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Our house and foundation aim to promote a regenerative lifestyle based on permaculture, spirituality and wellbeing, and true connection between eachother and the environment. Our property located in the middle the woods, near a lake, where we see and hear more animals (birds, frogs, dormice, deer, jackals, and our own cats and dogs) than humans every day. Annelies is the driving force behind this project, together with the cats and dogs, forming dynamic community with travellers like you.
We are building up a home for Eco Nomands and people who feel the need to come and live close to nature for a while. In the near future, you'll find us hosting permaculture courses, natural building workshops, meditation retreats, creative events and more... Meanwhile, we are exploring the possibilities to expand the little tribe here and also inviting people to join.
At the moment,the project is development phase. Building up the gardens and home, according to permaculture principles, having some events in summers, and working out how to make all of this possible.
Feel like joining us for a while, enjoy the wonders of nature and the environment? We'll welcome you with open arms!
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Please respect that we are a community-based organization, making this place available for travelers like you and not earning money on all this full-time work.
We are very happy if you chose to contribute to our project, by coming over, volunteering, putting in your suggestions, leaving a donation, or any way you would like to contribute. Food can be covered in as far our garden is producing, we can collect from nature, and as long as our community kitchen has bulk dry foods are available.
Depending on other travelers, you'll get a private room, bunk room or tent.
This is a safe place for all beings.
We are open-minded people welcoming all kinds of diversity. We would like to inform you that we are QUEER and LGBT+ safe space and will not tolerate any homophobia or transphobia. We are pro-vegan, respecting everyone's choices in life and religious or spiritual beliefs.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying here will teach you some things about permaculture, self-sufficiency, living in community and your own wellbeing or spiritual growth.
We also love to learn from every visitor, and enjoy making valuable connections :)
Help
garden work and general homesteading
help with renovation of the 2 houses
playing with dogs and petting cats :)
some natural building projects
finishing the interior of the rooms
landscaping
helping with permaculture design
creative community building
social media outreach
visual documentation
If you have other, own ideas of things you want to do, feel free to share them with us!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We would love some more Bulgarian classes, as we are foreigners living in Bulgaria. Can offer English and Dutch language exchanges.
Accommodation
For volunteer roles we can accomodate you in a dorm room or tents. Most of the time you will have a room to yourself.
For people staying longer and/or interested in a coordinating role, we likely can offer you a more luxury private room when available.
We have limited electricity, internet is only shared on special request (if you need it for work) or you can access it through our guest laptop. Be mindfull that our connection is slow, so if you are a digital nomad, you need to discuss the options with us before you arrive.
There is running water, but for now only outside the house in the garden. We try to live as close by nature as possible, but we love it!
The food served is mostly local and vegetarian (pro-vegan)only. We are moving towards zero-waste and ask you to be very conscious about any packaging when buying food.
For guests, eating meat on the property is against the house rules, since we wish to create a safe space for animals and for people who do eat vegan. Our place aims to be a sanctuary for life. . Also, living with low electricity, eating plant based foods is the easiest way to ensure food safety and hygiene. We do not promote vegetarianism or veganism as an ideology, nor do we condemn eating meat. However, we like to push people into experiencing healthy plant-based food, since we do not agree with the meat and dairy industry. If you would like to enjoy some fish or meat, we would be happy to recommend you some options for eating out!
We dhave a car and can pick you up at the trainstation in Vidbol, or the busstation in Vidin. Some days when we cannot pick you up, you could also take the small shuttle bus to our village or the lake (ask about it).
What else ...
We live in the very north west area of Bulgaria, near the borders with Romania and Serbia. It is a very poor region, but has a quite rich history.
In Vidin, the nearest city (16 km away) there's some nice things to see, like the Baba Vidin Castle and the old city walls, and there's the Danube river!
It's a very nice area for walking and biking (amidst the sunflowers in summer)!
You can have a dive in the lake just in front of the property, and have a refreshing drink at the beach bar of our friend there.
Also some day trips are possible: Go and visit the Belogradchik Fortress and natural rock formations, it is one of the ost amazing places in Europe. Spend a day on the Danube beach, go hiking or climbing in Vratsa, or why not have a weekend in Sofia?
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
smaller campervans can be accomodated on the property, bigger motorhomes can park outside the property. We are very welcoming to people travelling with their own home and accommodations as this gives us the opportunity to welcome more people! Unfortunately we can't provide connection to electricity or running water to your camper (as we don't have this ourselves :) )
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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I loved being inspired by her travels, and the vibe of "yes, can do" she brought to the place.
Overall it was also really nice to have a "Belgian Girls/Women" gathering.
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I loved being inspired by her travels, and the vibe of "yes, can do" she brought to the place.
Overall it was also really nice to have a "Belgian Girls/Women" gathering.
Much appreciation for this woman
Ro is a very calm and trustworthy person, with a good listening ear, good communication skills and interesting insights. You… read more
This place has something magical on it, surrounded by nature in the heart of the mountains is the perfect place for having a retire and be your self as spontaneous as you can be. The lake and the forest are just gorgeous, perfect for walking or… read more
