Agroforestry 🌳
Explore agroforestryAgroforestry is a land-use approach that intentionally combines trees or shrubs with crops and/or livestock within the same farming system. volunteer projects involving trees, crops, livestock and other forms of integrated land management.
Agroforestry deliberately combines trees or other woody plants with crops and/or animals. Systems vary widely and may include alley cropping, forest farming, windbreaks, riparian buffers, silvopasture or other arrangements adapted to local conditions.
Volunteering in agroforestry projects
Depending on the project and season, volunteers may help plant or maintain trees, care for crops, prepare growing areas, manage mulch or compost, harvest produce or support other farm and restoration activities.
Agroforestry is not the same as simply planting trees. Read each listing to understand how trees are integrated with agricultural production and what volunteers are actually expected to do.
How to use this page
Check the publication date and confirm current activities, seasonal needs, working hours, accommodation, meals, minimum stay and any costs directly with the host.
Some tasks may involve tools, livestock, physical work or difficult weather conditions. Ask what instruction, experience and equipment are required, and make sure your insurance covers the proposed activities.
Publication on Voluntouring.org does not constitute verification or endorsement of a project or land-management method.
Related opportunities: Agroecology, Agriculture, Permaculture and Organic farms.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
Browse agroforestry volunteer projects 🌳🌱
Browse the opportunities below and use “Older Posts” if available to explore earlier listings. Confirm that agroforestry activities are still part of the project before applying.
Do you host an agroforestry farm or land-based project looking for volunteers? You can submit your opportunity to Voluntouring.org for editorial review.
