Volunteers

Volunteers are an important pillar for our association & eco-community. Vlierhof is bustling with activity and can always use extra helping hands! You can contribute to various tasks and/or chores, such as gardening in our vegetable garden or orchard, chopping/sawing wood, doing handy work, cleaning up or cooking, or brainstorming/building beautiful projects. 

While participating you will get to know this beautiful place and its residents. You experience living and working together in a community. In addition to the jobs we take on for Vlierhof, there is also plenty of room to move from and to the site to enjoy the surroundings.

We have several opportunities for volunteering at Vlierhof: 

Would you like to stay at Vlierhof for a few days as a volunteer? Then join our volunteer days. With the exception of the summer months, these take place once a month. We often also have specific larger projects or multi-day jobs. During the day These days you can get to know Vlierhof, there is room for connection with each other and you can contribute to this great place. If the weather is nice, we will certainly work outside. You can also enjoy delicious organic meals and bonding moments in the form of a campfire, music, dance or sauna. 

Are you interested in participating?
Check out our website in the agenda for the new dates. We also announce this in our newsletter..

Read below about the 3 different options. You can register and inquire about the possibilities via Volunteer Registration Form  You will then receive a response by email within 1 week. It often happens that our response ends up in the spam box. Check this to be sure. If you do not receive a response, please send an email to: vrijwilligers@vlierhof.org.  

Please know that we only have limited space for volunteers during the winter months. Mainly because there is simply less to do. We do organize volunteer days these months.

Also know that dogs are only welcome if they are on a leash, not barking (or barking sporadically) and you sleep in your own tent or camper. (Dogs are not allowed in the buildings) 

Working days: on a structural basis / on fixed days. 

It is possible to come and help on fixed days. For example, Wednesdays and Fridays are our regular garden days. A working day contains approximately 5-6 hours of work. You can then eat with the community free of charge. If you also stay overnight, we will ask you for one reimbursement of 10 euros** per day.

Short stay of two weeks.

You sleep in our 4-person dormitory/dormitory or in your own camper/tent. As a guideline, our working time is around 5 hours per day, or 25 hours per week. There is plenty of room to organize your hours and days yourself.Food & accommodation are free*. Would you like a single room? We then ask for a compensation of 10** euros per day. This includes meals. (single rooms are limite

Long stay: several months / entire season from March to November.

It is also possible to come to Vlierhof for several months or an entire season. As a guideline, our working time is around 5 hours per day, or 25 hours per week. There is plenty of room to organize your hours and days yourself. S If you sleep in our 4-person dormitory/sleeping room or in your own camper/tent, the first two weeks are free* of charge. After that we ask for a fee of 10** euros per day. This includes meals. Would you like a single room? We then charge a fee of 10* euros per day from day 1. (single rooms are limited)

For a long stay at Vlierhof we have a trial period of 2 weeks. There will then be a consultation about how you like it and whether you would indeed like to stay longer. We will also share with you whether there is a connection from the community. A decision for a longer stay of volunteers is always made on the basis of consent. This is to ensure that there is a good basis for living and working together for a longer period of time. If you have any questions about this, please email: vrijwilligers@vlierhof.org.

If you stay longer at Vlierhof you can also receive your own guests. For meals we ask €2.50 for breakfast, €5,- for lunch and €5,- for dinner. 

* Free accommodation is for anyone who comes to Vlierhof for the first time as a volunteer.

** If it is not financially possible (or limited) for you to contribute, please contact us, we will be happy to look at options.

Kom je naar Vlierhof met het openbaar vervoer?

From the central station in Nijmegen (NL) take bus line 80 or line 82 to Millingen. Get off at the last stop (Grenskantoor). From there it is a fifteen minute walk to Vlierhof (Keeken).

From the central station in Kleve (DE) take bus line 82 to Rindern/Keeken. From there it is a 5 minute walk to Vlierhof.

Are you staying overnight at the farm?

When you sleep in our 4-person dormitory/dormitory or in a 1-person room, we would like to ask you to bring your own bedding. (duvet cover, pillowcase and fitted sheet). It is also nice if you bring your own towel and possibly a bath towel for when the sauna is on.

The Meals.

At Vlierhof we eat organic and vegetarian. Every day at 13:00 there is a communal lunch (hot meal). At 18:00 (except Sunday) is dinner, this often consists of soup with bread. You can have breakfast in our coffee room.

The volunteer work.

As a volunteer you are part of the community. In addition to maintenance or working in the garden, there is also a lot of attention for cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and processing the harvest from the garden. There is also a weekly schedule with fixed tasks that are divided among everyone staying at Vlierhof (including the residents). 

Energy exchange.

It is nice when you come to Vlierhof that you are aware of our core values, mission and vision. You can read these on the website under the heading community. Vlierhof is a beautiful place that can bring you a lot. In addition to working as a volunteer, there is also a lot of room for personal growth, processes and spirituality. What we do ask for is that you can carry yourself in this. In short, this means that you are open to reaching out and sharing what you are "stuck in", what you are doing or what you want to develop personally. You are part of our community, which also includes the invitation to participate in the meetings and the sharing rounds. It is important that this can exist alongside your contribution as a volunteer. It is important to us that the energy that you bring is in balance with what Vlierhof gives you back. We will also bring this into contact if we feel that something is not right.

Finally, we prefer that when you embark on the adventure at Vlierhof you are also fully available for / on the spot. That gives the most beautiful and valuable experience. We also ask for a bit of surrender. Going along with the ins and outs at Vlierhof. Flying out in between or having other obligations such as work does not fit in with how we want to receive volunteers. If you are staying at Vlierhof for longer than two, this is of course possible provided that this is brought into contact with us before your arrival.