Experience the organic farmstay & eco construction in Thailand
The experience
Our main goal is to live in a self sufficient farm or as close as possible to it, share our experiences, and communicate our passion for everything related to organic agriculture, food forests and eco-const
What you offer
20 hours of help per week
Social Work:
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
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
Additional fee required
Amount:
€ 10
Per day
Fee pays for:
Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities
Description:
We like to give good food and drinks to the volunteer . We also need to pay few workers who helps at the farm with the volunteer .
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.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Get free drinks or beverages.:
Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Bikes at your disposal:
You can use our bikes any time you want.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Requirements
Beginner French or Beginner English
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Share the way of life of your hosts (Aun & Manu) by helping them in their work on the farm and in their daily tasks. Take the opportunity to discover the terroir and the local Thai cuisine while enjoying an authentic atmosphere. It is also the opportunity to immerse yourself in the heart of Siamese rurality and to touch the reality of an alternative life in tropical latitudes..
Activities & Shift
Natural construction: from November to April…
– Clay brick construction
– clay brick masonry
– application of clay and lime plaster
– sculpture
The organic vegetable garden: from November to March and all year round for the crop beds…
– Maintenance of the vegetable garden & mulching
– Sowing
– transplanting vegetables
-Composting
– production of organic fertilizer
– natural farming
Edible forest / permaculture:
– Plantation of fruit trees
– Pruning of fruit trees
– layering and grafting
– Maintenance of the edible forest in the rainy season from June to October.
Rice fields: in the rainy season from June to October
– Rice planting and harvesting – Small fish farming
Rules
A typical day’s woofing program in our farmhouse
07:00 – 09:00: Morning coffee and then immersion in the field.
09:00 – 10:00: Breakfast and homemade smoothies.
10:00 – 12:00: Immersion in our farmhouse.
12:00 – 13:30: Free time
13:30 – 14:30: Lunch
14:30 – 19:00: Free time
19:00 – 20:00: Aun, owner of the place, gets in the kitchen…
20:00: Evening meal
Saturday and Sunday leave