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Help us regenerate degraded soil in the Colombian countryside!

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The experience

Casa Xie is a family project in the Colombian countryside. Join us to help regenerate degraded soils through agroecology. Volunteers can participate in composting, soil restoration, planting, tree care, erosion control, and experimentation with efficient microorganisms. We welcome curious people who want to learn by doing, share knowledge, connect with nature, and contribute.


What you offer

24 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens


What you get

3 days 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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Beginner Spanish or Beginner English

Between 21 and 48 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Academy Course Eco Certificate for Volunteers: Basic Concepts

Travel insurance


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

The Environment
Experience a total disconnection in our country house located in the Pradilla area, just an hour and a half from Bogotá and 15 minutes from the town. It’s the perfect place for those seeking the peace of the countryside without losing connectivity, since we have a good internet signal. In addition, you will have the convenience of a local store less than 30 meters from the house for your basic purchases.
Your Space
We want you to feel at home. You will have a private room with its own bathroom, in addition to full access to the kitchen and dining room. The property is welcoming (1,000 m²), which makes it very manageable and easy to walk around.
Your Contribution
We are looking for someone with initiative to help us enhance the life of our land. If you have knowledge or ideas in agroecology and organic fertilizers, we want to hear from you! The main tasks include:
Vegetation care: Attention to fruit trees, coffee plants, and flowers.
Home maintenance:
Cleaning of wooden furniture and organizing materials to optimize the spaces of the house.
Conscious management: Help us select and organize elements that contribute to the rural aesthetics of the project.
Care of our pets: 3 beautiful female dogs that may accompany you.
General maintenance: We still have small things to adjust at home; if you have ideas, they are welcome.

Responsibility and Trust
Due to our commitments, we cannot be in the house all the time. Therefore, we are looking for an extremely responsible, autonomous, and respectful person who values privacy and cares for the property as if it were their own.


Activities & Shift

The expected dedication time is flexible and can be agreed in advance, maintaining a fair balance between the support hours and the volunteer’s free time.


Rules

This experience is designed for responsible people, with willingness to do manual work, interest in nature and motivation to contribute to a project with a tourist and environmental focus. It is a family home, therefore we ask you to respect the place. The consumption of psychoactive substances of any kind is not allowed, bringing outsiders to the place is not allowed, nor activities such as parties or others that disturb the tranquility of the area.