📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ZsEUmboki Biokert is a four hectare, family scale organic fruit and vegetable garden located in the village of ZsEUmbok, Hungary, about 50 km from Budapest. The team has been managing the garden since 2012, and provides organic produce to families and consumers in the GEdEll and Budapest area. Our team in the garden understands that it is very important to remain open to those wanting to learn more about our farm, and organic and biodynamic growing. We believe that it is our responsibility to spread interest in environmentally conscious farming by educating our customers, fellow community members and partners, and young people. We try to do this by engaging directly with those interested at each location where we sell our products, and also by keeping our garden open to visitors, students and community members. Our garden has been the site of numerous practical training courses, customer and student group visits, research studies and international projects. We have hosted many guests, students and growers from around the world at our farm. We work in cooperation with Cargonomia, a local food distribution and cargobicycle logistics center in Budapest, who has collaborated with us in the past in organizing interactive workshops for youth which we have hosted on the farm.
💼 What the programme involves
Daily work in the ZsEUmbok organic garden will consist of harvesting, weeding, planting, watering and minor infrastructure repair etc. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about organic gardening and traditional tools and methods. They will also carry out small tasks to support the local community such as the revitalization of community spaces and infrastructure, litter collection, planting fruit trees in the city park. They will also assist with the organization of a one-day traditional Hungarian LecsE festival, where they can try their skills of cooking traditional local food on open fire.
🏠 Accommodation on site
During the first 3 days volunteers will stay in tents on the property of the organic garden, and afterwards they will be accommodated in the local schools gymnastic room on mattresses, with two shared bathrooms. Food will be provided for the volunteers with ingredients mainly from the organic garden. Volunteers will cook by themselves together.Meals: Vegetarian food will be available.
📍 About the location
ZsEUmbok is a village with a rich agricultural heritage, has a cultural house, a school, a small shop, a bakery, sport facilities and a small museum. The village is 50 km from the capital, Budapest. GEdEll is also a historical town about 25 km away from ZsEUmbok, famous for its castle and the University of Agriculture. The hills nearby GEdEll are part of a protected area with a special vegetation, and are ideal for small excursions.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please note that this camp is an ESC project (European Solidarity Corps) we can accept volunteers only from eligible countries, volunteers have to complete the whole duration of the camp. The age limit is 18-30 years.