Volunteer on our organic homestead and get to know how an urban family lives near Bangalore, India

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  Description

  Come and volunteer on our organic homestead and spend some time getting to know how an urban Indian family lives. We love to meet people from all cultures, and welcome your ideas and contributions.
  
  Currently looking at building a studio space ....Any architects out there???!!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Living as part of our family will mean you will immerse yourself in our rural Indian lifestyle. We eat three meals a day, with plenty of variety, and often drawing on our Punjabi roots.
  
  I am passionate about lifelong learning, and have unshooled my children. Tara lives with me on the homestead, and our shared passions include eating / growing traditional organic wholefoods (and challenging the diet dictocrats), researching, meditating, playing, creating, growing, doing, helping and everything else that comprises the day to day happenings of our life.
  
  Our approach to working on the homestead is informal, and tasks will be allocated to suit your interests and preferences, on the whole.
  
  Spending time with us will give you a real opportunity to make your mark on our homestead with your ideas, your creativity and your energy.

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  Aide

  We inherited this homestead from my parents when they divided the family farm between me and my five siblings. The plot has an abundance of coconut palms, and a wide range of other trees and plants. Our avocado tree grows the biggest avocados ever.
  
  We have a few cows and 5 friendly dogs as well as 2 beautiful cats on the homestead. We use the coconut palms to make coconut oil and lip balm, and are always investigating other ways to make a living from the land.
  
  We are looking for volunteers to help with the everyday running of the homestead, which will include gardening, weeding, small construction projects and general maintenance - repairs and so on. We have a small number of local villagers supporting our work on the homestead and in our home, and daily interaction between volunteers and our helpers would take place.
  
  We are also currently looking for some help with designing a dance/pottery/artists studio space ... it is at the moment in its very early stage ....an idea waiting to be made concrete...physically and metaphorically speaking. Any ideas on design, natural building and tips on managing such space would be welcome ! Any architects out there???!!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hindi: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We have a room in the main farmhouse with a shared kitchen (inside or out), a shared bathroom, and the opportunity to eat a meal with us whenever suitable.
  Three meals will be provided , however.

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  Autres infos...

  The homestead is located close to the city of Bangalore, so volunteers will find it easy to explore that fine city, as well as being able to travel to Kerala, Mangalore, Coorg, Mysore and other beautiful places.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

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

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