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Permaculture project Guaratinguetá, Brazil
Come work and grow on our small ecovillage in the mountains!
What you offer
20h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Painting & Decorating
- Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of Worldpackers’ annual plans.
Amount
- R$ 40
Per day
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Description
Contribuição para a alimentação (café da manhã e almoço) durante a estadia.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Private Room
- You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- 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.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- Dedicated Workspace
- Specific space for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Discounts on Tours
- Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
- 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.
- Yoga classes
- Take free yoga classes at our place.
- Language lessons
- Take free language classes at our place.
- Holistic Therapies
- You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
- 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.
- Name
- Finca Ganadito will offer you a volunteering certificate.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
- Stay at least
- 1 week
- Stay up to
- 8 weeks
The Experience
Imagine a stunning retreat nestled between Rio and São Paulo. A place where we're shaping our big dreams of owning our land. We've got a bunch of exciting projects in mind for this lab, but we could use a few extra pairs of hands. Our days revolve around tending to an array of veggies, as well as looking after our clucking chickens and three lovable dogs. And guess what? Our space is a hub for cultural, social, and permaculture events.
Learn moreRequirements
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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10 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Permaculture Project
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 10 Get in touch with nature
- 9 Learning about sustainability
- 8 Meeting locals
- 8 Developing environmental awareness
- 7 Developing social awareness
- 6 Immersing in the local culture
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 9 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 8 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 5 17. Partnerships for the goals
Severin
Germany
My experience with the people of the project and the whole place was wonderful! I worked in their big beautiful permaculture garden where I learned a lot about fruits and vegetables but also about building a house wall out of clay and gras. I would definitely come again!
9 days ago
Emma
France
Volunteering in the project was an amazing experience !! 🤩 Camilo, Leia, Vania and everyone there was so welcoming. My boyfriend and I stayed 3 weeks and it really felt like home 🫶🏼 We had our own room, ate good also and during our free time Camilo made us discover wonderful places in nature around the city 😊 Most of the time we worked in the garden. It wasn't easy but we loved it. Also, hours are very flexible. I really recommand you to go if you want to enjoy the calm of the nature and meet locals ;)
2 months ago
Gabriela
Brazil
Staying at the project was the best experience we could have asked for! We spent 9 days there, including New Year's Eve, and left wanting to stay longer. Everyone was very nice, kind, and gentle. The food was amazing, the room was very comfortable, and work hours were respected. Every day was joyful. I hope to see you all again soon! Thank you so much!
3 months ago
Camilo replied
Oi meninas. Nós é que temos que agradecer. Vocês foram demais. Ajudaram muito a gente. Gratidão.
Emilia
United Kingdom
We loved every moment of our time at Ecovilqb! We felt immediately welcomed by every member there. The accommodation is very comfortable &, we had the most delicious meals during our time there! The work itself was really interesting and it's so lovely seeing the development of the place whilst you're staying. As well as working we also enjoyed a horse ride in the hills that we got to experience with Vania & Leia! Not only that they took us to a jazz festival in a close town and really made sure we had a memorable experience! I couldn't recommend them highly enough and we will miss them.
3 months ago
Camilo replied
Thank you girls. You are awesome! We loved receiving you and you did great as volunteers. We hope the rest of the trip is amazing and we will check on you thru the social media to see what you have been up to.
Chris
United States
Camilo was a wonderful host. He is caring, thoughtful, and relaxed. He was very flexible with scheduling work depending on weather, other events, and my own schedule. Camilo even made sure we cut work a bit early on my last day so that I could go see the sunset from a mountain. He really wanted me to have a full experience and I definitely did. The other people living in the house were also very kind and friendly. I became relatively close with all of them and will keep in touch with them. This was my first volunteer experience and I think it was excellent.
4 months ago
Camilo replied
Thanks a lot Chris! We were glad to help you with portuguese and you did great as a volunteer. Have fun in Brazil and enjoy the trip.
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