Looking for handy people, builders, carpenters, & DIY project ppl

The experience

We are looking for volunteers to join us at our Regenerative Center & Cacao Production space! The center is built around sustainable permaculture techniques and natural building, with a focus on ceremonial cacao and soon to be expanding into other local products like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, copal, and more.

We're going through a transition to new ownership and need people to help with rejuvenation and renovation of our spaces

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate 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

Our primary work is in cacao production with a local Q’eqchi collective of 65 families -- we source cacao directly from the local farmers living in the surrounding mountains, then work with groups of women to ferment, dry, toast, and peel cacao to bring ceremonial cacao into the world! We are passionate about creating models of regeneration that start with the Earth and continue through the thriving of communities and original cultures.

The center is going through a transition to a new owner, so we are looking for volunteers to come and help us refresh and rejuvenate the space as we move into this exciting new chapter of possibilities!

We will be hosting volunteers starting in May to unite great people to help us with renovating, organizing, cleaning, painting, planting, and building! We'll also need some help in the kitchen preparing meals for the community and organizing some fun group bonding activities. Everyone who comes will also get to experience the full cacao production process and connect with the local community. There are also opportunities to extend these dates throughout the summer.

We are looking for:
--Builders, carpenters, painters
--People who are amazing at cleaning, organizing, and find joy in putting love into refreshing spaces!
--Kitchen fairies / cooks who want to lovingly prepare family meals
--Permaculture people, gardeners, green thumbs, tree tenders, herbalists -- hard workers who love the earth and want to tend to abundance
--Technicians and handy people who are good at fixing things especially broken household appliances -- we will give priority to people with special skills!

Activities & Shift

Various projects will need tending to, from building tables, fixing doors, building shelves, sanding, varnishing and painting, building fences, and lots of other handy work to spruce up the place! Must be able to work with wood, bamboo, clay, cement, and other building materials.

5 hours of work per day, Mondays through Fridays, roughly 8-4pm with breaks in between. May need to work by yourself but you'll also have access to other volunteers and local staff to work as a team if need be.

Rules

We are an alcohol-free space. Please do not bring substances here as we are a regenerative center focused on health and well being!

People who volunteer with us must be responsible, respectful, and interested in being of service. This is a social-good / impact project that is centered around generosity and maintaining well-being for all, so we look for people who are aligned with our values.