📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Nesin Foundation (https://www.nesinvakfi.org) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkxXLleM3E0) was established by the well-known Turkish author Aziz Nesin and the farm of Nesin Foundation was founded in order to provide the foundation s children with healthy food. For the past year, the farm itself is in a transformation process according to the principles of permaculture.
💼 What the programme involves
Manual farm work which may vary from day to day. Some examples : Taking care of farm animals- Cleaning coops and barns- Preparing homemade food for chickens- Making different types of composts like cold/hot compost, bokashi as one of the major steps of permaculture is to create our own self-sufficient soil - Establishing raised garden beds and filling them - Making our own lactobacillus serums- General cleaning of farm area- Finding or in some cases making new tools- And an endless cycle of collecting free resource as we need to utilize them in certain parts of the year
🏠 Accommodation on site
There is a volunteer house for 4 people with a shared toilet and kitchen. In addition, food service will be available at the shared social area.
📍 About the location
Rural area near Istanbul. On free days volunteers can reach Istanbul city center by public transport.
⚠️ Requirements
The work will be physcally hard from time to time. Volunteers must be ready to work in bad weather conditions and on a muddy surface when needed. If the weather is too bad, indoor work will be offered. A good motivation is requested on the application form.
ℹ️ Additional information
This is a project with flexible dates, volunteers can apply for any time and duration but minimum 2 weeks.