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Description
My name is Marcin "Marcus" (50 years old) and my wife Aneta (50 years old), we have a farm.
We are Polish and we live in Ireland.
We have a small farm where the sheep that we saved live - the farmers brought us little 2 - 3 day-old sheep that either their mother lived or died and which would not have survived, we fed them with a bottle and thanks to that they survived.
We have 34 of them, each has a name, they live with us and are happy, we also have 4 donkeys, chickens, 2 dogs and a cat - all adopted
We bake sourdough bread using the old traditional method,
We bake cakes from our own products,
We make sheep's cheese
We press oils cold,
We make and smoke our own cold cuts
We make preserves - juices, syrups, jams,
We sell everything in supermarkets and privately to people who want to eat fresh, tasty and healthy products.
This year we got a notice of termination and unfortunately we have to leave the rented farm.
For the last 6 months we have been looking for a farm to rent, but to no avail.
We cannot afford to buy a farm, so with the last money we bought an old house for renovation and an acre of land on which we want to build our new farm and a house for our animals, and if possible, enlarge it a bit to accept more animals.
We also plan to share our animals and the family atmosphere on our farm with others, so we want to start agritourism (2 houses for those who would like to travel to us in their free time, relax in the bosom of nature), which will also be our source of livelihood for our animals.
We are also in the SOCJAL FARMING project.
The program integrates disabled and sick children with the farm and nature.
We are going a step further and want to do sheep therapy and donor therapy for children with autism and Down syndrome
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Bénévolat
Pratique d’une langue
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
1. Work among animals and for animals.
2. Communion with nature.
3. Polishing the English language.
4. Possibility to learn Polish.
5. Getting to know Polish culture and cuisine.
6. Create a farm with us to which you will always be able to return as a member of our family.
7. Getting to know Irish culture as well.
8. Shared meals, delicious home made food
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
We need help to build our dream farm sanctuary from scratch, it must be built by the end of the holidays.
Planned works this year:
1. Daily feeding of sheep, donkeys and chickens.
2. Grubbing up and clearing the area of bushes, trees and weeds.
3. Site preparation for 2 mobile homes.
4. Digging, pouring and building foundations for house for animals and mobile home.
5. Putting a mobile home, building the entire infrastructure (sewage system, terrace, benches, shelter, field kitchen, smokehouse, sauna, hot tube)
6. Fencing the entire area.
7. Preparation of the land for housing for the winter for sheep, donkeys, and in the future also for alpacas.
8. Building these rooms (pouring floors, putting up walls, making a roof)
9. Building enclosures for sheep, donkeys and alpacas.
10. Preparation of enclosures for animals on the new farm.
11. Preparation of fencing in meadows for sheep grazing.
Langues
Langues parlées
Polonais: Courant
Anglais: Intermédiaire
Russe: Intermédiaire
Allemand: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We are interested in learning Spanish, French and Italian
Hébergement
Accommodation: we have 2 double rooms in our house on the old farm where we still live, and in the future there will be a whole mobile home (3 rooms) at the disposal of the volunteers.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner (traditional Polish dishes made from their own and local products)
Work: 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
It is also possible to help those willing to prepare dishes, bake bread, bake cakes, make sheep's cheese, make and smoke cold meats.
Autres infos...
In your free time, you can relax in silence and in the bosom of nature, explore the surroundings, explore Ireland.
We live near Kilkenny where there is a beautiful restored castle (we also live near the ruins of Castles of Leinster: Ballykeefe Castle.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
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Espace pour garer des vans
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Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (14)
I felt like home all my… read more
The stay was very comfortable, the food that Aneta prepares is delicious and Marcin prepares very good homemade liquors!
We also had a lot of… read more
The work tasks are sometimes diverse and sometimes… read more
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Échange culturel:
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Communication:
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I felt like home all my… read more
The stay was very comfortable, the food that Aneta prepares is delicious and Marcin prepares very good homemade liquors!
We also had a lot of… read more
The work tasks are sometimes diverse and sometimes… read more
The tasks are simple, but sometimes… read more
She was supposed to come to us and help us with our projects, and she didn't come.
We understand various random events, but Maria Ines's behavior was not fair to us, but also to other volunteers, whom we refused to stay with us because the place was reserved for her.
We did not… read more
I loved the social farming project. I thank you for everything… read more
Aaneka and Marcin are just wonderful !
thanks a loooot !
i was here for 3 month, and it's became like a second family ❤
i reallly enjoy my time, learn a lot of thing, play with animal (beautiful animal, i miss them)
They enjoy the life, and listening you ! A lot of love !
it's was perfect for me !
thank you for everything 🌼❤
Very nice, lovely, intelligent, hard working and well-behaved. Great heart,… read more
Before I got there I had never worked on a farm before but that wasn't a problem at all because they explain everything to you and have great patience. One thing I really appreciate amongst so many others, is that both of them really want to teach… read more
I stayed 3 weeks with Aneta, Marcin, the two dogs, the cat, the donkeys, hens and sheep and it was awesome!
The atmosphere is really comfortable and we laughed and talked a lot! The work is not to hard and is really fun to do most of the time, although when you… read more
With me was always at least one other Workawayer and I definitely found friends there.
The work is at some days hard, but for me it was always a… read more
I was the first workaway they hosted.
The work is not difficult, we cleaned the garden (cutting trees, removing brambles...) because Aneta and Marcus want to welcome more animals and start an eco-tourism.
It was three very good weeks, Aneta and Marcus are very welcoming, you will not miss anything, we… read more
