Come and join our community project based on permaculture, deep ecology and agro - ecology principles in Polizzi Generosa, Italy

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a community project based on permaculture, deep ecology and agro - ecology principles. The project started few years ago but since 2016 we're in this valley, home, in the Park of Madonie.
    We are involved in several small project and activities.
    We live in community producing food for our consume and some surplus. We're restoring a land abandoned for years and every step is a new step. We produce extra virgin olive oil and some products of natural cosmethics with officinals plants based on olive oil. We're an association, organising and promoting cultural events based on a culture of sustainability. We promote also trekkings in the Park, host workshop and retreat on yoga and health ecological and spititual practices.
    We're part of sicilian permaculture network.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    General Maintenance
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Farmstay help
    Help with Eco Projects
    Help around the house
    Animal Care
    Art Projects
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We're an intentional community based on people from different part of Italy with manys and different experiences in our background. We live in Sicily, cradle of Mediterranean Sea. We live in the special mountains of Madonie Regional Park, in the countryside between many small historical villages.
    Volunteering with us means meeting intercultural living, go further in community living - observing and learning from each other -, gardening and bothanics, permaculture principles applied in our doings, cooking and learning basic habit of living in the wood.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    According to the season there are many different tasks, so it is asked to help us with whatever we are doing (taking care of the garden, cooking, cleaning, harvesting hazelnuts or olives...), accordng also the needs of the moment and the skills of the volunteer

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We live in a great wood with running water through streams at 800 m.
    Summer is great ... the other seasons, too ...
    Since our hosting is in open area you are asked to come prepared for mountain experience. Some umidity is there and cold can arrive in night time.
    We have a tent and an area dedicated to our volunteers ... but if you bring your tent is great!
    Toilets and showers are in the main house.

    We have a nice garden which provide part of the veggies we eat. Other parts of our diet come from the same territory of Madonie mostly. Local, organic food supporting local economies and practices. The community all is asked to partecipate in garden activities and food preparation and cleaning. We use to eat together for our meals ... exceptions for some of us working elsewhere. The meal shared (breakfast, lunch, dinner) is a basic organic meal. If someone would like to have special things (cheese, wine ...), we can arrange on the site...

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live in the countryside of Polizzi Generosa (PA) at 800 on the sea level.
    The town is 5 km away and you can get there bu 2 buses per day from Palermo or Cefalù in one hour.
    From our place you can get to the top of Madonie Mountains, up to 1900 m ang trekking - hiking - climbing are all possible activities you can do enjoying the mountain.
    Polizzi Generosa is one of the 21 small towns of Madonie area, all nice and historical villages with traditions typical of this area that you can visit.
    The sea nearest is in Cefalù, 1 hour from here.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    5 h per day; 5 days/week

Host ref number: 547784261534

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