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Repairing and Building (Spring prep, hands-on outdoors)

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The experience

Help get Terra Verde ready for the season with hands-on, outdoor work that makes a real difference. Tasks vary week to week and include light building and repairs, basic woodwork, small dry-stone walls, path creation, simple bamboo or wooden structures, gardening support, painting, and general fixing and tidying. Work is physical, practical, and weather-driven, ideal for adaptable, reliable volunteers who enjoy varied outdoor projects.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Under 35 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Help prepare Terra Verde for the season with practical improvements around the property. Work is mostly outdoors and physical.

Typical tasks include:


Light building and repairs (non-technical)

Basic woodwork (cutting, sanding, assembling simple structures)

Building small dry-stone or dry walls (where needed)

Creating and improving paths (clearing, levelling, edging)

Setting up simple wooden and bamboo structures (supports, small outdoor features)

Gardening support: weeding, clearing, planting, pruning (as needed)

Painting and surface preparation

General “fix, improve, and tidy” jobs as priorities shift week to week

Activities & Shift

25 hours/week (5 hours/day, 5 days/week)

Days off are flexible and not necessarily on weekends