📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Keuruu Ekokylà (Eco village) is a community home for over 30 people in 53 archers farm. We support the ecological way of living, acceptance and openness in the community living and the diversity of the surrounding nature. We aim to produce all the food we need by farming and gardening. This workcamp will help the Eco village in daily tasks and current projects, and bring international communication to enrich the everyday life.
💼 What the programme involves
During the camp we reconstruct buildings, harvest, pick wild berries and mushrooms, and take care of the garden. Everyone will take part in cooking and cleaning. Volunteers will work 5,5 hours per day, five days a week. Saturdays and Sundays are free.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation is divided in two spaces, separate for women and men. There are also separate bathrooms, kitchen, shower and sauna for the volunteers to use. The camp host will provide sheets for the beds. The food is organic lacto-ovo-vegetarian and special diets are noted. Meal with fish is served once a week. Volunteers will have breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee/tea together with the com
📍 About the location
The village needs especially people with gardening and reconstruction skills.
⚠️ Requirements
Bring suitable clothes and your own boots for in- and outdoor working. Rain boots are best for walking in the forest.
The village needs especially people with gardening and reconstruction skills.
ℹ️ Additional information
The accommodation facilities and the nature of the work might prove significant difficult for a person with physical disabilities. Families can apply to the camp if the lack of privacy in accommodation is not a problem. Free-time: Sauna, swimming (bring swimming suit), playing musical instruments, hiking in the forest, ballgames inside and outside, spending time together, watching movies, games and nights at the bonfire. You are welcome to bring your own musical instruments and games with you! Trip to Keuruu city centre is 7 euros with return by car, max 4 people at the time.
Use of alcohol is not allowed during the camp in the village.