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Permaculture experience on Etna in subtropical climate

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The experience

Hi there! πŸ™
I am looking for help at the end of September.
At that time we'll plant trees, we'll do some prunings, plant lot of vegetables, plaster walls and...don't know yet! 🫣
If we are lucky we can still go to the sea 😁
Temperatures will be adorabile, mosquitos will be not 😁
I suppose we'll be 3-4 people at that time πŸ™
I ask for a videocall, it usually takes 30 to 40 minutes, and give up to three days to make a choice πŸ™ good travelling!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Italian

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

FYI I host one volunteer per time from half November to the end of February, two in March and April, and three volunteers from May to October.
Life here is pretty wild 😁

I have purchased an abandoned citrus grove that with the help of volunteers are transforming into an edible forest rich in biodiversity.
The project is named "Pacciama", and It has began in November 2018.

I have many dreams to "build", so we spend the time here between giving constant manteinance to the land and building new things all year long.

I desire to turn this land in a jungle where people must wear safety helmets to avoid being knockout by the fruits falling at anytime 🀣 It would be an oasis with many facilities that are only in my mind at this time 😁

Activities & Shift

Coming to my land is an experience of wild life 😁 It's hard only during the time you need to get used to it πŸ’ͺ

We work 4-5 hours per day in the early morning. Some tasks require also help in the afternoon and the evening (making grape juices, harvest olives...) but in these cases those days worth as two days of help.

Just be ready for workouts 😁 pickaxe, shovel, rake, gloves will be part of your dress code 😁
I am building a lot, as I said, so we'll do carpentry, woodworking, using lot of clay and sand, beside the mainteinance of the garden πŸ™

There are two days off every five of work, doesn't matter which day of the week you choose. It must be comunicate at least a day in advance and it cannot be a day we must do some big tasks dealed in advance πŸ™
I suggest to avoid weekends because there are much less trains running and more crowd 🫣