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Building a new homestead in the forested mountains of the central Balkans near Malak Izvor, Bulgaria

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  2025 

 Estancia mínima:  Sin mínimo

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    I have bought land and a stone ruin of a cottage in the forested Central Balkan mountains to start a new community homestead, my second project in Bulgaria. This place has a pretty stream and beautiful clear spring water. The chance to see bears, wolves and wild boar.

    You don't need to go back in time to experience pioneering new untamed lands and begin a traditional (with modern tech) homesteading journey. Join me soon to begin installing hydro electric and building the workshop and barn, timber frame and wattle and daub as practice for the main home.

    Animals? Just the border collie for now maybe her puppy friend will come too. I hope to get her geese next spring and eventually sheep.

    Accommodation is camping and camp fire cooking. The last part of the journey is 4x4 or by horse or walking.
    After 5 years of work away hosting, I have decided for the first 2 weeks you can stay and take 4 days to yourself to explore the area, stay for free, but folks need to pay for their own food while I teach you about the area and show you the skills you will need to enjoy living and working here. If you want to stay on after 2 weeks and get stuck in after that, then I will start paying for food in exchange for work :)

    For food,
    Stews, Currys, barbecues, porridge, sandwiches, pizzas whatever you like!

    Days off to explore the culture, go mushroom foraging, hiking, quad biking into the mountains, rock climbing, camping and skiing, caving, mountain biking if you bring the equipment!

    Project is on hold while I earn money. The plan is to organise a strong team to start next spring 2026!

    My profile is active to chat with like minded people and to start preparing plans.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Proyectos artísticos
    Práctica de idiomas
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Enseñanza
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
  • Intereses

    Intereses

    Vida en autocaravana
    Sostenibilidad
    Videografía
    Música
    Cuidado de plantas
    Fotografía
    Animales
    Carpintería
    Blogging
    Cocina y alimentación
    Jardinería
    Idiomas
    Historia
    Bricolaje y manualidades
    Yoga / bienestar
    Deportes acuáticos
    Ciclismo
    Baile
    Deportes de invierno
    Montaña
    Naturaleza
    Fitness
    Acampada
    Senderismo
    Deportes de aventura
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Learn traditional skills here and interact with the locals, sustainable building, traditional gypsy and nomadic living at camp from an experienced outdoorsman (me Danny) a way of life influenced by the local culture and environment and implement techniques to capture carbon and build soil. Learn the trees and the plants mushrooms and animals.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Help with full pioneering style work. Carpentry and landscaping in a traditional style. Work to build the covered workshop area initially. Maintaining the camp, taking the 4x4 to get supplies from town. Help building the small damn to install hydro electric. Collecting firewood from the forest. Clearing land and sustainable building work with timber and earth and stone.
    Preparing food. Visiting the colourful market bazaar. Chopping firewood. Collecting wild fruit, mushrooms and nuts

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Inglés: Fluido

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    It would be great to have a Bulgarian to teach the language.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Canvas tarp shelter, tipi with two small camp cots and wood stove. Long term Camping conditions and kind of bush craft. Looking for capable and experienced outdoor types of people or just motivated to learn these skills.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    In this secluded and forgotten mountain valley it's hard to get bored. The landscape and wilderness is diverse if you know what to look for. Visit the limestone caverns and gorges for rock climbing or the rivers for swimming or the forest and highlands for hiking and camping. In the winter I will go exploring by skis with the dog.

    If you want to see the city of Sofia it's only an hour and a quarter away by car and there are regular buses.
    Bring your own vehicle and you will be greatly appreciated.

    Looking for a long term community too.

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    There is 4g in the valley but no only camping and 4x4 access.

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Unlimited space for 4x4 campers. A spring for drinking water and composting toilets are available. Access best in dry weather. 2 wheel drive campers is probably impossible. Will update after I get the digger to work on the track.

  • Podría aceptar mascotas

    Podría aceptar mascotas

    Please discuss as the border collie Mella is territorial against other female dogs.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 991538658362

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La imagen representa un porche desgastado y abandonado, con el tejado derruido, rodeado de frondosos árboles y vegetación, que evoca una sensación de abandono y dejadez.
La imagen representa una cueva con una abertura arqueada, con un interior rocoso y un acantilado lejano, sobre un cielo nublado.
La imagen muestra un carro tirado por caballos que cruza un río, con dos personas sentadas en el carro y un caballo marrón tirando de él. El carro es de madera y lleva matrícula.

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