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Alpine Farming Experience: Goats, Cheese & Nature

The experience

We’re a small, Goat farm in the Swiss Alps, just 30 minutes from Grindelwald. With 97 goats, we do it all—from milking and feeding to making cheese by hand. Volunteers help with milking, animal care, cleaning, cheese maintenance, and daily farm tasks. Farm life is demanding, so we’re looking for someone with physical endurance, a positive attitude, and a love for nature and animals.

What you offer

32 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

What you get

1 day off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, 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.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Beginner German and Beginner English

Between 24 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

On this farm, the day starts early with milking the goats. After that, you can take part in cheese production or assist with caring for the goats during grazing. We also have a final milking session in the late afternoon. Additionally, depending on your assigned tasks, daily farm chores are always part of the routine.

Activities & Shift

The first milking is at 4 a.m. and the second at 4:30 p.m. (2 hours each).
Then we need 2 to 3 people to assist with goat grazing from morning until after lunch, when the goats are brought back for milking. At the same time, one person will focus on cheesemaking in the morning and later take care of cheese aging and related tasks around midday.