Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "agriculture" projects in Germany

Volunteers are invited to support this little park and it's actual project called "accessible farm" (Begehbarer Bauernhof). This means mainly working with wood, for example to build wooden fences as protection area for the pets. Or another important task will be to decorate the facilities and the compound with artistic design. For more information please visit: https://www.naturerlebnis-uckermark.de/

Volunteers can learn about the concept of the nature discovery park. You will discover interesting details such as a house made of clay and bales of straw ore how to take care of bees and its hive. It would be great if you can report about similar projects in your country.

Accommodation will be offered in the compound of the park. There is one big wooden hut with several separate rooms which offer nice space for groups: Sleeping rooms and a recreation and cooking area. Toilets and showers are nearby. After a long day you can enjoy evening mood at the shore of the lake in few minutes walking distance. WiFi available.

Leisure time: There will be encounters with German groups of youngsters: one time with visitors of the local youth club, another time with the members of the local street art project. There is planned to create street art together!In your free time, you can use the offers of the park, you can go swimming and excursions to local destinations will be offered. In the weekend, the group can decide to make a trip to Berlin, to Stettin in Poland or to the Baltic See.

Solid footwear is required for all outdoor work in grounds. Volunteers should bring some warm clothing as the accommodation block is not heated and night time temperatures in August may drop to +12 degrees Celsius. Sleeping bag is needed.

18-26

Prenzlau

English, German

SXF: Schonefeld (Berlin, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available

In the last years with the help of several workcamps there was created a new seminar room. It is set up in a sustainable manner, which means that are only used ecological materials. This year volunteers are invited to help in doing additional woodwork inside this seminar room. Additional work like making firewood can be done. As every year, volunteers are invited to get to know the local Perma Culture garden and do some gardening there. While looking after the plants, there this the possibility to harvest fruits. Of course there is also the opportunity to get to know about the idea of a Permaculture with its, plants, animals and environment.Therefore we are looking for 12 motivated young people who are interested in handicrafts, advanced training and gardening/landscaping.

How to create a productive garden which grows plants and feeds animals in a way that only a minimum input of energy and resources are required to achieve maximum sustainability to the environment? Interesting ecological and cultural projects/information from your country is very welcome.

Accommodation: The participants are accommodated in the big seminar room. Food will be prepared together in the big kitchen of the seminar house.

The afternoons and evenings, also weekends are free for personal use: sports, fieldtrips in the region and to Freiberg, swimming. There will be a group of around 6 local German volunteers participating in the workcamp. Good possibility to improve your German language skills. In the last weekend, volunteers will join the summer party of the University in the Farmhouse.

The project will take place in a famous river hill and cultural landscape in the middle of Saxony at the foot of the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains), 35 km from Dresden, 15 km from Freiberg.

Please bring a sleeping bag with you.

18-26

Gossberg

English, German

LEJ: Leipzig Halle (Leipzig, Germany)Vegetarian food will be available

This summer we would like to offer projects around the farm and the surrounding fields. We would like to renew the fencing of the horse paddocks and some of the grazing fields. Another project will be improving the sheep stable and painting it. Fun will be to create garden furniture out of wood pallets as well as restoring an old pony carriage. Also our agriculture field will need some attention, pulling weeds and hopefully harvesting our food that we use to cook our meals. If it is very hot a small pond will offer some cooling as well as short walk to our wood stream Lohbach. A wonderful bathing lake is within a short car drive and perfect for an evening swim on those hot summer nights.Volunteers are invited to prepare a wedding within the community and will be invited to celebrate this wedding together with the community in the last weekend.

The accommodation of the participants will be in bigger and smaller tents. In case of extended bad weather a big barn will also be available. A community kitchen with 2 showers and toilettes is close by. Please bring your own sleeping bags, sleeping mats (if possible) and towels.

Participants will be part of the community on a day to day basis and especially some evenings when the summer evenings invite to BBQ gatherings. Organic Farm live and especially day to day animal care will be integral part of the project. Additionally, the participants will have the opportunity to see therapeutic riding and are invited to share their knowledge from their countries.The farm village Kotthausen is 295 m above the sea level. Kotthausen has been mentioned first in medieval times around 1350. The region "Bergisches Land" is famous for its wet weather but has an amazing beautiful nature with stunning skies.

After registration, we require a self-declaration concerning the children and youth protection. We ask for a respectful behavior towards the various people with disabilities of all ages and towards animals. The project gives a good opportunity to practice German language. Please note: Volunteer will sleep in tents. Please bring sleeping bag with you.

18-26

Kotthausen

English, German

NRWVegetarian food will be available