Reimagine a greener world for tomorrow
The experience
We are excited to know that Worldpackers sends willing volunteers to host-farmers like us. Volunteers will be working with us on flexible schedules and get hands-on experience. Silage preparation, garden management, weeding flower beds, mushroom farming, cleansing farm tools, shampooing/oiling buffaloes or cows, bamboo work (doko, nanglo,syaankhu), woodwork, gundruk processing etc.are our activities. Folk and herbal medicines plantation too.
What you offer
25 hours of help per week
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
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.
Team Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
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.
Discounts on Drinks:
Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Discounts on Tours:
Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation:
Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
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 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.
Dance classes:
Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons:
Take free language classes at our place.
Permaculture Course:
Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
Certificate:
Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Requirements
Intermediate Japanese or Intermediate 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
Spread over an area of 60 acres of land, the permaculture farm sits at an altitude of 670 m. Temperature ranges from 18-25ºC .Temperate type of climate is found year round; summers are usually rainy, cloudy and humid while winter is foggy and never so harsh. It keeps an interesting geology of orange, banana, pear, fig orchards versus grassland slopes. As of now our farm houses around 20 buffaloes, 5 cows, 10-12 chickens and several goats. It also includes terraces of maize-rice, fodder-cereal plantation, and vegetable gardens. Few adorable pets highlight our day in the farm. Raju is a local breed of dog ever watchful of the farm surrounds. Ganga and Tika are 2 other cats, and there are other 3 wild rabbits sometimes making the fight scene. We are planning to extend within few months ahead with more addition of domestic animals. We are thinking of bio-gas plant and perhaps solar panel ins
Activities & Shift
We are excited to know that Worlpackers sends willing volunteers to host-farmers like us. Volunteers will be working with us on flexible schedules and get hands-on experience. Silage preparation, garden management, weeding flower beds, mushroom farming, cleansing farm tools, shampooing/oiling buffaloes or cows, bamboowork (doko, nanglo,syaankhu), woodwork, gundruk processing etc., to name but few, are our activities. Samples of few folk and herbal medicines like holy basil, aloevera, mint are planted. We even own an average spice factory that does blending, packaging and marketing of homegrown spice products. And for sure our farm volunteers get chance to frequent this attractive spice lab every week or so.
Rules
Volunteers will have to make rules on their own, meaning there are no fixed working hours applicable to everyone but they have to come up with their best schedule.
They will be working with our staff-farmers, most of them uneducated. So an open minded person will always find himself the best fit.
Remember smile is the best face wear you can have. Smile rules with us too.
For safety reasons volunteers are requested not to be too adventurous and wander as they want without properly being informed by our farm rangers.