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๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
While staying with our family, you will never feel alone, like staying out of your family. Though our family speaks limited English, they would like to hear and share the stories. Besides, the local neighbor would love to introduce themselves to you.
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About 95% of the food served is home-grown. We grow green vegetables, salads, cereals and b
eans, maize, wheat, millet, barley, buckwheat, and fruits like apple, peach, Thai melons, plums, etc. The farm is self-sustained with a cow for milk and compost, bees for honey and pollination, and rainwater harvesting for irrigation.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐
By living with our family in Phoolbari, you will observe all sorts of traditions and rituals that will arouse your curiosity. Our family and neighbors are, in turn, curious about you, your habits, and your background. However, if you do not speak Nepali, communication is limited.
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๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ
Most of our guests visit us for research and studies as we provide a perfect platform for research and education on various agriculture practices, tree plantation, fruit, and nuts orchards design and management, several sustainable and green technologies like rainwater harvesting, biogas, etc. and many more.
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๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐
We offer guided tours around the village. During the half-day tour, you can observe village life, economy, and activities. Besides, you can speak with the local inhabitants about their agriculture, cattle rearing, and more. Visiting Mathurapati, a historical traveler inn (more than 400 years old) and a Shiva temple and a Chhyorthen (Buddha Monastery), feels interesting. Further, public institutions like schools, primary health posts can be toured. You can enjoy the majestic views of beautiful farms, Himalayas, valleys, water springs, birds and farm animals, etc. during the tour.
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
We offer guided hiking to Namobuddha Monastery, a famous Buddhist temple with the oldest religious history about Lord Buddha. Hiking Starts with a touchy view of the mighty Himalayas, fertile farms, and villages lie on the way as we move ahead of the homestay. Passing through the countryside to the east of Kathmandu at its best, with streams and rivers, forests and farmlands, hills, and plateaus, we reach Namo Buddha (1982m), situated on a hill above Shyampati. Evening you will get surprised to have done an excellent hike of your lifetime. It is a day-long hike from the homestay.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ
We can arrange volunteering placements for those who are interested in sharing their knowledge with the local schools and communities. Usually, guests who stay for a longer period may be able to experience this.
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Guests who would like to learn more about agriculture, farming methods, composting, animal husbandry, and more farm activities can participate in these activities. We can provide you an assistant to support you to record this experience. Events can be milking the cow, plough the field, sow the seeds, weed the vegetables, prune the trees, cut the grasses, etc. This can be arranged on our neighbourโs farm also. Also, you can buy and plant fruit/nuts trees on our farm or neighbours farm on special occasions like your loved oneโs birthday or some special memory. We guarantee that the tress will be taken good care after plantation.
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๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
Additionally, our homestay offers saplings for varieties of tested fruits, nuts, and herbs (both local and imported varieties) including Apple (Chenango Strawberry, Anna, Gala), Plum (Green and Pink Gaze), Peach (June Pride), Almond (All in One, Shalimar), Macadamia, Avocado (Hash and Long), Passion Fruit (Hawaiian, Vietnam), Lemon (Mexican, Meyer), Grape (Merlot Red, Chardonnay White Swiss), Pepino Melon, Kuamkot, Orange, Pecan (Mahan), Yacon, Cherry (Royal), Pear (Barlett, Housi), Lime, Basil, Mint (Spear, Pepper), Tulasi, Thyme, Oregano, Lemon Grass, Rosemary, Chamomile, Lavender, Sage, Babari, etc. Our trees are prepared organically with a professional grafting technician using the healthy scions from the tested mother trees at our farm. You can buy trees and plants for yourself also.
