Organic garden with herbalism
Poland
1. Describe your project, your place, and its inhabitants (including animals):
Permaculture garden: tomatoes in a greenhouse, vegetables, berries, fruit trees, many flowers, medical herbs.
Food preservation for winter
Herbalism: making own vinegars (many types), tinctures, dried herbal teas, creams etc
Inhabitants: Me (woman). 1 dog and 2 cats
Natural house: strawbale and clay
30 km away from Krakow, 8 km to railway station, train goes 25 minutes to Krakow, 5 km to bus stop, bus every 20 minutes to Krakow, goes 40 minutes. I give the ride to railway station or a bus stop.
2. List the activities that WWOOFers will participate in and what you want to teach them:
Gardening: preparing the beds for vegetable , herbs and flowers, weeding, watering tomatoes
Picking the vegetables and fruits, food preservation for winter
Picking the herbs: drying herbs, making vinegars
I can teach all of these activities.
3. How will you feed and house WWOOFers? Please describe your accommodations and plan for meals:
1 private bedroom for WWOOFer, I can accommodate 1 person or a couple, that is maximum.
Kitchen and bathroom shared with me.
Three main meals daily and of course snacks.
I enjoy very much meals cooked by someone, all the ingredients provided.
4. What could a WWOOFer's day look like at your site (time slot for participation in activities, expectations...)?
I expect some help in the garden: preparing beds, mulching, weeding, composting, harvesting,
food preservation, herbalism, picking herbs, drying etc
I would like about 4-5 hours work a day, Sunday is free, maybe a bit more on Saturday
5. Play the guide! Talk about your own hobbies (music, cooking, etc.) and those possible around (hiking, swimming, etc.):
Gardening and herbalism, and growing medical herbs, always searching and trying new and interesting species possible to cultivate in Central European climate.
Natural medicine, wild edible plants .
Self-sufficiency: 100% self-sufficient in water: own private well plus rainwater harvesting, using rainwater for watering garden and toilet
own source of electricity - photovoltaic panels
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Wild foraging
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Methods or systems
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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Hectares
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2.5
Acres
Katarzyna
Member since 2023
Languages spoken:
English, Polish
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Response rate: 100%
Response time: typically within 6 days
Poland
Słomniki train station/ Kraków KRK airport
Reviews
Sarah
United States
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July 2024
I loved my stay at Pod bzami! Katarzyna's gardens are beautiful and I got to help with a variety of tasks. She was generous in answering my many questions-- such a pleasure to learn from a fellow herb lover. Katarzyna's excellent English made communication very easy (for me). Highly recommend.
Joseph
United States
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June 2024
Kashia is a wonderful host, and she has a beautiful, peaceful home. Highly recommended!
