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Kitchen Focalizer: Cook, Learn and Experience Community Life

The experience

This is a volunteer position in the kitchen at Terramore, a sustainable community dedicated to eco-friendly living, creativity, deep ecology, and holistic practices!

Daily tasks include preparing vegetarian/vegan meals for small groups (~10 people), focalizing the kitchen with 1–2 assistants, teamwork, and supporting community life.

Gain hands-on skills in healthy cooking and community living.

Prior kitchen experience required.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 25 One time

Description: Membership fee to the Terramore Association

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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Italian

Between 23 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

As a volunteer Kitchen Focalizer at Terramore, you will play a key role in our sustainable community. You will be responsible for preparing vegetarian/vegan meals for small groups (~10 people), coordinating the kitchen with 1–2 assistants, and ensuring smooth teamwork during meal times.

We expect you to have prior kitchen experience, be comfortable leading a small team, and enjoy collaborating in a community setting. Your days will include meal planning, cooking, cleaning, and supporting community life.

In return, you will gain hands-on skills in sustainable cooking, kitchen management, and collaborative living, while experiencing life in a vibrant regenerative community.
You will also have the chance to connect deeply with other volunteers and participants, learn about sustainable/regenerative practices, and contribute directly to a more conscious, ecological way of living.

Activities & Shift

Daily Activities:

- Prepare three meals a day: light breakfast, lunch, and dinner

- Collaboratively plan the weekly menu

- Coordinate the kitchen with 1–2 assistants

- Cook and serve meals for small groups (~10 people)

- Clean and maintain kitchen and dining areas

- Support and participate in community life

Shifts:

- Meal preparation occurs daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

- Work is collaborative and team-oriented

- Day off on Sundays

Rules

- Smoking is not permitted inside Terramore. If you wish to smoke, please step outside the gate and bring a personal ashtray.

- Pets are not allowed.

- Volunteers should align with Terramore’s values: personal transformation, self-awareness, and conscious living.
We use the Way of the Circle to create spaces for deep listening. Volunteers should be willing and open to participating in circles, mindfulness exercises, and daily practices focused on presence and personal growth.