Farming Community!

Name: Farming Community!
Start: 2016-06-26
End: 2016-07-10
Location: Finland

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About the project

Farming Community!

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Herttoniemi Food Co-op is the first community supported agriculture project in Finland. It is a co-op of about 100 members that grows organic vegetables on 1,3 hectare field in Vantaa, close to Helsinki, with the help of a professional gardener. It is also possible to order other kind of organic and locally grown produce via the co-op. One aim of the project is to spread knowledge about community supported agriculture In Finland and so far the project has gained lots of attention by the media. More info: ruokaosuuskunta.fi

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will work on the field with weeding and thinning out the carrot, beetroot and parsnip fields as well as the herb garden.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be staying at the nearby Waldorf school in a basic floor accomodation, about 2km from the nearest train station. A sleeping bag is required. The volunteers will cook the meals themselves in the kitchen of the school.

📍 About the location

Vantaa

⚠️ Requirements

Not suitable for wheelchairs.

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📅 Available sessions

FI-KVT 11.1

26/06/2016 → 10/07/2016

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

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

📍 Location

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Finnish Swedish