Living Traces

A forest is a living system made of relationships. Starting from this idea, a team of young international volunteers will spend Christmas in Buccino, a small village in inland Southern Italy, as a temporary transformative community. A different Christmas: not about shopping, but about people, nature and traditions, shared with a welcoming local community. Volunteers will plant agroforestry lines at the “Mimì & Peppino” Pedagogical Garden in Buccino, at the Cantiere Educativo in Postiglione and, with Hariba, within the Habitat Lab project in Oliveto Citra, preparing planting areas, mulching, composting, protecting young trees and creating habitats for biodiversity. At the heart of the experience is the presepe (nativity scene), which volunteers will build together with the local community. They will also join a day of traditional olive harvest. Non-formal learning sessions and Youthpass reflection accompany the field work.