ESC: Local Springs of Global Change

Name: ESC: Local Springs of Global Change
Start: 2024-06-01
End: 2024-09-01
Location: Slovenia

Code: 38668 Copied

Slovenia European Voluntary Service Environment Social work Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

If you want a good, practical and communicative introduction to organic farming, agroecology and eco-activism in global perspective, with practical introduction to fruit growing, herbs, wine making and basic gardening: you’re in the right place! We offer a summer agri/cultural volunteering project on the organic farm in Jurovski Dol, Slovenia for THREE VOLUNTEERS. At our farm, we combine farming with youth work, arts, and social engagement. The main activities of the volunteering project will mostly consist of taking care for the farm through the summer season. While with us, you will deal with traditional meadow orchard (prunes, apples, peers, hazelnuts, walnuts, blackcurrant, elder trees), lavender field, vineyard, and a small garden. Besides that, you will meet our animals, bees, hens, mini sheep, and you will be introduced into their daily care. During your stay, you will also be responsible for the Library under the Treetops, opened to the public four days a week.

🏠 Accommodation on site

All 3 volunteers will live in the rural village of Jurovski Dol on the property of Zelena centrala in the independent 3-rooms flat. The flat has its own kitchen with the direct exit to the vast terrace, a bathroom with washing machine and different options for the arrangement of beds. During the summer also possible options of sleeping in tents. We provide 100% organic food for lunch, you take care for your breakfast&dinner (we supply 100% organic&local). Regular buses to Maribor depart 500m from the farm. Bikes are provided.

🎒 Leisure activities

How to manage the farm in the summer to reach the harvest of all planted fruits (due to the climate change, the success is not guaranteed). How to harvest the lavender and make the essential oil. Management of the crisis situations (hail, winds, floods, draught). Regular excursions to see and support other "good practices" on organic farms in surroundings. Professional mentorship with creative writing and storytelling. Natural construction with earth. , Practical and communicative introduction to organic farming, agroecology and eco-activism in global perspective.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We're looking for active, engaged and curious persons, who like to share and live in a community. Are you interested in concrete practices of sustainable living, preservation of nature and food production? The obstacles are only the additional incentives for your creativity, and you are not afraid of physical work outdoors - meaning also adapting to the unpredictable summer weather conditions? Do you like storytelling, writing and community events? You should not be afraid of animals (like hens, bees, mini sheep), nature, team work, and of living in a rural place, away from the city comforts.
Deadline: Application deadline: 20/02/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

SI38668

01/06/2024 → 01/09/2024

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Deadline: 20/02/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Jurovski Dol 40, 2223 Jurovski Dol, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:27 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Slovenian Serbo-Croatian