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Help around the house and in garden needed

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The experience

Hi All, I am in search of a particular type of volunteer, a person who has some skills with working around the house and in the garden, likes being active and loves animals and also loves the quiet and simple lifestyle. I can offer a room in my house for accommodation, meals in exchange for 20 hours/week help like cleaning the premises for leaves, branches, debris, mulching the garden, cleaning, reorganizing wood shop, cleaning the tools.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German

Between 26 and 55 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

4 hours/day and 2 days off (weekend or any other days). I am available at weekends for rides and to visit places in the area.

Activities & Shift

Cleaning the premises for leaves, branches, and debris, mulching the garden, cleaning the house, inside and out, reorganizing the wood shop, taking down an old brick stove and salvaging the bricks, cleaning the working tools, taking down a small degraded hut, improvising a fence from recycled materials, planting trees, digging the garden.

Rules

No other pets allowed, no loud music, no illegal substances, nor harmful behavior. I offer and expect respect, understanding, common sense and clear and transparent communication.