Family home and garden - rural

Ukraine

5 reviews • Updated 1 year ago

We are Denys and Anastasia and we are a young family which decided to live far from the city and to build ecological permocultural farm in a beautiful place. Near we have a forest and a few lakes, a lot of views and places to walk and relax. In our new farm we already have beehives, crater garden, young forest, vegetable garden, lake, terraces for planting. We built a beautiful house of natural materials. For the guests we can offer private little house with kitchen and bedroom. Shower and WC are outside. Would you like to live in a quite zone among the nature, to communicate with new culture, to feel atmosphere of Ukrainian village and to do interesting things? If you are ready to see something new you are welcome!! PROGRAM for VOLUNTEERS 2022! Projects for 15 of March - 15 of April: 1. To plant trees to forest-garden above the Crater Garden 2. To pine-trees forest 3. To make new greenhouse beds. 4. To prepare staring-house Projects for 15 of April - 15 of May: 1. Making Japanese beehives 2. To plant orchad forest. 3. Building dome-greenhouse in the Crater Garden 4. To plant vegetables. 5. To do tasks with bees. Projects for 15 of May - 1st of July: 1. To plant vegetable garden 2. Building of Greenhouse 3. Building of compost toilet and shower in the upper area 4. Building of constructions with supports for blackberries and grapes 5. Widening of the bee-garden, work with new families. Many tasks are creative and are appropriate both for women and men. What do you need to do in order to participate in our progects? 1. To contact us and make small interview in skype call to tell about your goals to come to our farm. 2. 5-6 hours of helping per day 3. To have a sober lifestyle We are always open to give you tasks which are the most interesting for you. Don't be shy to contact us and we are sure that you will have interesting experience of natural life! Organic methods: we provide every type of natural methods of farming here. We have a garden, forest, beehives, vegetable garden, crater garden, lake and we are working on the other interesting permocultural projects. Certifications: In our country the certification is not obligated Current projects: Progects for volonteers for spring-summer 2020: April: 1. To build a terrace with arbour (50 м²) 2. To build decorative pond in front of the house (to put film on the bottom) 3. To plant 300 trees May: 1. To create a pouring system. Installation of pump station, making tubing, division to zones. 2. Planing trees 3. Work with the pond for watering: - building terraces on the south slope, stairs for lowering, making beds and flower-beds. - to plant on the northern part of pond coniferous trees. - to plant not high bushes on the oriental and western terraces. - to prepair place for beach. 4. To make self-made sun collector to heat water. 5. Help in the kitchen is always needed. June: 1. To build summer kitchen with place for firewood. 2. Preparing for holding teaching course of permaculture. 3. Tasks in the crater garden: - clearing wild grass - mulching - preparing of thematic zones - building stairs What does the volonteer need to do in order to participate in our progects? 1. To make small interview in skype call to tell about your goals to come to our farm. 2. 5-6 hours of helping per day 3. To have a sober lifestyle We are always open to give you tasks which are the most interesting for you. Don't be shy to contact us and we are sure that you will have interesting experience of natural life! Internet access available

Learning opportunities

Vegetable farming

Forestry

Beekeeping

Aquaculture

Methods or systems

Holistic management

Permaculture

Host type

Self-sufficiency property

0.4 Hectares | 1 Acres

Accommodation

4+ WWOOFers

Bedroom

Children not accepted

Pets not accepted

Meals

Vegan

Length of stay

1-2 weeks

Denys

Member since 2019

Languages spoken: English, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 3 days

December 2025

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Reviews

Galina

Poland • October 2023

I had a very pleasant experience volunteering at the live house, and greatly recommend this place. In fact it was one of the best, if not the best wwoofing experiences so far. Denys and Nastya where very nice and welcoming, they always took the time to explain everything. There was a variety of interesting tasks to be done, the work was always varied and interesting. What I enjoyed most is putting together the frames for the bee hives. It was nice exploring the surrounding area, there is much to learn. During my stay there was another volunteer with whom I had very interesting conversations. I also had the chance to sleep in the bee house, which I enjoyed very much. Every Saturday everyone got together to work on one project and enjoy a common lunch prepared together and made from their organically grown ingredients. During my stay an old traditional pagan Slavic holiday was celebrated, there was a bonfire and we all had a good time. I am very thankful to Denys and Nastia for the incredible two weeks.

Alexander

Ukraine • January 2021

Guys, I highly recommend this place! The work is always interesting - I learned a lot: earthwork, carpentry, apiary, planting, and so on. Big choice :) The hosts are a wonderful couple: sympathetic, empathetic, very interesting and musical people. You can significantly enrich not only the baggage of knowledge about organic farming, but also join the culture. The surrounding nature is worth a separate story - you can even see roe deer from the window in the morning. Only if the weather is humid - bring a repellent with you. Thanks and good luck!

David T

United States • August 2020

Great people and a real chance to get into Ukrainian rural life. Deny's and Nastya also respect that this is an experience as well as work and include you in on trips from time to time that enhance the whole experience, there's nothing like being shown around by locals, you will enjoy your experience with these people.

Reply from Denys

David came to us for two weeks and helped a lot with making the pond. He was really devoted to the work and this is what you expect from volonteers, but sometimes don't receive. David not only helped a lot, but also we appreciate his sense of humour, which he shared with us. He also plays the guitar and sings perfectly. In the evening we played together and we still remember it. We are very happy to know such interesting, nice person!!

İlknur

Türkiye • September 2019

Denis and Nastya are really nice people and the area they live in is amazing! Even my staying was only for 3 days, i quite enjoyed it. I helped them for some tasks and we even had some time to play some music together. And there are many interestings topics to talk to them. Hope to meet you again!

Diogo

Germany • August 2019

Great experience. I had a great time with Denys and Anastasia, they are very interesting, culturally cultivates, friendly and they know many languages. I was very curious about the decision of abandoning regular life to a bio farm slow and sustainable living and they were always friendly on replying. Of course, knowledgeable about permaculture and i helped in a couple of tasks related to it and as well built/painting. I really recommend green house