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ESC Team For Healthy Life 3 - “Organic farm L’Arca’’ in Italy Verified listing Verified listing

Description

Fattoria L'Arca is an organic farm located in the south of Italy. It offers a retreat for guests who wish to connect with nature and enjoy locally grown, organic produce.

L'Arca is looking for volunteers to assist in farming activities and with visitors.

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Accommodation, food and transport arrangements:

  • Pocket money: 17€ per day (the traveling expenses, visa and insurance costs are NOT included).
  • Accommodation: Triple room with an inner bathroom Meals: Breakfast (Italian sweet style) + Lunch + Dinner (meals are prepared by the chef of L'Arca with a fixed menu and mainly farm ingredients).
  • Vacation: 4 days fixed on specific dates that will be announced by the organisation.

Training during the opportunity:

  • On arrival training: first 4 days - organized by the coordinating organisation Associazione Joint.
  • Final evaluation: 2 days - Youthpass Certificate will be delivered.
Tasks

Volunteers will be involved in tasks such as: working in fields and in green houses, cleaning green spaces and animal areas, planting and harvesting fruits and vegetables, digging soil, and assisting the cook.
Important: physical work is required.

In addition, there will be creative activities like pottery workshops, basket weaving, and a workshop on how to make “tortelli”. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities, including rafting and beach cleaning.

Volunteers will work 5 days a week, approximately 30 hours per week, mostly in the mornings during farming hours (from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm).

About the organisation

Fattoria L’Arca is an educational and social farm, carrying out organic farming. It aims to create a place of educational, social and human exchange and for this reason it has always welcomed people who want to experience the rural lifestyle or who, at a difficult time in their lives, need a safe place where they can feel at home, understood and valued.

The farmhouse guarantees the means of support for all the other activities that have not been conceived for profit. In this way they can cultivate in a truly organic way, breed animals in health, without exploitation, devote themselves to the teaching and free reception of people with social, economic and psychological difficulties, as well as having cultural exchanges with volunteers from all over the world.

Volunteer Profile

The profile of an ideal volunteer is:

aged between 18 and 30;
resident or citizen of an EU country (including Italy);
motivated and eager to learn;
adaptable and open-minded;
able to work in a team;
proactive and respectful of common rules;
ready to do physical or manual work outdoors and “get hands dirty”;
willing to work early hours (starting at 6 AM).
positive, peaceful attitude;
flexible to possible changes.

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    Location
    Starting Date
    • 06/10/2025
    Ending Date
    • 05/12/2025
    Economic conditions

    Everything covered by European Solidarity Corps Program

    Selection Process

    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an online interview.

    Application Closing Date
    • 04/10/2025

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