Welcome to our animal friendly farm in Šmartno, Slovenia

Help a sustainable project: 3 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
High demand host: This host has received 4 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with nature: 2 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Learn about sustainability: 2 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
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What you offer

30h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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

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

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.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

Stay up to: 4 weeks

The Experience

We are a animal friendly community engaged with farming, fruit growing and forestry. My agro-partner Leonora, Sara and Alex joined me in 2023. Our animal companions on the farm are cats and dog Art. We are almost in the centre of sLOVEnia, near Litija. We should soon become selfsustaining because we have two springs of water, 12 ha of forest, a lot of healthy fertile land. We have also a big green house.

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Requirements

Intermediate Italian or Fluent English
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

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4 Reviews

3.0

Host & Team

3.0

Hours & Tasks

3.5

Permaculture Project

3.5

Learning & Fun

3.0

How this experience will transform you

2 Get in touch with nature
2 Learning about sustainability
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Meeting international travelers

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

3 3. Good health and well-being
3 12. Responsible consumption and production

Ha Vi

Germany

Robin's farm is a rural but really beautiful place that I've got to enjoy during the project picking season. It was a different kind of physical labour, so some experience in farming would have definitely helped in that area. Unfortunately we had little to no interactions with the other people on the farm but Robin himself is a sweet guy, who picked us up and provided us with our own private room and good vegan food prepared by him. At times we had some complications with his instructions and organization in general but I am still glad to have had this experience on Robin's farm.

11 days ago

Helena

Germany

Robin was a very nice host, who was caring& kind. He picked us up in Ljubljana& instantly settled us in well. The farm is pretty, but very rural. Getting around w/a car is hard, since it's on a very steep hill& the next small city Litija would be a 2h walk. Regarding the work, we always stayed in between the 5-6 hours&it was manageable work, but I would recommend some experience in farming, since tasks are easier to manage then. Tasks included raking, weeding, organising, cleaning& ofc picking blueberries. All in all, it was definitely a farm experience that's nice to have been made!

11 days ago

Grace

New Zealand

My time with Robin was interesting. I decided to leave the experience early for a few reasons but mostly there was a lack of communication and I didn't feel listened to. This meant I never knew what the plan was and I couldn't organise my own time and enjoy myself as much as I would have liked. But is a beautiful place and there were enjoyable and interesting parts to my experience.

25 days ago

Suzzane

Italy

I was excited to join this project and learn new skills, but the experience was disappointing. The place was disorganized, unhygienic, and emotionally unsafe. Rubin was aggressive, gave no guidance, and showed no real interest in the volunteers only in getting the work done. He couldn't handle civil discussion and used violent communication. I left early, as did two other volunteers. I don't recommend this project unless serious changes are made.

about 1 month ago

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