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Our mini animal sanctuary, vegan, urban homestead needs you!

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The experience

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to share the workload and rewards of life in our peculiar little corner of the world. Five cats, one rambunctious sheep, and an adorable chicken need lots of care. From feeding, cleaning, and dedicated playtimes, your help will make our lives run smoother. Work will be sunrise (5:30 or 6am) to 12pm on Monday to Thursday. Your contributions in our vegetable garden will help us live more with the land too.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

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 Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate Spanish or Beginner English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our values are based on anarchist, horizontal community. We reject any hierarchical and oppressive system, including those based on class, gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, race, religion, or lifestyle. We draw lots of inspiration from the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, MX. Just as these indigenous communities adapt and transform to their evolving needs, we strive to live in alignment with our ever-developing understanding of liberation and healing. What does this look like for us right now?
** Reducing our dependence on money by building relationships and by learning skills that increase our autonomy
** Making decisions based on minimizing harm and exploitation of environment and others, often at the expense of our convenience and comfort
** Questioning how many resources we really need to live a good life and exploring ways to live with less
** Rising up to the challenge of conflict resolution, knowing that we will grow closer to the other person and understand ourselves more profoundly

We are excited to host volunteers who are also on this journey of healing and re-learning to care for each other and our planet. There's much we can learn from one another and contribute to each other's lives. Andrew is an artisan, sourdough baker with lots of experience in education and counseling. If you want to add vegan cooking (with a focus on whole food, plant-based) to your skillset, you'll be in the right place. Addy is a children's book illustrator and would be more than happy to support artists with developing their portfolio. Whatever your reasons for volunteering with us, we want to support you the best we can!

Activities & Shift

Monday to Thursday, volunteers will work sunrise to 12pm (5 to 6 hours or work per day)
A total of 20 to 24 hours work per week

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are rest days

Example of a working day:
(5:30am to 6:30am) Sunrise Tasks around the House
- Feed breakfast to cats, chicken, and sheep
- Sweep yard and collect sheep poop (used as fertilizer)
- Clean sheep corral
- Scoop cat litter boxes
- Collect chicken poop (used as fertilizer)
- Water potted plants

(6:30am to 7am) Breakfast for humans
- Usually overnight oatmeal or fruit smoothies
- Occasional waffles or pancakes by chef Andrew :P
- Wash dishes

(7am to 10am) Morning Work in the Garden
- Take compost and animal poop to garden
- Take water to garden
- Pull weeds and grass from vegetable patch
- Pick up trash
- Check plants for pests and remove any (by hand)
- Maintenance tasks for garden fencing and compost pile

(10:30am to 11:30am) Morning Cleaning around the House
- Sweep the kitchen, living room, stairs, and hallways
- Clean kitchen table, countertops, and sink
- Mop the floors
- Clean the bathrooms

(11:30am to 12pm) Afternoon tasks for the Animals
- Feed lunch to cats, chicken, and sheep
- Collect sheep poop

End of the Work Day

(12pm to 1:30pm) Lunch for Humans

Rules

We usually go to sleep around 9:30pm, so please keep noise level down after that time :)

While we only allow plant-based food in our home, you are more than welcome to enjoy the local restaurants and vendors for any omnivorous options.