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We fell in love with this traditional Hungarian farm house, a Tanya. As Swiss this arrea held a special fascination for us in the midst of the Hungarian lowlands between the Tisza and the Danube rivers.
We created our self-sufficient home according to traditional construction methods using mud bricks, some recycled and some we made ourselves. Over time, sheep, chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats, donkeys and goats. Our two lively girls made our family complete. This landscape with its vastness, peace, simplicity -is how we want to live...
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
Art Projects
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Livestock care, building your own house, gardening and fruit trees. Great interest in self-sufficiency and Permaculture. Off grid using photo-voltaic ,solar water heater and windmil water pump. Become a member of our family with two teenage girls who speak German - Hungarian - English and very interested in music and drawing. Imaginative and delicious cooking.
Help with friendly animals (sheep and shepherding, cows, donkeys, cats and dogs), milking and cheese making, building with clay, working in the garden, working with wood and lots more....
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
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Semi-detached own room with heating and wifi, with bedding and bicycle.
Szeged a University City with historical bulidings and a big river on the Romanian border. Nearby two spa villages.
Two hours by train to Budapest. National open Museum with reconstructed old buildings. Traditional Mongol horse riding festival in August. Bus stop 2 km from farm. Donkey riding and horse riding nearby.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
Two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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