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Season 2024 is full - we are searching again for 2025 - April to October - If you are available next year - we can chat in winter about that.
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Description of us:
We are wine and apricot farmers in Lower Austria. We also run a small campsite and guestrooms. We are searching for a helping hand in all parts of our business and family. We only accept EU citizen, who can stay at least 4 weeks! I'm not going to answer short-term inquiries which doesnt fit to our requested time, thanks for your understanding.
The person, who will work and live with us, will be treated like a member of our family. Our family consits of Ingrid (39), Josef (42), the girls (10 and 8 years old) and our labrador dog. Ingrids parents are working a lot in our business, but not living on the same place.
Please read details of the required work below.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our area is famous for it's wines and if you are interested in the producing and tasting of wine you will learn a lot during the stay.
We try to integrate the workawayer as part of our family. You will also go out to restaurants or make tiny exkursions with us.
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Help
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Season 2024 is full - we are searching again for 2025 - April to October - If you are available next year - we can chat in winter about that.
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- cleaning guestrooms and camping facilites
- helping in the vinyards and cellar - all the year seasonal work in the vinyards and harvest September/October
- working in the apricot fields and cooking jam (July)
- childcare and playing with them
- helping at the private housekeeping
You will work approx. 25-30 h from Monday till Saturday. Sunday and one day during week will be free! We will plan the work and your free day every week together. On your free days you can do sightseeing in Vienna (only 1 h by train) or hiking in the mountains (also just 1 h away)... We will provide you a bike during your stay - so you can explore our beautiful wine region.
We can only accept EU citizens or students in Austria, because it will be an official registered job - payment according Austrian law - accomodation and food included.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I like to improve my English and Italian/Spanish. Workawayers profit from our German and the differnt German accents spoken by our guests.
Accommodation
You can stay in one of our guestrooms, specially reservated for you. So you have your own room with own bathroom, TV, WIFI. You will always be able to use a kitchen. We will invite you often to have lunch or dinner with us. Mostly you will do your breakfast and your dinner by yourself. We will go shopping at least once a week together, where you can take all food, what you need. We accept animals - no problem if you want to bring your own dog or cat.
If you have any other works to do (f.e.g. writing theses, online work...) - there will be enough time and tranquility for your other business.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a quite good WIFI connection. And its possible to work in your spare time at your own room or in our spacious garden.
Space for parking camper vans
As we also run a small campsite its is possible to stay in your own campervan, instand of our room.
Can possibly accept pets
As we also have a dog - you can bring your dog or cat to work. It can live with you in your room and sometimes, when you work in the vinyards or apricot fields you can bring your dog with you to work too.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
approx. 5 h day, 5 days
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The communication in English was really good and she could improve her German a lot with us.
We wish her all the best for her… read more
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The communication in English was really good and she could improve her German a lot with us.
We wish her all the best for her… read more
All the tasks, that we asked her to do, have been done perfectly and self-organized. During her stay she need to talk in German with us, our kids and our guests. It’s amazing how good she use our language. It… read more
Within very short time, she was able to work independent and self-organized. She did various tasks on our campsite, in our guesthouse, in the vinyards and the apricot gardens. Even when the tasks had been dirty, cold, wet or… read more
In short time I felt complete integrated as member of the family, and my tasks in the house were easy to understand. I had a wide variety of activities to do in the house, campsite and vineyard.
I had also the opportunity to share with friendly people from… read more
