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🌿🏡 Eco-Sustainable Living in the Heart of Salento

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The experience

We're Stefania and Alessandro, we're at a peaceful off-grid home in Salento, surrounded by the beauty of southern Italy. Located near destinations such as Gallipoli, Otranto, Lecce, and Santa Maria di Leuca, the project offers a tranquil lifestyle connected to nature. Volunteers help with gardening, maintenance, and small improvement projects while experiencing sustainable living in a quiet and welcoming environment. ✨🌱🇮🇹


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

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


Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Our idea of ​​help consists of carrying out small restoration jobs, maintaining the syntropic food garden, and gardening in general.


Activities & Shift

5 hours of help to be distributed throughout the day, based on work, the weather and the commitments of both;


Rules

Break times and days to be decided together. Breakfast and lunch are provided on work days. For dinner and meals on break days, guests may use the shared kitchen, so the kitchen must be used with full respect and cleanliness for normal living. Breakfast and meals are vegetarian.