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Help take care of goats in the mountains of Italy

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The experience

Ciao!! :) I need help taking care of goats, gardening, and farming. If you love animals and would like to learn more about goat herding, this is the place for you! We are in an environment with rich biodiversity. Roccaverano goats graze happily, producing milk with a unique nutritional and organoleptic richness.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

1 day off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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.

Requirements

Beginner Italian or Beginner English

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Wake up around 6:00 AM. Breakfast. Morning milking around 7:00 AM. Head to the pasture, bringing the goats into the enclosures. Return to the cheese dairy to make cheese. Lunch. Move the electric fences to the next pasture. Around 5:00 PM, retrieve the goats from the pasture and engage in two hours of free grazing. Around 6:00-6:30 PM, proceed with the evening milking, which will conclude around 8:00 PM.

Activities & Shift

The activity with the goats lasts 7 days a week the day starts at 6.30 in the morning and ends around 6.30 in the evening with some during the day. The volunteers can manage themselves, but normally the people who come here want to have an educational experience in all mine.

The work isn't hard but you have to put your mind to it Heart and arms. If these aspects are shared the experience is positive for everyone. There are also moments of conviviality when cooking and eating together.