A man stands in a room filled with hay bales, wearing a beige jacket and blue pants, with a window to the right and a bright sky outside.
The image depicts two individuals constructing a building with straw bales, standing on scaffolding, with a tree visible in the foreground and a blue sky in the background.
The image depicts a man standing in a wooden-framed structure, surrounded by hay bales, with a red couch visible in the background. The atmosphere appears to be a construction site.
The image depicts a man standing in a wooden-framed room, likely a construction site, with a large window and a pile of hay or straw on the left side.
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Help our family build a straw house and gardening in Kostenets, Bulgaria

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are family Petru and Natallia looking for help in the garden and building of a straw bale house. We love to work with natural materials. We moved to Bulgaria some years ago and we started to build straw bale houses. We are living in off grid farm just outside the town of Kostenets. We are planning to start soon our straw bale house. So we are looking to meet some new people that can help us out and have a good time in the process of building and learning about straw bale houses and off grid living. Please don't hesitate to contact us and ask any questions.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I think we can all learn from one another and can exchange information and different opinions on this type of build. I am willing to share my knowledge about straw bale construction, gardening and off grid living.

  • Help

    Help

    I am looking for people that has a minimum construction knowledge, carpentry, plastering, willing to learn and experience this type of construction. Plus anyone that enjoy gardening.

  • Languages spoken

    Bulgarian: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Romanian: Fluent
    Russian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We can offer as accommodation caravan for two people.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We can offer bicycles for you to get around. We are living in the beautiful mountain region which offers a lot of things to see and do.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We can accomodate on our property any types of caravans, campers and tents

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 787892841518

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The image depicts two individuals constructing a building with straw bales, standing on scaffolding, with a tree visible in the foreground and a blue sky in the background.
A man stands in a room filled with hay bales, wearing a beige jacket and blue pants, with a window to the right and a bright sky outside.
The image depicts a man standing in a wooden-framed structure, surrounded by hay bales, with a red couch visible in the background. The atmosphere appears to be a construction site.
The image depicts a man standing in a wooden-framed room, likely a construction site, with a large window and a pile of hay or straw on the left side.

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