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9 sept 2023
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Traditional Montenegrin farm stay, helping me Mila and my husband Boza, pronounced Boja with everyday farm tasks while staying in a truly wild and remote corner of Montenegro overlooking the Tara Canyon, the worlds second largest canyon and Europe's largest.
We are two of the last remaining farmers in the area and in our late 60's and early 70's we find certain tasks much easier now with some extra hands. We rear our own animals including cows, pigs, chickens and bees, which we use the produce from to eat and sell to a local business. We make own cheese, kaymak, milk, yoghurt, smoked meat and sausage and also grow all the veg for the year and the long winter, we also distil our own Rakija.
This is real traditional farming with food from the mountain fields to the plate, you will learn traditional ways to rear animals, from the collecting of grass in the summer to prepping food to last the long winters. We can find ourselves isolated and cut-off from all contact with other people for months in the winter with snow depths of upto 3 metres!
We only speak Montenegrin, but we have english friends who live near by who we can communicate with through google translate, if at times it does produce some comical translations. So be prepared to be fully immersed into Montenegrin rural culture and farm living.
The area offers incredible places to explore with the added bonus of been one of Europe's hotspots for kayaking, rafting and river SUP on the majestic river Tara that skirts its way along the Montenegrin and Bosnian border. Within an hour you can be at the base of Bobotov Kuk, Durmitor national parks highest peak, or exploring the black lakes of Zabljak. The scope for exploration is endless, with unspoilt ancient landscapes and truly dark skies with no light pollution from anywhere.
We are happy to exchange 5 hours help a day for 5 days in exchange for food and a place to park your van or pitch a tent, the area is very remote so your own transport is very much recommended, but it is feasible without transport if your adventurous. This is a traditional farm, albeit on a small self sufficient scale, but the food is very much dairy and meat based as is most Balkan food. So if you are vegan you may find it difficult as a stay but not completely impossible, but vegan diet supplements/alternatives to dairy products or meat can not unfortunately be provided as their are no shops that provide these products.
You have to be prepared for the stay here as it is not near any towns or villages with shops, there is a local campsite named camp Grab run by friends of ourselves where you can meet tourists from all over the world, grab a beer and relax next to the river, this is a 20 minute drive.
We love to welcome people and to meet people from all over the world to hear stories and to exchange our knowledge and way of life with people, you will certainly receive a very warm Montenegrin welcoming.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Ayuda en una granja
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Learn traditional Montenegrin farming techniques on a self sufficient scale, and learn the local traditions.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
The help can involve many different tasks, from milking cows, planting crops, harvesting grass, collecting bales, looking for wandering cows, chopping firewood, prepping food for winter, prepping meat, distilling rakjia and most definitely drinking a rakija. the help will very much depend on the time of year and the work needed doing at that time.
Idiomas hablados
Serbian: Fluido
Alojamiento
Space to park a van, caravan or pitch a tent. A tent and bedding can be provided, or indoor accommodation is a possibility with prior arrangement, there is a bathroom that can be used and a shower, but water in the summer has to be used sparingly because our only source of water is collected rain water.
Algo más...
There is no Wi-Fi, but Montenegrin sim cards can be purchased before hand at a cost of 15 euros for 30 days, then you can get good internet through the local network.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
In the summer months water is very scarce and has to be used sparingly because all water is rain water collection.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Please be aware that there are wolves and bears and that dogs are best kept indoors at night.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
