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hands-on food forest and alternative building projects learning

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The experience

We are a NGO organization pioneering innovative, off-grid building techniques in under-served communities, such as underground homes and earthships. Our approach integrates sustainable agriculture and food production to create self-sufficient living systems.
we also offer hands-on learning in different areas related to sustainability for under-served communities.

What you offer

25 hours of help 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.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Right now we're looking for people with building skills, handyman or woman skills for our project of alternative building techniques that have started already.
We are learning together with The apprentice project program on building a house from ferro-cement recycle bottles and organic cluster design building, including but not only geodesic domes structures.
I'm looking forward for anyone who interesting to give a hand in realizing this project and learning alternative building techniques and Spanish in the process.
You will be assigned to an apprentice on site and will become his assistant. The tasks consists of metal rebar bending attaching welding cement working mixing plastering digging and mainly using your 3D imagination
The tasks will also include learning how to weld work with wood and furniture Adobe and texturing techniques all depends on the necessity at a given moment.

Activities & Shift

We ask that Volenteers help from 8:30-12:30 (4hrs) 5 days a week. In the Afternoons and on weekend there are lots of free time activities such as the folllowing.
Our site is in the countryside very near two tourist beach towns, Montezuma and Santa Teresa. Participants can surf, paddle board, SUP, boogie, and hike at the beach. These two towns offer yoga, dance, and a plethora of mental and physical well-being type classes. We also have a car for rent on a weekly or monthly basis. We have a food forest onsite where you can get edible and medicinal plants and fruits. We have a large event dome where we have a basketball hoop and large space for yoga, dancing or roller skating. We have a natural pool and lounge areas to read and relax. We are situated 800 meters from the main road and can be easily walked in 8 to 10 minutes to catch a bus or hitchhike to town for groceries or the beach.

Rules

We are looking for responsible people. If your plans have changed and you want to cancel please inform us at least a week before since you're taking a space of someone else. NO SMOKING in all the property whatsoever. No drunk or lazy personalities, will be kicked out of the property at the same day. Additionally we can not accommodate pets.

We have had volunteers who work their 4 daily hours and then take the bus to surf every day and then others who complain about walking the 8 minutes so we like to be honest about what you should expect and what you can handle. This is a beautiful and rustic area with many modern amenities in the neighboring towns but also very under-developed. This place is not for the feint of heart and we would suggest having an adventurous spirit and experience living in similar types of places