Nurture Earth and spirit
Farm Mokovec
We are reviving an old farm in the way that it serves as a creative learning polygon in different areas: self-sufficiency (making seedlings from your own seeds, cultivating and preservation of seeds, fermentation, whole-year self-sufficiency), natural building, regenerative farming, no dig gardening, permaculture designing and landscaping, herbalism, fruit forest, taking care of orchards, education and experiential pedagogy for all generations, social inclusion.
We wish to share new approaches to sustainability as well as preserve the old wisdom and traditions of self-sufficiency and simple living in nature.
More and more young people wish to move back into nature, produce their own ecological food, and live more sustainably, but don't have the skills, experience and courage for it yet. The polygon on the farm serves as their springboard, where they live and learn for some time (one week to 9 months).
We are passing this knowledge to the younger generation, who come to learn on the farm for a shorter or longer period.
What you can expect from the stay in the farm?
On the farm, you can find elements from natural building, permaculture farming, social permaculture and social economy which are supporting the family project to grow into sustainable initiatives. It’s a permaculture polygon where theory is implemented in everyday life.
Private house
It’s used for permanent family members. In the attic of the private house we have a storage room.
We wish for the common spaces to be located outside of the house – that is why we also have a cowsy outside kitchen.
Gardens
We have 4 gardens that stretches over an area of around 150-200 m2 supplies all the inhabitants of the farm with fresh vegetables throughout the whole year. The garden is cultivated according to the principles of permaculture. The main concern is to constantly improve the properties of the soil by adding compost and using a mulch from the grass of our fields. We have more areas of gardens since we saw that's a good way of rotation for handling the pasts in a natural way. We have 1 little raised/warm bed. In winter, it serves as a winter garden, and in spring mainly for growing seedlings or early vegetables. We make all of the seedlings, have a lot of our own seeds and provide food for groups and individuals all over the year.
Orchard
Upon arrival at the farm, many fruit trees were already planted; there are many different varieties of apples, pears, plums, cherries, etc. But every year we plant something new once (like khaki, kiwi, peach, different barriers) since we really like to make the place more like a fruit forest. Or Peter always says he would like a jungle.
Kitchen
The community kitchen is next to the house and the basement, with an overview on the farm. We divide the tasks jointly; daily, care of the kitchen is defined so that it remains clean, tidy and usable for everyone. We all work together and support a fair division of work
and joy.
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Accomodation and infractructure
The accommodation is simple, but pleasant, in 2 yurts and a living tailor, with big groups tends. We provide blankets, pillows, beding. We use dry toilets and solar shower. We have limited wi-fi only with mobile data (that has good connection).
In the summer our little swimming pool is a big plus! That is here also in spring and autumn - to make cold bathing.
For additional working spaces there is a big wooden platform on the barn. A flat space on the farm and a beutiful flat space in the nearest forest.
Peter workshop is also an aboundance of tools, speacilly the ones that like wood carving.
Landscape
and surroundings
The farm has 2 ha, plus 1,5 ha of forest. The farm is located under the mountain Pohorje (cc 650 m high) and its just on the edge of the forest with a beautiful open view on the whole valley. There are many hiking and biking trails near the farm and the thermal hot spring Zreče. There is also a 2-3 days hiking trail over Pohorje, or other beautiful locations to hike to on Pohorje (like Black lake, Waterfall Šumik., Lovrenška jezera, ...). In the summer we often drive to the lake Šmartinsko jezero to have a swim, you are welcome to join us.
