Different volunteering positions at our Eco-Village
The experience
• Land Circle: Growing vegetables and taking care of our gardens.
• Technical Circle: Caring for the maintenance of buildings and facilities.
• Kitchen Circle: Preparing delicious, healthy food following macrobiotic principles.
• Hosting Circle: Welcoming new volunteers and keeping spaces clean and cozy for everyone.
• Promotion Circle: SoMe, website or helping with other promotional materials
What you offer
32 hours of help per week
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
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.
Free Events:
Get free entrance for the best events in town.
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.
Yoga classes:
Take free yoga classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies:
You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Permaculture Course:
Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
Fast Internet Access:
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace:
Specific space for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
European Union Passport
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Are you interested in Health, Happiness, Community Building andGreen Living? Would you like to contribute to building our eco-village and intentional community? We have something between 5-20 visitors and students at a time. It gets quite busy from spring to autumn and in winter we slow down.
We are looking for people who are committed to health, happiness, green living & community building and curious to experience ecovillage life including living in a commune, running a school and doing small businesses. You should be prepared for an alternative lifestyle, holistic meals, permaculture, macrobiotics, sociocracy, living in the countryside and more. We value community time and open, non-violent communication.
We are mostly looking for volunteers who can stay for a minimum of 2 months.
Activities & Shift
At our place, you make your own schedule (unless you are in the kitchen). We have daily morning meetings to discuss any matters but then everyone goes to their own work. For all of the volunteering positions, we have leaders so someone will show you around or teach you.
if you are in promotion you could be making video's, SoMe posts, website, brochures or other promotional material.
If you are in the garden, this might mean weeding, sowing, moving branches, harvesting etc.
In maintenance you could be fixing radiators, check out the plumbing, fix some bikes or whatever else needs attention.
Hosting can include organising events, preparing rooms or cleaning for example. The kitchen is always busy, from cooking, preparing, cleaning or restocking. We also need someone who wants to boost our marketing and online presence.
If you have any other skills you think might come in handy, we are happy to hear about it!
Rules
Please read our website (avno.org) and volunteer info-pack for more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UPxVbLnqXTLWUm3NTYYwX2GO2ugL5LdZ_gNqmlV2DDg/edit?usp=sharing