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ESC volunteering in 2022

We are looking for 1 volunteer for Boodaville Caseres - 3.5 months in our rural site from 1st Sept - Xmas. This is a funded placement for youth with the European Solidarity Corps.
Boodaville Caseres – ESC project 
WHEN?

The activities take place for 3.5 months in 2022. Starting the 1st Sept

We are looking for 1 more International volunteer from Europe.

WHO?

This is a placement for participants with a maximum age of 30 as it is funded by the European Solidarity Corps. We are looking for people who are highly motivated to learn and apply Permaculture, who are responsible and have an interest in nature and outdoor activities. Applicants should have good communication skills and be ready to live in a small community. They should be prepared for quiet village life and able to travel between the village and the Boodaville site by bike or walking.

We also invite participants with fewer opportunities.

WHERE?

For 30 hours a week volunteers will be at Boodaville, a developing rural permaculture centre in the Matarranya region of Spain. Visitors learn about effective & sustainable design techniques in a place with challenging climate conditions.

Boodaville started in 2008 with the purchase of 1.5 hectares of olive terraces and pine forests in a stunning, tranquil location. Over the years, many people in an ever-growing international community have become involved and we’ve learned about, and applied, permaculture design during the development of the site.

The long term goal is to create a working example of permaculture principles in action and create an eco-education centre with plenty of space for workshops and courses.

Volunteers will live in rented accommodation in the small village of Caseres,

Caseres is a rural village about 3 km from the demonstration site of Boodaville. It is a small village of about 300 people located next to the Algars River where you can bathe. 

See more about Caseres here : http://www.caseres.altanet.org/

WHAT?

Looking after the Boodaville permaculture site, helping with events in Boodaville and beyond, learning about rural living and networking with likeminded people.

WHY?

This European Solidarity Corps program is an opportunity to make something for you and for the world. All basic living expenses are covered as well as the expenses to travel to Caseres, and you receive monthly pocket money. 

You will be living and learning ethical design, as well as experiencing life in a rural Spanish village. There are all sorts of possible day to day activities, please read the infopack for more information  and if you are eligible you can start the application process by filling in this form.

APPLY HERE BEFORE 23 JUNE!

Interviews for shortlisted applicants will be held via zoom between 24th and 26th June.

Boodaville Barcelona – ESC project Treasure!
WHEN?

A 12 month contract starting in January 2022.

(Application deadline 10th December 2021)

WHO?

This is a placement for participants with a maximum age of 30 as it is funded by the European Solidarity Corps. We are looking for people who are highly motivated to learn and apply Urban Permaculture, who are responsible and have an interest in ecosocial transition. Applicants should have good communication skills in Spanish as there will be networking and social media tasks. They should be prepared to come to the Poble Sec neighbourhood to work at least three days a week.

WHERE?

Volunteers will live in, or close to, Barcelona and will work in the Poble Sec neighbourhood to create regenerative projects. They will work in a variety of locations including co-working spaces, the offices of collaborating organisations, urban gardens and outdoor public spaces. 

WHAT?

January will be a month of observation, planning and training, after which volunteers can implement projects they choose ranging from: organising events and workshops promoting ecosocial transition, implementing permaculture design in the Poble Sec neighbourhood, communication tasks for Boodaville, collaborating with existing organisations on publicly funded projects, creating the project “Permaculture Poble Sec”, helping the Boodaville Association grow by engaging young people and sharing opportunities. 

There are many opportunities for independent work, as well as roles collaborating with exisiting groups. There are also opportunities to be involved with permaculure networks across the city and at a regional, national and international level.

Volunteers will work closely with Anna Louise Gurney the coordinator and mentor for this project

WHY?

This European Solidarity Corps project is an opportunity to engage in promoting ecosocial design with long-term effects in a city neighbourhood. All basic living expenses are covered as well as the expenses to travel to Barcelona, and you receive monthly pocket money. 

You will be living and learning ethical design, as well as experiencing life in an urban neighbourhood. There are all sorts of possible day to day activities, please read the infopack for more information  and if you are eligible you can start the application process by filling in th

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On Friday’s I write – a week in artichokes

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On Friday’s I write – a week in artichokes

Lou, founder of Boodaville shares photos from the Food Forest in May and thoughts on this weeks' parenting and permaculture.

I am going slower than the Sagrada Familia. I can see the big central tower getting higher and higher. I notice it is June already, but I feel that I’m advancing so slowly with the next steps for Boodaville and Rovira Regenerativa.

I hope, and to be honest I trust, that the rich interactions and the winding complicated road is the correct one. At the same time I am aware that my “to do” list remains 50% not done this week.

As Kae Tempest says – The Line is Curve. I heard an interview with her on a Sean Keavney podcast this week (on headphones while the kids were awake in the back of the car! genius) she talked about being non-binary. I felt really sad when she used the phrase “it’s great that you are successfully male or female”. I’m sure she cringed too when she heard it back. It seems to me like that is the language we need to avoid and actually I’m not paticularly interested in her gender, and much much more interested in her thoughts on connection, humanity and not expecting that straight line towards your goals. I thought about writing her a letter, she’s awesome (one of my favourite people on the planet!).

My list this week included writing a memorial post for Jordi Cavaller i Badia our dome and rocket stove legend who died one year ago, writing up the amazing day we had at Boodaville planting and learning on 7th May, publishing the results of the Food Forest Survey from last year, and asking the volunteers to collect information this year (I did ask them for the info – TICK!), and many more office job tasks like dealing with accountants, volunteer contracts, administration for a solidarity project. 

I should also mention that I was at Boodaville for 4 days with both kids, with lots of river swimming, crying, having fun, feeling like I can’t cope, eating good food, eating awful food, worrying about Jo, being completely amazed and in love with Jo and Kira. The normal!

It may just be that the “to do” list was too long. 

Enjoy the photo of the abundance of artichokes in the food forest in May 2022!

Also – we are still selling tickets for Maranya Festival, we are almost certainly looking for a volunteer, under 30, resident outside of Spain from 1 Sept 2022 for 3.5 months (ignore the dates on the link!)

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