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21 Mar 2024
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Hi guys! After a few years away, I am returning to this property and organizing a festival which will take place from 22.nd- 25.th of June this year.
Before I continue what I'd need your help for, I would like to tell a few words on the festival itself.
Regenerative Culture Festival helps spread a new wave of awareness about the importance of complete regeneration of society, economy, access to land and food, basic settings of life and community.
We do this through music, dance, lectures and practical workshops.
The goal of the festival is to encourage people to return to themselves, to nature and to community. Our vision is to revitalize the village of Gornja Šumetlica and the surrounding areas by attracting new people and mobilizing the vast locally available natural resources.
The site will be open for workawayers from 29.th of May onwards.
We'll work on building several compost toilets, a stage, creating decor, preparing the camping ground, festival kitchen, cleaning and similar stuff. We will have to go to forest to cut and collect wood. Taking some stones from river etc.
For accomodation I only can offer a place for a tent or your camping vehicle as well as three meals per day. Mostly vegeterian, sometimes some grilled meat or some traditional Croatian meet dish.
Looking forward to see you guys there soon.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will participate in the creation of a cutting edge regenerative culture festival, with many creative and healing workshops, great ecstatic dance, tribal and world music bands, Global Bass and Psy DJs, with many Croatian and international participants and volunteers. You will learn regenerative culture practices and philosophy, as well as working with wood, building composting toilets from scratch and hosting 300 people with a minimal ecological footprint.
You can learn some practical skills like working with various tools, gardening, building with natural materials like stones, dirt and wood. Fermenting large batch kombucha and many more things.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We'll work on building several compost toilets, a stage, creating decor, preparing the camping ground, festival kitchen, cleaning and similar stuff. We will have to go to forest to cut and collect wood. Taking some stones from river etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Croatian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
For accomodation I only can offer a place for a tent or your camping vehicle as well as three meals per day. Mostly vegeterian, sometimes some grilled meat or some traditional Croatian meet dish.
There is no public transportation to the village. We can pick you up in Pakrac or Lipik, the closest two little towns.
What else ...
The most precious thing this little remote village offers is the quiet peace, natural beauty, endless hikes and the freshest air and live water anywhere. There is a river to swim in and lots of space to take time alone, and, our festival volunteers will join us shortly, so there will be a large community to share music, stories and experiences with.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5
Feedback (14)
The work was pretty tough since we had to prepare the lands that were full with bushes, but with a great team and the uplifting spirit of… read more
If I would have to describe them with just one word that one word would be, loveable. But beside that they were great workers, proactive and responsible. Excelent gardeners and very fine taste for good food.. Oh, I really enjoyed every moment with you guys, from… read more
When we were there Kristijan was recovering from an injury so we didn't work a lot. Nevertheless we helped him getting the garden ready for the summer, so… read more
Jade lived with me and couple of other workawayers for something like two weeks or so.. We did a lot of job these days, had some good food together and peacefull moments under the wallnut tree. Jade is a very nice young woman, easy going and ready to help wherever needed.
All the best wishes and… read more
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The work was pretty tough since we had to prepare the lands that were full with bushes, but with a great team and the uplifting spirit of… read more
If I would have to describe them with just one word that one word would be, loveable. But beside that they were great workers, proactive and responsible. Excelent gardeners and very fine taste for good food.. Oh, I really enjoyed every moment with you guys, from… read more
When we were there Kristijan was recovering from an injury so we didn't work a lot. Nevertheless we helped him getting the garden ready for the summer, so… read more
Jade lived with me and couple of other workawayers for something like two weeks or so.. We did a lot of job these days, had some good food together and peacefull moments under the wallnut tree. Jade is a very nice young woman, easy going and ready to help wherever needed.
All the best wishes and… read more
The surroundings are so peaceful and tranquil that you can draw a lot of energy from it. And then Kristijan as a host is just great. He is very relaxed and calm in the way he approaches the tasks at hand, and it makes for a very… read more
Thank you Kristijan for those two weeks, I learned a lot about Croatian culture and will definitly come back to hear you play the guitare again !
Kristijan is a very friendly and simple guy, you will never feel incomfortable with him ! Even if I didn't have much work during these 2 weeks, I never get bored and experimented the… read more
I stayed with Kristijan and Petra at their house for a fun and fulfilling week. Some would say I was lucky to be able to participate in the cooking of 40kg of ajvar and a few gallons of rakija, but I believe the real blessing was to have been so lucky to have met such caring people along my journey around the world. It is only fitting… read more
So it was wery intensive week.
Holden helped us a lot with digging… read more
