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We are a family of 5. My wife is from Transylvania and grew up in an off grid community, until she was 10 years old, using a bartering system, exchanging goods, produce and physical work. I was born and raised on the California coast and moved to Virginia as an adult. Our two boys were born in Virginia. When they reached the ages of 3 and 5, we thought we would expose them to a different culture and smaller community life, so we moved to Hungary.
Our family is multi-lingual. The children are fluent in English and Hungarian, and my wife is also fluent in Romanian as well. We are big in crafting with leather and wood and play music together most days (drums, violin, banjo, recorder, harmonica, guitar, accordion, etc) .
We also like to organize farm to table events in the summer.
Our children are fluent in English and Hungarian, and my wife is also fluent in Romanian as well.
The kids love being in nature, wrestling and playing music: drums, violin, banjo, recorder (flute), harmonica, guitar...
We are living in a natural way, so please know that our farm is a place where you may experience a "digital detox", and you'd be enjoying our (odor free) compost toilets.
The main priorities where we'd be happy to receive help are:
+ Gardening and Soil work
+ Teaching the kids skills, such as: Acrobatics / Music / Juggling etc
+ Wood work (craftsmanship)
+ Taking our dog for daily long walks, taking the goats to pasture
We live a simple life, much like people did before modernization. Our days are shaped by nature, not by machines or screens. We grow our own food, eat what the land gives us, and prepare our meals in the simplest way, seasonal, and nourishing.
We do not use perfumed or chemical products on our bodies. We believe in keeping things natural and pure, respecting the balance of life. Our home is quiet, our needs are few, and our hearts are content with what we have.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Interests
Events & social
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Culture
Self development
Farming
Charity work
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Gardening
Cooking & food
Performing arts
Carpentry
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Cycling
Camping
Nature
Outdoor activities
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn ethical practices for living simply and resiliently
Learn about harvesting wild foods
Learn how to work with traditional building materials
Learn how to use recycled, scavenged and natural material
Learn how to set up an off-grid solar system
Learn how to work with animals, from goats, to poultry
Learn to milk goats
Learn how to grow mushrooms
Learn to bake fresh bread from ancient grains
Learn to make cheese and much more
Wake up to the sounds of nature, absent of cars or city noises. Center yourself among trees and songs of the birds. Walk the homestead and great the chickens and ducks as you make your way to the back garden. Put in some honest tasks either digging and mixing soil, tending to the vegetable garden or nursery, feeding/milking the goats, planting a couple fruit trees or building a fence from locally collected trees.
Projects involving children
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Help
We are in the process of turning all 3 properties into self-sustainable farms using natural, permaculture/bio-dynamic practices and techniques that we have learned over the years. Currently we have projects that range from planting bushes, trees gardens, making a fishpond, swales for water retention to working with animals, milking goats and turning to cheese to construction with traditional building materials and techniques. All properties have off-grid solar panel systems.
Planting vegetable gardens, digging swales, planting herbs
Garden maintenance, harvesting veggies, developing swales for water retention
Converting soil for organic agriculture, Clear brush
Building and outside shower, build fences for gardens and animals
Help with animals such as goats and maybe cows
Restore stone built buildings with hand made bricks and mortar
Please keep in mind that making cheese is seasonal.
Walking our dog twice a day it is very important.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
Romanian: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
If you speak a foreign language, you can practice English with us and we can help you perfect your English.
Accommodation
We have 3 properties in Hungary and one in Transylvania that we are developing for sustainable living, to teach our children the values and lessons from living a simple life in harmony with nature. We are obsessed with alternative living . One property, our main residence, is in a small village North West of Budapest. Here we have an off-grid solar system, ducks and chickens, a green house, young fruit trees and a permaculture/bio-dynamic garden and forest garden. The other 2 properties are 8km away (close to Pilis hills) on a hill with a scenic view. There we have a fruit tree orchard, with various cherry, plum and other fruit trees, goats and off-grid living tiny houses.
We have separate rooms or apartment or tiny houses or tent.
What else ...
We enjoy growing, harvesting and cooking our own food and sourcing our own materials for making crafts, structures and instruments. Hiking in local vineyards or walking along ancient Roman roads is as close as walking up the street. Bluegrass banjo often generates a improvisational sing-a-long and frequent quests keep each day eventful and unpredictable. Budapest is easily accessible by car or bus and we often go for a day trip.
We have a music barn where often we play together with local musician. Music in the barn..
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We do have two off grid tiny houses to use for long term if they would like to stay longer in Hungary. If you decide to stay in the tiny house you do not need to pay rent or volunteer for us.
Space for parking camper vans
We have big fields for parking.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs, cats yes no rats or snakes
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My time helping them around their little farmstead was an interesting way to… read more
Avi also encouraged me to… read more
For me this was a month filled with inspiration and learning about livestock care, gardening & being self-sufficient, with an added bonus of deep tech-detox...
I had a very beautiful time sharing music, smiles… read more
I only stayed 12 days, but I got to see a life worths of experience, their beautiful family, how they maintain their animals,… read more
Diemut was very helpful in 5he garden during… read more
They welcomed me into their family from the moment I arrived, as I took the boys to skating.
They showed me… read more
Without Charlotte, we would not have been able to visit our family in… read more
He played so nice with our children, shared lots of tricks to them, shared his cultural views. We are grateful to meet him and grateful for ALL of his help!
They can speak english perfectly so I didn't have any communication problems.
And also I love Marta's food. for me actually I… read more
Children are full of energy, always open to learn new things and play.
I am amazed how perfectly they speak two languages.
I cutted and… read more
