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Discover the cultivation of cacao and coffee

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The experience

We are a family farm of 4.5 hectares, where we produce cacao and coffee organically, and we are also trying to transform the farm into one that is more organic and with a regenerative philosophy. I am a forester by training, so I have a special interest in the conservation and sustainable management of resources. With the coffee we harvest, we make specialty coffee, and with the cacao, we produce fine and aromatic cacao with which we prepare chocolate.


What you offer

19 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

Additional fee required

Amount: € 8 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities

Description: Fully equipped kitchen, wifi, clean sheets, and a room with a shared bathroom with another volunteer.


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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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 Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

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.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

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

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner French

Between 18 and 65 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

We are at the farm getting to know the entire coffee and cocoa cultivation process and their varieties, because there are many, from sowing, management and harvest; it is very rich and delicious, like fruits. Then we learn to process it to add value; we make chocolates, visit some chocolate and coffee factories, people who have the machines to process it; we learn about the topic of specialty coffee, tasting and preparations; with chocolate we will understand what 'fine and aromatic cocoa' means.


Activities & Shift

Work on the farm: Production, management, harvest and processing
In the plant: roasting and transforming coffee and cacao into chocolate.
Philosophy: Organic farming with principles of regenerative agriculture.


Rules

Keep your rooms and common areas clean.