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Volunteer in a family run organic farm in Urla, Izmir, Turkey

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The experience

I am running a large farm (about 97 acres) near to Izmir with my parents. We have 800 tangeren trees, 2000 olive trees and about 50 acres to grow vegetables, artichoke, grape, blackberry, strawberry and oregano, wheat, chickpea and some aromatic plants like oregano, mint, lemon grass. We have 5 cats and 12 dogs.
We are looking for hardworking volunteers who don't mind getting their hands and clothes dirty and will respect the rules on the farm.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

What you get

2 days off per week

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

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

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.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 18 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

5 hours a day max.

Planting
Harvesting fruits/ vegetables / herbs
Maintenance and repairs as necessary
Weeding
Setting up/ moving or daily inspection of irrigation system
Chicken care
Construction
Cleaning the house

Activities & Shift

During winter we generally start at 9:00 a.m. but during the summer we start at 6:00 a.m. to escape from the hot weather. (during the harvest season it depends on the weather) No experience is necessary as training is given. Much of the help we need is outdoors, so be sure to pack accordingly, at very least you will need a good pair of boots or wellies, a sun-hat, sun cream, vacuum bottle and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Rules

Please contact us only if you are certain about your intention to come to our farm/ to Izmir. We do not accept volunteers less than a week. If you don't responde to our messages in three days, we will move on to accept others' applications.

We don't let you sleep outside at night. Our trees are not suitable for setting up a hammock.

We do not take on smokers! Good manners, mindfulness and honesty are essential.

How to come to our place: We can pick you up from main bus station in Urla between the hours 8:00a.m. and 6:30p.m. If you are coming to the farm by yourself, please be here before 20:00 p.m.

We share our own food with our guests and do not make any special purchases.

Vulonteers get their own private rooms and they have shared bathrooms. The person should also take care of his/her place and clean the room before leaving.