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Discover the ancient roots of Calabrian Pollino | LEG16 | 2019-07-27 - 2019-08-11 | ENVI | Age: 18 - 75

Project summary: A jumps into the roots and ancient traditions of southern italy with Legambiente Pollino and ancient crafts, discover the roots in the montains with Legambiente. Join us, #discoverpollino! Description PROJECT: San Lorenzo is a small town  where an important resource for the place is the maintenance of natural resources and the recovery of ancient skills and productions. The recovery of this traditional activities could be for the town very important in terms economic, social and environmental equilibria. During the past years, the local Association “I Ragazzi di San Lorenzo Bellizzi” (IRSLB), worked on  pursuit of the two basic objectives : the memory of the old and the development for the new. For three years this local association in collaboration with the Municipality  has worked to fight the abandonment of rural areas, proposing the locals to take olive groves on loan in exchange for their recovery and the subsequent restart of olive production. There are many abandoned olive groves in the municipal territory for the most varied reasons, for example some owners are elderly or emigrated. In the first olive grove loaned by  IRSLB, there is also a stone "haystack" that can be recover as a deposit for tools and a point of reception for school children in visits organized for educational purposes. The City plans to build a “Museum of ancient crafts”. Always along the same axis there are two bakeries in activity.The final dream is to create the "Path of bread and oil" that connects the history of local work and traditional products that still exist, such traditional bread and sub-products and olive oil.  The camp will participate to the carbon offsetting campain of the Alliance Network. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: I Ragazzi di San Lorenzo Bellizzi”  is a no profit voluntary association established in 2010. The mission of the association is developping the local culture of business and making it interact with the territory, so that everybody can benefit from a general growth. Legambiente Cosenza local group is very active in environmental education in the schools about sustainability, renewable energies, agriculture waste management and sustainable lifestyles. LOCATION AND LEISURE: San Lorenzo is a small town where large part of the economy depends on pensions, small business, catering, and tourism seasonal jobs during the summer. It is subjet to a strong depopulation as many villages in the south of Italy. The territory of San Lorenzo is a small treasure trove of beautiful landscapes characterized by canyons created by the Raganello river. During the camp a visit to Pollino park along the ancient roots of Brigants will be organized for the volunteers of the camp. The  initiative will comprise an experience in the tent in the Pollino. Volunteers can visit also the “Grotta delle ninfe” (Ninphes cave), a termal spring site. WORK: The works on olive groves recovery will consist in eliminating weeds, cutting down shrubs and removing stones and all that is needed to prepare for recovery of the plant. The “Way of oil and bread” will be valorized by the works on the ancient haystacks that will be cleaned for renovation in order to leave the perimeter wall clean from residues from stones, tiles and beams of the collapsed roof, wild plants, etc. STUDY PART: workcamp seminars session will be organized on Brigants and history of Calabria; rural life, organic oil production. Volunteer will be actively involved in the preparation activities  of the annual initiative of “Saperi e Sapori”, a traditional fest on the street of the town that connect the gastronomic tradition to cultural roots and town heritage. Volunteers will be recruited in a “marine litter” day inside the campain of Legambiente Calabria “RiciclaEstate”. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The volunteer will resides in the Casa Parco shelter and can benefit by a convention with the local restaurants. No internet. TERMINAL: Local Train Station: Trebisacce station, (Last bus at 16.00) Plane: Lamezia Terme (SUF) . Aeroporto di Bari Palese (BRI) See also: www.aeroportodibari.com/ By Bus Autolinee S.A.J. See also: www.saj.it/sanlorenzo-trebisacce.htm SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: none. LANGUAGE:English, italian knowledge is welcome. 

I Ragazzi di San Lorenzo Bellizzi” is a no profit voluntary association established in 2010. The mission of the association is developping the local culture of business and making it interact with the territory, so that everybody can benefit from a general growth. Legambiente Cosenza local group is very active in environmental education in the schools about sustainability, renewable energies, agriculture waste management and sustainable lifestyles.

Work: WORK: The works on olive groves recovery will consist in eliminating weeds, cutting down shrubs and removing stones and all that is needed to prepare for recovery of the plant. The “Way of oil and bread” will be valorized by the works on the ancient haystacks that will be cleaned for renovation in order to leave the perimeter wall clean from residues from stones, tiles and beams of the collapsed roof, wild plants, etc. STUDY PART: workcamp seminars session will be organized on Brigants and history of Calabria; rural life, organic oil production. Volunteer will be actively involved in the preparation activities of the annual initiative of “Saperi e Sapori”, a traditional fest on the street of the town that connect the gastronomic tradition to cultural roots and town heritage. Volunteers will be recruited in a “marine litter” day inside the campain of Legambiente Calabria “RiciclaEstate”.

Accomodation and food: The volunteer will resides in the Casa Parco shelter and can benefit by a convention with the local restaurants. No internet.

Location: San Lorenzo Bellizzi

Location and Leisure: LOCATION AND LEISURE: San Lorenzo is a small town where large part of the economy depends on pensions, small business, catering, and tourism seasonal jobs during the summer. It is subjet to a strong depopulation as many villages in the south of Italy. The territory of San Lorenzo is a small treasure trove of beautiful landscapes characterized by canyons created by the Raganello river. During the camp a visit to Pollino park along the ancient roots of Brigants will be organized for the volunteers of the camp. The initiative will comprise an experience in the tent in the Pollino. Volunteers can visit also the “Grotta delle ninfe” (Ninphes cave), a termal spring site. TERMINAL: Local Train Station: Trebisacce station, (Last bus at 16.00) Plane: Lamezia Terme (SUF) . Aeroporto di Bari Palese (BRI) See also: www.aeroportodibari.com/ By Bus Autolinee S.A.J. See also: www.saj.it/sanlorenzo-trebisacce.htm

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Requirements: none

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 0.0