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Permaculture project Castiglione di Sicilia, Italy
Help Regenerate Nature: Olive Grove, Reforestation & Medicinal Garden in Italy
What you offer
25h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- 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
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Tent
- You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
- 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
- Dedicated Workspace
- Specific space for you to work remotely
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Free Tours
- We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
- Free Hiking Tours
- We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
- Language lessons
- Take free language classes at our place.
- Permaculture Course
- Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
- 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
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
- Stay at least
- 1 week
The Experience
One part of the project involves caring for an old olive garden of about 300 trees. We need help mowing, mulching, harvesting (end of october) and helping with the pruning process (after harvest, in december). Another part involves reforestation of some wild land, which basically means planting small oak trees and others. The third part of the project is a botanical medicinal garden that I've only just started and a small vegetable garden.
Learn moreRequirements
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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5 Reviews
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Hours & Tasks
Permaculture Project
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 5 Get in touch with nature
- 4 Learning about sustainability
- 4 Immersing in the local culture
- 3 Developing environmental awareness
- 3 Practicing English
- 3 Meeting international travelers
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 4 3. Good health and well-being
- 4 7. Affordable and clean energy
- 1 13. Climate action
Angela
United Kingdom
This was a brilliant experience! Katharina & Leo were so welcoming and friendly. The day was flexible & you could start whenever you wanted - I was often working by 6.30am to beat the heat. The work was varied and just being in this beautiful landscape was amazing. We joined the family on many interesting trips which included the Alcantara gorge, the beach, visits to local villages and a wonderful hike on Mount Etna.
25 days ago
LAURA
Spain
This has been a truly enriching experience. From the very beginning, we felt warmly welcomed into their wonderful family. They are incredibly kind and genuinely good-hearted people. The tasks can vary depending on what is needed at the moment, but they always consider your abilities and make sure you feel comfortable and cared for while working. The place itself is beautiful, surrounded by nature and full of peaceful, inspiring energy. I'm very grateful for the time I spent here! I highly recommend this experience <3
about 1 month ago
Zsófi
Hungary
This was my first volunteer experience as for them too. Katharina and her husband are really nice people. They taken us unique places, we eat healthy food and I could spend lot of time in nature as was my goal. I also met with other travellers so I could practice my language skills. The work was flexible and not that hard. Was great experience for the first time and maybe I will visit in the future as well:)
2 months ago
erin
New Zealand
This Experience was a great way to get in touch with nature in such a beautiful location of Sicily. I couldn't get enough of the landscape. There were many opportunities to visit gorgeous local areas and enjoy the scenery. The hours of work were flexible and allowed for lots of free time to explore the area or simply relax. The whole family were lovely and welcoming, really made you feel at home. I would recommend this experience for anyone who wants more of a local experience to sicily as well as really getting in touch with nature.
2 months ago
Luciano
Argentina
La experiencia fue 10/10 respetaron todo lo acordado nos llevaron a lugares hermosos a playas cascadas de todo muy buenos no entendía muy bien el idioma y me ayudaron a entender todo bien lo recomiendo
2 months ago
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