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Help Regenerate Nature: Olive Grove, Reforestation & Medicinal Garden in Italy

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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.

What you offer

25 hours of help 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

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.

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!

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

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

In spring, we plant trees, sow vegetables, create new beds, weed, etc.

In summer, we water trees, cut grass (for fire prevention), harvest and process fruits, prepare wood for the winter.

End of summer (August/September) we harvest almonds, spread them out to dry.

In autumn (october/november), we harvest olives and bring it to the communal press. That's the most intense work but also very interesting and rewarding. Tasting olive oil fresh from the press is an incredible experience. There are alsways 5-10 people harvesting.

In winter, after the harvest, it's time to prune the olive trees and process the branches into wood chips, which are then spread out under the trees or wherever it is needed.
It's also the time to plant new trees (forest and botanical garden).

Rules

Just normal social behaviour :-D