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A sustainable ECOLOGIAL Retreat - permaculture, reforestation, organic food forest and habitat restoration one hour from Medellin.
The reforestation / trails, art and park experience is our main focus and the area we are looking for the most help.
The concept is a Balinese inspired spa retreat incorporating microhome style bungalows and small houses scattered throughout a lush botanical garden connected by meandering pathways, rope bridges and raised walkways, treehouse lookouts and gazebos with naturally inspired water features, both hot and cold pools from our own pure spring water. This is a long term project with opportunity for extended stays. We are seeking:
1) construction workers, artists, sculptors and creators willing to do art instillations and whimsical projects throughout the land
2) gardeners and landscaping experience, botanists, farmers, experience in germination and planting
3) Social media, photographers, designers and publicists to help us present our foundation and work to the other charities in the area, we are releasing wildlife thru 3 foundations now, and working with the local environmental authority to offer seminars of permaculture, sustainable farming and integrated living, as well as holistic retreat space for soldiers with PTSD and those interested in traditional medicine.
4) big dreamers and hard workers interested in a long stay.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am fluent in Spanish and have several audio courses here I can share for free as well as offering my time as a tutor while we work together. I am a sail boat captain and a freediving instructor and willing to offer my expertise in both those subjects. I have worked as a designer, writer, and entrepreneur and have travelled extremely extensively for a long period of my life and would consider myself an expert of sourcing products in foreign countries and starting the sort of enterprise you will be volunteering at. I have lived in Colombia for more than 3 years now and travelled extensively here and can offer great advice on where to go.
Help
I am looking for intelligent, self starting people who can adapt to the project and work alongside me as well as adopt the project as their own and contribute their own ideas to it.
Landscaping, design, art instalations and Gardening skills are also appreciated. I am a busy person and the reforestation project has been a lot of work to pull off - these sort of projects are usually undertaken by a team or a group of investors and I find myself running like crazy to get things done a lot of the time. I don't want people here who are not able to think or work independently - I may give you a project but if you have a better idea, please share it with me. I value creativity and intelligence and new ideas. I can offer spanish lessons, I am fluent in both english and spanish, and I have a lot of expertise in foreign trade and import, design, and business, and am always keen to talk to interested, interesting people.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Fluent in Spanish and English
Accommodation
Farm: Typical colombian style finca house, 1 private room, 8 bunk beds in a shared dorm room, free reign of the finca and a 20 minute walk to town, use of the farm bike. Access to the new properties as they are constructed. An apartment in town, 7 private rooms with some dorm style beds.
What else ...
Medellin and Venecia are both incredible. There is no shortage of things to do here and in the hills and countryside surrounding the city are some of the most amazing sights and natural wonders on the planet.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good internet, quiet places to work alone, and are reaching the stage of our project where people with skills in social media and advertising would be of great help to us.
Space for parking camper vans
we have secure parking and you can explore the most beautiful parts of Antioquia around Venecia, its the hub of a wheel that is surrounded by Colombia's most famous towns and parks
Can possibly accept pets
I have 2 cats shane my business partner has a dog all are very friendly here.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
20 hours a week, breakfast provided
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The place surrounding by nature is magic, perfect to relax, to enjoy the pool and to do some activities that we can call work.
We did some plans for a buildings reconversion in the best office you can ever find and were able to manage our schedule as we wanted.
Andrew was… read more
Venecia is not a tourist destination which makes it very authentic and pretty! We fell in love with… read more
Los voluntarios nos quedamos en Venecia, un pueblo encantador,… read more
I contacted Andrew about doing some programming work in exchange for a place to stay for a week or two.
I needed to escape a place with an absence of nature to a magical place reeking of nature. This was the perfect answer.
Andrew will need more digital nomads with… read more
we were very glad to have her and hope she'll be back.
He had creative ideas and lots of initiative which makes him the sort of person that is both an… read more
Andrew and some very fun and expects you to be very independent in the projects you will realize in his property.
Think of presenting him a project with a plan of realization for example. Keep in mind that he is a very busy man on a daily basis.
But don't worry, you will… read more
Even though I was less available than I would have liked to be at that time,… read more
Andrew is a an extraordinarily person with a lot to do and many people around him. So you may… read more
Dedicated to his work. A self starter and totally self motivated. He was responsible and could be trusted with every aspect of things out here. I could trust him to drive my bike and jeep to work and… read more
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See you guys in Belgium!
First of all, Andrew is a rockstar. Super cool guy who is down to work hard and play hard. I met him 2 days into coming to Medellin and he had my back 100% with any assistance I needed.
He has this beautiful galeria. He is bringing treasures from all over the world to this galeria. It is such a cool place to… read more
Andrew à été au top avec moi !
