📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The work camp is hosted by Vingsted Historical Workshop. Since 1976 Vingsted has built up a large Iron Age environment with farms and houses just like those in Denmark 2000 years ago. The purpose of Vingsted Historical Workshop is to create, operate and develop practical work, educational and cultural activities where users can have a direct experience with various natural and historical contexts.
For the last 7 years Vingsted has been in the process of (re)constructing a chieftain’s house from the Iron Age in Denmark (the time around year 0). The task of last year’s work camp-volunteers was to help building the fence which now encircles the entire chieftan farm. The work this year will be similar to this, but is still to be agreed upon.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers are supposed to work and live as in the Iron Age. Accommodation facilities and work will give the volunteers an insight into and understanding of human interaction with nature.
During the camp focus will be on food procurement and food preparation, use of raw materials, energy sources and energy consumption, waste and recycling, household and agricultural technologies. The work will focus on the provision and use the natural resources, different materials and their uses, craft technology and work processes.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Indkvartering finder sted på Vingsted Mølle. Her findes køjerum, toilet- og baderum, op-holdsrum og køkken, som arbejdslejren disponerer over. Desuden er der en have med bålste-der. Vingsted Mølle ligger lige ned til Vejle Å.
Nogle nætter vil overnatning og madlavning måske foregå i et af Jernaldermiljøets langhuse.
📍 About the location
Accommodation takes place at Vingsted Mill. Here are bunk beds, toilets and bathrooms , social rooms and kitchen, at the participants disposal. There is also a garden with a fire place. Vingsted Mill is situated right on the Vejle River .
Volunteers will cook themselves. Some nights the accommodation and cooking may take place in one of the Iron Age longhouses.
ℹ️ Additional information
Pls. notice that the work of this work camp is physical and it is expected of participants to play their part in this working team. Weekends will be off.
English will be the only language spoken. All participants must be willing to speak English, even though being from the same country or having troubles with English language. Try your best!