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馃尡 Help us revive our permaculture garden in Col贸n

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The experience

We are seeking volunteers to help restore our garden. Tasks include weeding, aerating, and preparing the soil, conditioning flower beds, and leaving the spaces ready for planting.

We have tools and a motor cultivator. No prior experience is required, only the willingness to learn, collaborate, and enjoy nature while contributing to an agroecological and community-based project.


What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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

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

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.


Requirements

Fluent Spanish or Beginner English

Between 18 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

At Fundaci贸n Arbolar Espacio Vivo we seek volunteers eager to collaborate, learn, and enjoy nature. The main tasks will be to support the reactivation of our agroecological garden: weeding, preparing the soil, conditioning the beds and carrying out general maintenance tasks.

No prior experience is required, only commitment and willingness to work collaboratively. In exchange, we offer a life experience in contact with nature, learning in agroecology and permaculture, and the possibility of sharing community life in an environment of respect and exchange of knowledge.


Activities & Shift

Four hours a day, from Monday to Friday, are worked, collaborating on agroecological garden tasks and the maintenance of the spaces. The activities may include weeding, preparing and aerating the soil, conditioning the beds, sowing, watering, harvesting according to the season, and collaborating in the general care of the garden and the green areas.

The tasks are organized according to the needs of the moment and weather conditions, always with guidance and tools available.


Rules

Respect the living agreements, schedules and agreed tasks.
Maintain a collaborative, responsible and respectful attitude toward people, spaces and nature.
Actively participate in the assigned tasks and communicate any difficulty or need in advance.
Take care of the Foundation's tools, materials and facilities.
Keep the common spaces clean and tidy after using them.
Avoid the consumption of alcohol and other substances during volunteer activities.
Contribute to a harmonious coexistence based on respect, the communication and cooperation.
Take initiative to learn and collaborate, respecting the project's instructions and agreements.
Transportation, mobility, personal purchases and external activities are the responsibility of each volunteer.
Arbolar Espacio Vivo promotes a conscious, simple lifestyle in connection with nature.