Código:
EST 17
Disponibilidad:
Completo
KAINA
Estonia
Fecha de inicio:
22/07/2013
Fecha de fin:
11/08/2013
Extra fee:
0.00
Euro
Idiomas:
Inglés
Tipo de trabajo:
Edad mínima:
18
Edad máxima:
99
Plazas:
4
Plazas para discapacitados:
0
Descripción:
Lepaniidi Farm has currently 30 goats for milk and goat cheese production. Volunteers will be helping grazing, feeding, milking the goats, processing the milk, but also picking berries and vegetables. Thus in the mornings and evenings there will be milking the goats. At day - picking the fruits (raspberries and blackberries) and making a jam. Some days there will be work in vegetable garden, removing weeds, picking beetroots, etc. Participants will have a great chance to get familiar with various farm jobs, even to learn how to make goat cheese The working day will be 5-7 hours, 5 days a week. Work will be done under supervision of local hosts.
The accommodation conditions at the farm will be simple - in old granary, however on beds. Please bring your sleeping bag. Toilets and showers are available; there is also traditional Estonian sauna in the farm. There is a kitchen with necessary equipment for cooking, which volunteers may use freely i just like at home. Usually volunteers will have breakfasts and lunch together with farmers cooked and served by the hosts, while dinners will be prepared on their own.
LocationHiiumaa Island, Kaina parish, Ristivalja village, Lepaniidi farm. Hiiumaa Island is in the west of Estonia, 140 km from Tallinn. More information on www.hiiumaa.ee or www.visitestonia.com Leisure timeThere are lot of nice natural picturesque sights in the area. Sea cost is 7 km away from the working place and there are good possibility take the bicycles and go to swim. It is possible to visit other parts of Hiiumaa Island on weekend. Hiiumaa offers a lot of events on weekends in summer. Hosts plan to arrange some tours around the island.This camp is absolutely suitable for people who enjoy nature and are interested in traditional ways of rural living.
Special requirementsMotivation letter is required. You have to be ready to adapt to the simple conditions of the common life in the country side of Estonia and be willing to do farm work, which can be hard sometimes. Not suitable for lactose allergic participants since hosts offer a lot of milk products. NB Smoking and drinking alcohol is not allowed in this camp
Aeropuerto:
TLL
Estación de tren:
Kaina