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Be a forest Guardian in the hills at central Argentina!

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The experience

We are guardians of 120 hectares of native forest in Cordoba hills. Only 2% of these types of forest remains in our province. We also have a veggie garden that provides us with fresh vegetables that we need to maintain. Your activities will include, weeding, harvesting, seeding and processing fruits on the season (making fruit jams or arropes).
We expect 5 days a week shift with 6 hours of work. we provide all the food and accommodation


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

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.

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

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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.

Requirements

Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English

Between 19 and 70 years old

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

Be from outside Argentina

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We expect highly motivated people to bring more energy, ideas, and vision to our project. We work in tourism so is always good to have a traveler's vision close.

We will teach you everything you are willing to learn. We are deeply inmerse in this unique ecosistem that we are protecting.

Activities & Shift

We intend to work in the mornings so we have free afternoons. Your activities will change according to the time of the year you are coming. We mainly work in the veggie garden or mantaining our house.

Rules

We want to share our daily life with people that like us search for a balanced lifestyle opened to change and cooperation. So we hope you are willing to practice these principles:
-Work with Nature not against it;
-Value edges, marginal and small;
-See solutions inherent in problems;
-Produce no waste;
-Value people, their skills and work;
-Respect for all life;
-Use public transport and renewable energies;
-Calculate food miles;
-Reduce your eco-foot print.