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🌿🏑 Join Our Permaculture Farm & Embrace Nature’s Rhythms! 🌱🌞

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The experience

Escape to the tranquility of our eco-conscious farm and immerse yourself in sustainable living! 🌎✨ We invite like-minded travelers to learn, share, and grow while embracing the beauty of each season. πŸƒπŸŒ»

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

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

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

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

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.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Fluent Italian

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The farm welcomes eco-conscious travellers and offers the opportunity to share knowledge and learn about sustainable life-style choices, no-dig vegetable gardening, food forests, composting and biomass recycling. We are always keen to learn about practical ways to reduce our carbon footprint and the life-style changes that can be made to do this.
🌼 Spring (Rebirth & Planting)
🌱 Seedling care & transplanting
🌾 Weeding & vegetable bed prep
πŸ’§ Watering & compost management (hot composting, biofertilizers)
βœ‚οΈ Pruning grapevines & mulching
β˜€οΈ Summer (Growth & Harvest)
🌿 Weeding & watering
πŸ“ Jam making & food conservation
🚜 Hay making & composting
πŸ‡ Autumn (Harvest & Preservation)
🍷 Grape harvesting & wine making
πŸ«’ Olive picking & composting
πŸ”₯ Firewood collection
❄️ Winter (Restoration & Preparation)
🌳 Pruning olive & fruit trees
🌾 Weeding & land maintenance
πŸ•’ 20 hours per week | 2 days off
πŸ₯— Farm-to-table meals & cultural β€œtavolata” gatherings
🏑 A warm, welcoming eco-community
πŸ’‘ More than just farm work, it’s a lifestyle! Learn about no-dig gardening, food forests, composting, and sustainable practices while sharing your knowledge and ideas! πŸŒ±β™»οΈ
🍽️ Meal prep & conservation are part of the experience! From homemade yogurt & bread to jams & pickling, we embrace self-sufficiency and the joy of real food. πŸ₯–πŸ«™
πŸ‘£ Are you ready to connect with nature, food, and community? Join us for an unforgettable journey into sustainable living! 🌿🌍✨

Activities & Shift

Meal times are important moments in the cultural life of the farm and an opportunity for good conversation and conviviality, as well as practical daily planning and communication. Food is of central importance in Italian culture and we hope you will learn to appreciate and enjoy the Italian β€œtavolata”.

Guests are expected to help with the household chores - preparing meals, food conservation, clearing up, keeping common areas clean & tidy. There is a rota system to ensure domestic chores are equally shared. Aiming for self-sufficiency involves learning how to make many of the things we usually buy. Preparing a meal is not limited to cooking but also involves food processing and conservation (jams, pickling, drying, yoghurt, breads, biscuits, etc).

Rules

* Turn up for breakfast at the agreed time and for lunch and dinner when you hear the bell.
* Only use food, ingredients or items that are permitted. Check to confirm what is permitted.
* Do not use any machinery or dangerous/power tools without first checking with the host. Wear safety equipment at all times when needed.
* Put tools, gloves and safety equipment back in their respective places.
* You are expected to contribute a max of 4 hours voluntary labour, Monday to Friday. Household chores are not considered part of your voluntary work.
* Schedules may be modified in coordination with the host due to weather conditions or other circumstances.
* Use the in-house Whatsapp chat for any questions, queries and status updates.
* Be economical in the water you use. Hot water is solar generated and very limited.
* Turn off lights and electrical appliances when not in use.
* You are responsible for the insurance of your own valuables and possessions.