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Co-Create Nature Retreats at Off-Grid Permaculture Farm

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The experience

Immerse yourself in sustainable living, cooking, and permaculture at our off-grid retreat center. We seek volunteers to help with food preparation, gardening, and cleaning. Participate in retreats w/ daily guided meditations, hikes, cacao ceremonies, and arts & crafts. Contribute $25/day for accommodation and fresh vegetarian meals. Gain valuable skills, live in a beautiful environment, and be part of a supportive community.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 25 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers contribute $25 per day, which includes accommodation and all meals. The food is delicious, fresh, and vegetarian. Additionally, you won't need any extra money as there are no places to spend it nearby.

What you get

1 day off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

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!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish

Over 22 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Hi, we are Guillermo, Alicia and Javier and The Jungle Hub is our dream of living sustainably in nature come true! We are guardians of this 4 hectares of paradise that we have been regenerating since 2013. We moved here permanently in 2020, started hosting volunteers in 2021, and retreats in 2023.

For us, Permaculture includes all aspects of life – from building houses to preparing food. We aim to create a permanent culture and inspire others. Completely off-grid, we live simply using solar power and grow much of our food. We bake sourdough bread, make kombucha, and serve healthy meals. We love music, bonfire singing, yoga, meditation, and discussing spirituality.

We established Jungle Hub as a nature retreat center because we believe that connecting to nature reconnects us to our true selves. This is our purpose and we are dedicated to achieving it.

Activities & Shift

As a volunteer at Jungle Hub, your main responsibility will be the kitchen: ensuring it is clean at all times, washing dishes, mopping floors, and assisting with food preparation. Experience in the kitchen is a bonus, as you'll help chop vegetables and fruits, prepare breakfast for the retreat, serve guests, and handle hospitality tasks. You'll also help clean rooms and assist during retreats.

When there is no retreat happening, your schedule will be more flexible, with various tasks such as working in the garden (weeding, planting, watering, etc.), helping with maintenance, or engaging in art projects. We don't host retreats every week, so as a long-term volunteer, you'll experience both retreat and non-retreat periods, allowing for a diverse and enriching experience.

Additionally, you are welcome to offer workshops or activities suitable to the retreat.

Rules

A contribution of $25 per day must be paid in advance upon arrival. Pick-up and drop-off is always on Fridays; otherwise, volunteers must pay for their own taxi. Volunteers are expected to stay at the farm for the entire duration of their stay, except for Fridays when they can join us at the farmers market or run errands in the city. Punctuality and a serious work ethic are essential, as we depend on your help to run the retreat center smoothly.