VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM
Come Help our non-profit Yoga Eco Farm grow


Dear Volunteer.
The goal of our project is to inspire people to a more eco-conscious and mindful lifestyle, promoting a sustainable approach to life, involving a deep connection with Nature, and personal growth based on the principles of Yoga and Permaculture.
Since the beginning of the project in 2017, we have renovated few stone structures, bringing electricity, water and a sewer system. We've planted hundreds of plants in the form of food forests and syntropic gardens, created a space for our veggie garden to grow some of our own food. We've established a local community offering Yoga classes, workshops, art and music events ... but there's still a lot of work to do, to expand but especially to maintain all of this!
We offer two kinds of volunteer programs:
- Time bank model:  for every hour of work you offer us, you can participate for free in our classes or events for the same amount of hours.
- Workwaway model: food and accommodation in exchange for 25 working hours per week (for instance from 9am to 2pm, Monday to Friday).
Work may involve construction and renovation, gardening and agriculture, vegetarian cooking, cleaning, helping during events and hospitality, promotion and marketing, teaching yoga or other workshops: if you have a specific knowledge or talent, you can share it!

Even though volunteers will be involved in all these various activities, we are also looking for people that can focus specifically on one field independently. Even if we'll plan and strategize together, we won't always be there for all the practical operations, so we need someone to become the point person for that, ideally from April until the end of summer; or at least for a minimum of 1 month. In particular:

- Permaculture and regenerative agriculture. We are looking for someone passionate with already some knowledge of permaculture and experience in regenerative agriculture, willing to brainstorm solutions and strategies, working on maintenance and caring for our garden. For the right person this could be a great opportunity to learn and practice what they love and see the results of their work. We also have a lot of books to deepen your knowledge.
- Yoga and holistic wellness. We would like to find a yoga teacher that ideally speaks Italian and English to teach some of the classes when needed, or maybe some specific workshop. Our students are mainly beginners and interested in a meditative practice, we offer gentle vinyasa and hatha yoga. We would like to incorporate more meditation and pranayama practices, mantra chanting and maybe kirtan events, using our harmonium or other instruments.
- Hospitality. We often host conscious travelers, especially pilgrims walking the Cammino del Salento. Some of the daily tasks may include preparing and cleaning the guest areas, setting up tents, changing linens, keeping common areas clean and tidy, preparing the breakfast table, occasionally helping with dinner preparation, welcoming guests at check-in, and supporting the daily organization of the space. Hospitality is an essential part of our project and offers a meaningful opportunity to meet travelers from all over the world while contributing to a warm, respectful and welcoming environment.
- Construction and Maintenance. We always need someone that is familiar with construction, masonry and carpentry, a jack of all trades that can fix things when they inevitably stop working. This is a great opportunity for someone creative who loves making beautiful, functional, and long lasting structures, mostly using natural materials like local stone, bamboo and canes, refurbished wood.
- Marketing, promotion, event planning and organization. The project has a lot of potential, and we always try to find ways to become more visible to the locals and international visitors. We could use somebody that has experience with marketing, promotion and social media, event organization, and that can maybe run some of these activities independently to boost the project exposure.

Since we usually receive many applications for the limited lodging spots, before making a final selection we'll ask you to answer a questionnaire - see below- then we may set a whatsapp call to have a better idea if we are a good match for each other. You can also check our workaway account.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you so much.

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DO YOU WANT TO APPLY?

Please download our presentation and questionnaire below:
PDF format
WORD format
Then you can fill it out and send it to: [email protected].
We really want to be on the same page, and set clear expectations. Looking forward to your applications!
Thanks so much.