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Co-Create Nature Retreats at Off-Grid Permaculture Oasis

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The experience

Immerse yourself in sustainable living, healthy cooking, and permaculture at our off-grid retreat center. We seek long-term volunteers (1 month+) to help with food preparation primarily, with some gardening and cleaning. Participate in retreats w/ daily guided meditations, hikes, cacao ceremonies, and arts & crafts. Gain valuable skills, live in a beautiful environment, and be part of a supportive community.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

What you get

1 day off per week

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

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

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

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

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Between 24 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Hi, we are Guillermo, Alicia and Javier and The Jungle Hub is our dream of living sustainably in nature come true! We are guardians of this 4 hectares of paradise that we have been regenerating since 2013. We moved here permanently in 2020, started hosting volunteers in 2021, and retreats in 2023.

For us, Permaculture includes all aspects of life – from building houses to preparing food. We aim to create a permanent culture and inspire others. Completely off-grid, we live simply using solar power and grow much of our food. We bake sourdough bread, make kombucha, and serve healthy meals. We love music, bonfire singing, yoga, meditation, and discussing spirituality.

We established Jungle Hub as a nature retreat center because we believe that connecting to nature reconnects us to our true selves. This is our purpose and we are dedicated to achieving it.

Activities & Shift

As a cook volunteer at The Jungle Hub, your main responsibility will be the planing and preparation of meals. We place enormous importance on healthy, farm-to-table, vegetarian, delicious food. We buy our bulk produce at the Farmer's Market of San Ramón, the largest in the country. We also have a small green house where we are experimenting with growing various veggies and have many fruit trees. Experience in vegetarian cooking is a must, but we do have an extensive curated recipe book. You will be serving guests and handling hospitality tasks. You'll also help to keep it clean and assist during retreats.

When there is no retreat happening, your schedule will be more flexible, with various tasks such as working in the garden (weeding, planting, watering, etc.), helping with maintenance, or engaging in art projects. We don't host retreats every week, so as a long-term volunteer, you'll experience both retreat and non-retreat periods, allowing for a diverse and enriching experience.

Additionally, you are welcome to offer workshops or activities suitable to the retreat.

Rules

We will try to accommodate your volunteering experience during high season, in order to be able to afford to have you here free of charge. You can opt to volunteer during low-income periods if you contribute with $25 daily.
Pick-up and drop-off is always on Fridays; otherwise, volunteers must pay for their own taxi. Volunteers are expected to stay at the farm for the entire duration of their stay, except for Fridays when we do the grocery shopping at the farmers market in the city. Punctuality and a serious work ethic are essential, as we depend on your help to run the retreat center smoothly. We are alcohol free, lights-out is at 10 pm.