TEAM ESC May - community & building on a eco farm in nature
Hästekasen Gård Förening
Hastekasen farm association
No city, Sweden
Description
One month European volunteering (ESC) on a small scale community farm and adventure center in Sweden. Do not CLICK APPLY only apply here https://forms.gle/xak9acnkVzM4uPxm8 Outside, dirty, practical work for practical people in beautiful nature. Special Topics: Clay work and building Workshops in: community building and leadership. Main activities: - Workshops with challenging exercises, personal development. 33%. - Natural building with logs, wood, stones, clay, straw. With hand tools. 33%. - Survival nature skills / camping. - Permaculture gardening/ small scale farming Soil and manure work. Recycling of resources. - Work in forest. - Possible to do handicraft. - Excursions. Mostly vegetarian food, absolutely no smoking (not even in your free time). Restricted use of shower, laundry, dryers, heating. Self sustainable and environmentally friendly life style, where we save resources, using less comfort. There is no city here - only trees, cliffs and sea.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Pocket money 180 euro, vegetarian food, accommodation, travel (up to a limit) is paid by EU-Erasmus+. Living and working on the country side rural area far from civilization. In a community with shared household. Simple living of low standard. Mostly vegetarian food, absolutely no smoking (not even in your free time). Restricted use of shower, laundry, dryers, heating. No Wifi. You will be part of a self sustainable and environmentally friendly life style, where we save resources, using less comfort. There is no city here - only trees, cliffs and sea.
Training during the activity
- Workshops with challenging exercises, personal development. 33% - Natural building with logs, wood, stones, clay, straw. With hand tools. 33% - Survival nature skills / camping. - Permaculture gardening/ small scale farming (some animals). Soil and manure work. Recycling of resources. Read here: http://hastekasen.se/erasmusplus-volonteers-2-5-2-2/ Apply here: https://forms.gle/xak9acnkVzM4uPxm8
Participant profile
Qualifications: (You need most of these): 1) Prior experience of practical handy-man work. 2) Be able to live simple with less comfort. 3) Initiative and work ethics (activities is obligatory) 4) Background of economic problems, or social problems, or school problems, emotional problems… or similar. These are also good: 5) Communicate in english… and able to express your personality. 6) Planning a future life on the country side. Mostly vegetarian food, absolutely no smoking (not even in your free time). Restricted use of shower, laundry, dryers, heating. No Wifi.
Activity dates
From 01/05/2026 to 31/05/2026
Activity location
Hästekasvägen 6, No city, Sweden
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Employment and entrepreneurship
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 31/01/2026 23:59