From scratch to skyline: Cultivating Rural Transit
Description: Neorurals Assoc mission is helping all the people residing in cities but interested in rural lifestyles find solutions that can facilitate this transition.All our actions are based on a central idea: cultural development of the rural environment.For many years now, as the countryside has been losing population, many cultural activities that used to take place there have been disappearing due to migration to urban areas.Thus there is a cultural degradation & a lot of our ancestral´s knowledge is disappearing due to no longer being useful in the urban lifestyle.Reversing this situation& promoting a permanent return to rural areas requires work on the revival of certain cultural components.Only in this way we can create a vicious circle where culture brings people& people bring more culture
Type of Work: For the planting of trees we first have to dig a lot of holes and build an irrigation system. We plan to plant many fruit trees in the 5 hectares of field that we have at our disposal. As for the construction of the agricultural warehouse, the most complicated parts are made by professionals specialized in construction. However, the warehouse will have a roof full of aromatic herbs that need to be planted. Other tasks include wall painting, and arranging the wood. DIY skills will be needed for the construction of the dry toilet where recycled materials will be used including wood panels and hay that we will have to collect from the neighbouring farms. The working tasks will always be easy and safe.
Study Theme: Our main topic is the return to the rural environment as a more sustainable lifestyle. Being such a wide topic we can analyze in multiple sessions the current macroeconomical factors, the role of politics,the difficulty of having access to the land& the lost ancestral knowledge of the rural lifestyle. The area where our project is being developed is a touristic spot that contains some spectacular landscapes perfect for unforgettable excursions & 2 artificial lakes where people can go for a swim.Àger is an historical& architectonic jewel that offers the opportunity for different cultural visits
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in big tents (3 people each) in a camping area in the village of Àger. it is important that you bring your own sleeping bag. For cooking there is a wooden stove and many kitchen utensils. There is a dry toilet, a couple of showers and a small solar panel installed.
Approximate Location: Àger, Lleida
Notes: IMPORTANT Additional Fee: In 2024 many SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00.
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