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Blueberry Farm

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The experience

🌿 Welcome to our Farm in the Heart of Slovenia
We are a small, animal-friendly community dedicated to farming, fruit growing, and forestry, located near Litija, almost in the very centre of Slovenia.
Together with my agro-partner Leonora, who leads our permaculture farming, we are creating a sustainable and harmonious way of living.


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens


What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.


Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

The most convenient arrival day is Thursday, when you can join me for a ride from Ljubljana to the farm in the afternoon.

How to Get Here
From Ljubljana you can join me on Thursday for a direct ride to the farm.

Alternatively with a train to Litija and from Litija train station (on weekdays), take a bus or hitchhike to Cerovica (direction Gabrovka) at: 08:15, 12:23, 14:28, 15:38, 17:18
From Cerovica:you may walk 200 m in direction of bus and then 2 km uphill (or hitchhike — it’s easy)
or we can help arrange transport.


Activities & Shift

Activities include cleaning, facility maintenance, minor repairs, especially in the summer, forest cleaning and firewood harvesting, from March to December, help in the fields and in the winter garden, from April to September, grass cutting and harvesting, in June we pick Siberian blueberries, in the summer we pick pears, and in the fall we pick apples. In November, we usually prune the blueberry orchard.


Rules

We eat a plant-based diet. We work between breakfast and lunch. Our days off are Monday through Thursday. We keep all our spaces clean. If we have any problems, we talk about them.