Volunteer for flower, vegetable and permaculture garden.

Brazil

4

Nitai, the supervisor, is very kind, attentive and gave me all the support I needed. Every morning we are given tasks and we can 'choose' what we prefer to do that day. Tasks are well explained and working hours respected, as well as days off. I helped with gardening, in the woods, cleaning and washing dishes. Everyone there was extremely welcoming and they appreciate . Keep in mind that there is a large religious presence (Hare Krishna), so this is the place if you want to learn more about the subject, otherwise, make sure you will feel comfortable with that. :)

over 1 year ago

Brazil

4

The castle is located 1h from Chatearoux, in an isolated area but surrounded by nature. Working hours were respected, as were days off . The activities were basically housekeeping, gardening and wood. The supervisor responsible (Nitai) for organizing the tasks was super attentive and always tried to adapt it to what you wanted to do that day. Meals were not always nutritious, considering the work done. Regarding the project, the Hare Krishna movement is strongly present, providing an opportunity for anyone who wants to learn and be in contact with this religion :)

over 1 year ago

Spain

4

My personal experience at the eco village was good. The place is beautiful, the tasks were manageable and the shifts were respected (even though there was sometimes a considerable lack of organization). But on a few ocasions, they called us out for not respecting the rules, but they didn't understand that most of us were unfamiliar with their practices and didn't know that we were doing things wrong (I am talking about things like playing cards or wearing clothes that were too revealing for them), so I feel like they could have been more gentle or empathetic sometimes.

over 1 year ago

Norway

3

First of all, the permaculture garden this place is named after is not in use - No permaculture course is provided. And yoga is twice week, not every day. If u want interesting, challenging conversations about religion this is a good place to go. Peaceful surroundings, accommodation is simple but nice except Not really anywhere to hang out for volunteers inside. And it was a bit dirty due to no real system for cleaning in the volunteer area of the guest house. Good food:) nice opportunity to experience the rituals in the temple. Some devotees are very sensitive to criticism of their religion.

over 1 year ago

United States

3

Everyone there was extremely kind and welcoming, and volunteer hours were completely respected. However, it was quite difficult to find things to do during free time, and there was a large religious presence (Hare Krishna), which I didn't expect, as it wasn't mentioned on the profile. I ended up leaving early, as that just wasn't for me.

over 1 year ago

United Kingdom

3

I had a nice time here! The work was quite easy and the hours were set out clearly and respected, but they're spread across the day which doesn't leave as much free time as expected. The profile says veggie/vegan food, but when I first asked what was vegan I was told everything has milk. After, there was an effort to make (GOOD) vegan food, but I still ate dairy a few times :/ Definitely research ISKCON before going, for me it was overwhelming to arrive and find that the spiritual permaculture farm was actually a religious sect where people always preach to you. But the chants were good.

over 1 year ago

New replied

Thank you Jocelyn for your stay and help.
Sorry if we could not provide a variety of different dishes as vegan
We where hesitent to tick the 'vegetarian/vegan' box on the profile as we are in deed not able to garentee full vegan meals but we are 100% vegetarian. So we wrote in our profile we can't garentee vegan meals. Very sorry for your inconvenience in this regards.

Regarding the last paragraph we thank you for this feedback we did warn the residents and visitors that they should not try to push there philosophy what ever it is to volunteers. It is in reality often the case anywhere we go we meet some people who strongly share there opinions, believes, practices.. as here is a place where we have the opportunity to meet so many different persons it is more likely to meet few of thoses personalities. Some of the words you use are quite pejorative words belonging to the western history. ISKCON is the main branch of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Madhva Sampradaya with roots which goes back 5000 years ago. It has been recognized as such all around the world, and has ashrama in all countries. The foundation of the tradition is the Bhagavad Gita, the oldest text on the science of the Soul, Yoga, Karma, Reincarnation ect...
This spiritual tradition is followed by millions of people around the world since millennium with the goal to understand who we are and become the best version of ourselves.

Estonia

4

As my first volunteering experience it exceeded my expectations positively. The community was really welcoming, caring, helpful... The main host Nayana communicated well and was active, replied fast. The place had AMAZING food, landscapes and animals. The schedule was quite busy with longer mealtimes so I didn't get enough time to do my own job in computer. I met a lot of cool volunteers who I become friends with and we even continued together our travel. Going to miss the place, thank you for everything!

over 1 year ago

Brazil

4

I was very well received and very well treated. They are very kind and gave me all the support I needed. The services are okay, they are not difficult but you need to be dedicated and pay attention to what you're doing. My favorite was taking care of the garden. If you are looking for a place to connect spiritually, this is the place. This was my first experience as a volunteer and unfortunately I had trouble adapting. But they were totally understandable and understood my situation. I would like to point out that I was very well received and very well treated by everyone there.

over 1 year ago

India

5

I would have given more than 5 star if possible. They are organized, respectful , loving and it feels like a family to be there. And doing service feels like devotion to Krishna and not work. Food is very very good and stay is also clean and comfortable. I loved every minute here and i would recommend it to everyone.

over 1 year ago

Nicaragua

5

I had a very nice experience with the proyect, I felt very welcome since the moment I arrived , everyone is so friendly and people take care about how you feel, they communicated very well the activities to do during the day , and the food is Amazing, I connected with a lot of volunteers from all over the world thank you so much for everything, I had an Amazing time there!

over 1 year ago

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