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Come help & learn in our organic Garden in the Swiss Alps!

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The experience

We teach sustainable organic gardening and have small B&B . We produce heirloom tomato and vegetable seeds and are part of a national rare seed bank. We also have an organic Garden where the goal is to teach sustainable practices and connect people to where the food comes from and it’s true value. We also need lots of Help with cleaning/housekeeping and laundry. Come learn and have a great experience in the Swiss Alps!

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

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

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Between 22 and 42 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Helpers are expected to work about 20hrs a week in return for room and board. Help needed is Gardening, work in Greenhouses, Housekeeping, Cleaning, making beds, Laundry, Cooking. The work is all physical and this is a very outdoorsy athletic place, so big city people and office workers/ Gamers often don't fit in very well. I teach sustainability and permaculture so this is a learning experience and volunteers should be interested in learning.

Activities & Shift

Help needed varies with the season and abilities of volunteers but can be: Gardening (30-50%) preparing ground, transplanting, weeding, picking, watering etc. Helping with housekeeping tasks (70-50%) cleaning, laundry, making beds, cooking and even DIY projects.
I am partially disabled in one arm so I need help in all such activities.
Also conversing in Spanish if you "habla español" to help us learn Spanish better is also apriciated. Helpers are expected to help about 20hrs a week in return for accommodation and 3 meals a day.

Rules

No drugs or heavy drinking. We, your hosts, are very tidy and respectful, easy going people. As you will be living with us we are only looking for helpers who are also tidy, respectful and easy going.
We are omnivores. Please no Vegans or others with very strict dietary issues.

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