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Sardinia Calling: Build, Restore, and Be Inspired

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The experience

Are you someone who loves to create with your hands? Do you feel at home with wood, tools, mud, and imagination? Then this is for you.

We’re a small family project in the wild north of Sardinia, creating a space of community, education and regeneration — step by step, with love and persistence. Right now, we’re focusing on improving our basic infrastructure, and we need some good-hearted helping hands!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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.

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!

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet 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


Welcome to our little experimental paradise! We're a small family (with two wild-hearted kids) living off-grid in northern Sardinia. Life here flows with the rhythm of the sun, the moon, and the barefoot steps of children.

We’re looking for volunteers to help with: • Gardening, harvesting, and seed-saving 🌱
• DIY infrastructure (fencing, compost toilet, tool shed) 🔨
• Helping in the kitchen or with the kids 🍲👶
• Creative touches – art, woodwork, natural building 🎨

✨ What to expect:

Basic but beautiful infrastructure (tents, compost toilets, outdoor showers)

Wild animals around (yes, even mice, bats, and Sardinian wild boars – small ones!) 🐗

Lots of time outdoors, good food, and deep community moments

A real sense of connection: to the land, to yourself, to others


💚 This real life in nature, full of learning and joy. If that excites you more than it scares you… you’re welcome here.

🧡 We’re not looking for professionals — just people with curiosity, joy, and a bit of experience with tools (or a strong willingness to learn).
This is a place to build not only with wood, but with presence, intention and care.

We expect clear communication, mutual respect, and shared care for the spaces and tools.
We’re a family-based community project — flexibility, kindness, and a sense of humor are welcome! :)

Activities & Shift

🪚 Current and upcoming projects:

Building a small wooden chicken house (hexagonal!) 🐔

Outdoor shower structure 🚿

Shelters for tools and storage

Finishing touches to our compost toilets

Dry stone wall repairs 🪨

Creative upcycling and artistic touches 🎨

Stone masonry and small wall


🌞 Working hours & daily rhythm

Life here follows the rhythm of nature — and so does the work.

🌿 We don't have strict "shifts," but we do have a daily flow based on what needs to be done, the weather, and everyone's energy. Most of the help is needed in the morning (early, before it gets too hot) and sometimes again in the late afternoon, especially during the summer.

🛠️ Tasks are shared with kindness and flexibility. We host volunteers to co-create. though there will be plenty of time for rest, sea, and sharing too 🌊✨

⏰ Weekends are not guaranteed rest days — we try to create space for relaxing and exploring, but the land and the life we live don’t really follow a calendar. Some days are light, others more intense. We all listen, adapt, and communicate openly.

🧡 What matters most is presence, initiative, and willingness to be part of this shared experience, not clocking hours.

Rules

We live simply, and expect everyone to respect this rhythm:

Keep common spaces clean and tidy

Handle tools and materials with care — always ask if unsure

No smoking indoors (and be mindful around children)

Compost toilet: follow instructions (we’ll show you how)

No loud music unless shared (we often play live music or sing together!)

Be open, honest, and speak up if something doesn’t feel right

If you can’t join a shift, let us know — we’re human :)

Come with a good heart — this is a home, not a construction site