*We’re looking for Garden Volunteers to support our Head Grower.
In exchange for 5 hours of gardening per day, 5 days a week, you’ll be welcomed into our farmhouse and daily life. We share home-cooked lunches together, and provide simple food staples for breakfast and dinner.
We ask for a minimum stay of one month so you can truly settle in, build relationships, and learn the rhythms of the garden and the community. Longer stays are very welcome.*
Veduna is a 24 hectare organic farm and retreat centre. Located with wonderful views over the nearby hills and mountains, the farm has been designed on permaculture principles to provide a sustainable environment for community living and personal healing and development.
We have a small team of people (and two dogs) who live at Veduna although we also have many visitors to the retreat centre throughout the year. Please see our website for more information.
We are passionate about growing food! The farm provides a wide range of vegetables and fruit for retreat guests and our own team, all grown with care and love. Our growing spaces include a greenhouse, two polytunnels, orchard and two organic fields, offering volunteers hands-on experience in diverse aspects of organic and permaculture-based farming.
We have had many volunteers come to stay at Veduna (and many of those have come back second time). We recognise the importance of providing guidance on all aspects of organic growing, utilising no-dig principles and great attention to soil management.
We are currently looking for a Garden Volunteer to support our Head Grower.
A WWOOFer's responsibilities would partly depend upon the season, including potting, sowing, watering and harvesting and succession planting, with guidance provided.
Minimum 1 month stay, however long-term is preferred!
We usually share lunch as a team and provide food for the WWOOFer to make their own breakfast and supper. We have a house which is for accommodation of our team and where any volunteers would stay , either in a bedroom or dormitory, depending upon availability.
On the farm we have a beautiful natural pool and sauna. We are also surrounded by magical forests with a plethora of hiking trails. We also have an electric bike that can be borrowed by volunteers for exploring the local area.
The farm is situated less than 10 km from the town of Velenje and 20km from the larger city of Celje. We are also an hour away from Ljubljana.
For budding musicians we also have an electric keyboard and acoustic guitar. Occasionally, between retreats, we will have a movie night for the team in the Retreat Centre.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Forestry
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Renewable energy production
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Biodynamic agriculture
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
Certified organic
24
Hectares
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59.3
Acres
