Description
I live on my farm, a peacful place with love for nature and animals. I am looking for help in the garden (pruning of trees and general gardening as well as vegetable garden) and general maintenance in and around the farm.

I have horses of my own (also retired) and a couple of horses that are stabled here. The owners of those horses come daily and help with mucking out. Furthermore I have a dog and 3 cats.

I had a horse training stables, but am now retired.(I am 70). I have a holistic approach for animals and people and life. I am not vaccinated and believe in keeping healthy and I expect workawayers to have the responsabiliy to do the same.
I gave clinics and training to people and horses. I use essential oils, homeopathic remedies and bach flowers remedies. Before I started the stables I worked 30 years in big international companies in human resources. I spent a student year in California after highschool and lived 2 years in Australia.
I have a sister who comes regularly and helps out in the garden where she can. She is a gardener by trade and also retired.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
I live in a rural area, beautiful nature and I can teach you about animal care in a holistic way, to care for their physical, mental en emotional health, their all-around well being. My horses are also retired and not to be ridden anymore. I can teach you Dutch and English. You can explore the surroundings.
Aide
I need help with painting and general maintenance and with tasks in the garden (e.g. vegetable garden, pruning of trees and hedges). Do it yourself experience would be handy.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Allemand: Intermédiaire
Français: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
Farm. You will have your own (big) room above the stables. Shower room in the stables. You will share meals with me..
Autres infos...
There are walking and bicicle trails and beuatiful nature. Some old little churches, a monastry and summer activities e.g. art expositions, market and the like. There is a bus to the city of Groningen with lots of cultural things to see and do. From the train station of Groningen you can travel anywhere in Holland.
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
1 or 2 dogs as long as they are good with my dog. A horse is a possibility. However, let's discuss in advance.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

N° de référence hôte : 742733376745

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5 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Peter) pour l'hôte

I enjoyed my short stay on Greet's homestead. She has some good projects going on there and I think she’s gonna do a lot more. If you get the opportunity to pass through Holland and have a few days you should stop and help her out she’s a good smart person, excellent cook!! And I got some great ideas to take home and try to implement into my life.… read more

(Très bien )

14 nov. 2022

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Peter)

Peter stayed for about 3 weeks on the farm and did a lot of different jobs during that time, i.e. Pruning trees and hedges, fixing gates, setting up fencing and the like. He can handle tools and electrical equipment well and his work is of excellent quality, he is very meticulous. Thank you Peter for all the jobs that you did for me.
I wish you… read more

(Très bien )

3 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Sindy) pour l'hôte

During my stay Greet was very patient when teaching me Dutch, which I really appreciated. I also liked the fact that I was able to work independently doing things I like most, repairing things, gardening and general maintenance. The helpers room above the stables was big but lacked fresh air as the windows faced the stables which didn't allow for… read more

(Neutre )

12 sept. 2021

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Sindy)

Sindy did a lot of work on maintenance of the farm and the garden. She painted all the outside windows, doors and garden gates. She also did quite a lot of little repairs and in the garden and around the premises she did a lot of weeding. She stayed throughout the summer for about 4 months.
She is a dedicated worker and not afraid to get her hands… read more

(Bien )

3 oct. 2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Svenja) pour l'hôte

I stayed with Greet for 3 weeks and it's been a lovely experience. She's a friendly and welcoming person. Her farmhouse is beautiful and my room was huge. The horses, cats and her dog are all wonderful animals and I will miss spending time with them. We usually had our meals together and it was interesting to hear Greet's stories about her life… read more

(Très bien )

23 sept. 2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Svenja)

Svenja stayed with me for 3 weeks. She helped me with looking after the horses, like mucking out the fields and the stables, preparing the feed and the feeding, cleaning up the premises, stacking a delivery of hay (some 80 little bales) and some weeding. She is a nice person who is always in a good mood and always willing to get the work done.… read more

(Très bien )

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5 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Peter) pour l'hôte

(Très bien )

14 nov. 2022

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Peter)

(Très bien )

3 févr. 2023

Laissé par le workawayer (Sindy) pour l'hôte

(Neutre )

12 sept. 2021

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Sindy)

(Bien )

3 oct. 2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Svenja) pour l'hôte

(Très bien )

23 sept. 2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Svenja)

(Très bien )

18 août 2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Membre Workaway)

Berit stayed with me the summer of 2020 for 6 weeks. It was her first Workaway experience. It was very pleasant to have her around. She is a willing worker and responsible for the tasks that are given to her. Never had to remind, ask or check anything. The things she did here were mainly looking after the horses and the garden. Some hard work of… read more

(Très bien )

11 août 2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Xenia)

Xenia stayed at my place for about 6 weeks. She is a pleasant person and a very hard worker who enjoyed looking after the horses and cats. She takes on any job, does not worry about getting dirty and is strong. She helped clearing the premises, we took a couple of loads to the junkyard, work in the vegetable garden, weeding of garden and general… read more

(Très bien )

29 févr. 2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (William)

William is a pleasant, well mannered and fun person to have around. He is punctual and willing to help with everything. Very good around animals. Has a tranquill vibration that horses and other animals like.
We had some good conversations and on the whole I was sorry to see him leave.
Till ...... sometime

(Très bien )

28 févr. 2020

Laissé par le workawayer (William) pour l'hôte

Staying with Greet was one of the greatest experience I had with work exchange so far. I really felt as part of her life and not only someone who is there only to work in exchange for food. I learned a lot about horses and had a good time with them, Stein (a funny dog) and the 3 cats of hers. I ate really well every day and enjoyed working… read more

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