🇸🇮 ESC Volunteering in Slovenia 🌿 Permaculture Farming and Sustainable Life on an Off Grid Farm 🛖

Description

This ESC activity will take place in the sustainable initiative farm, therefore volunteers will interact with examples of good practices of low environmental footprint in rural life. The schedule will include various activities; mainly practical with explanations from different fields of sustainable practices while working (mostly permacultural farming, natural construction, community living, social permaculture, social entrepreneurship, energy resources, water cycle on the estate, and natural cosmetics).

The working hours will be7 per day, including cooking and cleaning inside the schedule. We start in the morning, 8 am, and work until 4 pm (1 h of break). After it is free time to rest, connect, do some walks etc.

The aim of the activity is to live together on the farm and everyday village life. At the same time to take care of our selves, other - to make new connections and to learn from each other while volunteering and taking care of the place.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

FOOD

Meals will be vegetarian, and we will cook together.

We aim to use local food and/or ecological food when possible.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation will be simple, but pleasant, in a shared OFF-GRID hut.

We use dry, compost toilets and solar showers.

Most facilities are outdoors.

Costs for food, accommodation and traveling (rate for covered traveling costs depends on the distance) are covered.

Training during the activity

!!IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY VIA LINK BELOW !!!

WHAT: INDIVIDUAL ESC for 4 participants (can be also Slovenian) YES! to Sustainability 2027

WHEN: FLEXIBLE!

April 2027 - November 2027 for:

from 2 months (short-term volunteering) until 8 months (long-term volunteering).

MORE INFORMATION: https://canva.link/2027-farm-veles-esc-ind-slo

APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/9eX4zcQUtXFrhiCu7

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15.12.2026

MAIN ACTIVITIES - Permaculture farming, Sustainable lifestyle, Natural building and maintenance, Promoting Sustainability, DIY projects,

Collaborating in local community.

Participant profile

WHO:

young people (18-30 years old) with an interest in sustainability and be willing to cooperate in a group of people and also alone

want to experience simple lifestyle living on the farm (no public transport)

willing to live and work outside in nature and with nature

have speaking level of English

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 20 week(s) during the period 01/04/2027 to 01/11/2027

Location

Svinjsko 10, Sentjanz, Slovenia

Deadline

15/12/2026

Project code

2026-1-SI02-ESC51-VTJ-000403061

Topics

Looking for participants from

40 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇸🇮 Slovenia.