Préparez des déjeuners sains sur une ferme biologique dans les Alpes
L'expérience
Préparez un déjeuner végétarien sain pour un groupe de 4 à 8 bénévoles, cinq jours par semaine, dans une ferme biologique à 760 m d'altitude à Vorarlberg — à partir des aliments de base biologiques et de ce que fournit le jardin. Principalement des tâches de cuisine; avec une priorité moindre, le poste comprend également des tâches domestiques à temps partiel et des travaux de jardin en extérieur. Cuisine bien équipée avec cuisinière à gaz, four en briques et Vitamix. 30 h/semaine, week-ends libres, randonnée depuis la porte d'entrée. Minimum 4 semaines.
Ce que vous offrez
30 heures d'aide par semaine
Cuisine:
Choisir le menu, sélectionner les ingrédients et cuisiner des plats délicieux.
Aide en cuisine:
Aider à préparer, finaliser et servir les repas.
Ce que vous recevez
2 jours de congé par semaine
Chambre privée:
Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre privée. En d'autres termes, une chambre rien que pour vous.
Dortoir partagé:
Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre partagée, ce qui signifie que vous partagerez la même chambre avec d'autres voyageurs.
Petit-déjeuner:
Vous avez droit à un petit-déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.
Déjeuner:
Vous avez droit à un déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.
Dîner:
Vous avez droit à un dîner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.
Laverie Gratuite:
Vous pouvez utiliser notre buanderie librement.
Randonnées gratuites:
Nous vous emmènerons en excursions et randonnées autour de la ville. Gratuitement !
Vélos à votre disposition:
Vous pouvez utiliser nos vélos quand vous le souhaitez.
Cours de yoga:
Suivez des cours de yoga gratuits chez nous.
Utilisez notre cuisine équipée:
N'hésitez pas à utiliser notre cuisine et préparer vos propres délicieux repas.
Accès Internet Rapide:
Internet haut débit pour travailler à distance
Exigences
Intermédiaire Anglais
Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires
Ce qui n'est pas inclus
Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa
Détails du programme
This is my private home and organic farm at 760 m in Dafins, Vorarlberg, shared with 3–7 volunteers: 40+ fruit tree varieties, berries, a pond, dry stone walls, deadwood hedges and wild bee habitats.
Your role: about two thirds cooking – a healthy vegetarian lunch for the group (4–8 people), five days a week, from organic staples and the garden; plus keeping the kitchen in order and the shopping list up to date. With lower priority, the position also includes part-time work inside (household chores) and outside (garden work). Cooking for the group counts as working time. You don't need to be a professional, but you should be confident cooking tasty, healthy food for a group.
Hours: 30 per week, spread as you like in agreement with me; two days off, normally Sat/Sun. Stay: 4 weeks minimum, ideally arriving at the start and leaving at the end of a month.
Room: private (occasionally shared when the house is full); towels, bedsheets and soap provided.
How the house runs: I work my normal job from home, so I'm around but not always available. I set the priorities; when a volunteer manager is here, they hand out the tasks and follow up, otherwise everything goes through me. Everyone also owns a few small house responsibilities (e.g. Bird Feeder, Pond Refiller, Laundry Hero); some rotate. Tasks run through our own task app and a group chat.
Food: I buy organic vegetarian staples weekly (rice, millet, pasta, beans, bread, butter, vegetables, fruit, yoghurt, milk, eggs, spices), plus what the garden gives. You cook the group lunch from these; all other meals everyone prepares for themselves. Meat, chips, sweets etc. aren't included; buy them yourself if you like.
You need a valid visa and health insurance for Austria. Detailed info document follows before arrival.
Activités et horaires
Cooking (main focus): planning and cooking lunch for 4–8 people, Monday to Friday – vegetarian, built on grains, legumes, vegetables, eggs and dairy, with herbs, salads, fruit and vegetables from the garden; using what's there and avoiding food waste; writing what's running low on the shopping list (I shop once a week); taking care of leftovers.
Kitchen: keeping kitchen, counters and pantry clean and organized; running and emptying the dishwasher; refilling jars (salt, oil, jam); emptying the compost bins into the right places. Everyone cleans up after their own meals – you are not the group's dishwasher.
Also part of the position, with lower priority (about a third of your time): household chores inside and garden work outside, such as harvesting, weeding, mulching and watering, depending on demand and priorities. Now and then: making jam or compote from garden fruit, drying fruit, sprouting, a cake for the group (I pay the ingredients), or meal prep for me when nothing else is waiting.
Equipment: gas stove, small oven, brick oven, pressure/rice cooker, Vitamix, grain mill, dehydrator, KitchenAid.
Rhythm: 30 hours per week, you track your own time. Now and then there may be a chance to learn something extra outdoors – that's not guaranteed, so please don't count on it.
Règles
No smoking and no alcohol anywhere on the property – also not on the street outside. For many people this is one of the reasons they come here.
Communication: I value honest feedback and better ideas. If something feels wrong, tell me directly. My office is off-limits; if the door is closed, knock – if I don't answer I'm in a meeting and will come to you later.
Commitment: if you become unhappy or something serious happens in your life, you're free to leave at any time. I'd just ask you not to commit and then leave early because something more interesting came up – I need to be able to plan with you.
Work: take ownership of your responsibilities and think along – if you see something that needs doing, do it. Some tasks might not be your favourite – that's part of sharing a house and farm. Mistakes are fine – rather try and ask than hold back.
Signs: around the house you'll find short signs (kitchen, dishwasher, washing machine, drying rack, cleaning, quiet hours). Please read and follow them. Quiet hours: 21:00–7:00.
Kitchen: phones away while cooking and at the table while others eat. Clean up after cooking; knives cleaned and put back right away, not in the dishwasher; cut only on wooden boards; sink sieves stay in place. Stove off before you leave. Separate the compost bins.
House: in winter, air rooms 5–10 minutes with windows fully open, then close them. Lights off when leaving a room. Fires in the stoves only after I've shown you how. Bathroom fan on when showering; never leave a running bath unattended. Take a house key when you go out.
Emergencies: find me immediately rather than fixing things yourself. Tell me if you're sick or injured.
Before leaving: clean your room and bathroom, wash your sheets and put fresh ones on for the next guest.