Permaculture farming in a quaint village near to Plovdic

The experience

We are Justin and my sons Joseph- 10 years old and James 7 years old, Summer the gorgeous Bulgarian Sheepdog and Pickle the mischievous, affectionate cat We live in a beautiful, peaceful quaint village near the country's second largest city Plovdiv, in the centre of the country, so a good place to base out of to travel to the rest. We are near hot mineral water, hiking, swimming, river, mountains, spring mountain water,electric mountain bike

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English or Beginner Bulgarian

Between 18 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Description of the help we need is below.

GARDENING:

Summer
- planting seeds for winter vegetables
- planting winter vegetables
- collecting seeds
- collecting fruits, herbs and vegetables and preserving them
- weeding and cutting grass
- watering

Autumn
- planting trees, bushes,
- digging swales (water catchments)
- preserving food for the winter
- building hugelkultur raised beds
- constructing gray water system

Spring
- designing gardens and food forest
- sowing seeds, planting in pots, planting in the gardens
- planting trees, bushes, perennial herbs
- digging swales (water catchment)
- building hugelkultur raised beds
- building herb spiral
- making a small pond
- pruning trees, bushes (roses, berries, vine bushes)

Winter
- renovating
- plastering
- sanding
- roofing

Activities & Shift

Our routine is:
-5 days from 8:30-10:30 and 18:00- 21:00 in the summer( about 5 hours) and from 9:00-12:00 and 17:00- 20:00 in cooler seasons
-2 days off

Some time each day will be spent with my sociable, fun loving children and on household tasks

Everybody helps with preparing the table for eating and clears afterwards and we take turns washing the dishes