Home and garden - rural, Smallholding, Market Garden

4.5

(4 reviews)4

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The experience

I am a Catalan farmer who lives in La Garrotxa, Catalonia. My house is a 15th century farmhouse with 13 hectares of land (eight hectares of forest and five hectares of pasture) that has belonged to our family for more than 100 years. We are looking for nosworldpackers members to help with a variety of jobs around the house and farm, including: - maintenance and development of our organic garden. - working to continue with the maintenance, restora

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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

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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.

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.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Between 22 and 58 years old

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

Academy Course Eco Certificate for Volunteers: Basic Concepts

Travel insurance

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

Maintaining and developing our organic vegetable garden. - working to continue with the maintenance, restoration and improvement of the farmhouse. Current projects: Maintaining the vegetable garden;
Preparing firewood for next winter;Clearing fields.Clearing and bringing into use areas of woodland and fields that need attention.

Mantenimiento y desarrollo de nuestro huerto ecológico. - trabajando para continuar con el mantenimiento, restauración y mejora del cortijo. Proyectos actuales: Mantenimiento del huerto;
Preparar leña para el próximo invierno; Limpiar campos. Limpiar y poner en uso áreas de bosques y campos que necesitan atención.

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Activities & Shift

Mantenimiento y desarrollo de nuestro huerto ecológico. - trabajando para continuar con el mantenimiento, restauración y mejora del cortijo. Proyectos actuales: Mantenimiento del huerto;
Preparar leña para el próximo invierno; Limpiar campos. Limpiar y poner en uso áreas de bosques y campos que necesitan atención.