I am the only farmer in Budapest who has a large garden that has been accepted as an organic farm by the management of WWOOF. I have been a member of WWOOF for 15 years, I paused my membership for a few years due to the Covid disease.
I have lived in a Bauhaus-style villa since I was born, only 15 minutes from the city center by public transport.
It was my luck that a 60 x 60 meter piece of Earth was entrusted to me, only to me, and I feel it is my duty to preserve this garden as I saw it in my childhood more than 70 years ago, when there were hardly any houses in the area, only free nature in some places an orchard. An old uncle lived next door, whose goats provided milk. Unfortunately, this is unimaginable today, all my neighbors have built big houses with garages and driveways. In my garden, there are only big trees (more than 70, four of which are more than 120 years old), but I also grow tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, melons and vegetables on the roof. Mushrooms grow in the garden in autumn, which prove that the real wild nature still reigns here (boletus, pine mushroom). I don't keep animals because I live alone and having them wouldn't allow me to move freely outside my house. Many kinds of birds live in the garden, in the company of squirrels, nymphs, and hedgehogs.
The huge trees ensure that a lot of compost is produced and this always renews the soil in my garden. Unfortunately, it rains less and less, so I am collecting rainwater more and more. I like, nature, culture, science, arts and public life; creative thinking in general. I gladly offer any support in getting to know Budapest and Hungary. I am not a vegetarian, but try to have a diet without much meat. I don't allow smoking inside the house, but of course outside it is acceptable; all drugs are prohibited in Hungary. I enjoy alcohol moderately. I provide wwofers with their own self-contained rooms with bathroom and toilet, where my children used to live before they'd left home. I have visited all the countries of Europe and have traveled extensively to other continents. A livable environment in harmony with nature is very important in my opinion. I hope to organize the wwoofers' work schedules with individual agreement depending on the tasks in hand. I'm glad you to welcome you here from beginning of April to End of November. As I value creativity, some artistic ability is an advantage. I have no preferences as to the age or the sex of the volunteers. Because I live not far away from the citycenter, you can enjoy the rich cultural life of Budapest every day after your daily work.
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Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
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Regenerative agriculture
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Self-sufficiency property
