About.

KraftHaus is a heritage craft research lab & regenerative farm situated in a little  Transylvanian Saxon village in the heart of Transylvania. Our interactive museum provides fully functional heritage tools as old as 1700s (textile, wood, iron & stone) and wisdom to work with while restoring old buildings, farming the garden, making herbal medicine, around the world fusion or saxon heritage and artistic performance cooking or for creating sustainable contemporary art and design.  Depending on the season and time of the year, we have different works and activities around the house, farm, buildings, crafts, design, festival, so please ask us what is currently in line!

We are Marlene (anthropologist & weaver)  and Alex (woodworker & restorer) and will welcome and guide you through the work we do for the local and international creative community, passionate about authentic, sustainable lifestyles, researching old heritage wisdom to find new ancient paths for a future world we would like to live in. Passionate & curious people, come be part of the #powertothehands movement!

Bookings.

Free / Work-Trade

1911 house restoration

Minimum stay: 5 nightsMaximum capacity: 2 people
Food included
If you want to learn about restoration of wood and stone buildings or are a skilled traveller in search for a cozy & active stay in Transylvania you are welcome at KraftHaus! We provide all the tools and the know-how and you must be curious and prepared to learn hands-on!
We provide a private room with a double bed, shared kitchen and bathroom with running water. Three delicious meals/day made from local ingredients are included in your stay as well as access to streaming internet, washing machine, own library, local community & parties and traditional village life.
Free / Work-Trade

Gardener of Eden

Minimum stay: 5 nightsMaximum capacity: 2 people
Food included
Spring is coming to Transylvania and we are inviting all you garden passionates, herbalists and vegetables freaks to help tame our gardens of eden! We have a several patches that need spring work- cleaning, planting and tending - a vegetable garden (500sqm), a herbal, garlic and tomato garden (100sqm), a strawberry raised bed, a raspberry & medicinal plants raised bed, two orchards with heirloom apples, plums and nuts and we want to set up a new patch of medicinal native plants, all under the surveillance of our three lovely sheep! We only practice eco-system conscious, traditional regenerative agriculture by hand. You will have your own private room with a double bed, access to shared kitchen and bathroom with running water. Three delicious meals/day made from local ingredients are included in your stay as well as access to streaming internet, washing machine, own library, local community & parties and traditional village life.

Key Stats.

Year founded

2013

Size of project site

0.5 hectares

Languages spoken

  • english
  • german
  • spanish
  • romanian

People on site

2 - 6

Dry season

June to September

Wet season

November to December

Living Conditions.

Sleeping

  • tent camping
  • private room
  • shared rooms

Omnivore Food

  • communal kitchen access
  • communally cooked meals
  • over 80% locally sourced

Internet

  • fast: streaming video

Opportunities

KraftHaus is currently offering the following opportunities:

  • construction worker
  • wood restorer
  • gardener
  • herbalist

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