Summer sustainability, permaculture and eco-art volunteering in Slovenia
Updated November 2025. This article covers a past European Solidarity Corps (ESC) project hosted by the Association for Sustainable and Creative Living Sajan in Jakobski dol, Slovenia. The original call ran in 2020 for around 100 days. The organisation still promotes sustainable living, organic farming, permaculture, eco-art and community learning. If you are interested in similar activities, contact Sajan to ask about current or future opportunities.
About Sajan
Sajan is a non-government, non-profit association based on the organic and artistic Homestead SAJAN. The homestead is a creative meeting place for workshops and small events about organic gardening, recycling and upcycling, natural building, renewable energy, herbalism, mosaics and pottery. The aim is to explore new ways of sustainable living and to revive the potential of local farms while building a supportive community.
Past ESC editions welcomed two motivated, nature-loving volunteers who joined everyday farm and garden tasks, helped with creative sessions and learned practical skills related to sustainable lifestyles and eco-art. Accommodation was in a simple private space next to the house with access to shared appliances in the main home. Healthy organic food was provided, and ESC covered pocket money and travel per program rules at the time.
Location
Homestead SAJAN sits on a sunny hill near the village of Jakobski dol in north-eastern Slovenia, about 20 km from Maribor with bus connections several times a day.
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Status note: This listing describes a 2020 ESC project. Dates, benefits and requirements may have changed. Please contact the host directly to confirm current opportunities.
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Website: www.sa-jan.com
Email: janja.repina AT gmail DOT com
Facebook page: sajan.creative.home
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Why such age discrimination?
Teaching everyone to work as a one humanity should not stop anyone of participating in what they enjoy.
To set an age limit is completely discriminatory and homophobic and not an ideal message to send to anyone, to any adult of any age.
I would never chose to inform anyone of such inhumanely discriminatory projects.