Growing food in a community

Opis činnosti

Based at an ecovillage community farm, our volunteers experience a year’s cycle of organic vegetable production and distribution, and acquire a full set of skills to grow food for a community or small business in an environmentally beneficial way. Regular tasks include sowing seeds, watering, weeding, harvesting, and weighing veg. Other seasonal tasks may include preservation of surplus crops (pickling, preserving etc) and assisting with building projects. While the primary commitment is hands-on farm work, some volunteers also take an active role in supporting the farm’s related projects, such as our food hub and digital farmers market. Volunteers will also be immersed in Ecovillage life and experience community living, collaborative governance and decision making. All this combines to provide a lived example of practical activism as a direct response to climate change, loss of biodiversity, and over-consumption.

Ubytovanie, strava a doprava

Accommodation is in shared housing with other volunteers. Membership of our Community Farm allows you to take as many organic, local vegetables as you need. Locally baked sourdough bread is delivered to your doorstep each week, and you also have credit for monthly bulk wholefoods orders. Everything in the village is within a 5 min walk, including a pharmacist, bookshop, cafe, and small supermarket. Sporadic train and bus services connect Cloughjordan to major cities and nearby towns, and local residents are also willing to provide lifts.

Odborná príprava počas činnosti

All volunteers attend a week of induction and orientation on first arrival. Our farm production team train volunteers in all aspects of practical growing skills, and are on hand to answer questions on a day to day basis. Throughout the year, volunteers also attend specialised workshops on relevant topics such as cooking, composting and seed saving, permaculture, cooperative food distribution models and community resilience. Regular sessions will also be held on non-violent communication, group dynamics and personal development. Local classes are available in yoga & martial arts amongst others.

Profil účastníka

If you want to spend a year growing vegetables, you like to put your hands in the soil, and you don’t care about getting wet in winter, this project is for you! If you're passionate about organic farming and want to learn more skills, even better. Only apply if you’re interested in healthy food and local food systems, and you’re keen to learn practical skills to address the climate and biodiversity crisis while experiencing community life in an Ecovillage. We welcome self-motivated individuals who enjoy working as part of a team, and would like more experience of working cooperatively.

Obdobie činnosti

Za obdobie 01/04/2023 – 30/06/2024 celkový počet týždňov: 48

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Miesto činnosti

Cloughjordan Ecovillage, E53VP86 Cloughjordan Ireland

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 Individuálna dobrovoľnícka činnosť

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Záujem o účastníkov z týchto krajín

Rakúsko, Belgicko, Bosna a Hercegovina, Bulharsko, Cyprus, Česká republika, Nemecko, Dánsko, Estónsko, Grécko, Španielsko, Fínsko, Francúzsko, Chorvátsko, Maďarsko, Írsko, Island, Taliansko, Lichtenštajnsko, Litva, Luxembursko, Lotyšsko, Malta, Holandsko, Nórsko, Poľsko, Portugalsko, Rumunsko, Švédsko, Slovinsko, Slovensko, Ukrajina

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Témy aktivít

Ochrana životného prostredia a prírody

Zdravie a kvalita života

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Lehota na podávanie prihlášok

Lehota na podanie prihlášky nie je stanovená

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