About the experience in: Jelgava, Latvia
Switzerland
The place itself is nice and in tune with nature, but the host is not very organised. When you come over to help, he dumps all the manual and heavy labour on you and goes to the soft ones, like flower picking, instead of working alongside you. Yes, accommodation is provided, but considering how manual-intensive the work is, a meal should be provided in between work to make the volunteer feel worthwhile and appreciated.
about 1 month ago
Andis replied
Are you serious? You had lot of small and easy jobs to help here - picking cutted water branches, painting 5m2 wall, making birch brooms for sauna, etc . The hardest ones was gather hay from small (100m2) field, it was already raked in piles and picking 12 small piles took you full day of 5h. Second "hard" job was to dig and weed 9m2 field, that you just plucked the top vegetation and leave all roots inside - also took you full day. If you apply for farm work, be prepare to do some manual work!!