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❀ SPRING UPDATE:❀
Daily tasks in spring: gardening (seeding, planting, sowing, weeding), helping with natural constructions, maintenance, cleaning, and cooking.
There are always some "decoration tasks" to do such as graphic design, painting, and decoration for small farm/gh projects. Let us know if you're interested in doing any of these tasks.
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Immerse in the lush nature, learn the basics of natural building and make your hands dirty while connecting with Mother Earth in the garden :)
We invite you to join our family farm and a workshop center in southwest Poland, where we try to convert a piece of land into an island of biodiversity that sustains our community and supports the surrounding ecosystem. We run a guesthouse for workshop groups seeking the connection with nature and at the same time we are growing into a self-sustainable permaculture farm. We have a large plot of land, a lot of living space and a dream to create a community based on gardens and slow life close to the earth.
Our farm is a charming, remote place hidden in Izery Mountains, out of the sight of the closest neighbours. We are surrounded by a wide and diverse terrain of meadows, pastures and forests, with a stream crossing our land. We have two gardens and an orchard, we live with dogs, cats and a pony, while we prepare the space for chickens and sheep. We aim to build up our resilience and to create a strong ecosystem within our land.
A small NGO, which we run promotes social economy and sustainable living in small communities. We live closely with our neighbours and we are engaged in local projects, focused on community building and empowering local networks.
We want to serve other beings with our work and we believe that working and living together is a great value - we invite others to create a place that can nourish the local community and that could offer a living space for new inhabitants in the future.
✸ PROJECTS ✸
There are many projects going on on the farm this year. Besides gardens and works on the land that have to be done (fencing, water drainage, planting trees etc.) we focus on renovation of several old huts and sheds and on a construction of one new natural building - an octagonal house, that we started to build last year.
There is also a project on a mobile tiny house on the way and a lot of small wooden elements to build and add here and there.
We have an experienced and dedicated team of 5 family members to handle this, including a professional carpenter.
✸ LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ✸
We love to share the experience and gain the knowledge in cooperation, so this year we organize a cycle of workshops in two areas - carpentry and woodworking + gardening, use of herbs, processing of food and cosmetics. We will be hosting groups of 20 people for weekly courses throughout the summer season.At the same time we offer a living space for a couple of volunteers that are willing to work with us, to be a part of the team, to gain the knowledge and to share the experience of creating a vivid and beautiful ecosystem.
✸ CHARACTER OF WORK/ LEISURE TIME ✸
We are looking forward to hosting creative and hard-working people. We invite those who like to work in the team but also those who take the responsibility for the task and like to do it alone. We appreciate experience and skills, especially in the areas of carpentry and gardening. Besides the vibrant worktime during the day we like quietness and privacy and we offer a private living space for the independent ones, who like to organize their leisure time on their own. Although we invite you to join our bonfires and jam sessions or dance on the meadow to the sunset, we are also social animals from time to time ! :)
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At the moment we need help with:
- gardening and planting
- renovation of the huts
- filling up the walls of the octagonal house
- fencing
- cooking/cleaning
- and many more!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our space is situated in a quite unique region inhabited by many new immigrants from the cities (among them many artisans) and "old" immigrants from the Eastern Poland who moved here after 1945. Our local community is definitely not a traditional Polish type so volunteers can learn quite different lessons here, for example about leaving in "alternative" community, trying to be "eco-friendly" or even working on building sustainable development from the bottom up, on our local scale... Having said that, it's up to you how deep will you dive and what will you learn from it ;)
Help
We are especially looking for:
- builders, carpenters, woodworkers with an artistic touch - there are a lot of beautiful things to be made, we have the space, material and tools! :)
- people interested in gardening to help seed, mulch, weed, transplant
- people who like to cook
- artists who would like to leave a piece of their creation in our incipient small retreat center (painting/ mosaic/ mural/ design of children playground etc)
- photographers, video-makers, graphic designers who could support us in creating a new visual identity of the place
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
Russian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
There are separate rooms dedicated for our volunteers - one is in a small Baba Jaga house (build as an example of eco-contraction), another two in the main house.
Also, most of our community members are vegetarians, in the guest house we don't eat meat.
What else ...
Polish volunteers welcome! ;)
Polscy wolontariusze mile widziani! ;)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
There is space where you can park your van and feel free.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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My first workaway - surrounded by good, friendly, helpful people and beautiful nature was like medicine for me.
The hosts are sensitive and open minded. It was a big pleasure for me to spend time with them and to have very meaningful conversations about life. I loved shared meals (especially breakfasts… read more
1. Lokalizacja – łatwy dojazd pociągiem do pobliskiego miasteczka, z którego można pieszo dotrzeć do Doliny. Można, ale Gospodarze sami wychodzą z propozycją podwiezienia, także w żadną stronę nie maszerowaliśmy z plecakami ;)
2. Okolica – pełno szlaków, mało uczęszczanych dróg i bezdroży. Lasy,… read more
It's a magic place with the potencial of the Nature, big spirit and healthy energy. But the esencial is descover beautiful people like Magda, Philip,… read more
I do some filming and photo stuff here, Kulka and Filip give me a lot of space for creating, I also did some garden stuff which I hadn't do before.
Thank you for having me those three weeks, it color my travel… read more
This was my first experience with workaway and my first volunteering job in a permaculture farm. Every day I learnt something new. Noemi was keen to explain me some important tips on how to treat the… read more
Honestly rewarding experience but the most amazing thing about this workaway are the beautiful souls running this organization; it is truly amazing to see how much care and passion they have for their project. Noemi and Maciek work hard with such… read more
The work wasn't hard, no pressure… read more
I sent an application in the morning, and it the afternoon Filip called me, the next day I was there !
Learnt a lot of things, discovered a lot about polish culture ! Filip's mom cooks really well, adn mostly polish traditional food !
I've been taught a lot about permaculture and other… read more
One doesn't only get to learn about this great inspiring sustainable-way of life and permaculture, but to internalize it giving you plenty of unlimited energy to pursue your dreams. I loved every… read more
I wish she could have stayed longer and be rewarded for an excellent work and personality ! All the best
