Experience permaculture and homesteading on Siquijor!

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L'esperienza

Our volunteers help us take care of our chickens, ducks, rabbits, cow and garden on the magical island of Siquijor in the Philippines. You'll learn to clean the animal enclosures, make great thermal and worm compost, mulch/fertilize/water the vegetables, and assist with maintenance and small construction projects. Volunteers work five mornings a week (8am-12pm) (3 days on, 1 off, 2 on, 1 off)- we provide coffee/tea and a big brunch on those days.

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Cosa offri

4 ore di aiuto per giorno

Cura degli Animali: Aiuta a prenderti cura degli animali.

Costruzione e Riparazione: Aiuta con vari tipi di riparazioni o costruzioni.

Agricoltura: Pianta colture, semina e aiuta nei lavori all'aperto.

Giardinaggio: Aiuta a coltivare piante e curare giardini

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Cosa ottieni

2 giorni liberi a settimana

Campeggio: Dormirai in una tenda in un'area di campeggio.

Accesso Internet Base: Internet a velocità base per lavorare da remoto

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Requisiti

Principiante Inglese

Tra 18 e 60 anni

Accoglie volontari singoli, coppie e partner di volontari

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Cosa non è incluso

Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto

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Dettagli del programma

Here are a few skills and technologies you will learn:

ORGANIC GARDENING
How to improve soil fertility and consistency through, vermicomposting, rapid hot composting, rice hull carbonization, mulching, Korean Natural Farming (IMO, LAB, FPJ, FAA, FFJ, WCA, etc.), and compost tea fertilizer and organic pest-control sprays

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- How to feed and care for free-range and semi free-range chickens, ducks, rabbits and our cow Uschi :)
- Collecting forage and leaf and straw bedding
- Composting manure
- Cleaning enclosures and ponds
- Mixing feeds
- Black soldierfly maggot farming

PERMACULTURE WATER and WASTE SYSTEMS
How to:
- Clean and reuse greywater through plant-based filtration
- Maintain a natural dunking pool (filtered only by plants and circulation)
- Maintain wildlife ponds with aquaponics filtration
- Operate a composting toilet

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Attività e turni

There is never a boring day on the Farm, and there is so much to learn!
-Gardening: this includes watering all plants, seeding, transplanting, trimming, propagating, weeding, etc.
-Composting: this includes harvesting vermicompost, turning hot compost piles, gathering organic materials, etc.
-Animals: this includes feeding the farm animals, cleaning enclosures, fixing/re-building animal infrastructure, cleaning stinky duck ponds, keeping the areas tidy, collecting animal manure for fertilizer, etc.
-Carpentry/Building: assistance with any infrastructure project we need.

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Regole

If you are interested in applying here, it's essential that you do not mind getting sweaty, muddy, and tired. Living on a permaculture homestead is a lifestyle choice that requires a lot of work to maintain a healthy balance. We need volunteers who are physically fit, willing to learn, and willing to get down and dirty with us!