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Learn about organic farming at our farmhouse in Nepal

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The experience

As a Worldpacker volunteer, you'll become an integral part of our vibrant farming community.

We practice sustainable agriculture, focusing on organic methods to cultivate a variety of seasonal crops. You'll get hands-on experience in everything from planting and weeding to harvesting and learning about traditional Nepali farming techniques.

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

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

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 7 Per day

Description: Volunteer contribute $7 for their foods and accomodatation.

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.

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 Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

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

Requirements

Beginner English

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

Applicants should have the following;
- Minimum of 18 years of age
- Strong work ethic
- A fit and able body and mind (manual work is often repetitive and strenuous.)
- You must be able to collaborate at least 5 hours a day
- Work with a task-based approach (as opposed to a time-based system). This is farming!
- Farm Tasks: Managing the nursery, chickens, building compost, worm farms, weeding, planting, digging earthworks, watering, spreading compost, repairing/creating infrastructure, basically, anything that we need to get done to provide our educational training and move our permaculture projects forward.
- All volunteers must contribute to work in the community garden. There will be fresh produce for you to pick and seeds/seedlings for you to plant to replace what was used.

Activities & Shift

Our activities during your stay:
- Growing local fruits and vegetables
-learning about seeds
-learning how to prepare local food items
- herbs products
- making compost
- design the farm
- do activities at temple, rivers and villages
- have fun
- depending on time and choise for outdoors activities

We work from 09.00 am

Rules

Respect local cultures