Associação Waking Life
Flor da Rosa, Portugal
⭐️ Activity Title
Landcare - regenerative gardening and agroforestry
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
This program revolves around soil regeneration via permaculture and syntropic agroforestry techniques. We are reviving 30 hectares of degraded land to serve as a model for eco living and provide ways to ensure food and water security via regenerative practices such as Sytropic agriculture. This agroforestry technique advocates cooperation in nature as opposed to competition and highlights the role of diversity in creating a healthy ecosystem. The site is being transformed into a public park filled with biodiversity and a green playground for hosting our yearly music and art festival. You will be participating in various activities such as creating and maintaining agroforestry systems, organic gardening, developing the compost area and regenerative landscaping. The program also includes your contribution to cultural and community events such as listening sessions, collective cooking, local market or other events for the local community.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation: Tipis with bed and electricity at the Lakeside. Facilities: Showers with warm water and compost toilets, filtered drinking water and washing machine. Food: Three meals a day are cooked with food sourced as much as possible from our own garden and local producers. Free drinking water, coffee, plant-based milk and various teas are available 24/7. Transport: Daily bus and train to Lisbon and Porto. Car sharing is facilitated. Bicycles available for use.
Training during the activity
You will join a team of passionates taking you on a deep dive into nature. You will learn about: - rewilding, renaturation of streams - agroforestry technics - hydration of the landscape - the design and set-up of a small scale organic farming and food-processing model to achieve self-sufficiency and food sovereignty in order to sustain the onsite community during the year - community living dynamics - community care. We provide english and portuguese language support if needed.
Participant profile
Interested in learning about plants and building vibrant ecosystems? Not afraid to get your hands dirty and melt your sweat with soil? Ready to join a big community of beings living, working and celebrating together? That sounds like your cup of t(r)ea! Curious mind and committed physical condition is recommended.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 12 week(s) during the period 01/09/2026 to 30/06/2027
Activity location
Flor da Rosa, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 11/04/2027 12:00
Project code
2026-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000400652
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53232_en
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