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Permaculture design and implementation

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The experience

The job consists of

Outside gardening / Digging / transplanting / building
Indoor Gardening / propagation / maintenance / sprouting

During low season there are very little to no guests here.
So you will be mainly doing some cleaning and projects (like gathering and storing seeds, propagating from cuttings).

We are in the proccess of building a small green house.

What you offer

24 hours of help 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

What you get

1 day off per week

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

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!

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

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Spanish

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Reception and cleaning duties are appointed on a weekly basis during the team meeting.
Depending on seasonality tasks vary from
80% Gardening + projects and 20% Reception in low season
80% Reception and 20% Gardening + projects in high season

We have just aquired a piece of land that will be transformed into a food forest using syntropic methods and permaculture principles.
It is about 1 hectare of bare ground used traditonaly for growing corn.
The land is about 20 min drive from the hostel.

Phase one *(2024) consists of gathering seeds of trees from every kind of native plant that we can find in the immediate area and on our specific scouting trips.
build a greenhouse.

Phase two *(Jan-Feb 2025) consists of airlayering trees from our friends and starting new trees by cuttings and help them grow roots in the greenhouse.
Start fencing the property with dry and live plants.

Phase three* (March 2025) Defining the water ways on contour and on the tree lines. Setting up the kitchen garden area. Starting the seeds in the greenhouse. Start the air layering and continue cuttings propagation. A little painting here and there for a change of scenery.

Activities & Shift

Shifts are rotated to have an even distribution of tasks.
The cats need to be fed and the plants need to be checked on a daily basis.
Staff dinners are encouraged but not mandatory.

Rules

Principal rule is to address any miscommunication or lack of understanding with maximum priority and seriousness.
Everyone needs to feel comfortable to be themselves at all times.