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We are seeking an experienced mushroom grower to lead and expand our gourmet mushroom program (oyster, shiitake, etc.) within our permaculture community in the Ecuadorian Andes.
Role: Inoculation, substrate handling, fruiting rooms, environmental control, and community training.
Requirement: Practical experience and a commitment of 3-6 months.
We offer: Housing, 3 meals per day, and a regenerative environment.
25 hours of help per week
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Amount: US$ 5 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: The fee covers part of your meals. It also allows us to offer scholarships to volunteers with limited resources.
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.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
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.
Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Our goal is to create an inclusive environment where people with a similar mindset from around the world can build lasting relationships. Families with children and people from minority groups (often LGBT) are welcome. We are bilingual in English and Spanish and we meet through activities, food, play, relaxation, and ceremony. We are happy to welcome volunteers from around the world without distinction of gender, place of origin, or age, as long as they are over 18 and willing to stay for a minimum of two weeks.
Volunteers help 25 hours over 5 days per week from 8:00 to 13:30, with a mid-morning break. Additionally, each volunteer participates in the preparation of 2 or 3 meals per week or, alternatively, can contribute one hour of help in other activities.
The activities are well organized and each day there is a guide in charge of accompanying the work. Meals are served at fixed times (breakfast 7:15, lunch 13:30, dinner 19:00).
- Check-in dates are the 1st or 15th of every month to participate in the tour and meet your peers. However, we are flexible if needed.
- Our gray water returns to nature where it is purified by nature, so please use natural personal hygiene products.
- At the moment we have several animals, so we cannot accommodate additional animals, only in exceptional cases.
- We try to minimize waste; please avoid bringing: plastic bottles, plastic packaging, disposable sanitary towels, disposable diapers, cigarettes, canned goods, etc.
- Alcohol and tobacco are allowed, as long as there is responsible and respectful use of the spaces and rest times.
- We provide bed linen, toilet paper, towels, as well as 3 vegan meals per day (coffee break or snacks not included). Shared accommodation.
