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We are registered here also as hosts and earlier we used to host many volunteers on our farm. Here is the link to our host account:
Now we would like to have a change in our life - to see the world, meet new people and learn new things.
We are international family.
Steffen is german in middle of 40th, grown up in Germany, has been studying geology,lived in Norway, traveled a lot around Europe with his Landrover Defender, the last 15 years lives in Latvia with his family, having farm with goats and cheesery. Together with his wife Rūta used to have a farm with 150 milking goats and make cheese, where he is still the main cheese seller on the local markets. In his youth time he did work by a carpenter in Germany from where he has the most skills of building and with wood works. It was also very usefull on the farm in Latvia, where many things are his handswork. Away from all practical works and knowledge he is interested in old technics, motobikes, he likes traveling, meeting people, good food, interested in social topics, politics, history, nature, travels, life stories and many more.
Rūta is Latvian in hers beginning of 40th, has an education of latvian sauna Master and SPA (massage) teraphist, but in a heart a farmer lady. She did grow up on the farm and since that never ever could imagine hers life away from nature and animals. Together with Steffen for nearly 15 years used to have farm with goats in deep country side of Latvia and make all kind of tape of cheese (semi hard cheese, camembert, Mozzarella, fresh cheese). She likes beeing in nature, cooking (good food), handcrafts, folkloric music and traditions, my family.
We have 3 boys: our oldest one - Rūsiņš is nearly adult , he is 17, learning in gymnasium and music school, has a passion in music (playing cello, guitar, e-guitar, bass-guitar , at the moment learning saxophone), he likes reading books, interested in history and language learning/ practicing (latvian, english, german, frensh), can be also a proper men help, on the farm he use to do stable cleaning and firewood jobs. He loves pasta and oneday would like to get a cook.
Jurģis is 9 years old, loves sport activities, bike riding, outdoor activities, lego building, drawing, interested about world and animals. He likes to give a hand, help and spend time with papa.
Johannes is 6 years old and even in character very different from Jurģis, he follows and learns from his brother a lot. They both are good team and always use to do the things together. They all three speaks latvian, german and english.
Since August 2024. we are happy family of having our daughter - Jasmīna on this world. She is sweet and nice and have to fit in our bussy, active dayly life.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
At the moment we have a permanent worker lady for cheessery, who is teached and does the most cheese making jobs. Since we are not working dayly in cheesery ourselfs anymore - WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU CHEESE MAKING!!! Specially not in one or two weeks!
As a volunteer you might be busy here with many other random things as some cleaning arround, small works in a garden, helping with construction building for Steffen or some painting jobs, firewood making, etc.
We welcome cooking lovers as we do like to have diversity in our meals.
We do expect you if not cooking sometimes, then helping with preparing meals and washing dishes.
A company for our children would be amazing, they love chatting, playing table games and its always a good practise of languages.
Some artistic talent is always very welcome for decorating some of our walls.
In summer we have a lot of mosquitoes as we live so close by forest and some bog lands. It´s always just a question of how you are dressed and how much you are able to stand it :) Another thing is that we have here ticks, which you might pick up just in the close nature, so if you are not sure about - please contact your doctor for deciding about vaccine for tick encephalitis.
You have to be aware that we are a working farm and not a pet shop: starting from amazing cute new life and lovely goats till also accepting that not always all animals we are able to keep...... It depends how is your personal attitude to the things: it can be a nice romantic fairytale over here or a hard shitty farm life. For us its definitely more the first :)
We are also looking for the same minded people to share not only works together, but also some of the free time - with nice food, tea, chatting, changing experiences and having sometimes even a long philosophical evenings. At the end - we would like to build up something like a community, if someone would be interested to participate - there are many different ideas and possibilities for it.
Families are welcome!
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Latvian (Lettish): Courant
Hébergement
Your accomondation will be in one of the rooms in the second floor of the cheesery.
You will get your own private room with a double size of comfortable bed, the common kitchen, WC and shower dowstairs in the first floor.
We eat together 3 x a day.
Autres infos...
Our farm is situated 170 km away from Riga (capital) to the east. There is plenty of nature, woods and peaceful country side around for a nice walk, wild berries or mushrooms picking in the woods. 3 km away from the farm is an amazing nice lake for swimming in summer time. We can offer you bike for a biger distances.
We are sitting between two amazing nature reservations: the one is Teiču reservation - a huge 20.000ha swamp land and the other one - Krustkalnu reservation - a really wild forest.
30 km away from the farm are two nice small towns - where is a bigger civilization:) - to the North - Madona, to the south - Jēkabpils. We would say - there is not much to see, but also this "not much" you might be able to see, because time to time we might go there anyhow for something.
Each weekend we go to Riga for cheese selling. Even if we can not promise to you the possibility to come with us each weekend - RĪGA is a city definitely WORTH TO SEE. It has a very nice old town, art Nouveau area, ethnographical open air museum, interesting other kind of museums and activities for each taste, nice farmers and handcrafts markets - one of the most popular and nice one each saturday where we are selling our cheese - Kalnciema market.
But basicly - LATVIA is NATURE. Still a lot of wild and rich nature.
And if you are lucky and have possibility: Latvian sauna by sauna master - is something you have to experience one day! The same like latvian traditions - summer soltice and other soltice celebrations, latvian singing festival - these are things which you will remember forever!
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Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
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And it was a great Time. It was a great experience.The Farm is Wonderful.
It is an amazing place.Like Paradies there it is so peaceful.
I felt in Love with this art of live.
The whole Country is Wonderful. There is a lot of Nature.
THe Hole Family is nice and friendly.
All of them five.
We feel good with… read more
We had a lot of interesting discussion regarding every topic, geography, traveling, culture, politics. It was really nice. Steffen has already travelled a lot and gave us a lot of advices concerning our Roadtrip. He was found… read more
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And it was a great Time. It was a great experience.The Farm is Wonderful.
It is an amazing place.Like Paradies there it is so peaceful.
I felt in Love with this art of live.
The whole Country is Wonderful. There is a lot of Nature.
THe Hole Family is nice and friendly.
All of them five.
We feel good with… read more
We had a lot of interesting discussion regarding every topic, geography, traveling, culture, politics. It was really nice. Steffen has already travelled a lot and gave us a lot of advices concerning our Roadtrip. He was found… read more
I also… read more
I quickly felt at home at the farm with them, after a night in the trailer and already for breakfast I was treated to great food.
I was really happy to help out as all the tasks were enjoyable and I was able to learn a lot. I… read more
We spend 2 weeks at Steffens and Rutas place in Latvia last year. I must admit that we are relatively "old" workawayers so a few things might be more difficult to accept. However, I never found it difficult to communicate and work… read more
So Ruta, Steffen and Ruskins I apologize for how long it has taken.
I was only meant to be staying here for a week or so but ended up staying… read more
I immediately felt at home at the farm and was treated to great food, interesting conversations and fun… read more
It's been a while without giving any news, sorry for that !
I spent a month in July 2014 with Ruta and Steffen, helping at the cheesery, walking the goats in the meadows, picking berries, joining them at the market in Riga. I also helped once for milking.
They are very welcoming and like sharing, moreover the food is super great (as… read more
I had such a luck to meet Steffen & Ruta and Rusins.
My great hosts taught me basics of the cheese production. Spending the time together, eating and talking, and planning how to create our own rule in the world with Steffen :P was an learning process.
Swimming in the lake, visiting… read more
We stayed for 2 weeks enjoying life on the farm. Taking the goats out for grazing, learning a lot about the processes from milking to turning the cheeses and going out for a swim in the amazing Baltezers lake. And we had our own project of painting the gipsy trailer.
It was definitely a… read more
I spent 2 1/2 weeks with Ruta, Steffen and Rusins at their farm sometime in late winter/ early spring. It was better than anything I could have wished for!
Firstly the goats: Before I went to the farm I didn't know what curious and clever animals they are. With… read more
Here's a description of my favorite day at the farm:
Waking up early and milking goats with Ruta for a few hours, having breakfast with the family and talking with Steffen about… read more
It was on a lot of aspects a stressful week for them when I was there, but they were still friendly and Steffen was still joking all the time.
From the beginning at the farm, I felt like at home with them. As they wrote in their profile, they are really interested in sharing life… read more
Dear Ruta and Steffen
Thank you very much for the splendid time. You were very friendly and nice.… read more
