ESC: Organic Life - Ideas in action 2024

Name: ESC: Organic Life - Ideas in action 2024
Start: 2024-03-01
End: 2024-11-09
Location: Slovenia

Code: 374986544262ccba96 Copied

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Are you interested to learn about local sustainability, self-sufficiency and organic farming in practice and theory? Do you like to spend your days doing meaningful work supporting interesting and innovative ideas in the field of organic farming? Then be a part of our team of the "Drustvo EkoPot" (Association OrganicWay)! The association is a non-government non-profit organization with the aim to assist and help to evolve in all kinds on farm projects which include everything from day-to-day on a farm in the frame of locally sustainable projects like CSA (Community supported agriculture). You also gain insight into the running of a very active farm with more than 80% self-sufficiency, it is certified organic and biodynamic with vegetable, fruit and field crop production, processing of more than 100 products (bread, marmelade, canned vegetables etc.). Visit www.ekopot.org, FB Društvo EkoPot and write to us (drustvo.ekopot@gmail).

🏠 Accommodation on site

We are offering two types of accommodation. The first is from March to May and from September to November in Maribor (the second bigest city in Slovenia) and is a vibrant university city as well. The accomodation is in a hostel like situation with single rooms including a bathroom and shared kitchen with common space. From May to September we will create a community living space within a 80% self sufficient farm project within the farm project near the village Jarenina (the vilage of the project). We have public (bus, train) and personal (bike, car) transportation options.

🎒 Leisure activities

Empower volunteers with the knowledge and skills which promote life skills on the personal level (in vegetable, fruit, field crop production, processing and marketing). Active participation in initiatives like CSA (comunity supported agriculture), crowd funding (the first in Slovenia in the field of agriculture) and direct marketing work from the idea to the execution. More than 6 on-farm events and lectures (organic farming, sustainable building, water conservation, etc.) for more than 250 participants yearly.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for people (age 18 to 30) from the EU program countries who want to spend 8 months in a rural area of one of the most beautiful country sides in EU, are seeking for knowledge in theory and practical aspects of organic and biodynamic farming and alternative ways of farmer-customer connection for a more locally sustainable development. The most important is the interest in organic/biodynamic farming and the personal need for self discovery and empowerment through a life changing opportunity.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/12/2023

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

SI37498

01/03/2024 → 09/11/2024

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Deadline: 15/12/2023

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

Jareninski Dol 2, 2221 Jarenina, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:22 (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