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🌿🏡 Nature Retreat & Garden Help Near Niš

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The experience

Join a rustic nature retreat near Niš and help with gardening, mowing grass, trimming trees, clearing paths, feeding friendly cats, and simple DIY projects like painting and small furniture making.
Volunteers work around 4 hours a day, 4–5 days a week, with plenty of free time to enjoy nature and peaceful surroundings. Ideal for nature lovers who enjoy simple living, hands-on projects, and a quiet countryside atmosphere. ✨🐾


What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.


What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Daily work is 4 hours (mostly mornings): mowing grass, trimming trees, cleaning yard and house, feeding cats, and optional DIY projects (painting, repairs, making simple furniture – we have tools and wood).

Rest of the day is free for yoga, relaxation or exploring nature.

Accommodation is basic shared space (living room + 2 small rooms + empty upper floor). Bring your own mat or thin mattress for upper froor.

We can provide basic groceries, you cook yourself.

Max 4 volunteers at once. Flexible and relaxed atmosphere.


Activities & Shift

Work is very flexible – you can choose when to work (morning or afternoon) depending on the weather and your energy.

Daily tasks (around 4 hours, 4–5 days a week):
- Mowing grass, trimming trees, light garden work
- Cleaning the yard and house
- Feeding the cats
- Optional DIY: painting, repairs, making furniture (tools and wood available)

After work you are free. You can make barbecue in the yard, sit by a small campfire under the stars, do yoga, relax or do whatever you feel like.

Relaxed atmosphere – do what feels good for you.


Rules

🏡 House Rules — Escape Into Presence
These aren't rules to restrict you, they're what makes this space work for everyone, including you.

🤝 Shared Spaces
(Kitchen · Living Room · Bathroom)
Clean up after yourself, every time, dishes washed, surfaces wiped, food stored
Take your personal belongings back to your room after using shared spaces
These spaces are for everyone, leave them ready for the next person, every time

🔇 Noise & Rest
Some people nap during the day, others work late, be mindful of each other's rhythms
No parties. This is a retreat space, the energy here is intentional.
Outdoor conversations in the evening are welcome, just keep it respectful of neighbors

🛠️ Work & Creative Flow
We figure things out as we go, depending on energy, weather, mood, and what the place needs that day
There's always something to do here, and tools and materials for art & craft projects are available, use them
I love when people take initiative. If you see something that needs doing or have an idea, go for it
Open to suggestions, this place evolves through the people who pass through it

🌿 The Vibe
Things here are handmade, vintage, and often irreplaceable, handle with awareness
If something breaks or gets damaged, just tell me. Honesty always works here.
You are a guest and a co-creator of this space

📱 Communication
Everything is negotiable. We talk, we agree, we adapt
If you have a need, a problem, or a suggestion, just come to me directly
Don't assume, don't guess, simply ask

✨ One last thing
You chose to come here.
This place chose you back. Let's make it count.