Internationales Workcamp

Vom 18.08. bis zum 01.09.2018 findet auf dem „Neuen Laakenhof“ ein Internationales Workcamp statt. 14 junge Menschen aus unterschiedlichen Ländern und Kulturen werden für zwei Wochen auf dem Laakenhof zusammenleben und arbeiten. Die Teilnehmer werden täglich 6 Stunden in verschiedenen Bereichen arbeiten und bekommen Information über nachhaltige Landwirtschaft, Umweltschutz und dem Leben in einer Kommune.

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Workcamp 2018

Die Glocke 14.09.2018: 13 Helfer aus der ganzen Welt in Enniger - Enniger (hus) – Leute, die anpacken wollen, kann der Laakenhof immer gebrauchen. 13 freiwillige Helfer aus der ganzen Welt haben nun den Weg in die Ennigeraner Bauerschaft Pöling gefunden: Ein internationales Austauschprogramm hat die jungen Erwachsenen im Alter von 18 bis 22 Jahren vermittelt. Für die Dauer von zwei Wochen unterstützen sie die Arbeiten des … Die Glocke 14.09.2018: 13 Helfer aus der ganzen Welt in Enniger weiterlesen
Some statements, stick bread recipe – Kommentare, Stockbrot Rezept - Here are some statements of the workcamp participants: Meeting the people at Laakenhof and learning from them made me so happy It was an amazing experience for me. Thank you all for doing all these things Thanks a lot, and maybe one day I’ll come back (I don’t want to leave…) Thank you for everything! … Some statements, stick bread recipe – Kommentare, Stockbrot Rezept weiterlesen
Tschüss, bye-bye, hasta luego, au revoir, arrivederci, güle, zdravo, bai, zàijiàn, annyeong - Was so hard to say goodbye to everybody, some eyes were filled with tears… Here’s a slideshow for you, showing scenes out of the two weeks of Workcamp….
The Mural – Das Wandbild - It seems, the two weeks of Workcamp have past much to quickly. Alice, Jessee & Luis went to the old Laakenhof farm once more, helping to plant some kohlrabies and getting some cheese at the farm-store afterwards. To the surprise of the Laakenhof communards and all involved people, the Workcamp group created a huge wall-picture … The Mural – Das Wandbild weiterlesen
The last day has started – Der letzte Tag ist angebrochen - The last day of the Workcamp has started, before everybody is leaving Germany tomorrow. Most projects have been finished, the fence is almost done, the trailer looks really beautiful with it’s new painting. Tonight, there will be a farewell party, unfortunately Kirsty has to leave already this afternoon. Kirsty & Jannik put that much energy … The last day has started – Der letzte Tag ist angebrochen weiterlesen
Dry stone wall – Trockenmauer - Another project has started recently: picking up sand-stones for building a dry-stone-wall between an agricultural road and a grass field beside the living house on farmside. It was an energy-sapping work to fill up the trailer twice… A special lunch was prepared by Jessee, Sumin and Alison on Tuesday also. They prepared 6 different Asian … Dry stone wall – Trockenmauer weiterlesen
Relaxing & visisting the Intercultural Garden – Relaxen & Besuch des Interkulturellen Gartens - On Sunday, most of the guys slept quite a long time, relaxed or played some table-tennis, before going for visiting the intercultural garden Neubeckum in the afternoon. The intercultural garden is supported by the „anders ackern“ society, a place for German, foreign and refugee people. A plate of different Laakenhof produced cheese was served, afterwards … Relaxing & visisting the Intercultural Garden – Relaxen & Besuch des Interkulturellen Gartens weiterlesen
Sightseeing in Münster City, Party at night - After a real nice but also physically demanding first week at the Laakenhof farm, the group has started into the weekend while chilling around on Friday evening. On Saturday, the historically interesting city Münster, which is not far away from Beckum area, will be visited during daytime, at night there will be a party at … Sightseeing in Münster City, Party at night weiterlesen
Everybody getting multi-talented – Jeder wird hier zum Multitalent - Every day, a group out of 3 will go to the old Laakenhof farm by bicycle early in the morning, helping harvesting vegetables, milking the cows and producing cheese also. There’s a kind of rotation for all these activities and projects, so everybody will get a small view into many different things. A new project … Everybody getting multi-talented – Jeder wird hier zum Multitalent weiterlesen
Potato Harvest – Kartoffelernte - Today, the whole group went to the nearby potato field together with the Laakenhof communard people to harvest the rest of the early potatoes. At warm summery weather it works real quick to fill up many of the big boxes by the help of so many hands… Heute ist die gesamte Gruppe zusammen mit den … Potato Harvest – Kartoffelernte weiterlesen
Teamleitung – Kirsty & Jannik