BUZZ REGENERATION! - COMMUNICATION, AGROFORESTRY AND PERMACULTURE PROJECT IN PUGLIA

ASSOCIAZIONE REGEN ETS

palombaio, Italy

DESCRIPTION

Regen is based in an Agroforestry farm now containing more then 15.000 different fruit trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and vegetable gardens. Our association regularly organizes training courses for young people and adults on Agroforestry, Permaculture and Regenerative Agriculture, with practical and theoretical parts. We carry out different activities related to the training of participants in many areas within the framework of agro-ecology, bio-construction, ecology in general. Currently we work and collaborate in the development and establishment of different projects with agroforestry and agroecological models. The association has been offering different courses related to Agroforestry, soil regeneration, hydrological management, bioconstruction and some other topics related to ecology for about 8 years.

ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

You will live in shared rooms with other volunteers and staff. There is a kitchen to cook meals, mostly organic and self-grown and vegetarian. It is our home and sacred space. In Regen the diet is vegetarian (we don't eat meat and fish in the farm, we eat eggs, we get cheese once a week for our pizza night), mostly organic, as local as possible and with minimum packaging. We believe in critical consumption and we don’t want to forage industrial food if possible. We ask not to bring industrial food from outside like bottled drinks. Please use your plant based fully biodegradable toiletry.

TRAINING DURING THE ACTIVITY

Communication on Permaculture design concepts (how ecosystems work and how to mimic them), ethics and deepest motivation for ecological activism, design principles;

- Natural successions and agroforestry and its layers and related observation in the field and pruning experience to manage an agroforest.

- How to manage an agro-forest through pruning and rational organization of organic matter;

- Plant nursery building and planting;

- Soil: introduction to composting and natural fertilization, hot compost pile, a worm compost bin, biochar and biofertilizers.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

● Interested in the project’s activities and values;

● Possibly with previous skills in Agriculture or Communication and Social media or Ecobuilding and carpentry;

● With a strong personality and commitment in ecology;

● Hard worker, proactive, sociable and creative;

● 18-30 years old;

● Knowledge of English or Italian

● With a good ability to work in a team

● From European countries

ACTIVITY DATES

A total of 24 week(s) during the period 13/05/2026 to 13/05/2027

ACTIVITY LOCATION

Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 132, palombaio, Italy

ACTIVITY TYPE

Individual volunteering

LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden