🍅 Volunteer at a Traditional Sicilian Tomato Farm 🌊
The experience
We're looking for volunteers to join our Sicilian tomato farm, where we make sun-dried tomatoes and tomato sauce — a fun and interesting activity!
The exchange involves 4 hours of collaboration in the morning, leaving your afternoons free. We can go to the beach together, or you can choose to explore the beautiful island of Sicily on your own.
We provide food & accommodation. Help is also needed with cooking, general cleaning and maintenance.
What you offer
20 hours of help per week
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
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.
Shared Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
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.
Bikes at your disposal:
You can use our bikes any time you want.
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
Requirements
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
The exchange involves 4 hours of collaboration in the morning, leaving your afternoons free. We can go to the beach together, or you can choose to explore the beautiful island of Sicily on your own.
We provide food and accommodation. Help is also needed with cooking, general cleaning and maintenance.
Activities & Shift
The tasks are simple and involve washing and cutting tomatoes for the sun-drying process, or crushing them for tomato sauce production. You will be guided by us, and no special skills or previous experience are needed. Help is also needed with cooking, general cleaning and maintenance.
Rules
Spread good vibes by treating this farm, the planet, and each other with kindness, love, and respect.