Throughout the project, volunteers will work in the vegetable garden and carry out various tasks (harvesting, cleaning, composting, sowing, planting, cooking, preserving...) and work in the renovation of a building with clay and other natural materials (straw). Sunday 28th of July there will be an Open House in collaboration with 2 other permaculture places in the region. Volunteers will help set up the event and assist in some of the tasks (animations, bar...) and will also be able to visit the partners' projects.
Accomodation and food
The volunteers will sleep in tents (bring your own mattress and sleeping bag). The living conditions will be rudimentary (a solar shower and dry toilets). The volunteers will cook for themselves with the partner and will have access to the vegetables from the garden. The food will be exclusively vegetarian, local, organic and seasonal. There will be a few bikes available to get around.
Location and leisure
Village of Beauvechain, Brabant Wallon, Belgium.
Project hosted by
Les Amis du Village in Beauvechain is above all, a place of discovery and exchange of the principles of permaculture, well-being and creativity. This citizen initiative, led by a couple and their relatives, offers internships, training and workshops to people who may wish to discover gardening techniques, food preservation or mushroom cultivation in a spirit of individual and group creativity. Locally rooted and set in a green scenery, Les Amis du Village” aims to strengthen ties with locals while inviting volunteers from all places to join their experience.
There are a variety of activities in which volunteers are invited to participate: yoga, meditation, and crafts.
Directions to meeting point
Additional comments
Additional fee: Many SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00. This will cover - local hosting costs; International insurance costs of the volunteer; a small travel fund to enable disadvantaged volunteers to join projects; administration costs of SCI International.
If you apply through an SCI branch, the fee will be included in the fee you pay to your sending branch. If you apply through a partner organisation you will pay the fee on arrival at the project; direct to the hosting branch or through a PayPal transfer system. When accepted on the project the host branch will give you more details of the various payment options.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project name: Experience permaculture and discovery of vegetable kitchen