Learn about nature and grow food with our family in our organic and sustainable forest garden near Lipik, Croatia

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  Description

  We are a big nature oriented off grid family which lives in amazing nature of Croatian picturesque hills and we would like to invite anyone that resonates with our story to come and visit us, help out in countless tasks and daily assignments that we are faced with in building permaculture paradise that only uses minimal amounts of exclusively natural energy, material and resources :)
  
  On the edge of absolute wilderness nature has blessed us with some amazing gifts which include pristine nature, many water sources and streams, intact forest full of wildlife, mushrooms, berries, medicinal herbs and above all many hours of sunshine.
  
  Only thing that we need to do is to follow the footsteps of ancient civilizations and native tribes just listening, observing and enjoying.
  
  Whether you are young or old, experienced or not, hurt or happy, we accept everyone with open hearts but our favourite visitors would be big families like our own, with many kids, to connect with on many levels of simple living rediscovery.
  
  We practice natural parenting with really basic and minimalist lifestyle.
  
  The meaning of our off grid life is to get back to ourselves and nature while sharing insights on how easy
  it is to leave civilization and all the benefits and conveniences in our everyday lives.
  
  Learning, listening and bonding with nature and our kids is something delicate and precious, and we try to get better at it every day.
  
  Our cleaning and hygiene products are completely natural and made on site exclusively with our parents/kids hands.
  
  Our approach to food is minimal, optimal and sustainable. We love what we have and we appreciate the abundance of what nature provides us daily.
  
  We eat predominantly plant-based, wholefoods diet based on what grows wild in our local environment and what we grow ourselves in our permaculture garden.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Randonnée

  

  Danse

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Montagne

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Art et design

  

  Livres

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Jardinage

  

  Langues

  

  Musique

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Écriture

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Ferme

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Végétarien ou végan
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We will do our best to present you and even immerse you in our local lifestyle but we are also very eager to hear your stories about your country, culture, language, cuisine...
  
  Some of the forgotten activities in today's world that we practice are:
  - looking at the beautiful clear sky full of stars,
  - waking up early to capture the magic of morning mist and dew,
  - crafting wood products using only forgotten hand tools
  - gardening and planting without chemicals with ladybugs in mind
  - observing the magic of those small creatures called fireflies and their light show that we get blessed with every night
  - taking a nap in a hammock on a cool evening of a hot summer day listening to an amazing frog orchestra playing every night just for us :)
  
  Living off grid, writing letters and books with pen and paper instead of going digital all the time, enjoying the light of a natural wax candle instead of lights glowing all the time.
  
  We have many years of experience with this lifestyle so we are prepared to share all of our knowledge about this kind of diet, all the upsides and downsides, including intermittent fasting, and complete life transformation which includes cold showers, breathing exercises and meditation.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  We honestly feel that any kind of connection is possible only with people who stay for at least 2 weeks, but longterm stays are the most wanted ones, we are expecting you with arms wide open !
  
  Our primary focus is taking care of our big organic garden which includes planting, watering, weeding, mulching and harvesting. You will also be involved in creation of new raised beds based on hugelkultur principles, and maintaining the old ones by mulching or adding compost.
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  We also need help around the house, playing with kids, teaching them languages, art and music skills you might have. Also building and carpentry skills, gardening and permaculture skills but you are also welcome with any other skills you might be able to offer, including honest friendship :)
  
  Also we have planned and prepared some very interesting, creative and ambitious projects where you could learn a lot about natural bulding while helping us with all the work.
  
  So any natural material builders, designers, carpenters, handyman, enthusiasts are more then welcome.
  
  *** All of the activities on our family homestead are exclusively non profit, we are not a business and we don't offer any kind of payment, our homestead is only focused on growing food for our own needs while hosting people and families for cultural exchange and a voluntary help to our family :) ***

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Croatian: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are always as a family with kids very eager to improve our language skills so anyone with a desire to share their language skills is more than welcome ;)
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  Hébergement

  First option is that you will be settled inside of our cosy naturally built family house with your own room as there is plenty of space and beds inside.
  
  Second option is more than enough place to park your camper, caravan, RV or trailer on the property or just outside next to a beautiful small river, plenty of shaded and sunshine spots.
  
  Third option is pitching up a tent anywhere on our land and the choice of micro locations is abundant, inside an orchard, on top of a mountain meadow, under the roof of our barn overlooking a lake.
  
  There is a outdoor toilet available but you can also use the forest toilet anywhere around you ;)
  
  We offer a lot of organic and fresh plant based food from our land, wild or self grown, lots of new ingredients celebrated in colourful dishes. Also an abundance of very rich natural spring water which will cleanse your body inside and out.

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  Autres infos...

  There is a lot of activities that you can do around here including hiking, local sightseeing, riding mountain bikes, forest meditation, exploring local lakes and rivers, mountain tops, visiting local farmers markets.
  
  We listen to our body and try to heal ourselves with natural, local and organic food.
  
  We don't follow any particular religion, but we practice our own spirituality in harmony with nature as we found our church in the nature around us celebrating our creator everyday.
  
  We like to talk and discuss about any values that originate from any religion in terms of making a community that is based on honesty, integrity, joy and absolute presence in every moment.
  
  If you feel that you resonate with our story we welcome you to stay for as long as you want.
  
  Our basic set of values is completely based on avoiding harming the nature, which includes predominantly plant based diet, never killing animals for our own needs.
  
  If you are tired of cities, routines and schedules, wanting to go back to the countryside and live a slow and fulfilled life, you will love it here with us.
  
  If you love nature, trying to learn from her and not harm her in any way, also become more aware of your decisions in life and bring back your inner child, you will absolutely love it here with us.
  
  If you already know or you want to learn how to enjoy life living with minimalism, enjoying your resting time and working hard when needed, devoting yourself to projects with natural materials, you will want to come and stay with us for a long time :)
  
  We have a lot of children as you already know, so you have to love children and be ready for their different phases, all the good and the bad moments, and also be prepared for the fact that their way of life, their way of thinking will trigger your inner child, all the unfulfilled wishes and thoughts you had as a child.
  
  If you want to grow as a person on any level, and as a family on any level, thinking about higher purpose of life, getting to know and healing yourself and your entire family, you will love it here with us.
  
  So please, think about everything written in our profile, we can create something beautiful together, some amazing and long lasting friendships, but if you have any doubts about this kind of lifestyle, please don't waste yours or our time in this short life.
  
  We want to have individuals and families here that are on the same path as we are, sharing the knowledge and progressing further together, and creating unforgettable moments of pure love, joy and happiness by simply being aware that we are alive and celebrating life in us and around us. Welcome dear travellers !

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Campervans, motorhomes or trailers of any size and kind are more than welcome onto our property as there is plenty of space to park them.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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