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Permaculture Support Team

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The experience

We are seeking a Permaculture support to work closely with our permaculture designer/guide in facilitating new and ongoing projects. This person will work directly in the gardens and on the land, while also managing logistics and supporting volunteers. This is a long-term position for someone passionate about regenerative land management. The working days are generally Monday to Friday, with some flexibility to meeting the needs of the site.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

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.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

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

The person in this role will manage the land associated with three projects with varying degrees of development and priority: InanItah Fire Season, Kali Land & Amrita Springs, all located within a very short distance of one another on the Maderas Volcano of Ometepe Island, in Nicaragua. A developing eco-spirit expat and tourism area, alive with creative energies.

Although this is a one-month commitment - we are looking for someone to take on this role long-term with compensation.

Responsibilities (among others):
Steward the maintenance and development of approximately 50 acres of land
Provide permaculture orientations and education to newcomers to InanItah Fire Season & Kali Land.
Empower employees and community members to use what is available in the InanItah Fire Season & Kali Land gardens.
Work with the Kitchen Lead to ensure we maximize harvests and farm fresh ingredients.

Activities & Shift

From end October '24 - February 15th '25 the Permaculture participant will be a member of the InanItah Fire Season Space Holder Team. InanItah Fire Season is a vibrant community for personal growth and development in which community members are invited to be themselves, and an education center for living in harmony with the earth. We are a place where community members practice healthy living and new ways to be in conscious relationships with nature, others, and themselves.

The InanItah Fire Season vision is to be a model for regenerative living.. some examples of how we live our vision in terms of land and building management: we purchase exclusively island grown produce, we use and plant regenerative building materials, and we refraining from using cement.

Rules

REQUIREMENTS:
Experience in applying:
- Garding
- Tree planting, tree trimming
- Landscape design
- Animal husbandry
Strong ecological values
Strong passion for permaculture ethics of earth care, people care and resource sharing
Interest in Natural Living, Permaculture, Organic & Syntropic Gardening, Agroforestry
Consumption Reduction, Education
Dedicated spirit & a strong work ethic
Passion for naturally grown, local foods
Language: Capacity to manage communication in Eng & Spanish

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
(must have previous experience in some, but not all mentioned below)
Outdoor and off-the-grid living
Project management
Natural building: timber, adobe, bamboo
Conventional building
Permaculture systems design and implementation
Water Systems & Irrigation
Volunteer coordination & management
Basic knowledge of solar and Wi-Fi systems is a plus