Finca Verde Volunteering Program 2024
Short-term placements 1 - 4 weeks
February - September 2023 - Farm Hand
Learn Permaculture Design while volunteering
help with farm work at a regenerative permaculture farm & learn permaculture design near Lanjaron 5 hours, 5 days a week in exchange for a single room and meals included.
contact Aimee: 613 12 45 30 or aimee@ecohackerfarm.org
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Aprenda diseño de permacultura mientras hace voluntariado
ayuda en las labores agrícolas de una finca de permacultura regenerativa y aprender diseño de permacultura cerca de Lanjarón 5 horas, 5 días a la semana a cambio de una habitación individual y comidas incluidas.
contact Aimee: 613 12 45 30 or aimee@ecohackerfarm.org
For longer-term placements see below.
Building:
- compost toilet
- micro cabin
- outdoor shower
- wood shelter
- outdoor kitchen
Your skills
Must have woodworking skills and experience.
What we offer
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
- You are also welcome to harvest from our fruit trees when they are in season
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
What we don't offer
- 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
What you should bring with you
- 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.
Smoking, drugs & alcohol
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.
Visitors
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.
Health & well-being
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.
Lifts to and from town
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.
Setting expectations
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.