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Help preparing a vegetable garden: sow, maintain and harvest.

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The experience

You can communicate in English, French, Italian or Spanish.
I need help with the entire garden process:
Remove weeds, work the soil, plant, take care of the garden by removing invasive weeds and fighting slugs, water, harvest, repair facilities and access roads.
To do so you must have full knowledge and be able to work independently.


What you offer

4 hours of help per day

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens


What you get

2 days off per week

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

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

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Main activity: Garden maintenance. For this task it is essential to have experience working with a garden.

- Remove and prepare the soil.
- Sow.
- Remove weeds.
- Maintain the slug elimination system.
- Water and maintain the irrigation system.
- Transplant.
- Repair accesses (paths and stairs) and corridors around the garden.
- Repair garden installations: wire mesh, wood and sheets.
- Prepare and maintain the compost. Maintain the compost bin.


Activities & Shift

I require 4 hours per day, for:
- Garden work.
- Studio cleaning: twice a week the cleaning of the yoga room will be requested.
- Dishwashing: every day there will be a request for help with washing dishes, bowls, Tupperware, etc. that I use in the morning.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturdays and Sundays the afternoon schedule will be prioritized, so that I can be present to interact with the volunteers.
Tuesday and Thursday the schedule will be in the morning, possibly divided into two shifts, with the second part starting at 5:30 PM.
The two days off will be the 6th and 7th day of volunteering.


Rules

Main rule is a respectful and responsible attitude. Kind treatment and cordiality are essential to stay in the house. This implies not speaking in a harsh tone nor raising your voice.

During volunteer activities it is not allowed to watch videos or make video calls as this interferes with the tasks to be performed.

Smoking inside the house nor near windows and doors is not allowed.

The freezer is not available to volunteers.

Throughout the time, cleanliness and order will be maintained. You must clean the kitchen (floor, walls and stove) after cooking.

The room must be kept clean and left empty at the end of the volunteering period.

Important: It is not allowed to cook or wash the kitchen after 9:30 PM, to respect sleep schedule. It is also not allowed to fry during dinner hours.

Important: From 10 PM onwards there will be silence.

Important: On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 PM to 5 PM no one can stay or enter the house. Volunteers may stay in the yoga studio or take that day for activities outside the house such as hiking, etc.

Silence will be respected while I am in the house. Video calls or calls can be made in the yoga studio. Music, podcasts, audios, etc. should be listened to with headphones.

Pay attention to the care of furniture, appliances, utensils, etc.

If you return to the house after 10 PM you must enter quietly and maintain silence.

Holidays and days when I do not work, my rest in the morning will be respected and no noise will be made during that time.

When entering and leaving the house, pay special attention to ensure the cat does not go out.