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25h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Painting & Decorating
- Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Private Room
- You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
- 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.
- Basic Internet Access
- Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Free Events
- Get free entrance for the best events in town.
- Bikes at your disposal
- You can use our bikes any time you want.
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- Stay at least
- 1 week
The Experience
The Experimental Permaculture Laboratory Krauli was developed in 2023. So, it is a new farm and here always are different kind of job inside and outside. However, skills, interest and ability of volunteers is expected too. We use either new or ancient technologies and tools, you will learn a lot about sustainable living stile. You can see how the farm step by step developed and get experience for your own future projects.
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- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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Hours & Tasks
Permaculture Project
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 12 Get in touch with nature
- 11 Learning about sustainability
- 10 Developing environmental awareness
- 9 Immersing in the local culture
- 6 Meeting locals
- 5 Meeting international travelers
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 12 15. Life on land
- 11 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 6 3. Good health and well-being
- 3 17. Partnerships for the goals
Isabelle
Germany
Staying at Ilonas farm I learned much about plants, using resources, renovating and the latvian culture. She taught me how to recognize weeds, how to care for plants, which plants are edible and how to cook delicious desserts. I really enjoyed swimming in the pond, working different tasks and living slow. Even though I thought I would be the only one for 2 weeks, there were many other volunteers, coming and going, so it never got boring. Ilona is a very good story teller, warm-hearted, caring and enthusiastic. In my free time I visited the city's around or spend time in the beautiful nature.
25 days ago
Hanzalah
United Kingdom
Ilonas is a delightful host, I learned so much about permaculture and the natural world, her ambition for art is also wonderful, we had great conversations about so many topics, like poetry, mythology and books. she is brimming with stories about her childhood, she is the kind of person I thought existed only in books, a true polymath, like Goethe. A true cultural exchange infused with sauna and baking lessons. will hopefully come back in the future. The place itself is quite rustic, if you stay long enough you will realise the discrepancy between what you want and what you need
29 days ago
Iryna
Czech Republic
We came to Ilona's farm wanting to learn something about building, and she went out of her way to teach us the most she could in a week :) Ilona really respects her volunteers and adjusts the tasks according to their wishes and abilities, so we truly learned a lot (about building and much more). Ilona is an extremely interesting and lively person who has a lot to share. She spent a lot of time with us telling us stories, teaching us about the culture, Latvian and not only. One day we even had a special sauna ceremony – what a way to spend your birthday 😃 This was truly a special experience.
about 1 month ago
Aleksandra
Germany
I have to say that the place is incredibly beautiful. If you're looking for a place to disconnect from everything and get in touch with nature, than this is your spot. I worked mostly in the garden and helped Ilona to sort things around the house. Ilona has a lot of knowledge about latvian culture and history, which is very interesting and she also embraces the local culture a lot. I think it's worth mentioning that Ilona currently lives alone on the property, which was a reason why I left earlier, because it was too lonely for me, but I'm sure that it can be good for the right people. 🙏
2 months ago
Grace
New Zealand
My stay at Permaculture Lab was a unique and interesting experience. Ilona was very good at sharing her home and personal space with me. I tried many new foods and saw lots of cool critters in the garden. I had thought there was going to be other volunteers while I was there but it was only us two. It was a quiet 3 weeks with lots of time for thinking and reflection. During this experience I leaned about sustainability by simplifying my needs.
2 months ago
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