📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In 2018, Association for the Renovation of the Brewery in Janovice took over the more than 200-year-old and neglected brewery in the village of Janovice near Rymarov. The brewery is located in the protected landscape area of the Jeseniky mountains. The aim of this workcamp is to reconstruct, revitalizace and clean up the old brewery in order to fulfill the long term goal of the association ( to brew their beer again for the first time since 1946 and turn the brewery into a local cultural center for residents of Janovice.
💼 What the programme involves
The work will be manual and might be physically demanding (depends on your capabilities). You will be removing plaster, carrying loads of the site, mowing the grass, cleaning up the upper floors of the brewery, digging holes and working with a pickaxe. Easier work includes cutting tree branches and bushes, cleaning the area of a garbage, painting, sanding wooda and lacquering, raking grass and cleaning windows. It is necessary to bring clothes that can get dirty, suitable shs and a headlamp.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated directly in the brewery building, in a newly reconstructed flat. There is a bathroom with shower and washing machine, two toilets and a kitchen. There is enough space for everyone to sleep comfortably (beds, sofa beds, sleeping mats). Remember to bring your own sleeping bag. The volunteers will cook all the meals together in the fully equipped kitchen. The local partner usually helps with cooking. There is a local grocery shop (1km away, car ride can be arranged).
📍 About the location
Location: the workcamp takes place in the historic Brewery of Janovice near Rymarov, which is located in the Jeseniky Protected Landscape Area. The brewery is also part of the Janovice Chateau complex. Janovice is a small village with 670 inhabitants located in the foothills of Praded Mountain (the highest peak of Jseniky Mountains), therefore offers many fantastic trips. Leisure: there are so many beautiful places for trips Nearby, there is the Janovice Castle, Church of St. Michael in RE 1/2maov, the lookout tower in Nova Ves, Franz-Franz Nature Reserve, village monument zone in StarEU Ves, Nature Reserve Pstruzi potok, Oskavy waterfalls, Devil s Stone (Stone Sphinx), Baroque bridge in DolnE Moravice, the ruins of StrEUlek Castle or Mala Stahle MuseumFurther away there is the Praded mountain, Sovinec Castle, Slezka Harta Dam and Resov waterfalls.
ℹ️ Additional information
Workcamp is especially suitable for lovers of history and beautiful nature. Please beware that you can work in enclosed spaces or at heights. Study part: You will go on a tour of the city Rymarov, learn about the brewery s history or get to know locals at a barbecue with the mayor of the town. You will have a unique opportunity to visit the Janovice chateau or the ReUov waterfalls. Allergy notice: dust, mold and dandelions in summer.