Help develop a self-sufficient community homestead in Budapest, Hungary

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  Description

  The community comprises 40 members (adults and children) who own about 4 hectares and lease another 4 hectares of land. The community considers its model, cooperates with the Hungary association and several members of the community. In its spiritual development, it follows the guidelines and has sustainability as its main objective.
  The community was started in 2017 in Pest County in Hungary on abandoned agricultural land that had been unused for 20 years. The site has been gradually occupied by vegetation, primarily saline, dry meadow image due to poor soil quality and deep water resources. It requires self-sufficiency out of compulsion and sustainability, as all infrastructure is located far away from the land and local resources are poor, without any water bodies, and only one well with poor water quality and quantity. The land is still underdeveloped, members settling down gradually.
  
  Actually (in the summertime 2023) three families are living on site, part-time, and 3 differenet construtions and gardening project are going on.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Things to learn and exchange:
  -work with natural constuction material: straw architecture, wooden tinyhouse - depending on the status of our constructions
  -woodworks (open kitchen, banks, forest playground) - depending on the status of our constructions
  -permacultural gardening - depending on the season.
  -"living in the wilderness" experience on a friendly homestead field near the capital city
  -sharing community building experience on behalf of Hungary association
  -yoga and meditation every day; coaching sessions
  All above are depending on time, the weather and persons on-site, so the exact activity will be agreed in case you decise to join us.
  
  Mode of cooperation:
  Workawayer should choose one of our on-going project to take part for a few days, and expected to take part in the daily gardening and cooking. As several families are living on the site, morning gathering will help us to talk and agree on the daily activites. If you have any special skills, we are happy to learn and listen to your ideas about our on-going projects.
  Community events on weekends, and weekly summer camps will be organized in 2024. Workawayers will have the opportunity to take part on our community work-day and work-weeks, and help in the organization and logistics or cooking aswell.
  
  If you eager to take part in our community life and developing the land, get in contact.
  
  Time of stay: minumum 4 days or 1 weeks, 2 weeks.

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  Help

  On-going projects:
  -ecocontruction, straw architecture (84 m2 house community bilding)
  -building tiny-house, naturarch project (30 m2 family home)
  -soil regerative gardening: careing vegetable and tree plantation on 400 m2, prepare the plant bedding for next season.
  -woodworks for community kitchen
  -impove local water management system

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Hungarian: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner
  Italian: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Sleeping in tent or wooden tinyhouse depending on the timing and number of guest.
  
  For breakfast we provide poridge, tea or coffee.
  Lunch: usually soup, pottage or single dish is preapred together.
  Dinner: workawayers may use small kitchen or outdoor kitchen, gas cooker or stove, or open fire.
  Ingedients will be delivered by weekly shoping.

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  What else ...

  The site is 5 km away from trainstation, and 7 km form the Danube. From the end of the town you need to walk or cycle 2 km on sandy dirt road.
  Nearest shops 3-5 km.
  Cities nearby: Vác, Budapest.
  Bike route: EuroVelo 6 alongside the Danube.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Wifi and solar charging is solved, need to be confirmed in advance and agree on some donation.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We are off-grid, no water and electricity supply for campervan. Parking in the shade is possible for few days. Road condtions are difficult.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have 2 other dogs on site, one inside the fence, other 1 or 2 is runnung arround sometimes. No other animals yet o the homestead.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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