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Join Our Living Experiment: Slow Down & Reconnect 🌱

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The experience

What happens when you slow down, leave processed food and daily noise behind, and truly listen to yourself? 🌱 At Eatvolve, we're exploring a different way of living together. We're looking for open-minded people ready to try new foods, question old habits, contribute to our community, and share honest feedback about how they feel. You don't need to agree with us—just be curious and willing to experiment. Stop. Notice. Choose. Evolve.


What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.


What you get

2 days off per week

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.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Italian

Between 18 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Why Eatvolve Exists

We live in a world that constantly asks us to consume more, move faster, and stay distracted.

More food. More noise. More stimulation. More of everything.

But what happens when we choose to do less?

What happens when we slow down, change the way we nourish ourselves, step away from distractions, and start paying attention to how we truly feel?

This is why Eatvolve exists.

Not simply as a place to eat, volunteer, or stay, but as a living experiment exploring a different way of being.

A space where we reconnect with what really matters through:

- Nourishment — discovering a different relationship with food and our bodies.
- Presence — creating space to slow down, observe, and become more aware.
- Responsibility — recognizing how our everyday choices shape our lives and the world around us.
- Simplicity — exploring what happens when we need less and experience more.
- Connection — learning to live, contribute, and grow together.

We don't claim to have all the answers. We're here to explore the questions.

And that's where you come in.

Your experience matters. Your presence matters. Your feedback matters.

We're building this community together, learning from every person who arrives, every shared experience, and every honest conversation.

You don't need to believe in our philosophy or arrive ready to change your life.

You only need curiosity, openness, and a willingness to step outside your usual habits.

Because sometimes, the most meaningful discoveries begin when we stop doing what we've always done.

Stop. Notice. Choose. Evolve.

Eatvolve — Be where you are.


Activities & Shift

What You'll Contribute To

At Eatvolve, every small action is part of something bigger.

We're building a community and exploring a different way of living together.

You'll contribute through:

The Kitchen — preparing nourishing plant-based food, cleaning, and supporting service.

The Garden — growing food and reconnecting with nature.

Shared Spaces — caring for our home and environment.

Community Life — sharing responsibilities and building our daily rhythm together.

Simple tasks can become opportunities for awareness.

It's not just about what we do. It's about how we do it.

What You'll Explore

This is more than volunteering. It's an invitation to experience life differently.

Nourishment — explore new foods and notice how you feel.

Presence — slow down and step away from distractions.

Awareness — observe your habits, reactions, and resistance.

Responsibility — understand how your choices affect yourself and others.

Connection — experience living and growing together.

You don't need to believe in our philosophy. Just be open to experiencing something different.

Your experience matters. Your honest feedback matters.

We're not here to give you answers, but to explore the questions.

Stop. Notice. Choose. Evolve.


Rules

⚠️ Important to Know

Eatvolve is not for everyone. And that's okay.

This experience requires openness, participation, and a willingness to step outside your usual habits.

During your stay, we ask you to:

- Be open to our food philosophy — explore our plant-based meals and try unfamiliar foods rather than expecting your usual diet.
- Respect our daily rhythm — shared mealtimes, mindful practices, contribution hours, and community agreements.
- Reduce distractions — put your phone aside during shared activities and create space to be present.
- Take responsibility — contribute with care, initiative, and consistency, even in simple tasks.
- Stay open-minded — be willing to question familiar routines, experience discomfort, and share honest feedback.

If you're looking for a party environment, free accommodation without commitment, or a place to continue exactly the same habits, Eatvolve may not be right for you.

But if you're curious about what happens when you live differently, you're welcome here.

Our Intention

We don't promise perfection or constant comfort.

We offer a space to slow down, reconnect, take responsibility, and explore a different relationship with food, time, and yourself.

We're not asking you to believe in our way of living. We're inviting you to experience it.

Your presence, your contribution, and your honest feedback help us build this experiment together.

Eatvolve is not an escape from life.

It's a place to become more aware of how you live it.

Stop. Notice. Choose. Evolve.