Join our organic farm close to Quito, Ecuador

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  Description

  We are Andres and Aurora. We have our organic farm in Tabacundo. We grow vegetables, grains and soon fruits, respecting the land. And we have animals (chickens, pigs, goats, guinea pigs, horses) that help us with their compost, their eggs, their milk and their meat, and we give them a lot of love ;). Our goal is to be self-sufficient as much as possible, that is in our food, that of our animals and in our way of farming. And also produce healthy food for 20 families in the city.
  
  Somos Andres y Aurora. Tenemos nuestra finca orgánica en Tabacundo. Cultivamos verduras, granos y pronto frutas, respetando a la tierra. Y tenemos animales (gallinas, puercos, cabras, cuyes, caballos) que nos ayudan con su abono, sus huevos, su leche y su carne, y les damos mucho amor ;) . Nuestro objetivo es de ser auto suficientes lo mas posible, que sea en nuestra comida, la de nuestros animales y en nuestra manera de cultivar. Y también producir productos sanos para 20 familias de la cuidad.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You are going to learn about organic agriculture, most of all land-friendly agriculture; to manage a farm; to exchange with locals (2 Ecuadorians but also 1 French).
  
  Vas a aprender sobre la agricultura orgánica, mas que todo la agricultura respetuosa de la tierra ; a manejar una finca ; a intercambiar con locales (2 ecuatorianos pero también 1 francesa).

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  Help

  We work mostly in the garden (planting, weeding, covering, harvesting, collect the pue of horses ans goats to do compost). At the end of the working day we cook and feed the animals. We can work also in the large fields (planting, weeding, lifting soil).
  We received guests, so we can do cleaning of houses and rooms.
  We want to develop various projects (compost toilets, making a dehydrator of food, train horses to work the land, harvest rainwater, recycle water with purifying plants, among others).
  We work in the field from Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we pick up and make food baskets on Thursday, and we do home deliveries on Friday (but the volunteers stay in the farm, working in the field on Friday). Sometimes you can work on weekends.
  
  Trabajamos mucho en la huerta (siembra, deshierba, cobertura, cosecha, recolectar el caca de las cabras y caballos para descomponer). Al fin del dia de trabajo, cocinamos y alimentamos a los animales. Trabajamos tambien en los campos grandes (siembra, deshierba, alzar tierra).
  Recibimos huespedes, entonces puede a ver trabajo de limpieza de cuartos y casas.
  Queremos desarrollar proyectos diversos (baño seco, hacer un deshidratador de alimentos, entrenar a caballos para trabajar la tierra, cosecha de agua de lluvia, reciclare de agua con plantas depurativas, entre otros).
  Hacemos los labores en el campo lunes, martes, miércoles, cosechamos y hacemos las canastas los jueves, y entregamos a domicilio los viernes (pero los voluntarios se quedan en la finca, trabajando en el campo). Aveces puedes trabajar durante el fin de semana.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  English: Beginner
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  You have your bedroom and share with the others volunteers and guests a bathroom with hot water and a kitchen with gaz cooker, oven, internet. Also we shared with you our kitchen for the lunch.
  We eat the vegetables and grains from the garden. In the morning, oatmeal, banana, hot water, our french bread home made, home made marmelade and herbal tea from the garden. For lunch, fried vegetables, soup, grains from the garden, tartas. Sometimes we can eat meat from our pigs. Each 2 weeks, we made french bread with our flavour and each 2 days, cheese of our goat.
  
  Tienes tu habitación y compartes con los otros voluntarios y huéspedes un baño con agua caliente y una cocina de gas, horno, internet. También compartimos contigo nuestra cocina durante el día.
  Nosotros comemos las verduras y granos de la huerta. En la mañana, avena, banano, agua caliente, pan de masa madre home made, marmelada home made y te de hierbas de la huerta. Al almuerzo, verduras fritas, sopa, granos de la huerta, tartas. Y aveces comemos carne de nuestros puercos. Cada dos semanas hacemos pan de masa madre con nuestra harina y cada dos días queso de nuestras cabras.

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  What else ...

  En tus días libres (2 el fin de semana o otros dias si trabajas el fin de semana), puedes ir a visitar lindos sitios alrededor :
  - lagunas de Mojanda (a 45 minutos)
  - montañas Fuya Fuya y Cayambe (a 45 minutos)
  - piramides de Cochasqui (a 45 minutos)
  - bosque de Jerusalem (a 45 minutos)
  - cuidad de Otavalo con su mercado artesanal (a una hora)
  - cuidad de Quito (a una hora)
  
  On your days off (2 on weekend, or other days if you work on weekends), you can go to visit nice places around:
  - Mojanda lagoons (45 minutes away)
  - Fuya Fuya and Cayambe mountains (45 minutes away)
  - Cochasqui pyramids (45 minutes away)
  - Jerusalem forest (45 minutes)
  - Otavalo city with its artisan market (one hour away)
  - Quito city (one hour)

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have a good internet conection if you have a work distance. Tenemos una buena coneción de internet si necesitas trabajar a distancia.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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