Country: Czech Republic
Description
Breathtaking countryside surrounds the property, both forests and open fields. The country roads are lined with pear, apple and cherry trees, and there's an abundance of wild flowers such as chamomile, poppies and cornflowers. Visitors to the area often spend time picking mushrooms and wild fruit (bilberries, strawberries & raspberries all grow in the forest near the house). Other local wildlife include deers & wild boars. In the summer the garden is lively with birdsong, you can visit the bats in the attic and watch the firefly in the evening. In the winter there are wood fires, snow cover, blue skies and beautiful frosted trees.
We can offer good food, WIFI & native English conversation practice.
Area
Type of work
Other,Art project,
Help in the house,
Help with Eco project,
Farming,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Building,
Gardening
Work
If you have (or want) experience of sustainable reconstruction, reed bed water processing, larch roofing, willow craft (november), cider making, mushroom collecting (summer & autumn), wood burning stoves (& chopping wood!), mosaic making, organic apple farming, solar water heating (summer), composting toilets, heat pumps, spinning yarn, gardening, swimming pond construction, or DIY, we'd love to host you.
If you have no experience of any of the above we have lots of reconstruction work which will help you build up your muscles and appetite!
Languages spoken
Accommodation
What else ...
Local sights includes the Hussite fortress town Tábor, plentiful walks and cycle routes (on well marked out routes), a narrow gauge railway, Cervena Lhota (a red castle in a lake with an outdoor theatre) and countless outdoor swimming opportunities. In the winter you can ice skate & cross country skii (the nearest downhill slope is 10 miles away).
There is a village with basic shops, pubs and restaurants 4km from the house, from where there is a direct bus to Prague. There is a (n early) daily bus from outside the door to Ceske Budejovice - the main town of the region. We also have (old) bikes you can borrow.
The house is two miles from the site of the last Czech Hussite battle in 1435. The property is well situated for those wishing to visit the 7 World Heritage sites in the area.
We are happy to give volunteers from a week to a month long trial here, and then if we're all happy it can be extended to 3 months - it really depends on the individual. We have been living in house shares for many years, so we hope we're okay to live with! We can commit to a long stay (up to 12 months) only after spending time with a volunteer.
While you are here, we can teach you what we know about sustainable living, edible mushrooms, knitting and restoring woodwork.
One of us is veggie and the other is a keen cook and meat eater - so we're always happy to accommodate herbivores, carnivores and anything in between.
Please let us know approximate dates you would like to be here so that we can make sure there is room for everyone. We normally respond to emails within 24 hours.
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Feedback
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RichardHall [Dec 11, 2009]:
-> A Czech eco /sustainabe living projectThank you Nic and Mike for the most amazing experience, the best hosts we could have hoped for. Missing you guys and the cats! Will definitely try to come back and visit to dig up the new poo hole. Anyone given the opportunity to come here should snap it up! Lots of love Katie and Rich. xoxoxox
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rosieandesther [Oct 09, 2009]:
-> A Czech eco /sustainabe living projectwe love you both so much! we had the most wonderful time during our stay with you and you were so incredibly generous and welcoming and fun, thank you for everything we will send cheddar cheese to you as soon as we can now we know how precious it is! good luck and we will be back with friends x x x x x x x x
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host [Oct 07, 2009]:
-> carowilsonIt was a pleasure hosting Caroline this autumn. I am really grateful for her help with organising all sorts of things... such as the tool room and the kitchen. Caroline was willing to try all sorts of different types of work and it was lovely spending time with her on the porch in the evenings. We hope that she will come back and see how we're getting on.
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host [Oct 07, 2009]:
-> rosieandestherEsther and Rosie brought with them bundles of creativity, enthusiasm and knowledge of eco technology (from their experience working at CAT in Wales). I was able to leave them to get on with a range of different activities - from restoring furniture to making a spaceman costume for Mike's surprise Alien birthday party. I hope that they will visit again!
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host [Oct 07, 2009]:
-> thatsahlRachel was a great guest. She shared some lovely recipes with us and was very capable generally. We had many nice evenings playing Bananas - a word game which she brought with her. I hope that she will be able to visit us again in the future - I'm sure she'll see a lot of progress!
(Excellent)
host [Oct 05, 2009]:
-> sianritsonSian worked incredibly hard and was great company. She is welcome back here any time and we hope she'll be able to come and see how we're getting on in the future.
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sianritson [Oct 24, 2009]:
-> A Czech eco /sustainabe living projectI had a great time at Novymlyn! the hosts nic and mike were a lot of fun, easy to get along with and very accomadating. I learnt new skills, czech history and culture. it was a great experience!
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