🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🌱 Community Garden and Heritage Regeneration in a Mountain Village 🫒

Description

We are looking for volunteers, both short-term (2 months) and long-term (September to December) for our project in Tramonti, a small rural mountain village in southern Italy, regenerating the environment and heritage. The project centres on our community garden. You will live as part of our small community, taking on hands-on work: planting and harvesting seasonal produce and working with wood. As outdoor work depends on weather and season, you'll also take on office-based tasks. You will work alongside local farmers on food conservation and traditions, and research wild, edible plants used in local cooking, directly engaging with the biodiversity you'll help protect. You will also manage social media, write blog content, run sustainability workshops on recycling and reuse, and take part in educational activities with children.Throughout your stay you will be part of a small rural community, sharing daily tasks with local families and adapting to a life shaped by the land and seasons.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The accommodation will be arranged in a shared apartment with other young people in Tramonti. Rooms are shared. This apartment will be in a reasonable distance to the office and the working places. All basic furniture and objects will be provided for. A set of rules are established for the accommodation and we expect volunteers to respect them. Food will be done in supply.

Training during the activity

Participants will have an introduction to the tasks, projects and responsibilities they undertake. The variety of activities during the year will allow participant to experience more activities instead of having to do repetitive tasks during the project. We will arrange a personal learning plan for you and you will be introduced and accompanied by both your supervisor and your mentor. Other specific training opportunities will depend on the responsibilities of the participant.

Participant profile

We are looking for volunteers who are genuinely motivated to embrace the local culture and to live as part of a community, sharing daily life, spaces and tasks with both local people and the other volunteers on the project. This is meant to be a shared experience: volunteers should be open to learning new things while also contributing their own skills and knowledge. Applicants should be comfortable doing outdoor activities all year round, in all seasons and weather conditions, and should not mind working with their hands and getting dirty in the process. They should be willing to take part in growing, collecting and cooking food for the community, and should be comfortable living in a remote area, far from any large towns. A genuine curiosity to learn and experience new things is essential.

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 6 week(s) during the period 25/10/2026 to 24/12/2026

Location

Via Medica 3, Tramonti, Italy

Deadline

31/10/2026

Project code

2026-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000401911

Topics

Looking for participants from

31 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇮🇹 Italy.