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Eco villages around the world where you can volunteer at

19 opportunities found

Eco Village Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal

personas veganas y cocineras veganas

18h/week Cooking
From 22 to 22 days Tent 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Santa Marta, Colombia

Ayuda en una Eco aldea de Yoga en Santa Marta, Colombia

24h/week Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening Cooking
At least 3 days Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Eco Village Colon, Colombia

Ayuda cocinando y limpiando

16h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Cooking Teaching Languages
From 1 to 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Eco Village Castelo de Vide, Portugal

Forest school Child Companions, Re-Imagining Education

20h/week Teaching Sports Gardening Child Care Cooking
At least 2 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Castelo de Vide, Portugal

Re-Imaginers of education and Land carers

20h/week Building & Repairing Gardening Cooking
At least 2 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Foggia, Italy

Help and learn in an eco-village in the south of Italy

30h/week Gardening Cooking Cleaning
From 2 to 12 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Charala, Colombia

Biocontrucción con Guadua, Bamboo y tierra

32h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Cooking Arts
From 2 to 3 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Ahangama, Sri Lanka

Cooking and House Keeping and Looking after Pets In Ahangama

25h/week Pet Sitting Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
From 2 to 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Eco Village Tucumán, Argentina

Ayúdanos en nuestra bar y en el sector agroecológico!!! :)

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 1 day to 1 week Team Dorm 2 meals

Eco Village Tulum, Mexico

Join us in the jungle/cenote community

15h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Montezuma, Costa Rica

Childcare & Education Helper in a Sustainable Community Village

20h/week Gardening Child Care Cooking
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Eco Village Del Norte County, United States

Cook & House Helper on Off-Grid River Property

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals

Eco Village Ubatuba, Brazil

Volunatariado para cuidar das areas comuns e acomodações

24h/week Housekeeping Cooking Cleaning Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Eco Village Shawnigan Lake, Canada

Creative in the Kitchen (Cooking and Kitchen Crafting)

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Eco Village Montezuma, Costa Rica

Community Help & Create in Eco Village

20h/week Bartending Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Eco Village Bayramiç, Turkey

Join Our Vibrant & Sustainable Kitchen Team at our farm!

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 3 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project

What is an eco village?

An Eco village is a sustainable community formed by people who share a farm land or an urban space. People who make the choice for eco community living are looking for an ecologically sustainable and socially rewarding life. They usually plant their own food, do beekeeping, woodworking, bioconstruction and many other permaculture techniques to get as close to self-sufficiency as possible :) Work away in ecovillages and learn about a more ecological way of life.

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What’s it like to live in a sustainable community?

Life in an eco friendly village is great for contact with nature, yourself and people that share land and discoveries with you. When you work away in eco villages, you help with farm work, learn about plants, animals and nature conservation. Cooking homemade recipes with fresh garden vegetables could part of the experience too. Many ecovillages live a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, so it’s a great opportunity to learn about cooking ;) Other ecovillages focus on yoga classes, permaculture workshops, green tech, sustainable buildings and a range of different activities.

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Where are the best eco villages in the world?

Each ecovillage is different and unique. A great place to start learning about eco villages is Australia, the birthplace of Bill Mollison, the father of Permaculture. Wanna learn about tropical forests? Volunteer in an ecovillage in Costa Rica, Colombia or Argentina! France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom are great places to find opportunities to work away in ecovillages in Europe. In the USA you’ll find amazing urban ecovillages in San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland and NY state.

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How to volunteer in an eco village with Worldpackers?

Some eco villages have cohousing communities, but you can also find private houses, camping sites and hostels in eco friendly villages around the world. At Worldpackers you can check our host list to find the perfect place to volunteer in an eco friendly village. Ask our experts for tips, or read out best stories from worldpackers who have lived the experience. Once you become a member of the Worldpackers community you can count on our support in case anything happens.

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