Volunteer in a holistic eco farm on the beach in Chile

Top Host: This host receives lots of worldpackers and has a high average rating, being recognized by the community as a Top Host.
Connect with nature: 11 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Learn about sustainability: 9 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

We are an organic farm located a few meters off the sea. We work with biodynamic and permaculture techniques in various aspects. The farm has free-ranging chickens, ducks foraging on the beach, bees, horse, dog, a good handful of cats. Our garden on the hilltop is a bountiful vegetable and medicinal herbs production system with cultures of raised hügelbeds. Currently building a roundwood strawbale house. We try to have fun and work hard, thanks!

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Requirements

Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Talk to those who have lived the experience

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33 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Farm

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

11 Get in touch with nature
9 Learning about sustainability
9 Immersing in the local culture
9 Developing environmental awareness
8 Meeting locals
5 Practicing Spanish

Lynn

United States

Staying at the farm was such a great experience! Mario was an excellent host, making sure we were always well fed and helping me learn Spanish. The house is located right on the coast and surrounded by hills and trees, making it an incredible place to see nature. A bus here can take you to other cities nearby, and the neighbors of the farm are very friendly as well. I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes cats (they have 4), wants to see Chile's nature, and immerse into the local culture and language!

11 months ago

Baptiste

France

My stay in Mario's place was awesome ! 2 weeks and some days are not enough but still perfect !!! Mario are a really good person, interesting with a big heart, he open his door to me, he learn me so many things about life, gardening, boat, nature , work, woods, tree, culture and more !!! Thank you again hermano !! I was luck as well to stay in the same time that his mother Gloria and she's just a wonderful women with so much energy ! The cooking of Gloria are magic !! I had so much fun with the animals, lick and curo have so much love to give in the eyes, and I love chady the horse 😍

about 1 year ago

Júlia

Brazil

The farm It awsome, i've learn a Lot. Mário is a super Nice Guy, i have a Lot of Fun!

about 5 years ago

Fausto

Brazil

Mario is a very friendly person. It was very hard to finish a conversation with him because every time I learned so much about the history of Chile, Mapuches and of course Spanish language. The work is not hard but there are a lots of things to do so keep in mind that you will go to work but at night you will have a funny moments with volunteers in comun area. We went a Osorno volcano at Sunday this is very close.

over 5 years ago

Victoria

Brazil

Mario is an incredible person, i learned a lot and had a tons of fun! The farm is far from the city, so if you are looking for some peace and quiet, you found the place!! My tip is to not bring a lot of clothes, because Mario have enought for the volunteers, and there isnt a lot of space, if you bring a lot. Another thing is that its gonna get dirty, so its better to use the volunteers ones. Thank you for everything Mario!!

over 5 years ago

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Hosted by Ecogranja

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