Corporate Volunteering on a Swiss Alpine Farm
About the event
Under the guidance of an experienced mountain farmer, your employees will spend a day assisting on a mountain or alpine farm, where manual labor is essential, and machinery can only be used selectively. Your support is highly valuable, as it enables the efficient completion of labor-intensive tasks through collective effort. At the same time, participants gain firsthand insight into alpine agriculture.
This corporate volunteering opportunity takes place in the breathtaking pre-Alpine and Alpine regions of German-speaking Switzerland, the Suisse Romande, or the Italian-speaking Misox. Assignments are available from May to mid-October. A backup date is always scheduled in case of unfavorable weather on the primary date (two dates per assignment). Weather conditions are typically assessed four days before the initial date. The exact dates must be coordinated with the project management team.
In addition to event costs, companies contribute to the Caritas Switzerland Bergeinsatz Program, which directly supports mountain farming families in difficult circumstances by arranging individual volunteers. A program contribution of CHF 1,500 provides relief to a mountain farming family for approximately one month.
The following services are included in the price:
- Organization of the assignment and a dedicated contact person for inquiries
- Morning snack
- Lunch
- Aperitif featuring regional products
- Beverages
- Work gloves
- Informational session on alpine agriculture by Caritas Bergeinsatz (optional; price reduction available if this session is not required)
Agenda
Schedule of an Alpine Volunteering Day
- 08:30 AM – Arrival at the site, overview of the day's activities, and morning snack
- 09:00 AM – Commencement of work (pasture maintenance, shrub clearing, woodwork)
- 12:15 PM – Lunch and an informative session on alpine agriculture
- 01:30 PM – Continuation of work
- 04:30 PM – Aperitif
- 05:00 PM – Return journey
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- Coffee/tea as a welcome drink
- Lunch
- Aperitif featuring regional products
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Anyone can participate in an alpine volunteering assignment; no special skills are required. The most important factors are motivation, a willingness to contribute, and the ability to spend a day working outdoors. A good basic level of physical fitness is necessary, along with appropriate equipment. Proper clothing suited to the weather conditions and sturdy mountain or hiking boots that provide secure footing on steep terrain are essential. In hot weather, sun protection, sunglasses, and a personal water bottle are required. In cold and wet conditions, waterproof clothing is necessary.
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The assignments take place on mountain and alpine farms in the Pre-Alps and Alpine regions of German-speaking Switzerland, the Suisse Romande, or the Italian-speaking Misox.
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