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Hello!
We are May & Ziv, web developers and engineers but above all permaculture enthusiasts!
We are in our mid thirties, and currently work as a web developers in Israel. May and I have volunteered in many places, including organic farms in Japan (WWOOF) and a mango farm in Israel. We are deeply passionate about growing food and producing energy locally. We always maintain a productive garden for our own consumption, growing papayas, bananas, avocados, berries, and many kinds of vegetables and herbs. Additionally, we enjoy preserving and fermenting food, as well as foraging for herbs and mushrooms.
You can check what is up in our garden in this link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LRYUhPWQyZnYwAg38
During 2021, we lived in Finland, where we had a wonderful time foraging for mushrooms and berries while enjoying the beauty of nature. We dream of starting a homestead and living more sustainably, preferably in a like-minded community. We plan to move to rural Europe in the coming years and are eager to connect with new places and people.
We speak fluent English and Hebrew, Ziv some Portuguese and May some French.
Ziv lived in Austria for three years back in 2009, primarily in Vienna but also on an organic farm near Salzburg, so he would love to refresh his rusty German with some help.
We have various skills, but we particularly enjoy working in the garden, growing food, doing forest work, cooking, natural building, and working with animals. Ziv is proficient with most common woodworking tools and have good technical skills.
May is also an Iyengar Yoga teacher and we both practice Yoga several days per week.
Thank you for taking the time to read this :)
Interests
Yoga / Wellness
Vegetarian or vegan
Water sports
Winter sports
Technology
Sustainability
Nature
Outdoor activities
Pets
Photography
Plant care
Music
Movies & TV
Mountain
Languages
Farming
Fitness
Gardening
Hiking
History
Events & social
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cycling
Culture
Books
Carpentry
Cooking & food
Beach
Animals
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hebrew: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Finnish: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
We are interested in improving our Finnish and maybe learning some Swedish
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Languages
Teaching
More details about your skills
*We consider ourselves good cooks (mainly vegan food, Israeli, Indian, Mexican)
*We know our way with gardening and like it a lot
*Ziv completed a permaculture design course and is a mechanical engineer
*May has a masters in Biology and has taught in English
*We are tidy and organized
*We like picking fruit and we know basic mushroom foraging
*We wwoofed in Japan in 2 organic farms
Age
37 & 33
What else ...
We are very interested in self sufficiency and local food growing and processing methods like fermentation.
We would like to know local traditional culture and foods.
May plays the guitar and sings. Ziv only sings when he drinks :)
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
Mostly vegan
Feedback
I stayed for 2 weeks with Franziska and her mom Martina, and they treated me so well!
The work was fun and fulfilling and this time was centered on building a fence for the 4 friendly cows - I was really proud of the result!
I got really nice food and the accommodation was very comfy. They kept my privacy but also… read more
We really appreciated his nice and winning character his reliability and motivation at work!
He came along with a very connective and communicative manner, always respecting the needs and the rhythm at the farm.
Ziv loves to cook and made the best shakshuka you can get!
He was really interested in our work, how… read more
Thanks Florian and Franz!
It was really a pleasure helping out!
These guys are really talented and could really do what ever they want for a living but they chose to grow quality, organic and biodynamic food to sustain their families and all the families… read more
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Feedback
I stayed for 2 weeks with Franziska and her mom Martina, and they treated me so well!
The work was fun and fulfilling and this time was centered on building a fence for the 4 friendly cows - I was really proud of the result!
I got really nice food and the accommodation was very comfy. They kept my privacy but also… read more
We really appreciated his nice and winning character his reliability and motivation at work!
He came along with a very connective and communicative manner, always respecting the needs and the rhythm at the farm.
Ziv loves to cook and made the best shakshuka you can get!
He was really interested in our work, how… read more
Thanks Florian and Franz!
It was really a pleasure helping out!
These guys are really talented and could really do what ever they want for a living but they chose to grow quality, organic and biodynamic food to sustain their families and all the families… read more
