Urban Villa Transformation-EcoSustainable Community Project Vol.6
THE CROSSROADS - ΤΟ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΔΡΟΜΙ
MEGALOPOLI ARKADIAS, Greece
Description
The Crossroads aims to transform an Urban Villa into an Eco Sustainable Community Lifestyle Project. After renovating a century villa from an abandoned, neglected place into a beautiful oasis with food forest, vegetable garden, natural building constructions and the space for cultural exchange, community building, arts, personal growth and development, the next step is to focus more on renewable energy such as solar power, reduction and awareness of water consumption, sustainability and self-sufficiency in terms of farming and gardening respecting permaculture methods. The goals are to complete the transformation of the urban villa into a self-sufficient eco project & actively contribute in the cultural, social, economical and ecological regeneration of the town, creating a healthy structure embedded in nature that facilitates relations, where humans and nature can prosper together. Read full INFOPACK: https://shorturl.at/6jPkx
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will be accommodated in a special section of the restored villa that has 8 separate twin bedrooms, a kitchen, sanitary facilities and a food forest in the backyard. There is also the family hotel Leto, another supportive infrastructure with a capacity of 7 separate twin bedrooms and a communal area that can host short or long term individual volunteers or volunteering teams within 5 mins walking distance from the villa. We have almost completed the villa's restoration, renovating old and adding new architectural features to the hosting facilities.
Training during the activity
Preparations and implementation of the ecovillage design which contains the creation of 6 tiny houses using natural building materials, planting a food forest and vegetable gardens, designing and creating wooden structures and wood works. Animal farming such as poultry and smaller mammals. ‘Soul Food Kitchen’: cooking and preserving of own and local produce with a zero waste mentality. Wild herbs and mushroom picking and processing to food and natural medicine. Cultural and personal exchange and development due to different spiritual practises, group meetings and techniques of team building.
Participant profile
Looking for 3 volunteers who want to widen his/her/its perspective and put the effort into taking their community a step further. Volunteers will be selected on their motivation and interests to acquire more skills in the field of permaculture, eco-building, cultural events, green and just transition, arts and local socialising in creating networks worth spreading such as the regenerative movement. They will be aspiring change makers and team workers constantly seeking to grow personally and professionally by improving their team working skills and being part of a an eco-community.
Activity dates
From 07/02/2025 to 28/07/2025
Activity location
ARCHAIOU THEATROU 52, MEGALOPOLI ARKADIAS, Greece
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Nutrition and subsistence agriculture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 10/01/2025 00:00