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Join us to restore a temple garden and learn permaculture skills

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The experience

Be part of restoring the Ban Yaka Temple garden! Volunteers help clean the temple, make compost, grow trees, care for seedlings, and support small repairs to create a green, thriving space. You’ll also learn practical permaculture techniques with me (Angel), I has been practising and teaching permaculture since 2011. This project continues the forest started by my 90-year-old mother.

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 10 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers contribute 10 USD per day, which helps cover vegan meals and supports the sustainability of our projects.

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.

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!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

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 project takes place at a temple in Satuek District in Northeastern Thailand. The main goal is to bring the temple garden back to life, creating a vibrant and sustainable space for the community.

IMPORTANT: Accommodation is at the Green Angel Project House (which is my home and main life project), located 1 km from the temple. Volunteers have access to a kitchen, fan, mosquito net, and free drinking water. Our food is Vegan.

From January to March, the weather is very dry, so we focus on preparing compost instead of planting. Starting in late April, we begin to grow new plants, and by late May, the rainy season helps the garden flourish.

I work closely with volunteers during this process. Together, we make compost using the many dry leaves from the temple’s trees. We build it in layers, like a sandwich. with dry leaves, cow manure, and Effective Microorganisms (EM).

While volunteering, you’ll also have the chance to learn about local herbs and Thai cooking during free time. This is a great opportunity to experience sustainable gardening, cultural exchange, and community life.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers help only 2-3 hours in the morning.

Schedule:
08.00 am wake up call
08.00-09.00 am breakfast
09.00-12.00 work at the temple
12.00-1.00 pm lunch

After lunch long break and discovery the community

One-Week Volunteer Program:

Day 1 arrival to the farm before 08.00 pm
Day 2 introduction to community and temple
Day 3-day 5 start working
Day 6 free days
Day 7 check out

Rules

Meals provided are vegan 💚
Volunteers are required to stay for at least one week