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I’m working on expanding the little off the grid house, building a bathroom & kitchen with a rocketstove and making the house into a living house of different trees in the spirit of The Living Village. Maintaining the food forest around it, growing a lot of different species (including mushrooms), weaving trees into art sculptures into art sculptures, nursing young trees and ofcourse taking care of daily live. https://wwoof.nl/en/host/10129
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Brazil
I had a great experience in the magic forrest, Bouwie was really nice to me the hole time, super comprehensive and friendly, maybe it was the only experience I had that I wasn't feeling like working for someone at all. The place its really nice, I had plenty of time to ride bicycles and to enjoy cities around, the volunteers room is comfortable and I had no problems to adapt with the community way of living. Although the time schedule is not fixed ( which for me is a really good thing) Bouwie was always asking me how I was feeling about the work and there was no pressure at all.
5 months ago
Spain
Volunteering in the magic forest is a fantastic experience if you are searching disconnect of the normal life and connect with your own in a little forest working with plants and the land and learning a lot about sustainability and be self-sufficient, The place is in a wonderful environment next to river and Bouwie is a really good persona that will be your manager and the same your friend, he is always teaching you about the land and making you feel comfortable, I learnt a lot in this volunteering .Really nice experience
7 months ago
Netherlands
Bouwie is a nature lover who is eager to explain how things work. He has been very hospitable and approachable. Good place to get into touch with nature and escape all the distractions of today's world. The work activities were mostly physical, which was communicated initially. Overall a great and unique experience.
9 months ago
Brazil
Bouwie is a good man, very polite and intelligent who lives in harmony with nature. But my experience wasn't very good because he doesn't respect working hours, the advertisement say 25 hours a week, which is 5 hours a day, but there were days when I worked 6 to 7 hours a day. We started at 10am, stopped 30 minutes for lunch and then returned to work. It's not the kind of volunteering where you work a few hours and then can enjoy the day exploring the sorroundings there no time to do anything unrelated to work. The hygiene of the place is almost nonexistent.
7 months ago
Unexpected. I always say to guests that Dutch like people to be upfront and share what they need, you shared only positive things. Out of the 100+ guests, you are the 1st to mention hours and hygiene. In the 1st week we worked 4,5 days, incl. more than 5 h. of giving tours, if you count that we made 30 hours. The 2nd week you could make your own schedule and compensate. My place is in the middle of a forest & building activities around. I try to keep the living spaces clean (in terms of health).
United States
I had such a beautiful experience! Bouwie is such a kind and welcoming soul. He does a great job of ensuring you're comfortable and feel you have space to ask questions and prioritize your boundaries. I would recommend this experience to anyone wanting to learn more about the community-the community living and life- I learned so much. Even being the community-the community and in The Forest, Bouwie made sure to show me Dutch culture and traditions as I shared I wanted to learn all about it when I arrived. 3 weeks wasn't long enough, and I will definitely miss all the great cooking and sense of community.
10 months ago
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