Close to the metropolitan area, but still in a villlage
Ilfov
THE CULTURE
We are coming from the permaculture & transition towns movement and we are friends and partners in projects with international ecovillages & communities. We love people and nature and want to hold the space for quality and responsible relationships with our guests, sharing the know-how and being open to learn from different cultures..
We work in 2 gardens, one in the village - Domnesti, and one in the city (Bucharest).
THE SEED GARDEN:
The main garden: cultivated and wild areas, all together 1500 sqm.
Cultivating traditional varieties in danger of loss: vegetables, flowers and fruit trees, and multiplying them in order not to lose them.
We want to bring back into the farmers' gardens the tasty and healthy heirloom varieties. It is about nature's abundance, resilient communities, food sovereignty and not only.
Techniques used in the garden: traditional agriculture, permaculture techniques, regenerative agriculture.
We are seeding, planting, watering, harvesting, composting, saving seeds.
The Show-Garden:
At least once a week we work in the Show-Garden we created in the city @TheLegacyBucharest - a green oasis in the capital, a house of ethical entrepreneurs we belong to, where on a small plot we cultivate some of the varieties we saved: vegetables, aromatics and traditional flowers.
HOSTING:
A tiny 3X3m) wood house with a small porch, designed by an natural houses architect and built with volunteers.
A bell tent.
Conditions: a compost toilet and a solar heated shower. A small electric stove and also a gas stove, a rocket (bricks) stove.
We recent installed a solar panel (yeey!) and so we are quite a nice off - grid sit!
THE PEOPLE:
Adina and Emil are your hosts. Adina works as a psychologist and she is the founder of the seed bank. Emil is a permaculture teacher and coordinates the gardens and activities. They come to work usually with other volunteers or wwofers hosted.
We look for hosting and working with self reliable persons, that already have some experience with garden work, know to cook for themselves and love to live off-grid.
DIRECTIONS:
The Seed Bank's Garden is located in Domnesti, 18 km from the old city center of Bucharest. There are buses or trains from / to the city.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Green Building
Food justice / sovereignty
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Nonprofit / Community
Adina
Member since 2022
Languages spoken:
English, Romanian
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Ilfov
Bucharest airport OTOPENI OTP, and train station Domnestii de Sus
Reviews
Karen
United States
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September 2022
We had a fantastic time at the Casa Semintelor for two weeks in September. The garden is in its first year and already overflowing with abundant plants and outfitted with an A-frame tiny house and outdoor kitchen area. The work was fun and rewarding-- lots of weeding, creating spaces for wood chips and firewood and other land organisation. Adina is a fantastic host-- grounded and dedicated; she deeply inspired us to build a focus on food justice/just transitions (and, of course, seed-saving and sharing) into our future farming plans. She's also a phenomenal chef and taught us how to cook a number of favorite Romanian dishes (including zacusca, an involved and incredibly rewarding endeavor). We highly recommend to those who enjoy the outdoors, slow food, and to help out a vitally important cause!
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Jonas
Romania
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August 2022
At was lovely to be WWOOFing a couple of days at Casa Semintelor. Adina is a lovely host and cooks great. There are often other volunteers to socialize with and the big city is not far away to explore on a free day.
