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Organic plantation with a variety of crops in Coorg, India

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  • Last activity: 12 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    This is an organic plantation in Coorg 10 km from Madikeri towards South on the Virajpet road. I moved back about 4 years ago from an art and design background. The creative work was nice but the city got to me and I always wanted to come back to the place I grew up in as a child. It was a paradise I wanted to get Back to Since I was a kid. I Started working organic methods 3 years ago and things are slowly working out. Apart from the main coffee and pepper, I've started cardamom, vanilla, cocoa, avocados, bananas and some other spices and fruits in a smaller scale. If I'm not able to market my fruits I try and value add by Sun drying, jams etc.
    I have a little work shop set up as well where I make things for the farm, some art and some experimental musical instruments as a hobby and to keep occupied in a country side.
    There is enough work for helping hands

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Help with Eco Projects
    Animal Care
    Art Projects
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    They will get to work with the locals and interact with them and their life styles. Learn about the western ghats, it's crops and cycles and wild life and learn To live a quieter life away from the city.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Volunteers can help with the plantation along with a few people working here.
    Help needed in the fields include planting, pruning, composting, harvesting .
    at the workshop making things for the farm, innovating projects, eco building,
    value adding fruits , packaging / marketing.
    occasional art projects depending on how busy it is here.
    Anyone with cheese making , wine making, jam skills are most welcome.
    handling machines, weed wacking with a machine,
    volunteers are required to cook their own dinners.
    There is definitely hard physical work involved, so if your not prepared to do physical work then this is not a place for you.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Kannada: Fluent
    Tamil: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Cottage with a loft for extra beds, a kitchen , bathroom and a veranda, tent option also available

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    If they can play music, read , need some quiet time on their own, then this is a good place to be.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 722173283699

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