Live the farm life in Mantiqueira 🌱🐔 nature, food & good vibes

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The experience

Come experience the peace of rural Brazil with our small family 🏡!
We're building a sustainable life on a charming farm in the Mantiqueira mountains — raising animals, growing food, and sharing moments with volunteers from around the world 🌎💚.
If you love nature, simple living, and hands-on help, you’ll feel at home here! ✨

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What you offer

4 hours of help per day

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

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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.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

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Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 20 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

Hi! I’m Juliana (Brazilian, 38), and I live here with my husband Jacques (South African, 42) and our baby Benjamin 👶. I work remotely while Jacques manages the farm and food production.

We’re creating a life centered on self-sufficiency and sustainability, and we’ve recently started a small business around our organic garden, chickens, pigs, and charcuterie 🐷🥚.

We’re always improving and need help with:

🛠️ Building & maintenance (chicken coops, barns, fences)

🌱 Gardening (planting, weeding, watering)

🧀 Farm production (compost, yogurt, cheese)

🧹 Cleaning & keeping common areas

We work Monday–Friday, 7:30am to 12:00pm, and afternoons/weekends are free to relax, swim in the lake, chill in hammocks, enjoy bonfires 🔥, or explore a nearby waterfall (30-min walk).

We provide organic food from the farm + dry staples (rice, beans, pasta, oats, etc). You cook your own meals and are expected to keep the space clean, with a weekly deep clean to keep it bug-free and cozy.

We live close by, love meaningful chats, and always enjoy sharing meals and stories with our volunteers 🫶

Come live, learn and grow with us! 🌾✨

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Activities & Shift

📅 Monday to Friday
🕖 From 7:30am to 12:00pm
🌞 Afternoons and weekends are completely free

You can enjoy the hammock, lake, bonfire area, or explore the nearby nature. There’s a bus station 20 minutes away by car if you want to travel on weekends — rides may be available or you can take an Uber (~R$80 / US$15).

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Rules

🍽️ We provide fresh food from the garden and animals (when available), and pantry basics like rice, beans, pasta, oats, sugar, coffee, flour, spices, etc. If you want extras like meat or snacks, you can get them in town (we go regularly).

🧹 We expect everyone to clean up after themselves and participate in a weekly deep cleaning to keep the house tidy, cozy, and free of bugs or critters.

🍳 Volunteers cook their own meals with the food provided.
🏠 You’ll stay in a separate house with basic comforts and share the space with other volunteers.