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DE-SCI 11.41 ALEMANIA Alemania Agriculture / Environment / Restoration, renovation 20/08/2022 04/09/2022

Back to the Roots II (Bernkastel-Kues near Koblenz)

Camp code:

DE-SCI 11.41

Country:

Germany

Start Date:

20 Aug 2022

End Date:

04 Sep 2022

Topic:

11: Climate and sustainable lifestyle

Work Types:

Agriculture / Environment / Restoration, renovation

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

16 - 99

Required Language:

English

Description: Experience a unique alternative lifestyle and learn more about the diversity of crops. In times of global warming and rising inequalities in the world, we need to rethink our way of living and the way we use resources. Friedmunt Sonnemann is someone who has been living consistently a simple life for many years and made an alternative lifestyle a reality, (check this out https://youtu.be/Zu_NPtxZtrQ). He cultivates rare and forgotten crop plants whose seeds he sells to allotment gardeners. The remote cottage is an hour's walk uphill from the wine-growing town Bernkastel-Kues. There is neither running water nor electricity in the house. Therefore there is a common room, spring water and a telephone.

Type of Work: Depending on the weather: field work (tending crops, weeding); house constructions with straw and clay; other handicraft activities.

Study Theme: Preservation of threatened diversity of cultivated plants; biological variety development.

Accommodation: In the barn or construction trailer; composting toilet, outdoor shower; only vegetarian food.

Language: English

Requirements: Adaptation to a very simple and modest lifestyle, especially concerning hygienic conditions; motivation and willingness to experience and endure life close to nature for two weeks and to work physically 6 hours a day. Leave your mobile phone at home and discover the simple life without internet access. Do not bring a rolling suitcase, but a backpack. You will walk for one hour through the forest.

Approximate Location: Covid-19: The people in this project are not vaccinated. We organise our workcamps according to the regulations at the time of the workcamp. We will inform you about this in the Infosheet and by email. Please mind the vaccination and testing regulations for entering Germany: https://t1p.de/at82o

Notes: Please kindly note that there is an additional incoming fee of 50 € for all volunteers applying through Partner organisations or Contacts of the SCI network. This will cover international insurance costs of the volunteer and administration costs of SCI International. For volunteers coming from countries with SCI Branches and Groups there is no additional incoming fee. You can check the status of your local sending organisation here: https://rb.gy/fveuew. If this fee exceeds your financial ability, please make a comment in your application.