Help a rural permaculture farm.

Estados Unidos

5

Sarah is such a wonderful person and host, her project exceeded my expectations by far! From the moment I walked into her beautiful home I felt so welcomed. As a chef this was more than the perfect opportunity for me, with the endless knowledge of Peru and its diverse environments/vegetation that Sarah provided. We had many unforgettable group trips on the weekends to the sacred valley, Machu Picchu and other surrounding areas. Would recommend this experience to anyone looking to connect with themselves and others more.

hace casi 2 años

Serbia

5

My stay here was amazing and filled with love and adventures. The property is so beautiful with a lot of little animals to make friends with, Sarah ( the host) is an incredibly loving and caring person, her love for the environment and nature is second to none and she has a amazing understanding of the ecosystem and our effects on it. She has made my stay here very comfortable and welcoming with her easy going attitude and it honestly just feels like home. She is very relaxed and and cool to hang out with and anyone that comes to the farm would welcomed with open arms and a big hug :)

hace casi 2 años

Alemania

5

At the Farm you can learn a lot about self-sustainable farming and living, immerse yourself into farm work, help maintaining the facilities, and get to know the locals. Sarah wants to make sure you are doing what feels best for you so that you stay motivated and are enabled to cause the best impact for the farm, its inhabitants (human or not) and the community around. The Farm lives from proactive engagement, and your ideas are much appreciated. We were also given a lot of flexibility for going on adventures, like visiting machu picchu, going for bird watching and exploring the nearby town.

hace casi 2 años

Alemania

5

Sarah is a very kind and caretaking person. She treats the local workers and the volunteers with respect and kindness and she knows a lot about organic farming. With the project she created a paradise on earth and it was wonderful to see how every working day on that land brought us closer to our goal of selfsustainability. I'm curious how the farm an it's projects will grow within the next year's. During our stay we had enough time to explore the surrounding, hiking to Machu Picchu and we even went to a tea plantation and degustation. All in all I had a wonderful stay there.

hace casi 2 años

Estados Unidos

5

Highly recommend this experience! Sarah is amazing to work with and an even better person. She has a talent at picking really cool volunteers- everyone is so welcoming and has an interesting background. My time here felt like a home away from home. You won't regret staying here!

hace casi 2 años

Australia

5

Guardians is a beautiful and welcoming space, a great place to detox from the stresses of the world. Sarah has really dedicated herself to many different projects to benefit the surrounding community. Volunteers like myself also got a taste of what it's like to live off the earth, eat nutritious food, be one with nature and work in a community/ team environment. Highly recommend the experience and getting to know Sarah

hace casi 2 años

Reino Unido

5

I really enjoyed my time at El Establo. It was incredible to spend some time in such a peaceful and awe-inspiring environment whilst getting stuck into some work. The project taking place here is quite impressive as there is so much going and is more and more becoming a central part for the local community. It was such a pleasure to get to know the locals and I am grateful to have been a part of their lives even for such a short period of time.

hace casi 2 años

Estados Unidos

4

This is a great place to meet other international volunteers. The locals — Nelly, Pascuala, José, Pepe, and others — really helped to teach new tasks. I would recommend light layers (long sleeves, pants, high socks) as well as a hat, bug spray, sunscreen, and work boots. The location is close to a river, Incan ruins, Quillabamba, and other expeditions that could be fun on the weekends. You are encouraged to experiment in the kitchen and be creative. Sarah is definitely busy with her work, but she also had some specific expectations for the work, and sometimes it wasn't communicated clearly.

hace 1 año

Estados Unidos

3

The best part of the project was meeting the other travelers. The work was hard somedays and fairly easy other days. Lots of picking fruit and vegetables and honestly moving dirt around. I wasn't expecting to be in the jungle as much as it was but there are many bugs and it gets hot during the day, you'll definitely need long sleeves and bug spray. Laundry and wifi are 5 soles each if you need it. Sarah was very welcoming but on occasion lacked organization as she was busy. Nice farm and great local employees. If you enjoy cooking and have ambition this would be great for you.

hace más de 1 año

sarah respondido

Yes, absolutely, I agree - (except for the organization because it takes a lot of it to run the projects we do) - but I absolutely agree that this is the Farm, especially, for inexperienced guests.

Kindly, if you want to come read welcome pdf that we send out to applicants because has more details and can help us attract people would fair better here. This September was usually hot, and our area had many fires.

I enjoyed both of you as guests as well. As a host, it would have been lovely if we could have addressed other areas of concerns while you were here. We also hoped we accommodated the bug issues by you being in the kitchen, with your wife, Sofia, for most of the stay because there are far less bugs inside. Had I known there were others perhaps it may have resulted in a better experience for you and all others involved.

Portugal

2

The project is beautiful place filled with potential. Nevertheless, the agreed tasks were not respected. I applied for a research role on local biodiversity but ended up painting the house. The host left little room for guidance or healthy communication for volunteer needs. In various situations, I felt I could not express my thoughts, as there was only space for Sarah. This experience was sadly very disappointing and I do not recommend it. Previously, I wrote an honest review based on my experience and somehow it was taken off the platform. I believe all sides must be heard.

hace más de 1 año

sarah respondido

Oh Sophia, I am so sorry we could not accommodate you doing more 'research' for us. We definitely had hoped you had the skills to be more helpful there. Our research teams need to respect and carefully use our often expensive, research tools. If a volunteer is not respecting that we cannot let a person use them. I know you are aware that we addressed this several times. Painting was a compromise for us.

Also our local employees and our local manager work with the volunteers full time because I have very limited time and am managing multiple projects. Even though, I met several times with you and even honored that you wanted me to be quiet before our meetings, in spite of that extra level of accomodation, it seems we could not improve your stay here.



I wish while you were here you could have felt the heart of our project, see what we are trying to share with people - taking care of the planet, helping our community - protecting pollinators - being kind. It is really cool when people contribute to that. Thanks.

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