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Help at the early stages in a countryside house's projects!

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The experience

We have been working the last year on maintaining the house and property, starting practices on soil improvement, mushroom production, and some food garden beds among other things.
I'm interested on having an exchange with people who can work on their own at times and in a calm rhythm of life.
The land is in a small town outside of Mexico's first national park! If you like hiking, climbing / bouldering, bouldering, this is the place!

What you offer

5 hours of help per day

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Spanish

Between 21 and 45 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are expecting to start some construction in the next few months, including an outdoor toilet to be able to host campers and have workshops in the summer. Also, develop a trail/climbing experience to offer to our guests (we host people in one room of the house on bnb).

I'm currently working with only one/two volunteers, and the help that I need is mainly in daily tasks like:
-taking care of the animals (dogs and chickens)
-working in the garden, the compost piles, and mushroom growing.
-help with cooking and keeping the house.
-recive and atend guests if needed

Activities & Shift

We work at the morning, from breakfast until meal. The idea is to cook and eat together during work days. These days I'll buy food, any ideas for meals are welcome. On the days off, each one is responsible for their food unless we agree otherwise here.

Rules

This town has a limited water supply so I ask the volunteers to take care of this resource as much as possible. Make use of the dry toilet (it is important that they are aware of whether they will be comfortable using this system) and avoiding daily showers.
I "try" to wake up and sleep with the sun for hours, so I just ask for respect for the sleeping time of each one.