Grădina lui Raul
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A cluster of ripe yellow peppers, the polytunnel frame and field behindA cluster of ripe yellow peppers, the polytunnel frame and field behind
The hand-painted board of Grădina lui RaulFrom 15 September · Dudeștii Noi

A day at the farm, and a full crate

What you pick here is what I grew myself. You come, choose straight off the plant, and if you like you stay for lunch — the cauldron goes on the fire right here in the field.

Vegetables are paid by the kilo. A meal from the cauldron, 120–180 lei a person.

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  • 20 minutes from Timișoara
  • From 15 September
  • Parking, toilet, shade, water
  • No pesticides, permaculture

Let us know before you comeA day or two ahead, or even the same morning — but at least an hour, so someone is there for you.

  • Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Courgettes & zucchini
  • Bulgarian peppers
  • Capia peppers
  • Yellow peppers
  • Aubergines
  • Gogoșar
  • Hot peppers
Choose your day

Three ways to come

Just the picking

by the kilo

Come, choose straight off the plant, and pay by the kilo for what you picked.

Book a picking visit
What most families choose

Picking and lunch

120–180 lei a person

Pick in the morning, and around midday the cauldron goes on the fire. You eat under the trees, from whatever ripened that day. The vegetables you take home are paid for separately.

I want lunch too

Just the crate

by the kilo

Tell us what you need and we'll have the crate ready. At least two days ahead.

Tell us what you need

Whichever you choose, it goes by appointment.

How it goes

A day at Raul's

No fixed hours — we agree the time when you book.

  1. Morning

    You arrive at the field, take a crate and walk the rows.

  2. Towards midday

    The fire is lit and the cauldron goes on. You smell it from the gate.

  3. Lunch

    You eat under the trees, at long tables. Whatever ripened that day is what gets cooked.

  4. After

    Fishing at the pond, the animals for the children, shade and a chair. Stay as long as you like.

A hand reaching through leaves for a pepper
The cauldron on the fire, out in the open

What visitors say

Superb location, delicious food, like at home, with produce from the farm and their own garden. A welcoming, warm and friendly host. An experience worth repeating!
Daiana D.
A wonderful location, with everything you could want. A welcoming host, a great cook, and extremely likeable on top of it. I recommend it wholeheartedly!
Silvia S.
Very interesting, especially for families with children.
L. Ciprian
I recommend it to everyone, grown-ups and little ones alike.
M. Bondrea

Reviews from Google and the farm's page

From the field

What's being picked

It shifts from one week to the next, as things ripen. When you book, we'll tell you exactly what's good that day.

Tomatoes ripening on the vine, in the field
Tomatoes10 lei/kgripened on the vine
A dark courgette with its yellow blossom open beside it
Courgettes & zucchini7 lei/kgblossom still on
Bulgarian peppers along the row, photographed by Raul
Bulgarian peppers18 lei/kglong and thin, faintly hot
A capia pepper turning from green to deep red
Capia peppers10 lei/kgfor roasting and zacuscă
Yellow peppers on the plant, photographed by Raul
Yellow peppers9 lei/kgsweet, good raw
Glossy aubergines on the plant, photographed by Raul
Aubergines6 lei/kggood roasted on embers
A crate of red gogoșar peppers, squat and deeply lobed
Gogoșar11 lei/kground, ribbed, for pickling
Long hot peppers, green with two ripened red, on the plant
Hot peppers20 lei/kggreen and red

Cucumbers 8 lei/kg

Besides the vegetables: hen eggs at 1.8 lei each, pears 8 lei/kg, apples 6 lei/kg.

Prices are per kilo, as they stand now. They shift from one season to the next.

No herbicides, no pesticides.

More than picking

What else you can do in a day here

You don't have to do any of it. But if you came with the family, there is enough to fill a day.

  • Aubergines and peppers roasting on embers, painted in folk style

    Roast what you just picked

    Aubergines and peppers go straight onto the embers, minutes after you pull them off the plant.

  • A wooden table with an embroidered cloth, a bowl of soup and a loaf, painted in folk style

    Grill and picnic

    Tables, shade and a place for a fire. You cook your own, at your own pace.

  • A red float on the pond among the reeds, painted in folk style

    Fishing at the pond

    If you have no rod, Raul lends you one. A small donation is left for it.

  • A rooster and hens beside a basket of eggs, painted in folk style

    The animals, for the children

    Children walk the rows with their parents and can visit the animals. That visit is free.

  • A wooden cabin with a tent beside it, painted in folk style

    The cabin and camping

    Shade, somewhere to sit, even to sleep. You may come with a tent.

  • A basket of eggs, pears and apples, painted in folk style

    Eggs and fruit

    Besides vegetables, Raul has fresh hen eggs, pears and apples.

Drinking water and the visit to the animals are free. You pay only for the produce you take home.

Why he does this

The taste from my grandparents

All my life I wanted to find again the real taste of childhood, the one I knew every time I went to the country, to my grandparents. Nothing compared to fruit picked straight off the tree, or vegetables gathered from the garden.

At Grădina lui Raul I set out to bring back that magic of the old tastes. Everything we grow here is raised with care, exactly the way our grandparents did it, no compromises and no chemicals.

— Raul

How it is grown

Organic methods and permaculture, no shortcuts

This is the most important thing in my growing. Everything is grown organically and in permaculture.

— Raul

  • No herbicides, no pesticides

    Nothing sprayed on to make it go faster.

  • Only organic fertilisers and bio treatments

    The soil is fed, not forced.

  • Animals raised extensively

    The hens, chicks and ducks roam free-range.

Before you come

Plan your visit

Where
On Calea Sânandreiului, between Dudeștii Noi and Sânandrei. 20 minutes from Timișoara. Not the eatery, the field is somewhere else.
When
From 15 September. Tell us a day or two ahead, or even the same morning, but at least an hour before.
What it costs
You pay by the kilo, for what you picked. The prices are listed under “What's being picked”. Water and the visit to the animals are free.
What is there
Parking, a toilet, shade and drinking water.
What to bring
Shoes that can take dust, and a crate if you have one. We provide the rest.
If you only want the crate
Order at least two days ahead and pick it up ready.
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Questions

What else you might want to know

  • Can I bring small children?

    Yes. They walk the rows with their parents and can see the animals. That visit is free.

  • Do I have to call first?

    You can turn up, but tell us at least an hour ahead so someone is there for you.

  • How do I pay?

    By the kilo, for what you picked. The prices are on this page. You pay in cash or by bank transfer.

  • Can I fish?

    Yes. If you have no rod, Raul lends you one. A small donation is left for it.

  • Can we stay longer?

    Yes. There is shade, tables and a place for a fire, and at the cabin you can sit or even sleep. You may come with a tent.

  • Is there anything besides vegetables?

    Fresh hen eggs, pears and apples.

In the end it's all one thing. People come to the farm to pick vegetables and find out about the food side too.

— Raul

A cauldron meal isn't made on the fly — it cooks for hours over the fire, on long tables under the trees. If you want to stay and eat, it is arranged ahead of time.

See the food side
Book your day

See you in the field

Write to us before you come. We'll confirm what's ripe and expect you.

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AddressCalea Sânandreiului, Dudeștii Noi, Timiș