Need helping hands for construction works and horse training in Táborfalva, Hungary

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2021

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We are an organic family farm with many children, islandic horses and lots of other animals. We are located in the middle of the wonderful Hungarian "puszta", which is a sandy area, just like in the desert of Africa, but with more rain and therefore green. It is an unforgettable and unique nature surrounding and a beautiful country house, more than 150 years old - peace and calm await you here.

Nevertheless there is a lot of work which needs to be done because we love what we do but there's just not enough time for everything. So you can help us especially with construction work - sanitary facilites for our two monglian yurts need to be constructed. Also, fences and roofs of our houses should be replaced - so strong helpers, men or women - are more than welcome!

Furthermore we have 11 horses, so you have the chance to work with them, prepare them for our riding tours and do some training with our young horses. Of course you can also explore and enjoy the wonderful nature on a horseback.

Besides all that, we are a special farm as we organise free camps for children with very poor economic and social background. Last summer we hosted over 30 kids from ghettos with very bad housing conditions, no bathrooms, unemployment, drugs, and crime. Most of them never had the opportunity to travel or to have a vacation. Some of them experienced a shower for the first time in their lives. The actual social and political situation in Hungary worsened the social exclusion and discrimination of Roma and all disadvantaged groups dramatically. From the official site, there is no more subvention or support of NGO's to work with these problem groups - no, all these organizations are targets of hate campaigns. So we really need helping hands and caring, open-minded people with a big heart.

Budapest is only 50 km, reachable in about 50 minutes.

For more information, look at our (german) website:
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Animal Care
Charity Work
Language practice
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You wil have the opportunity to learn the country life of the real Hungarian "puszta" - horses, riding, animal care, farming. Budapest is only 50 km from us, very easy to reach. We offer you a language course in German as well, as the whole family speaks German. If you help us during the summer camps, you'll experience an unforgettable integration process and cultural exchange processes.
Help
We are looking for an international helping hand who likes to do construction works, loves children and animals - especially horses. You do not need special training or knowledge, only openness.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
Accommodation
You have a private room in the country house (during off-season) or a private room in our smaller house (during peak season).
What else ...
In your freetime you can ride, make a trip to Budapest or just relax.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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05/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Alexandre Heitor & Betina Röhsler)

Both Betina and Alex are very lovely persons who had a lot of international experiences. They love animals and children and were willing to help us with farming work. Thank you for your stay.

(Excellent )

04/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Alexandre Heitor & Betina Röhsler) for host

As other workawayers stated, Alma and Bálint have two properties. One is 1.5 hours drive from the other, so they will choose where your help is needed and thus where you will stay. We stayed at Bubos Banka Tanya, the property Bálint manages, so this feedback will apply only for this property, as we didn't go to the other.

Alma and Bálint are good… read more people and they work hard to keep the place in shape for when the social disadvantaged children come. The work we did was general farm maintenance, like restoring fences, feeding animals, fixing equipment and removing vegetation. We also helped on the day the Icelandic Horses were castrated. We also did day-to-day tasks, such as cleaning the house and cooking (Betina cooked all meals during our entire stay), and took care of the farm and of Bálint and Alma's three lovely children on the weekend, when they were out for business.

During the week, we were three (we two and Bálint).

Although the work was not hard, we noticed we had to establish our working hours, since there's always something else to do and you can easily end up working the entire day. This, in our opinion, happens because Bálint has some difficulties with organization and this makes plans change very often. So make sure you establish the bounds upon your arrival. This includes how many hours you intend to work, days off and - very important - what is work and what is not, as otherwise things like riding, walking the horses, house sitting and cooking may not be considered work. They are very nice people though and it's just a matter of talking to make things clear.

At this farm, they are absolutely in love with horses. In fact it seems like everyone at the Hungarian Puzsta is, so, if you don't at least like horses, this might not be the best place for you. Most of our daily talks and tasks involved horses in some way.

There are one big and one small house at the farm and, as the big house is hard to keep warm, we stayed at the small house, which we heated every night with two wood stoves: one in the kitchen/Bálint's bedroom and another on the wall between our bedroom and the house corridor (look for "Cserépkályha" to understand this). Both houses have hot water. We had a comfortable double bed.

They are very simple people and so is the house environment. We spent quite some time trying to keep the house clean by sweeping the floor, doing the dishes, etc. since it becomes messy and dirty very easily. We're not picky with cleanliness, but sometimes things got a bit gross.

They are not vegetarians at the farm, but Bálint didn't mind we cooked vegetarian meals.

The farm is in the middle of the Puzsta and there are no facilities nearby. Táborfalva train station is 5.4km away and the town has little facilities. Lajosmizse is the closest more-structured town and it is almost 16km away. Bálint goes to town as little as possible, so make sure you get all you need for the week when you go shopping.

Internet is via a 4G modem, so it is limited and available only when Bálint is around.

Bálint loves to live here and loves to speak about Hungary history. We had great opportunities to go around and see the nearby forests and wild animals. He also drove us to Kecskemét one night for a city tour.

There's only one main thing we really didn't like about our stay: the discussion we had about how Siva (one of the dogs) was treated. She's a bit crazy and hard to keep under control, and eventually killed some chicken in the past, so now - we feel - she became the excuse to everything that goes wrong on the farm. We love all animals and couldn't stay quiet when we saw her being mistreated. This led to a long argument two days before our departure, which kind of broke the environment harmony we had until then. One day before our departure, Alma took Siva away and said she would try to find someone to adopt her. We hope she finds a place where she can have a lot of love.

All in all we had a great time at the farm, with lots of teachings, both direct (Bálint has a lot of knowledge to share) and indirect (the life experiences we went through).

(Very good )

22/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Paula) for host

Riding in the Hungarian Puszta on Icelandic horses is spectacular!
I have spent one week on the farm in Táborfalva and am really glad that I came here. Alma and Balint trusted me training their young horses, so that my main project was to train a 3-year-old gelding. Moreover, once a day Balint and I went out for a ride in the Puszta which was… read more

(Excellent )

19/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (lidia) for host

I've spent almost a month with this big and wonderful family. They welcomed me as part of the family.
My tasks concerned mostly the garden, (digging, planting, watering, removing weeds) and feeding the animals. Sometimes i also had to look after the children for short period of time. Although it may feel a little bit chaotic, I really enjoied stay… read more

(Excellent )

10/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (lidia)

Lidia stad with our family for several weeks in June 2018. In the first days she appeared as a very quiet person, but day by day we got to know her better and better. We really enjoyed her having around us. She likes children and plays with them and she helped in the garden. She even made a great restauration work by hand (sawing) and helped us in… read more

(Excellent )

10/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Anneke)

Anneke and Arjan stayed at our farm for two weeks in June 2018. Both were really kind and helpful. They accomodated great to our family and farm life, which is surely totally different then their life back at home. Although things often happenned differently than planned, they adjusted quickly.
Both really like children and animals and enjoy to… read more

(Excellent )

10/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Anneke) for host

This workaway beautifully combines “family life” and “volunteer work” in a happy and lively symbiosis. I have great respect for Alma, who manages a family with young children with patience and joy, and simultaneously contributes to a better world, whenever she can. Some days things happened to turn out totally different than expected, and yet the… read more

(Excellent )

05/01/2018

Left by Workawayer (Laura) for host

My time with this family was truly special. Alma is very kind, we spent a lot of time talking and sharing experiences, she made me feel like a part of the family from the moment I arrived. The kids were amazing, I fell in love with them in no time! Imola became a true inspiration for me.

They have 2 houses in different villages with completely… read more

(Excellent )

02/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (Monika & Artur) for host

This was our first work away experience and we could never have hoped for a better place to be!!! We miss you already! We had an amazing time on your farm, shared many great laughter and felt very much at home even though we just stayed for three weeks. We will never forget riding Islandic horses on Hungarian Puszta!

You are GREAT familly and We… read more

(Excellent )

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