Enjoy life and help on our little farm in the countryside next to Berlin, Germany (2024)

It was my first farm experience and my experience as a Workawayer. Penelope and Peter were very kind and treated like a family.
I was able to greet their dogs, cats, four cute horses, and always hungry cute Sheep flocks every morning and have many wonderful experiences.
I could walk through a wide field and see the deep and quiet forest.
And I… read more

I had a great time on the farm with Peter and Penelope. The work was easy and friendly and they always went out of their way to explain the tasks I had to do, they are so warm and friendly and really make you feel at home.
I liked to walk their dogs and feed the horses and their crazy goats.
The food is AMAZING! Peter is an excellent cook and will… read more

It was a pleasure to have Jana with us. She came to us twice, the first time for about 5 weeks and then again one month later for another 6 weeks. I think think this says already all...At the beginning she was a bit quiet and shy but she started right away to help with the animals and any tasks outside. She worked completely on her own and was… read more

Othmane is a funny guy, he stayed with us for about 2 weeks. It started already a bit difficult to get to our house, the planing and timing and then the train just did not arrive at all..... However, we had a good time chatting and exchanging food experiences, food is definitive his passion. Othmane was very interested in our way of living with… read more

I can definitely say, this experience is the best so far in my journey as a workawayer, I spent 2 amazing weeks with Penelope and Peter and the rest of the Family (My lovely Lonie, Ramble, Leila, Jacomino, Tonca and the afraid Nando, Bonti, Sneaker and Tofi the list is still long ^_*). This is exactly what I was looking for, a place where you can… read more

Camille-Lan stayed about three weeks with us and it were three very cold weeks. She is a very polite and nice person, and after a few days she managed to do all the imported work for the animals on our farm, like cleaning, feeding, giving water (which is sometimes not so easy when everything is frozen). We really enjoyed the wonderful meals she… read more

In December 2022, I spent 3 weeks with Penelope, Peter and their lovely 6 dogs and 2 cats in a very calm village. I admire their way of life on the farm. They raise their own animals to be sure of eating meat from animals which had a good life and no suffering. At the beginning I was not confident with the physical work during winter but I got… read more

I spent a month with Penelope and Peter and it was fun. The work is physically demanding, but I got used to it quickly. The two were super helpful, hospitable and warm.
Not only do you have super cute animals and nice people around, but also very delicious dinners.
The village is best described as rural, calm and small but not too far from Potsdam… read more

My time with Penelope and Peter was exciting, interesting and enjoyable! I learnt a lot during the three and a half weeks and after getting to know each other, I really felt comfortable and welcomed. During my stay I got Covid and everyone was really nice and helped me. The animals are amazing, especially the six dogs stole my heart immediately.… read more

I stayed with Peter and Penelope for a month on the lovely ranch. I had no previous experience working with farm animals and I am grateful that I learned so much from these guys. I am mostly grateful to learn from Penelope and Peter in particular because the love and care they have for their animals extends onto you and it makes it easier to work… read more

Coralie was very easy going. She loved the animals and did a great job with all of them. She was very communicative and it felt from almost the first day on like we know her for a long time and she has been with us working on the farm before. Her crepes were delicious and we were happy to get them several times in the short period she stayed with… read more

Maybritt was staying with us for almost 6 weeks in February and March, a very ugly and cold time of the year. She was very special for us as she is such a quiet person and the complete opposite of how we are. She is calm and enjoys to work on herself without asking for much help. In the beginning this was a bit difficult for me as I tend to… read more

I stayed with Penelope and Peter for 6 weeks and I definitely could’ve continue adding more :)
Even though I didn’t had any experience with farm animals they showed me everything very patiently and always took time to explain tasks, so that I felt confident to do them on my own.
They trusted me with that, just as with their animals, what I really… read more

Daria and Rafael stayed for more than 4 weeks with us and we had a great time. They are both lovely and very kind and very hard workers. It was hard to stop them from working once they started a project and as everyone can imagine on a farm the work theoretically never stops. Although they did not know a lot about animals and nothing about farm… read more

Estefania was with us for about 2 weeks. She is a very warming and communicative person with her heart at the right side. She helped us with all the tasks we have on the farm with all our animals and was also very helpful with some construction/renovating work. Our dogs and our horses did like her a lot and vice versa. We had a lot of funny… read more

Peter, Penelope and all their animals are simply amazing ♥️ I'm already missing them !! The whole experience was completely new for me and I couldn't have enjoyed it more. I spent two lovely weeks with them and I hope I can help them again before my trip is over 😊

Amelie was with us longer than expected. She arrived just before the Corona Lock down and stayed with us almost 6 weeks. It was great to have her here, she is a hard worker and very diligent. After a few days it was never necessary to tell her what needs to be done, she worked here as it was her own place. She also spent some time with our dogs on… read more

I stayed for almost 5 weeks with Penelope and Peter.
They has such exceptional warmth, kind and open poeple.
I felt so at home from the moment Peter picked me up from the station.
I enjoyed my time here at Reesdorf even in this trouble period (covid 19).
The work was never too hard, feeding the animals and cleaning the stable, preparing the… read more

I’m thankful to spending 3 weeks here as my first workaway experience.
Peter is considerate and patient Person, he make sure you understand the task and show you how to do the task. He’s also a good Chef, too.
Penelope is enthusiastic and passionate person, all animals listen to her, and even though she has a busy work, she still manage time to… read more

We spent here 10 days! The experience was awesome and peter and penelope too! They cook really good organic and fresh food, and they can also cook really good meals! (high quality). We had a beautiful room with private bathroom and wifi connection. The work is not so heavy: you have some daily tasks like feeding animals plus some extra tasks of… read more

it was my 1 experience. I really liked. I'm glad I met Penelope and Peter. they are wonderful people.
Peter cooks great. although we had difficulties in translating since I don’t know English and German, but with the help of google translator it was very funny. I highly recommend Peter and Penelope at their tempting farm. so kind and helpful… read more

When Victor arrived I was a bit shocked that he did not really speak any of the languages that we speak but I have to admit at the end it did not matter at all. Google translate was always with us :-) and it was often very funny although it took longer until we understood each other. However we had communications about all kind of things and our… read more

Karolina was at our house with her friend Emilia and it was wonderful to have them around. In the beginning I thought it might be a bit difficult with conversation but I have to admit I was completely wrong. We had wonderful and nice evenings chatting and laughing a lot. Myself, I was hardly at home the time they have spent with us but I had… read more

Tereza was wonderful. Other than usual neither me nor Peter were home very much , so we had to kick Tereza in to take care of everything almost from the very first day on... She did perfectly. What was the best for me personally was that she got along with all of our dogs from the first minute on. They seemed to be comfortable with her as if I was… read more

I had very lovely easy going stay for 2 weeks. Penelope and Peter are both nice friendly and welcoming. Even if I was most of the time alone ( but I knew it before I arrived), I never felt lonely. So many animals to pet and cuddle. Lovely dogs ( I miss them all) beautiful horses, and sometimes noisy sheeps. The work wasn’t hard at all. All was… read more

I really enjoyed my stay at Penelope's and Peter's home. The cooking was excellent and the accommodation could not have been much better at a hotel. I loved working with all their different animals and very much enjoyed our talks together. There is only so much more for me still to see of the world, that I can't keep on going back to all the same… read more

It was a pleasure to have Katja in our place. She is a very calm, pleasant person with a straight way to communicate with animals and people , which we appreciated very much. She asked exactly what we wanted her to do and any task we gave her she could realize perfectly and promptly. She worked with our dogs and managed to teach them things I… read more

For Büsra and Ibrahim it was the first time that they travelled and did workaway. They came from a big city to our little farm and I think it was a bit of a cultural shock for them at the first instance. Büsra was a bit scared of our dogs in the beginning but she got used to them tried hard to learn the dogs language. They both learned fast about… read more

Our first workaway experience was with Penelope and Peter. We have to say that they are an amazing family with their lovely dogs, horses, sheep, chickens and chicks. Also Beelitz is a very very lovely place. We really enjoyed our visit there. The way that they care for the animals is amazing and very kind that you won't see in every house. They… read more

I stayed with Penelope and Peter for a week. The work mainly involved helping on their small farm- cleaning the horse pens, feeding the animals, and moving some fences. During my time there we visited a market in Potsdam, walked the dogs, went on bike rides to neighbouring villages, and visited the dairy farm next door. Peter also gave me a ride… read more

Hello. My name is Eugen. Not a really young man. (I'm 57 at the moment). I stayed with Peter and Penelope for 2 weeks in late July, 2018. The experience was really enjoyable. The accommodation was great, and I was mainly involved in weeding and partly constructing a fence.
The place was quite calm and picturesque, and fortunately there was a… read more

My visit to Penelope and Peter was unforgettable. I stayed on their little farm for four weeks but it flew like one day. My hosts were very polite, supportive and always willing to provide whatever assistance I needed. The accommodation was perfect, the test of a new life style was exciting. The place is surrounded by forests and rivers and I… read more

Silvana and Martin stayed about 3 weeks with us before they unfortunately left Europe to go to New Zealand for a year. We would have loved to have them here much longer as it was a pleasure to work, cook (Silvan makes great Empanadas) and lough with them. They were very diligent and although they had no experience with farm work, they mastered all… read more

We stayed with Penélope and Peter for 22 days and we must say that Penélope and Peter are amazing people! We had no experience on a farm but they were patience and we learnt. But not only was working. We had a Lot of fun with them and dogs, cats, horses, each of them! And you also help us with a lot of things! Of course we recommend Penélope and… read more

Layla was with us for two weeks, she took care of the animals already after a few days on her own and although she likes sleeping long she got up every morning to release the chicken and horses on the pasture very early . She also started to do some ground work work with our pony and walked the dogs every day. She seemed shy in the beginning but… read more

I had a really lovely time with Penelope and Peter, on their beautiful farm. I got to go horse riding a few times through the woods and otherwise enjoyed my two weeks surrounded by loving animals such as chickens, sheep, dogs and cat.
I got lots of great experience with learning about how it is on a farm and how every animal has it’s own… read more

Stefan was wonderful, he arrived perfect on time as we were building a new room and bathroom, he did a fantastic job all on his own, thinking and organising himself without needing a lot of instructions. He is also a fantastic chef de cuisine and although we really like cooking we enjoyed a lot that he prepared many meals for us and we could just… read more

I stayed with Peter and Penelope for 3 Weeks in May/June and it was a wonderful time.
Thanks to Summer time the animals had enough outside, so you just had to open the door and they run happily around. I did mostly Consturction work, watered the Plants and walked the Dog...
And I loved to pett the Lamps ^^ ... and chase the Chickens, they walk… read more

Callum was great and wonderful! Although no experience with horses he enjoyed taking care of them and did a great job. We never had to tell him what to do because he checked everything himself and he was always looking after all our animals and made sure that everybody got food and water. Often times he took one or two of our dogs and walked them… read more

Penelope and Peter are great hosts and even better people! I stayed with them for about 3 weeks and I had a great time. They have a lovely place and great animals. The work amount is more than fair and very flexible. If you love the out doors and working around animals, even if you don’t have any experience this is a great workaway to do.
You… read more

Sasha (his nick name), is a nice, calm person, convenient to share the house with. He liked the work with the animals helped us a lot with the little baby lambs and took great pictures of them. Unfortunately he is sometimes a bit shy an told us too late that he would have loved to try horseback riding but he is welcome to come back another time to… read more

I'm really happy and lucky that I've helped in Peter and Penelope's place. The animals are absolutely lovely, full of energy and very happy with their life.
This is definitely the place I would recommend to anyone that wants to go where animals are being respected and loved. I'm happy that I spent one month in a beautiful place with interesting… read more

Niels was great,
he is a very nice, calm person with a perfect sense for our animals. Our dogs just loved him and he did a great job spoiling them, walking them etc. Already after the first day he got used to our horses and lost his "little bit of fear" of these large impressive large animals. He was working hard and did a great job helping us… read more

I stayed three weeks with Penelope, Peter and all their lovely animals. I helped with feeding/taking care of the animals and helped with preparing one of the old staples to a new guest-room.
Both Penelope and Peter were very kind to me and I felt really being "part of the family" and we had some nice talks about many different subjects. And I… read more

Luis, a city guy on a farm.... We knew that before and we were wondering if that would work, but we were not dissapointed. He is very easy going, does not ask for anything extra (although he is not a big "chili eater" which is almost standard on our daily menues :-) ) and does not mind to work on his own. He helped with building in our stable and… read more

Penelope and Peter are the perfect hosts, are always alert to the needs of the guests and concerned about their food tastes. Speaking of food, with these hosts all meals are a pleasant surprise for the palate, some of the times just using a few simple ingredients, and it is also quite pleasant to see the joy with which the meals are prepared.
The… read more

Harry and George, our first workawayers and a great first experience. They were desperately looking for a last minute host and although we did not plan to have workawayers that period because our guest room was still blocked with friends that day and we were planing to leave for holidays after two weeks, we told them they could come if they do not… read more

Penelope and Peter were both extremely helpful and welcomed us into their home straight away. They couldn't do enough for us, and as their profile says, are both amazing cooks and always use the tastiest ingredients. We ate like kings and queens for the 6 weeks that we were there, and luckily for us, they love to cook with spicy food!
Their house… read more