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Little co-housing on Etna - help in August (field/garden work)

The experience

Ciao! Collina Felice is a country-side co-housing project on the slopes of Mount Etna, established in 2023. We are a growing group of 5 people (and 14 animals) with the aim to integrate urban and countryside-lifestyle. Permanent residents are Paola (39) and Leona (35). Two years ago we started to take care of our abandoned orchard. Meanwhile we're renovating the houses, re-storing the land and taking care of our animals.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

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

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

2 days 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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

Requirements

Intermediate Italian or Intermediate English

Between 22 and 65 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

A day at Collina Felice typically starts with animal care, after that there are many other things to do. Harvesting fruits, transforming products and restoring the land are some of the most needed tasks. All these are part of a process we just started and want to develop further together with you. We like to cook, bake bread, take care of our vegetable garden, swim, hike, read, watch movies, dance, gather with friends, animals and nature.

Activities & Shift

We are looking for volunteers for two specific projects that we want to accomplish in the end of august:

1. Prepare and seed potatoes on a new field.
2. Prepare space and build a firewood storage place.

Both of the works are physical labour, we will work all together and have at least one shared (vegan) meal, please keep in mind ;). For the timeframe we are looking for two volunteers (with pleasure also a couple or friends), you would stay in a shared private room, have bicycles to your disposition and we surely will do some excursions altogether (as f.e. beach day and/or hiking).

Rules

We respect and value our environment and our planet. This is one reason we serve only vegan food.