About region

Masuria and the Masurian Lake District are known in Polish as Kraina Tysiąca
Jezior what means "The Land of a Thousand Lakes." These lakes were ground
out of the land by glaciers during the Pleistocene ice age, when ice covered
northeastern Europe. The Masurian Lake District is one of the 7th World
Wonders!

About WWOOF

About  WWOOF

WWOOF organisations links people who want to volunteer on organic farms or smallholdings with people who are looking for volunteer help.

What is WWOOF?

WWOOF provides a way for volunteers (WWOOFers) to learn about organic food, farming, and ways of life. In doing so it brings together people to share common human values and thinking. WWOOF also hopes to provide helping hands to its organic WWOOF hosts and allow WWOOFers to understand what it means to live organically. WWOOF is an exchange programme- volunteer help in exchange for food, accommodation and learning.

The Aims of WWOOF are:

To give first hand experience of organic or other ecologically-sound growing methods

To give experience of life in the countryside

To help the organic movement which is labour intensive and does not rely on artificial fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides

To give people a chance to meet, talk, learn and exchange views with others in the organic movement

To provide an opportunity to learn about life in the host country by living, and working together

 

About region

Masuria and the Masurian Lake District are known in Polish as Kraina Tysiąca
Jezior and meaning "Land of a Thousand Lakes." These lakes were ground out
of the land by glaciers during the Pleistocene ice age, when ice covered
northeastern Europe.

About region

Masuria and the Masurian Lake District are known in Polish as Kraina Tysiąca
Jezior what means "The Land of a Thousand Lakes." These lakes were ground
out of the land by glaciers during the Pleistocene ice age, when ice covered
northeastern Europe. The Masurian Lake District is one of the 7th World
Wonders!

About WWOOF

About region

Masuria and the Masurian Lake District are known in Polish as Kraina Tysiąca Jezior and meaning "Land of a Thousand Lakes." These lakes were ground out of the land by glaciers during the Pleistocene ice age, when ice covered northeastern Europe.

About  WWOOF

WWOOF organisations links people who want to volunteer on organic farms or smallholdings with people who are looking for volunteer help.

What is WWOOF?

WWOOF provides a way for volunteers (WWOOFers) to learn about organic food, farming, and ways of life. In doing so it brings together people to share common human values and thinking. WWOOF also hopes to provide helping hands to its organic WWOOF hosts and allow WWOOFers to understand what it means to live organically. WWOOF is an exchange programme- volunteer help in exchange for food, accommodation and learning.

The Aims of WWOOF are:

To give first hand experience of organic or other ecologically-sound growing methods

To give experience of life in the countryside

To help the organic movement which is labour intensive and does not rely on artificial fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides

To give people a chance to meet, talk, learn and exchange views with others in the organic movement

To provide an opportunity to learn about life in the host country by living, and working together

 

Milking tips

Before you start milking a goat or a cow, first you need to wash her tits and your hands with warm, clean water :) Then it is good to make a massage of the tits. After that you can start milking. Be aware, that a goat can suddenly kick or move, so be prepared to take away bowl or backet immediately, in other case a goat or a cow can spill the milk.

 

After milking its good to make some more massage and you can find out then, that the goat or the cow still has got milk inside her tits.

Remember that first and last streams of milk can have bacteria. This is why the first and last streams of milk should be put seperately into a little bowl for a cat or a dog.

Once you have got the milk in your bowl or backet, you should let it evaporate for a while in a cool and dark place where there are not any flies or if they are, you should cover the backet of milk with something what makes possible for the milk to breath and what makes for flies getting into the backet impossible.

Remember, that the place where you keep milk cannot smell, because milk absorbs any smells.

After couple of hours you can collect cream from the surface of the milk. You can use the cream for making butter for instance or just use into some soupe or sause or into your coffee.

 

You should milk a goat or a cow everyday at the same hour - early in the morning and late in the evening, at least twice a day, sometimes even 3 times a day if a goat or a cow produces lots of milk. It is important no to leave any milk inside the tits after milking, because in this way can a goat or a cow get sick and her tits will be red and painful and she will not let you milk her without kicking or she won't let you milk her at all and her tits will start to be very ill and she will need antibiotics in order to heal her. It will be very difficult and expensive healing and despite of that, the milk can loose its quality and in drastic situations even can be completely spoiled.

 

In milking any animals higiena and regular milking is very important. Not let other animals approach you while you are milking a goat. It will make a goat nervous and she can spill the milk from the backet or bacteria from the other animals can get with their fur into the milk. Always remember about higiena!

 

The same about making cheese. If you intend to make a cheese, milk has to be verrry clean. Remember that. So goat tits, your hands, backet and pot for making cheese - everything has to be very clean.

I am a horse breeder

I breed beautiful polish horses. I need experienced trainer to train them
and teach me to train. I dream about ridding them across meadows and wood
towards lakes and swimming together with them in the lakes...

Rancho Romantica de Red - Eco Farm

Location: North-East of Poland, Warmian-Masurian, 17km from Olecko, 158km from Olsztyn

 

I have got 11 ha certified organic friendly farm in the North East of Poland. My farm is situated among few small lakes and fish ponds. Some storks found home on my yard and nest here every year and a small river is crossing the farm in the middle of the farm.

 

I live in a over hundred year old Masurian house that is in a permanent restoration since few years. I live here on my own, with 2 dogs, 2 cats and in winter with 2 hens :)))

 

I am a creative romantic woman, a dreamer, a naturalist, a lover of living in harmony with nature. I appreciate everything what is authentic,  natural and pure. I can speak English, some German and Russian. 9 years ago I decided to sell my flat in a center of a big polish city called Stettin and move 700 km from the city to the Masurian farm, which is situated 2km from a tiny village called Czukty [chukty].

 

I run my farm on my own since 2002. I used to have herd of 50 goats, including 20 milking goats, 4 cows, 40 chickens, some gees and rabbits. I used to make white fresh goat cheese and naturally also cheese from cow milk. Both were excellent. Presently I have got 4 amazing, incredibly beautiful horses, 9 goats, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 hens. My animals are friendly and funny. I love to watch them and play with them :)

 

At my farm you can see and hear hundreds of wild birds nesting in my farm close to ponds or in my wood (I have got 1 ha forest). You can also hear hundreds frogs and see hundreds edible snails which I can prepare for you for dinner if you wish… :)

 

Two years ago I have planted young orchard. It was 1800 young fruit trees. I have planted the orchard mostly on my own with my own hardworking hands  – it was incredibly hard job,  impossible for one person to be done, but I have done it!

 

Then for the first time since I live here I was looking for some help and gave my ad in the net and later, when I was offer to take part in WWOOF program, I decided it would be great idea since I have lots of other jobs to be done as well and from the other side – I have the most beautiful farm in the Masurian Lake District and also I have got 9 years of experience in farming on my own, so I am experienced farmer now and I can share my knowledge and experience with others who can learn from me lots of things about surviving, farming, breeding, growing, planting etc. I am a real ecologist and fun of living close to nature. I am real eco farmer! Brave and hardworking like first colonists in the USA :) This is why I celebrate Thanksgiving day here… ;)

 

I have established a closed cycle - linkage of a plant crop with an animal breeding - as the eco-farming system. When necessary I also water plants with water from my ponds and trickles, because its natural and the water from ponds and trickles is the best for plants – it has minerals and it is soft and warm.

 

Jobs on my farm may vary. You may expect planting and pruning trees, picking vegetables, fruits and herbs, fertilising the crop, milking goats, making jams and dairy products, building and renovating, cutting wood, collecting branches, making hay, feeding animals, removing manure and cleaning stables. You may be asked for whitening walls, plastering, mortaring and panelling. You may be asked for training horses if you know how to do it and if you have experience in training horses. 

 

I do not have rural machines, so a lot of handwork is required such as preparing seed earth, seedbeds, sowing, planting, weeding, harvesting, maintenance work.

 

I am a quite good cook and I am open to exotic cuisine as well as to typical polish cuisine. I think I have inherited cooking talents after my Granny and Mum. I also bake my own bread and fry delicious thick pancakes everyday. I also like to make pudding based on goat milk. The same pancakes I made from goat milk and I use wonderful eggs from my free range hens. Inside the eggs is orange! Meaning, my hens give very healthy and valuable eggs. In my kitchen I use herbs from my meadows and from my herb garden. Once a week I bake special cake. I prepare herbal tea from meant or from other herbs which grow here. I know which herbs can help you when you are sick. I use them for myself when I feel sick.

 

WWOOFers will be accommodated in a bedroom with bathroom in my house or on the large attic with hay or in the tent at one of my charming meadows. Bathrooms with running cold and hot water are in my farm house in which I live. I am carnivore and I do love meat, but all vegans and vegetarians are welcome. 

 

More actual information you can find at my site: www.RanchoRomanticaDeRedEcoFarm.blogspot.com

 

Rancho Romantica de Red - Eco Farm

Location: North-East of Poland, Warmian-Masurian, 17km from Olecko, 158km from Olsztyn

 

I have got 11 ha certified organic friendly farm in the North East of Poland. My farm is situated among few small lakes and fish ponds. Some storks found home on my yard and nest here every year and a small river is crossing the farm in the middle of the farm.

 

I live in a over hundred year old Masurian house that is in a permanent restoration since few years. I live here on my own, with 2 dogs, 2 cats and in winter with 2 hens :)))

 

I am a creative romantic woman, a dreamer, a naturalist, a lover of living in harmony with nature. I appreciate everything what is authentic,  natural and pure. I can speak English, some German and Russian. 9 years ago I decided to sell my flat in a center of a big polish city called Stettin and move 700 km from the city to the Masurian farm, which is situated 2km from a tiny village called Czukty [chukty].

 

I run my farm on my own since 2002. I used to have herd of 50 goats, including 20 milking goats, 4 cows, 40 chickens, some gees and rabbits. Presently I have got 4 amazing, incredibly beautiful horses, 9 goats, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 hens. My animals are friendly and funny. I love to watch them and play with them :)

 

At my farm you can see and hear hundreds of wild birds nesting in my farm close to ponds or in my wood (I have got 1 ha forest). You can also hear hundreds frogs and see hundreds edible snails which I can prepare for you for dinner if you wish… :)

 

Two years ago I have planted young orchard. It was 1800 young fruit trees. I have planted the orchard mostly on my own with my own hardworking hands  – it was incredibly hard job,  impossible for one person to be done, but I have done it!

 

Then for the first time since I live here I was looking for some help and gave my ad in the net and later, when I was offer to take part in WWOOF program, I decided it would be great idea since I have lots of other jobs to be done as well and from the other side – I have the most beautiful farm in the Masurian Lake District and also I have got 9 years of experience in farming on my own, so I am experienced farmer now and I can share my knowledge and experience with others who can learn from me lots of things about surviving, farming, breeding, growing, planting etc. I am a real ecologist and fun of living close to nature. I am real eco farmer! Brave and hardworking like first colonists in the USA :) This is why I celebrate Thanksgiving day here… ;)

 

I have established a closed cycle - linkage of a plant crop with an animal breeding - as the eco-farming system. When necessary I also water plants with water from my ponds and trickles, because its natural and the water from ponds and trickles is the best for plants – it has minerals and it is soft and warm.

 

Jobs on my farm may vary. You may expect planting and pruning trees, picking vegetables, fruits and herbs, fertilising the crop, milking goats, making jams and dairy products, building and renovating, cutting wood, collecting branches, making hay, feeding animals, removing manure and cleaning stables. You may be asked for whitening walls, plastering, mortaring and panelling. You may be asked for training horses if you know how to do it and if you have experience in training horses. 

 

I do not have rural machines, so a lot of handwork is required such as preparing seed earth, seedbeds, sowing, planting, weeding, harvesting, maintenance work.

 

I am a quite good cook and I am open to exotic cuisine as well as to typical polish cuisine. I think I have inherited cooking talents after my Granny and Mum. I also bake my own bread and fry delicious thick pancakes everyday. I also like to make pudding based on goat milk. The same pancakes I made from goat milk and I use wonderful eggs from my free range hens. Inside the eggs is orange! Meaning, my hens give very healthy and valuable eggs. In my kitchen I use herbs from my meadows and from my herb garden. Once a week I bake special cake. I prepare herbal tea from meant or from other herbs which grow here. I know which herbs can help you when you are sick. I use them for myself when I feel sick.

 

WWOOFers will be accommodated in a bedroom with bathroom in my house or on the large attic with hay or in the tent at one of my charming meadows. Bathrooms with running cold and hot water are in my farm house in which I live. I am carnivore and I do love meat, but all vegans and vegetarians are welcome. 

 

More actual information you can find at my site: www.RanchoRomanticaDeRedEcoFarm.blogspot.com

RANCHO ROMANTICA DE RED - ecofarm

Location: North-East of Poland, Warmian-Masurian, 17km from Olecko, 158km from Olsztyn

I have got 11 ha certified organic friendly farm in the North East of Poland. My farm is situated among few small lakes and fish ponds. Some storks found home on my yard and nest here every year and a small river is crossing the farm in the middle of the farm.

I am a creative romantic woman, a dreamer, a naturalist, a lover of living in harmony with nature. I appreciate everything what is authentic,  natural and pure. I can speak English, some German and Russian. 9 years ago I decided to sell my flat in a centre of a big polish city called Stettin and move 700 km from the city to the Masurian farm, which is situated 2km from a tiny village called Czukty [chukty].

I run my farm on my own since 2002. I used to have herd of 50 goats, including 20 milking goats, 4 cows, 40 chickens, some gees and rabbits. Presently I have got 4 amazing, incredibly beautiful horses, 9 goats, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 hens. My animals are friendly and funny. I love to watch them and play with them :)

At my farm you can see and hear hundreds of wild birds nesting in my farm close to ponds or in my wood (I have got 1 ha forest). You can also hear hundreds frogs and see hundreds edible snails which I can prepare for you for dinner if you wish… :)

Two years ago I have planted young orchard. It was 1800 young fruit trees. I have planted the orchard mostly on my own with my own hardworking hands  – it was incredibly hard job,  impossible for one person to be done, but I have done it.

Then for the first time since I live here I was looking for some help and gave my ad in the net and later, when I was offer to take part in WWOOF program, I decided it would be great idea since I have lots of other jobs to be done as well and from the other side – I have the most beautiful farm in the Masurian Lake District and also I have got 9 years of experience in farming on my own, so I am experienced farmer now and I can share my knowledge and experience with others who can learn from me lots of things about surviving, farming, breeding, growing, planting etc. I am a real ecologist and fun of living close to nature. I am real eco farmer.

I have established a closed cycle - linkage of a plant crop with an animal breeding - as the eco-farming system. When necessary I also water plants with water from my ponds and trickles, cos its natural and the water from ponds and trickles is the best for plants – it has minerals and it is soft and warm.

Jobs on my farm may vary. You may expect planting and pruning trees, picking vegetables, fruits and herbs, fertilising the crop, milking goats, making jams and dairy products, building and renovating, cutting wood, collecting branches, making hay, feeding animals, removing manure and cleaning stables. You may be asked for whitening walls, plastering, mortaring and panelling. You may be asked for training horses if you know how to do it and if you have experience in training horses.

I do not have rural machines, so a lot of handwork is required such as preparing seed earth, seedbeds, sowing, planting, weeding, harvesting, maintenance work.

I am a quite good cook and I am open to exotic cuisine as well as to typical polish cuisine. I think I have inherited cooking talents after my Granny and Mum. I also bake my own bread and fry delicious thick pancakes everyday. I also like to make pudding base on goat milk. The same panecakes are made from goat milk and I use wonderful eggs from my free range hens. Inside the eggs is orange! Meaning, my hends give very healthy and valuable eggs. In my kitchen I use herbs from my meadows and from my herb garden. Once a week I bake special cake.

WWOOFers will be accommodated in a bedroom with bathroom in my house or on the large attic with hay or in the tent at one of my charming meadows. Bathrooms with running cold and hot water are in my farm house in which I live. I am carnivore and I do love meat, but all vegans and vegetarians are welcome.

More information you can find at my site: http://www.ranchoromanticaderedecofarm.blogspot.com/