around 15-20 min away by car and there is no public transportation to or from the village. But we can provide a pick up from the train station upon request. The city of Nürnberg is around 1h away, where you can find museums, the Emperors Castle and many other sightseeing opportunities.
  
  The Altmühl-, Brombach- and Igelsbachsee are each about 15 min away. There are many recreational opportunities such as swimming, boating, surfing, SUP or water skiing or ice skating in winter. You can also rent a bike from us to discover the area around the village. The area also has a lot of scenic views and many hiking paths.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We are welcoming campervans or motorhomes, but we don`t have electrical power, fresh water or a normal toilet on our main property. So you need to be off grid. But you can use shower / toilet, as well as power and internet in our house.

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  Plus de 2

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