Volunteer with our family in Penkun, Germany

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  update February 2024:
  we are looking forward to the new workaway season in spring from the end of march/ April onwards. We are happy to share what we have and get help an company here!
  
  Besides, we are planning our yearly summer camping trip, we have been finding great housesitters here on workaway for the last 4 years, and we hope to be lucky also this year as being on the road is simply freedom for us :-)
  We`d like to be on tour from around mid July onwards for 3 weeks.
  We need someone who can take care for our veggie garden, mawing the lawn, feeding the chickens and taking care for our friendly 14 year old dog (who ist still very fit, luckily..).
  A well stocked larder and freezer is waiting for you, as well as a cosy old camper, lots of peace and nature and friendly neighbours!
  
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  Welcome to our Profile :-)
  
  Family of five needs long term help – minimum 4 weeks- minding the kids, running the household, gardening.
  99% vegan + glutenfree diet - not dogmatic; in the middle of nowhere; 1 dog, 1 cat and some chickens
  
  You should be a competent English (or German) speaker, patient with kids, able to deal with aloneness in the evenings and have a good idea of what it takes to run a household.
  
  You get your own space (caravan), a separate bathroom with shower, delicious traditional and mostly glutenfree cuisine and (hands on) insights in:
  
  -mindful childraising
  -traditional cooking, clean cooking
  -glutenfree baking
  -DIY ~ecological building / renovating
  ~use of (power)tools
  ~fixing stuff
  -making fruitwine
  -pickleing / preservation of food
  -German language-practice
  and more...
  
  
  LGBTQ welcome!
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  Hello there!
  
  We're Alex, Jan, Arthur, Alma and Auguste Heuer. We are in our beginning 40s, 8, 5 and 3. (our kids are born in 2013, 2016 and 2018).
  We live on our farm (4000m²) in Kirchenfeld/ Penkun, eastern Germany.
  
  Our goal WAS to become (almost) self-sufficient minifarmers. In Summer 2021 we realized, thet three kids and a houserenovation is plenty and that gardening/farming must be reduced to a minimum. We still keep chickens (mainly for nostalgic reasons and eggs) and are growing few vegetables. In the past we have had sheep, pigs, ducks, rabbits, cats and one dog. Our dog recently died after having 15 years here with us.
  
  
  We take responsibility for the world around us, so whatever we buy, we try to go for organic and fair trade products.
  
  We try to avoid plastic as far as possible and stay away from flavour enhancers, preservatives and a lot of other additives from modern chemistry. We shop local produce or swap it in our LETS (Local Exchange Trading Systems or Schemes) – and also use it as a source for social contacts.
  
  We don't have WiFi because we believe there's enough radiation around already. There are LAN-cables ready for your device and a internet-laptop in the kitchen for you to use.
  
  Since we have a little child, we are pretty occupied, so we won't be around most of the evenings, that means, you have to be comfortable with aloneness.
  
  We realize, that we ask for a lot of commitment (four weeks), but we all (kids and adults) need the consistency.
  We want you to benefit from your stay, so we happily pass on our knowledge and experiences. Give you room for your own experiments and won’t be breathing down your neck. We will do our best to give you the best possible experience – please talk to us about your wishes and expectations.
  
  With three kids joyfully messing up the place on a daily basis , we need you to have an eye for(on) things that need to be done (cleaned, tidied up). (Autobiographical note: I (Jan) sometimes need a reminder, that I’m on team “tidying” - can’t have another one like me/this. I’m trying ;-))
  
  
  
  
  We have three old but clean caravans. You also have a separate bathroom in one of the stables, so privacy is guaranteed.
  
  We always need your help minding the kids, with housekeeping and with gardening/farming, so you should be comfortable holding a child, a shovel, a broom etc. Above that you're welcome to contribute with any other skill that you have (DIY, fixing things, building etc.) (Optional: We might even ask you to housesit for a few days.)
  
  What is probably important for you as well: as we live out in the sticks, there are no shops or pubs around.
  The next town with 2000 inhabitants is 4 km away, there’s a drinks store, a tiny grocery store, a pharmacy, a flower shop, a bakery and a restaurant. That’s all :-P
  
  We order a lot of our groceries online, but we still need to go shopping physically to Prenzlau (25km) or Szczecin/Stettin (Poland; 30km). If you need anything you may of course join us or we pick something up for you.
  
  
  
  A little bit about ourselves:
  
  Alex comes from a little town near Stuttgart and I was raised near Hamburg.
  
  We met in Tromsø, Norway in 2006, where Alex studied biology and I (kind of) studied philosophy. We were brought together by our love for heavy metal music and have been together ever since.
  Alex went back to Tromsø twice to finish her diploma. The last time, I joined her and made our living by guiding tourists. Meanwhile I had grown tired of philosophy and canceled my studies. Nowadays I dabble with art. I’m currently trying to get enough sculptures ready to fill a room and call it “exhibition”
  
  After Alex got her degree, we moved (back) to Hamburg together. We soon grew tired of the hasty city-lifestyle and decided to move to the countryside. We found the place we are currently living in and fell in love with it at first sight. The house had not much but potential and we started to make it a home right away.
  We basically emptied the house, did the water-installation and electricity and started to form everything to our liking. In 2014 we finally got a new roof and the outside of the house plastered.
  
  Still there’s a lot to be done, most prominently and urgently the attic, but we got kids and started farming…

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Prática de idiomas

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Cuidar de crianças/atividades criativas

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  -mindful childraising
  -vegan cooking and cheese-making
  -glutenfree baking
  -transition to vegan + glutenfree diet
  -DIY ~ecological building / renovating
  ~use of (power)tools
  ~fixing stuff
  -making fruitwine (occasionly)
  -pickleing / preservation of food
  -German language-practice
  and more...

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  We always need help with the normal housekeeping, such as minding the kids, cooking, cleaning, feeding the animals, heating the stoves (winter), chopping wood, walking the dog, tidying up, cleaning the stable...
  
  For the summer there will be a bit of gardening, harvesting fruits and vegetables, and much more..
  We expect a minimum stay of 6 weeks.
  
  Of course it is great if you bring skills like building , farming, experiences with carpentry or any other type of mechanical art, but it is NOT mandatory at all.
  
  
  
  Hope to see you soon, Alex and Jan

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  Idiomas

  Alemão: Fluente
  Inglês: Fluente
  Norwegian: Fluente

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  Acomodação

  3 Caravans

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  Algo mais...

  Next train station (7 km from our place): Petershagen/Uckermark
  
  (NOT Passow (Uckermark)!!! Petershagen is the one after Casekow (coming from Berlin))
  
  Train to Berlin: 1,5 hours with local trains, Petershagen-Angermünde-Berlin.
  We will pick you up from the station in Petershagen!
  Last train leaves Berlin Hauptbahnhof 20:33 !

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  We don`t have wifi, but a stable internet connection inside the house via LAN.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.

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  Pode aceitar animais

  We have a female dog, 13 years old. She`s fine with male dogs, with other females she might be a bit bitchy.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Horas previstas

  25 hours maximum

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