RebelFarmer creates volunteering and learning experiences on European organic farms and in rural communities. By bringing you in intense contact with the knowledge and practices of rural communities, your experience with nature and the environment will be brought to a whole new level!
Back to our roots
In many rural communities traditional methods of agriculture and forestry are still being practised, and many traditions that are connected to it are still alive. Some of the technical methods and also the traditional cultural skills are back in "fashion". Probably the best example that can be given here is the art of gardening, conserving and cooking with seasonal food products. In Eastern Europe it is now possible to help the elder population in surviving in their villages, and at the same time learn from their vast experience with this. They can also teach songs, dances and old rituals in which the natural pace of nature and the seasons is being reflected.
New communities
At the same time, new communities are developing in the countryside where people survive by applying new types of agriculture like permaculture and organic agriculture. They are also often actively involved with local authorities in the renovation and management of traditional landscapes, connecting natural areas by eco-corridors, saving agro-biodiversity, etc. They offer interesting experimental grounds for ecological building techniques, often re-inventing or combining traditional building techniques and local materials with new scientific approaches.The same applies for renewable energy production and energy-saving. The new rural communities are more open than traditional communities. Inhabitants move more frequently or live only seasonally on the countryside. Also they often have jobs outside their village.
These communities are globally connected through a network of rural and urban activist communities, for example the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), the Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network, the European Centre for Eco Agro Tourism (ECEAT) and the European Youth For Action (EYFA).
We offer you placements in communities where you can participate, learn and contribute all at the same time, to develop alternatives for our crazy overheated and polluting society and lifestyles. You can become RebelFarmer yourself, by sharing your gained knowledge with us and other RebelFarmers!