Vida no campo na Serra Gaúcha

The experience

Moramos e trabalhamos no campo com hospedagem sustentável e estamos entre a Serra Gaúcha e o Vale do Paranhana, em Três Coroas. Nossas cabanas ecológicas foram construídas com madeira local aqui do sítio, tratamos as águas através de alternativas ecológicas. Resíduos orgânicos são compostados e produzimos em nossa horta orgânica, que fica à disposição dos hóspedes. Nosso objetivo é oferecer além da estadia, um propósito de vida e viagem!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Portuguese

Over 18 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 a brazilian family of mom, dad, two kids, two grandmothers, great grandad and we welcome volunteers to help us with the work and maitanance of the farm. We all live here, plus João and Desiree (me) rent ecologic cabins for the weekends, so we work with hospitality services here as well. We inspire ourselfs on permaculture methods and have built sustainable systems. Our project still needs time and all the help we can get.

There is a special place for us to receive volunteers, as well family and friends, that is the shed behind the main house. Its a shared space for sleeping and eating, with a little kitchen and refrigerator. We like to have the main meals together, where everyone helps to prepare and clean afterwards, but we leave it open for whoever wants to prepare their meals independently, as free choice!

In times of more than 3 volunteers, we ask you to bring your own sleeping bag, and if you have a tent and would like to spend more than a week with us, please bring it with you! This is not obligatory, but it will help us a lot during your stay.

We will spend time together, exchange knowledge and experiences! We hope you come with joy and disposition!
Everyone are welcome here!

We commonly pick volunteers up from the bus station, that can be from the cities of Gramado, Três Coroas or Igrejinha.
All the arrangements, like time and dates can be set up by private messagens (whatsapp) after the volunteer confirm the arrival.

We hope to hear from you soon! :)

Big hug from our family,
Desiree e João.

Activities & Shift

Maintenance of shared spaces, like sheds, yard, kitchen, cabins. Organizing. Cleaning. Planting. Don't forget to bring resistant clothing and boots (or old sneakers), repellent, protection from the sun.

Rules

Always keep a clear and respectful communication with the hosts, other volunteers and guests.