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Laakenhof Neu Beckum | ICJA12 | 2018-08-18 - 2018-09-01 | CONS,AGRI,MANU | Age: 18 - 26

 

Laakenhof is a small organic farm and a living community. Around 8 persons are taking care of cows, chicken and a cat. They produce cheese and grow vegetable and everything is sold directly to inhabitants of the region. Grassland, farmland and greenhouses are the basis for nature oriented lifestyle and human way of working. Currently the farm needs to move to another place which is just few kilometers far from the actual one. Volunteers are invited to help to run the farm and to build up the new farm and its facilities. Beside this, the community is engaged in promotion of sustainable lifestyle. For further information please visit www.laakenhof.de.

Work: In the new farm, volunteer can support Laakenhof community in a wide range of manual work like building fences for the cows, working in the greenhouse, repairing a wooden barn, in the reconstruction of a stable and other farm duties. Study part: According to their interest, volunteers can learn about essence of organic farming and about how community live works: How does it work to make decisions in the spirit of consensus and how does a shard economy work? It is also possible to learn how cheese is produced.

Accomodation and food: There are different options, where volunteers can stay overnight: Four rooms will be offered with four camp beds each and if weather is fine, you can sleep in tents. In addition, there is a living room to stay, a big kitchen and a nice place in the garden under beautiful old trees. Sleeping bags are needed. Volunteers will prepare food with fresh and organic products of the farm: vegetable, milk and cheese.

Location: Neu Beckum

Location and Leisure: Laakenhof is situated in the region Muensterland, which is a flat area dominated by agriculture. Forests, hedges and wide farmland are the characteristic attributes of this old cultivated landscape. There is always a broad view under big skies. In one hour you can reach Muenster a famous historical town. In next big towns, Beckum and Ahlen, there will be offered open air festivals in the market places. If weather is fine, we can go swimming in a lake nearby. All together we can spend evenings at camp fire with starry sky above us. Muensterland is known as region where people often use bicycles. Laakenhof will offer a nice bicycle tour to the volunteers.

Train/Bus station: Neu Beckum

Requirements:

Language: eng,ger

Extra Fee: 0

Volunteer will need sleeping bag and isolation sheet