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My wife and I moved from Pune city to our village 3 years back. We have been running a farmstay amidst a Kesar Mango Plantation along with an Equestrian Center. We host our guests and indulge them in ongoing farm activities and also conduct Horse Riding Vacations. We are a pet friendly place with a lot of animals like Horses, Cows, Geese, Rabbits, Ponies, Dogs and Cats. We are starting with a small rehabilitation center for horses. We have kept our farmstay very simple. The food that we serve is the local cuisine that's cooked by few of the local ladies, it's completely village style.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Farming, Farmstay Hosting and Learning about Horses! These are the things we are offering.
Equestrian in India-
Indian Equestrian History was very diverse and rich. Every household owned Horses and they were a part of their family. During the colonization, a huge part of this history and culture was lost. We want to play a role in expanding Equestrian in India as much as possible and revive the old connections with our horses! Ironically we are located in the very locality where the famous Bhimthadi/Deccani Horses were Bred and sold. Unfortunately, today this breed is almost extinct. You will get to learn the modern aspects of Equestrian along with Indian Equestrian History.
Indrajeet is a National level show jumper and dressage rider. He takes Equestrian lessons and trains horses. You can avail horse riding lessons from him at a nominal additional cost.
Farming-
We come from farmer's family and are proud to be a part of the Farming community. Our area is blessed with rich soil and abundant water. For kilometers together you won't find anything other than flat farm lands. We grow sugarcane, wheat, Bajra, Jowar, Mangoes and vegetables. Learn about these Crops and fruits. Also indulge in the farm activities! And not to forget our farm animals who make this experience wholesome.
Yoga-
Isha is a certified Yoga Trainer and takes Yoga sessions and meditation, breathing exercises etc. You could also avail the yoga lessons at a nominal additional cost.
Projects involving children
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Help
We are looking for people who would love to experience an Indian farm life and barn life. At our place we will be needing help in equine upkeep, medications, maintenance, Grooming, basic training and ground work, etc in the field of Equestrian.
And for farming activities, you can indulge in mango farming activities, vegetable gardening and whatever ongoing activities.
We also need help in decorating our property so you will be taking part in lots of art projects, diy and building activities.
You get to meet new people from different walks of life and host them!!
No prior experience needed you just have to be ready to learn and willing to get your hands dirty!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Marathi: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Japanese German French
Accommodation
We have 2 cottages that can accommodate 5 Pax each and a dormitory which can accommodate 10 Pax. We do offer camping options in winter. Toilets have Western commodes and are clean.
What else ...
Places to visit close by:
•Ranjangaon Ganesh Temple- one of the famous Ashtavinayak temples.
•Nighoj potholes
•Aga Khan Palace
•Bhamchandra Caves
•Vetal hill
•Shaniwar wada
In free time, you can enjoy the culture of Pune, and not to mention the buzzing night life here.
Modes of transport available:
Buses and Cabs.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a high-speed internet connection. We have previously hosted guests for workation.
Space for parking camper vans
We have ample of space
Can possibly accept pets
We are a pet friendly place and have lots of animals on our property.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Too bad it wasn't mango ripening season, but anyway there were other things to do:
we planted sugar canes, swept leaves, took care of some farm animals and participated in days with the guests.
We were pleased to participate in your project, thank you!
Ps. For hosts in India, please make sure Hide and Seek biscuits are available in the shops nearby. These two are… read more
The 3 dogs are very friendly and like a pat and… read more
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Too bad it wasn't mango ripening season, but anyway there were other things to do:
we planted sugar canes, swept leaves, took care of some farm animals and participated in days with the guests.
We were pleased to participate in your project, thank you!
Ps. For hosts in India, please make sure Hide and Seek biscuits are available in the shops nearby. These two are… read more
The 3 dogs are very friendly and like a pat and… read more
We worked there remotely and this worked out mainly pretty good.
Thank you for having us!
About job, I did mostly paintings on the walls. If you love drawing, you can definitely help with that. Also I helped around a lot… read more
She became a good friend of… read more
Location 👉 Farm stay was away from the city and even away from the… read more
Tilman made some amazing pictures and videos for our social media.
Blanca helped with the… read more
We have yet to experience a better workaway. When I first heard of workaway, this was the type of stay I imagined, and yet was constantly disappointed in previous stays. Isha became a good friend to us, not just a distant host. She accommodated us in everyway… read more
Would love to host them again should they… read more
Steijn made an amazing gazebo for us and is so good at art too. Also, an amazing cook and taught us so many recipes.
Flo has an amazing and a very comforting personality. She's so easy to talk… read more
The best input from her was that she taught us baking and now we… read more
He is really good with animals too and they seem to love him a lot. Overall it was great having him over
++ Food and dogs were the favourites.
++ The sweet shephard dog "Daenny" will come too close to you, tooo close. The Rottie and Akita are two calm giants,,, most of the times. While the Labrador is a crazy one, but in a fun/good way. He just needs some love and he… read more
