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We are Russian family living in Montenegro. 8 years ago me and my husband Andrew have started a small family farm. Just 6 milking goats and 2 cows, their kids and some hens, ducks, quails, Potbelly pigs. And a pony. We have 3 kids - Andrew -20, Ivan -18 and Elizabeth -18 y.o. We moved to Montenegro 14 years ago and we love it. We are not very experienced in farming as we both are from a big city - St.Petersburg. So, we are still learning.
Last year we brought buffaloes and became the first and only Buffalo farm in Montenegro
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak Russian, Serbian, English and Polish. You may have cheesemaking lessons with us as we produce more than 50 different cheeses. You may have a lot of fun with small goat kids, be close to a nature, enjoy hiking, breathtaking views and sunsets, Adriatic sea and a good food
Projects involving children
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Help
We discovered that depending of the season we have different tasks to be done.
We are looking for a long-term people to shepherd goats. And long-term to build dry walls. Always need someone to help with cleaning and sorting, organising things
We need to finish our cheesemaking house, paint our stables, make new fence for cows and goats, so we need handy people for this. We also plan this project to be water-saving, eco-friendly, sustainable.
Every March we are looking for a strong team of people ready to experience the hardest and on the other side the most exiting time of the farmlife. The time when out goats bring kids.
We will split into two shifts, as there will be three weeks of 5 milkings a day, starting from 5 a.m. and till midnight.
Goat milking, feeding kids. Do you want to be a part of all that - contact us.
April - we switch into 4 milkings a day, still making two shifts.
From last week of April till end of summer - regular 3 milkings, and a lot of cheese!
Summer time - a lot of burrata to be made, a lot of people coming, a lot of work and a lot of fun. We are looking for a person ready to spend summer with us, making cheese, having fun)
We always need help in general housekeeping and cleaning.
And we will appreciate if you share with us your experience in ecological living.
We also realised, that goats and cows need time to get use to a new person, so we try not to accept a short-term travellers unless they bring us some unique knowledge.
We have discovered that a farm stay is not for everyone.There are a lot of animals around, a lot of quite dirty work. We wake up early and work till night. It does not mean we work without breaks, we will keep it not more than 4-5 hours per day, 5 days a week, if we all work hard there will be enough time for you to explore this wonderful country and we will do our best to show it to you.
One remark more - the internet signal is poor here, so we are limited in speed of our internet. There are places with good wi-fi nearby.
We also don't have a central water supply, we collect and use rain water. And summer time we are trying not to waste it.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Serbian: Fluent
Polish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
a camper van, a room in a house
What else ...
We are just 3 km from Adriatic beaches in a very peacefull village 20 km from Tivat airport. The nearest bus is 8 km from us, so this may be a problem, although hitch-hike is safe here and works well.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We would be happy to host digital nomads, although we have speed 27 Mbps and ping 70 ms
Space for parking camper vans
The road can be complicated for a big van
Can possibly accept pets
We have a lot of dogs and it very much depends on how friendly your dog is.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (32)
I learned how to milk the goats and cows, feed baby goats, protect piglets, learn how to take care of a pig mom when she just had babies, how to pet the animals, how to command them with care, read their signs, what animals eat and how to feed them and prepare… read more
Very hard working, ready to do any job. Not picky at all, ready to assist you with any task, trying to be helpful.
I really recommend him as a volunteer. And will be happy to welcome him… read more
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I learned how to milk the goats and cows, feed baby goats, protect piglets, learn how to take care of a pig mom when she just had babies, how to pet the animals, how to command them with care, read their signs, what animals eat and how to feed them and prepare… read more
Very hard working, ready to do any job. Not picky at all, ready to assist you with any task, trying to be helpful.
I really recommend him as a volunteer. And will be happy to welcome him… read more
I had a lot of fun to work with a huge veraiety of animals.
milking cows and goats by hand,feeding baby goats and take them outside to eat the grass,taking care of the dogs and alot of other interesting stuff.
Olga Andrew Lisa and Evan
took my in and I immediately felt a part of the family.
we eat… read more
She is very friendly, very hardworking, active. Always ready to help, always offering you a hand in any task.
Very good with animals and with children. Precious in cleaning. Adapting to any conditions.
Always welcome back.
Olga, Andrey and children are wonderful people, helpful and friendly. Working on their farm is a pleasure, delicious food and pleasant company, a beautiful place near the sea. I managed to visit different cities of the country thanks to this host. Lots of cute animals to take care of. I will… read more
We had… read more
We helped with the animals, to feed them and milk the cows (so around 7am and 5pm), to unbuild a chicken house, and once to make cheese (to prepare burratta).
As it is said in the description, do not come if… read more
We learn so many recepies from Olga and we learned a lot about Russian culture. We had a perfect tiny caravane to… read more
We liked the morning walks with all the goats and did some milking as well. During the days we did some gardening and spend time at the beach with their wonderfull kids Liza and Ivan.
We want to thank you for the hospitality and… read more
It was a great pleasure to learn from you!
A terrific example of hard working serious person, easy going, open and friendly.
Many kisses from all our family!
They travel by foot with their dog. And I want to say a word about this dog. Kali is absolutely amazing, the most friendly dog I… read more
Never returned the money borrowed, by the way.
Thank for help anyway and good luck in your travel.
I am very grateful to her as I had lost my credit card before coming and she was very helpful in supporting me. Even to the day I left she had let me use her phone to call overseas which racked up a bit of a bill. When the ATM did not let me… read more
Olga is the most intelligent person I have ever met, Andrew works incredible hard to keep the farm running, and all three of the kids pitch in just as much.
We learned how to milk goats, make cheese, butcher a bull, pick… read more
ps: the cheese is amazing !!
I was really impressed that almost all our talks about cheesemaking he wrote down later.
Although dangerous for our glasses, he made a great job washing dishes… read more
I came to the farm for 3 weeks. Through the whole time and before Olga was very flexible and nice to me. They picked me from Kotor, and during my stay drove me to next cities on my days off.
All family was nice and really tried to let me feel comfortable. The kids were really fun and nice! (:
The… read more
Also, I… read more
It is not just a party, they work hard as well. I keep several french Tomme cheeses they made. They are very handy carpenters and made a great job.
And now they know how to milk goats!
Thank you guys for all the fun! This was great.
Thanks again
