finca_verde:volunteers

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Finca Verde Volunteering Program 2022

My housemates will still be away during all of July so I have a spare room for any introverted person who wants to exchange accommodation for help in copywriting, photography, videography, translation from English to other languages, social media management, creating materials to be used for crowd farming set up and funding applications for our regenerative agricultural project - at least 2 hours per day. I'm in Las Lomas, Lanjarón

My housemates are away for 3 weeks so I have a spare room for any introverted person who wants to exchange accommodation for help in the veg garden and clearing up some of the land from small branches maybe an hour or two a day. I'm in Las Lomas, Lanjarón - completed! Application through local Facebook group

4 - 5 hours per day on woodwork construction using recycled materials and materials growing in the area.In exchange for 20€ p/w food budget added to the household budget, volunteer sleeping in a hammock on the Nispero terrace - application through workaway

Building:

* compost toilet

  • micro cabin
  • outdoor shower
  • wood shelter
  • outdoor kitchen

Must have woodworking skills and experience.

Family-friendly environment:

  • We would be happy to receive families with children

Accommodation:

  • space to park your own caravan
  • camping place

Food:

  • We provide 1 meal per day for each working day, you can participate in the shared food by sharing the costs or you can organize your own food as you wish

Water:

  • Potable water canister refilled twice a week (to be used only for drinking)
  • Non-potable water from the alberca / water deposit (to be used sparingly for everything else)

Electricity:

  • A place to charge your devices

WIFI:

  • not for large downloads

An introvert's paradise:

  • Very quiet space in nature
  • Natural swimming pool (alberca)
  • Shaded and sunny spots to be in
  • Pet-friendly space - our dogs are unfortunately not friendly with other people's pets
  • Payment - we are not able to pay you, this is an unpaid volunteering position
  • Parties & entertainment - the place is very quiet and we like to keep it that way, this position would suit someone who likes quiet spaces
  • Mains & water connection to caravans
  • Health insurance
  • Working clothes & safety shoes
  • Camping gear/sleeping bag - if you are not coming in your caravan
  • Warm clothes

We might be able to lend you a tent please ask us if that's needed.

We are only accepting volunteers who agree not to smoke or consume drugs anywhere on the property. Drunk and disorderly behaviour will not be tolerated.

Volunteers are free to spend their free time off the property, we ask volunteers not to invite or bring visitors back to the property without consultation with us.

Any visitors are subject to the same conditions as above in relation to smoking, drugs and alcohol.

If you have any condition that we should know about in advance we encourage you to share that with us in confidence.

Should your stay start having adverse effects on your well being or anyone else's you may be asked to terminate your stay early.

We will pick you up and drop you off in Lanjaron at the beginning and at the end of your stay, if you would like to leave the property during your stay you can hitch a ride to town when we are running errands or hitchhike.

Please read our main page about the project before you apply.

All prospective volunteers will be interviewed before being accepted and the initial 2 weeks will be considered a trial period.

We would like volunteers to stay until the completion of all building work, we will provide materials and buy the necessary tools needed for the job.

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