📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This is the first time that the workcamp is held in the little village Nová Ves nad Popelkou in Eastern Bohemia in collaboration with the local Social Therapeutic Centre Tabor. The mission of the centre is to integrate people with various disabilities into the society, by means of living in a community and working in biodynamic agriculture and craft workshops. They are inspired by Camphill communities. Besides, the centre supports a community life in the village by maintaining folk traditions and customs. The centre is also a training space for educational programs focused on Waldorf pedagogy; various educational events for schools and public take place here. The aim of the workcamp is to help with the construction of a shelter for agriculture machines and with practical agricultural tasks.
💼 What the programme involves
The work will be manual and physically demanding. The tasks will include: construction of a shelter (cleaning of the space, preparation of wood, building of a wooden construction, roofing), working with hay (loading hay bales on a tractor and unloading them in a barn), cleansing of a potato field (weeding, removing potato beetles). An experienced builder will supervise the construction work and preparation of wood. We will work outside so it is necessary to bring sun protection (light clothing, a hat) as well as waterproof shoes and a raincoat. When working with hay you must wear long sleeves, trousers and fully enclosed shoes.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In a historical wooden cottage in several rooms with beds (bed linen provided). There are 3 bathrooms, washing machine, kitchen with an oven, common room, outdoor fireplace. You will have an opportunity to cook for yourselves or you can only help with the cooking. Food comes from our own farm (bio) or other local farms. Meals are always cooked for everyone in the house, mainly vegetarian dishes.
📍 About the location
Nová Ves nad Popelkou (650 inhabitants) – Social Therapeutic Centre Tabor. It is located on the edge of CHKO (Nature Protected area) Bohemian Paradise. A nearby town – Lomnice nad Popelkou (with services such as restaurants, swimming pool, shops) – is about 4km far away. The historical town Jičín is 20km away.
Study part: Visit to a museum - exhibition of local history and culture, exposition of semi-precious stones, excursion to a geologist – presentation of the processing of gems from local deposits, lectures on biodynamic agriculture and Czech history. Workshops: working with wood, woodworking, working with beeswax, bread baking, production of homemade jams.
Leisure time: Visit to the music festival Lomnické kulturní léto (Cultural Summer of Lomnice) - according to the program; trips around - both on foot and by train (Tábor observation tower, ruins of Kumburk and Bradlec, Bohemian Paradise rock town - all-day trip), swimming pool, cinema.
ℹ️ Additional information
The workcamp is especially suitable for those who are interested in social work, ecology, healthy lifestyle, crafts or arts. The premises of the Centre Tábor (both house and garden) are non-smoking, we also do not drink alcohol here. Two people are permanently living in the house. Information for allergic persons: we have cats.