WORK: Play music, clear brush, learn folk dances, pick blackberries, put on new roofs, swim in the Yuba River, dig in the garden, create delicious meals, paint buildings and look at the spectacular night sky.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMODATION: Shared cabins, central bathhouse, and excellent organic vegetarian meals in our dining hall.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: Nevada City, California, 1 1/2-hour East of Sacramento.
Requirements:
No alcohol or tobacco use on campus. Families and parents with children welcome A parent/legal guardian must accompany children under age 18.
If we get final approval, we hope to build a new trail connecting the center of the community to the city s largest office buildings which reside near the top of a hill, creating a trail through a hillside forest,. The project will involve the construction of stone steps up a steep hillside. We may also rebuild the wood portion of a bridge that crosses a river. Both these projects require state permits, we may or may not be able to obtain so the group may end up working on other projects. Other major project could include trail restoration work in remote sections of the parks. There may be some opportunity to do some general park maintenance such as mowing lawns and restoring drainage ditches.
Accomodation & food:
In the Christ Church with shared cooking duties. Smoking and alcohol are not allowed in the Church.
Location & leisure:
Montpelier is the capitol of Vermont with a population of 8500, making it the smallest capitol in the U.S. During free time volunteers will have access to local parks and recreation areas. The summer weather is usually good for visiting some wild and beautiful swimming areas. There will be time for interaction with the local community so please bring information about your country, hobbies, and life to share.
Requirements:
Be ready for hard, physical work. Bring proper clothing and footwear.
Development of land into farm use, and construction on farm buildings.Work; Agricultural; turning soil, weeding, gathering, and hauling, fellingtrees, composting, cutting firewood, using trees saws, shovels, axes,and other garden tools. Construction; building a large deck, gazebo, andouthouse. Volunteers will be nailing, moving materials, digging foundations,making beams and posts, using hand and power tools. We will gladly teachanyone basic construction skills. The work we do is varied. Each can find the type and level of work that is good for their own ability.STUDY THEME; To expose people to new ideas and new experiences to better understand themselves and the world they live in. How can Oscarsfarm as a sustainable farm community help foster ideas, and solutions to some of todays problems, and shift the world closer to peace? Bring your ideas and thoughts.
Accomodation & food:
Indoors kitchen and sleeping areas, mattresses, extra blankets, pillows provided. Rustic cabin/bunkhouse in the woods. Outdoor camping is an option. Separate male/female areas provided.
Location & leisure:
Oscarsfarm is located in the rural unpopulated region of Vermont known as The Northeast Kingdom. The closest town is West Burke, population 300. The geography is mountains, and rolling hills, valleys and farms. Very green and lush, dotted with streams, and lakes. Hiking, fishing, swimming, painting, drumming, berry picking, ceramics,candlemaking. Also we will have field trips to Montpelier, and Burlington, Vermont, and Boston Ma. We also have professional artists, and musicians coming to do workshops.
Requirements:
Sheets, or bedroll, or sleeping bag. Boots, raingear, towel, warm clothes. Musical instruments, art projects, songs, cultural activities, etc.
Volunteers will be involved in construction projects and site maintenance at our 700 acre facility. There will also be other, small carpentry projects including porch chairs, tables and grounds work. Volunteers will be included in camp activities such as the arts, music, swimming and hiking, and they will be asked to do a short presentation on an aspect of their culture.
Accomodation & food:
In tents, food is vegetarian.
Location & leisure:
This is a beautiful, rural location on 700 acres of mountains, woodlands, wetlands and farmlands 1/2 hour from Burlington, VT and Lake Champlain. Leisure activities include visits to County Fair, Church Street, Burlington, and Lake Champlain.
Requirements:
Closed toe shoes, sleeping bag and an optional air mattress. No alchohol aloud on site.
Volunteers will assist in creating and preparing the land for walking paths, gardens, play apparatus, fields for various sports, ice rink, physical training field, corrals and pens for livestock. The work is expected to be for only the vigorous.
Accomodation & food:
The facilities at the School will be utilized to house the camp.
Location & leisure:
Riding Horse Back, Camping in the Black Hills, Pow Wow s, Traditional Ceremonies, and Indian Leg Wrestling.
Requirements:
Bring work clothes and footwear, also sleeping gear. No drugs or alcohol.
Age:
18-28
Region:
South dakota
Location:
Little eagle
Language(s):
English
Airport:
BIS: Bismarck Municipal Airport (Bismarck, United States)
Can include reconstructing a hiking path by building stone structures (stairs, walls) and by digging tread ways and drainage ditches or helping rebuild a trail shelter. You will get muddy Learn trail building skills. Work safety is our highest priority.
Accomodation & food:
Monday - Thursday nights at a primitive campsite in the mountains. Spend the days off at a base camp in town. Tents are provided.
Location & leisure:
Danby is 2 hours east of Albany, New York in southern Vermont. Explore Vermont swimming holes, historic villages, and forested mountains.
Requirements:
Bring hiking boots, backpack, sleeping bag (rated to 20 F/ -6 C) and sturdy work clothes. Work is physically demanding and is done outside in all weather. Volunteers must plan to arrive Rutland on the Sunday at the beginning of the session for orientation, and depart on the Saturday at the end of the session.
Volunteers will be involved in construction projects and site maintenance at our 700 acre facility. There will also be other, small carpentry projects including porch chairs, tables and grounds work. Volunteers will be included in camp activities such as the arts, music, swimming and hiking, and they will be asked to do a short presentation on an aspect of their culture.
Accomodation & food:
In tents, food is vegetarian.
Location & leisure:
This is a beautiful, rural location on 700 acres of mountains, woodlands, wetlands and farmlands 1/2 hour from Burlington, VT and Lake Champlain. Leisure activities include visits to County Fair, Church Street, Burlington, and Lake Champlain.
Requirements:
Closed toe shoes, sleeping bag and an optional air mattress. No alchohol, drugs or smoking aloud on site.
Can include reconstructing a hiking path by building stone structures (stairs, walls) and by digging tread ways and drainage ditches or helping rebuild a trail shelter. You will get muddy Learn trail building skills. Work safety is our highest priority.
Accomodation & food:
Monday - Thursday nights at a primitive campsite in the mountains. Spend the days off at a base camp in town. Tents are provided.
Location & leisure:
Danby is 2 hours east of Albany, New York in southern Vermont. Explore Vermont swimming holes, historic villages, and forested mountains.
Requirements:
Bring hiking boots, backpack, sleeping bag (rated to 20 F/ -6 C) and sturdy work clothes. Work is physically demanding and is done outside in all weather. Volunteers must plan to arrive Rutland on the Sunday at the beginning of the session for orientation, and depart on the Saturday at the end of the session.
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