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Join a sustainable ranch in Northern Italy, near the Swiss border, surrounded by forests and mountains.
Horses live freely in herds alongside goats, sheep, chickens, and dogs in a space focused on harmony with nature and ethical animal care.
Volunteers help with feeding hay, caring for animals, cleaning paddocks, and maintaining shared spaces.
The ranch also hosts yoga, reiki, celebrations, and activities for children in summer.
5 hours of help per day
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
2 days off per week
Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate English or Intermediate Italian
Between 24 and 42 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Spend your days surrounded by free-roaming horses, forests, and the peaceful atmosphere of the Spina Verde Regional Park, just a few minutes from Lake Como. Volunteers help around the ranch for 5 hours a day, caring for the animals and supporting the daily activities of the farm. In return, you'll experience authentic ranch life, learn about ethical horse management, and enjoy plenty of free time to relax and reconnect with nature.
La Selvatica is much more than a ranch. Throughout the year we host yoga classes, reiki sessions, relaxing gong bath evenings, educational activities, and summer camps for children. It's a place where people come to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and enjoy the beauty of nature in a simple and authentic way.
Volunteers stay in a camping tent immersed in nature. Please bring your own sleeping bag and personal camping equipment. We can provide a mattress and pillow if needed. A bathroom with a hot shower and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen are available throughout your stay.
If you're curious, open-minded, and willing to get involved, this experience will give you the chance to develop practical skills with horses, discover a different way of living, and create memories that will stay with you long after you leave.
Tasks during shifts (morning or afternoon):
Feed the horses and other farm animals
Move the horses in or out the fields
Prepare and distribute hay
Clean paddocks and fields
Bring horses in or out of the stables/boxes
Keep common areas clean and organized
Check water and basic daily needs of the animals
Help with general maintenance when needed
Repair or improve fences and outdoor spaces
Support seasonal tasks around the ranch
PLEASE, READ CAREFULLY!
A good SPIRIT OF ADAPTATION is essential, this is real rural life! Please bring comfortable CLOTHES suitable for farm work. Please note that, as the tent is in the field, there may be some insects around (mosquitoes, spiders, …) and you may hear animals around the ranch, and that's part of the experience! There can also be some humidity outside during the night and heat during the day.
You have to be motivated and INDEPENDENT, even to cook some meals alone during the day because we have to work and do many things.
Also there are these ANIMALS around, so if you decide to come make sure you are totally comfortable with them: horses, dogs, cats, goats, sheeps, ducks, chickens, pigs; the wild ones are bees, snakes, deers, wild boars, raptors, …
During your FREE TIME, you'll be free to explore Lake Como or simply enjoy nature, we can give you all the information to go around the woods! Also you can practice yoga in the field or book a horse trekking with us!
We are looking for MOTIVATED, positive and cheerful people who truly enjoy nature and outdoor life. Our ranch is surrounded by FOREST, so it is important to feel VERY comfortable living in a peaceful and simple environment. We ask everyone to respect the animals, the land and the quiet atmosphere of Spina Verde Natural Park. Responsibility, kindness, teamwork and a genuine willingness to help are highly appreciated. Be polite and respectful with everyone who interacts with the association.
