Ecocentric volunteering


Ecocentric volunteering

Culture and education association UKE

Lovinac, Croatia

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

3 month project on a family farm in a small village Lovinac in rural mountain region of Croatia. It is a permacultural farm with a big garden, small greenhouse, chickens, ducks, donkeys and bees. No WIFI. Working tasks depend on the season / time of the year, gardening, mulching, planting, preparing wood, cutting wood, taking care of the animals, making pickles, jams, syrups ... Detailed infopack on this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15BdotMTVtHGyPATYefsZtseyjaRkN8gE/view?usp=sharing

Konaklama, yemek ve yol ayarlamaları

Accommodation is rented house near the farm, simple house with basic conditions, heating is on wood, so you need to make fire and keep fire during cold parts of the year. You will share a room with another volunteer. Vegetarian food is provided. Travel cost refund is in the amount of max 180 eur if your location is within 100-499 km from Lovinac and 275 eur if your location is within 500-1999 km from Lovinac by the Erasmus+ distance calculator: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en Travel costs refunded only if volunteer stays for full 3 months.

Training during the activity

You will learn by doing, learn from experience through working on the farm. Books and educational materials about permaculture and organic farming can be used. You will take part in on-arrival training for volunteers organized by the Croatian National agency.

Participant profile

Age 18 -30, can stay during the whole 3 months of the project. This project is for your if: You are excited by nature, capable of handling all its positive sides as well as challenges. You are a person that likes nature and wants to learn and share a scope of skills. You are diligent, on time, pro-active, patient, brave, adaptable, willing to learn and likes simple living, and before all you are interested to learn about Permaculture, including self sustainability, ecology, preservation of environment and species.

Activity dates

01/10/2022 ila 31/12/2022 arasını kapsayan sürede toplam 13 hafta


Activity location

Sv. Mihovila 11, 53244 Lovinac Croatia


Looking for participants from

Avusturya, Bosna Hersek, Belçika, Bulgaristan, Çek Cumhuriyeti, Almanya, Danimarka, Estonya, Finlandiya, Yunanistan, İtalya, Lüksemburg, Macaristan, Fransa, İrlanda, İzlanda, Liechtenstein, Litvanya, Letonya, Hollanda, Norveç, Polonya, Portekiz, Slovakya, İsveç, Ukrayna


Activity topics

Çevre ve doğal koruma


Deadline for applications

Son başvuru tarihi: 23/09/2022