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Beschreibung
Join the team to build and grow our Finca into a sustainability Institute with organic agriculture and sustainable living.
Vision:
We want to build a green oasis that will offer education in the sustainability field and explore alternative living Ideas & concepts. We are implementing & building a Finca & educational space with the holistic permaculture concept in mind. Our main goal is to do our part for a more sustainable way of doing things and showing how to not only sustain our planet but also individuals.
We are far from a final state in all regards but thriving towards that goal and are currently building the foundations and infrastructure trying to implement more and more sustainable materials & processes along the way.
Who:
Who are we? David, Frank & Patrick - At the Finca David and Patrick are running the show and will be working and especially organizing alongside you :)
We are not experts in every field but have a broad knowledge base in building different things and agriculture.
-David is native from tenerife and has been traveling around the world and lived as a volunteer as well, now offering and experiencing the other side as a host.
-Patrick grew up in Germany, where he worked in a startup and joined in November 2022 to bring this project to the next level.
-Frank is working in Germany at the climate, environment & energy institute of Wuppertal and making his PHD in holistic concepts of renewable energy and lending us his expertise part time.
There is of course more to learn about us - but for that we need to meet at the Finca :)
Finca:
Our finca is part of Puerto de la Cruz and 20 min. walking distance from the beach and 25 min. walking into town. We are surrounded by green and banana plantations and have great sea views. It is a very good combination of nature and peace around us while at the same time still being close to civilization :).
The Finca has around 6000m² of space.
We have:
-a big outdoor Kitchen where everyone can cook.
-composting toilets in an extra shed outside and reuse everything from "there" for our compost
-an extra shower room that includes hot water
-a Fridge and a space for everyone in it
-food boxes for your private food
-powerrack for training
-a place to relax in hammocks or in a sun lounger
-a big garden with lots of organic veggies
-3 Cats & one Dog
-7 Chickens and one rooster
-pretty good workshop
- Solar power
-a BBQ to make Pizza, cakes or bbq
-Yoga mats & Surfboards for you to borrow
How are we organized?:
We work from Mo-Fr from 9:00-14:00 with a break from 11:00-11:30. After work (on working days) we have lunch together that is cooked by a volunteer. The Lunch will be vegetarian and will be mostly from the foods(veggies we grow ourselves in the garden. We supplement it with dry foods like pasta, rice, lentils or so.
When you stay with us you can always eat everything we grow in the garden (when it is ready of course :)) and we also provide dry foods for everyone so that you can grow your creative coocking mind :D (rice, pasta, lentils, couscous, Oil...).
Stay:
We have found out that a stay of 2 month or longer works best for us and for you :). We may be flexibel but only with very compelling reasons (such as you are perfect for on typ of job/help or we know you already).
We are looking forward to get to know you :)
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Puerto de la Cruz is a real city with real life and not only tourists ,we will do our best to make you feel part of it and enable you to experience the Island from a more local perspective.
You will join a bigger community of volunteers here at the finca as we try to aim to be around 10 to 15 people which means that you will be able to make friends from all over the world (mainly europe) and learn different perspectives as well as join up with them to explore the island or the finca :D
Our goal is always to combine your wishes, your skills and the project priorities as best as possible (Sometimes easy sometimes hard :D). Our goal is to get closer to our vision and that you can take away something practical, meaningful or interesting.
It of course depends also on you how much you want to engage and learn from your stay here but i am confident to say that everyone learns something while staying at the Finca with basically no limit on the learning possibilities.
Arbeit
to give you an Idea:
Gardening (everything connected) - planting, weeding, compost, redesign, maintenance
Renovating an old Canarian house - building, woodwork, concrete
Building Strucutres (greeenhouse, Firepit, Outdoor kitchen and everything that is connected to that
Improving infrastructure
Improving Water usage
reporpouse wood (processing pallets)
Help:
We try to categorise 3 catergories of help:
--Porjects --> People who can help us and plan and execute a porject (including documentation of it :))
--Responsabilitys (Cook, Garden maintenance, Cleaning, Social Meida, Garden avisionado and so on :D some of these may have a different scedule from the above (same hours) - details will be in the task describtion.
--Jumper/helper: Less skilled tash that change more frequently (help in the garden, moving earth, stones, taking pallets a part, painting --> helping where needed)
After you send me the first message i will send you a link with our projects/Responsibailitys/ Jumper task in more detail so that we can narrow it down further :)
in general: Do not hesitate and contact us with how you think you could contribute :) We are always in need of creative and critical thinking minds and people with drive.
We are always in help of craftspeople or people that know how to work with or in: wood, construction, Gardening, permaculture, plumbing, landscaping, Water, you name it :D
We may also need help from artisitic or more spiritual inclided people - do not hestiate to contact us :)
starting from September we are addional & especially to the rest you can read:
Someone with garden /permaculuta /agriculte knowledge than can lead a team of further delevoping our garden concept and doing the maintaing as well.
Also we are looking for someone who can work with blender or another 3D software to do the documentation of our Finca especially but not limited pluming and electrical lines.
Apply:
Please copy this template in fill it out in your message to us.
Template:
- Stay (wished arrival date and duration of intended stay):
-Motivation: Why would you like to come?
-Skill: What makes you fit into the project - what are your experiences to make this work :)
Can you bring a Laptop? (As we do our documentation digital)
If you want, include your Whatsapp number directly, so that we can have a call.
For you to copy:
Stay:
Motivation:
Skills:
Laptop:
Number:
Our aim is to be as transparent as possible and make everything in a way that you know what you can expect when coming here :)
Gesprochene Sprachen
Deutsch: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Spanisch: Fließend
Italienisch: Grundkenntnisse
Unterkunft
You will sleep in rooms of the old traditional canarian house or in one of our two big glamping Tents. The rooms are shared (mixed genders), usually with 3 people in one room (usually two in the Tents).
You will have your own Bed (some made out of pallets) with Bedding (Mattress, Blanquet, pillow and covers)
The finca is still at the beginning as we are building it up which means that it is rustic and basic. Even Though we are close to town, this is the countryside so please be aware of basic and rustic conditions. The house is totally livable but as described above will be renovated in the future so expect an old Building with rough edges but with a lot of personality.
You can also bring your own tent or come with your camper.
Was noch ...
From Puerto you have very good connections by bus to everywhere in the island. There are restaurants, cafeterias, pubs, gyms, etc. realtivly near by. You also find in close proximity: nature, beaches, parks, places to go for running and do sport, dance and more
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
fast Internet
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
we have a parking Spot
Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen
Pets are not a problem, we Like pets as we have Chickens, Dogs and Cats - We only have to make sure, that they don´t run to the neighbors and don´t destroy our growing veggies :)
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
4,5h/day - from MO-FR
Feedback (48)
She stayed for 2 month and was very friendly, very easy going and communitcated nicley and clearly. Every task she took she did with enthusiasm and with a critical mind to how to approach it and how to solve it. In a sentence it was a plesure working with her and having her here to stare a laugh and Jokes or in generell… read more
It was a perfectly well rounded experience.
Outdoor living in a beautiful location with a fantastic international team, eating freshly grown finca produce, completing many varied tasks and picking up new skills - both volunteering and, in extra optional workshops.
The finca is in a… read more
She cared for the place and was nice to be around!!
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Korrekte Angaben im Profil:
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Kultureller Austausch:
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Kommunikation:
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She stayed for 2 month and was very friendly, very easy going and communitcated nicley and clearly. Every task she took she did with enthusiasm and with a critical mind to how to approach it and how to solve it. In a sentence it was a plesure working with her and having her here to stare a laugh and Jokes or in generell… read more
It was a perfectly well rounded experience.
Outdoor living in a beautiful location with a fantastic international team, eating freshly grown finca produce, completing many varied tasks and picking up new skills - both volunteering and, in extra optional workshops.
The finca is in a… read more
She cared for the place and was nice to be around!!
Felix stayed with us for around 3 weeks. He integrated was and nice into our group and felt at home very quick.
We were just starting to install a new big solar system and felix was very curtial to make it all happen. He as master elctician has of course the exopertise but beyond that he worked a lot (extra) to make… read more
I stayed only a week at Mo's Finca but it was
one of the greatest workaway experience I
have had.
Mo is an extremelyyyy (I really mean it :P )
generous person! He made sure I had
everything I could need and would go out his
way to help me out in any way.
Very quickly Mo made me fell super at home
and welcomed, i felt… read more
You have to know that the work there it could be a little hard but it happens when you are working in a place that is all the time improving their infrastructure. I work in a lot of different things, most of… read more
Staying at the finca was unforgottable, Patrick and David are amazing hosts, they are open-minded and really kind. They maintain volunteers and the help very well thanks to given rules and helping timetable. The tasks in finca was also great, I mostly… read more
Elena was very funny and integreated well into the group, she also infected (positevly) everyone with the need to pratice sudoku :D
In general, i enjoyed living here because of the people i met (And more especially Emma Andrea and Guillem <3)
About the work, I was on the social media team. It was not physically dificult, I enjoyed and learned a lot thanks… read more
It was one of the best experiences i've had in my life, the people there are amazing and Patrick and David do a great job of organizing everything they're always open for suggestions and ideas!
The Work can be hard sometimes but for me it was really fun and not boring at all, because you worked in a lot of… read more
She came for a month and developt our marketing strategy and also our socialmedia plan. She also was organizing and leading the social media team. Her work was very professional & she was very motivated. She was doing her job so well, that i entrusted it completply to her and i was more than happy about the… read more
My job was to take care of the finca's marketing. Patrick and I had a good communication which made my job a lot easier. He trusted me with my knowledge which felt pretty reassuring. No one watching over… read more
They provide food for lunch and some for your own meals. Everything is well organised.
The only downside is that the work schedule is not very flexible. But is understandable for the amount of volunteers that they… read more
Thank you Alice!
The work was pretty heavy, but also fun and I learned a few things, in the garden for example. The hosts kept everything very structured.
I was supposed to stay only one month ,but finally stayed two month. There are some reasons.
The first is community about 15 people from whole world (primary Europa), everybody is frendly and nice. It is very interesting cooking… read more
It was my first experience as a Workaway and I couldn't be happier.
Patrick and David left me in charge of social media so that I could work on a different concept and approach than before. I was able to take pictures, videos and publications of all the projects that were underway with… read more
She is good to talk to and respectfull in a calm way.
Thanks for your hard work Judith! And lot´s of sucsess… read more
Most of the time I was working in the garden, but I also helped others with their work, which allowed me to learn a lot more.
I quickly felt welcomed into the group and was able to form bonds with some incredible people.
The days… read more
This word was conied by Laurent (french roomate) to call this place and it's so true!
He usually said magnifique to describe something good, and it's perfect for this Finca.
You will find a different projects, from gardening to construction and also cleaning team, so you will put your hands everywhere (I hope you enjoy this!).
The… read more
I spend 6 weeks at the place.
6 weeks of good work & tasks. Things that I never did before.
An every day lessons & learning process into something different. (Cuting and shaping the wood, learning about permaculture, cooking for 15 to 18 people for example).
6 weeks of being into a great community. And from my part it is… read more
Furthermore he… read more
I enjoyed my conversations with Patrick and David. They are people with a lot of experience, vision respect and good sense of humor. They were around, ready to help if needed,… read more
Seasoned person to have a deep conversation as well as have a good laugh. He Build a few smaller things (a storage plattform) for us and than had a huge job with a very successful outcome: It was restructuring and moving our workshop into a much more professional… read more
There is a wide variety of jobs to do… read more
Bernie was very welcome here and did a great job in our garden and helped out a great deal with cleaning in an apartment after renovating doing extra hours. She took over the garden and replated and weeded as well as took care of our nursery.
Bernie is a very honest person witch i like a lot and someone you… read more
During her stay she did various task and became and important part of our garden team - not only weeding and… read more
Patrick and David were very hospitable and communicative. In… read more
A place close to the center of beautiful Puerto… read more
Freddy is a handyman witch will be able to help you with a hole lot of construction and repair work. He is direct and… read more
Totally recommend Rihard as a volunteer in any way. Very easy to satisfy - he is not picky at all, is able to find comfort everywhere and is a hearty honest person.
Workwise he is a skilled woodworker and can also do other construction stuff with a high level of quality… read more
First of all, I wanna thank you again with Patrick and David the hosts of the… read more
Wauw, I almost don't know where to start. I learned so much from the wonderful time I spent at Finca Encuantro!
A nice big diverse group of voluteers. During the two months I spent there we were between 10-20 voluteers, so there's always someone ready for a hike, a chat or a drink:)
David and Patrick are… read more
There were approximately 19 other people from around the globe staying on… read more
She worked on:
-Planting and seeding new plants and veggies
-Building a Hügelbeet
-cleared weeds
-harvesting
-Organising the… read more
Patrick and David are great guys that… read more
my hosts were understanding and organized!
special plus is the cats and dog!
thanks David and Patrick and fellow volunteers
David is a good host, he's able to create a good working team and he knows how to speak directly, which is a good thing. The work never miss in the finca and you'll have a free gym (as he likes to say 😀)
We had a wonderful cultural exchange with him, Carmelo, Andrea… read more
She became part of the finca family and we miss her.
I wish you all the best and you are always welcome Noemie.
Dear Dominik, I wish you all the BEST in your Next workaway… read more
You will have a lot of place outside and in the kitchen to hang out.
The general infrastructure is very basic. No flushing toilet, no warm water, etc.. But I really enjoyed living that basic and close to nature. But… read more
I wish you all the best at your further trip, Sami
He spend 3 weeks at the finca an sometimes his girlfriend came to spend the weekends at the finca. Very nice couple. I have really enjoyed having them at the finca. You are wellcome anytime.
So, Jana I wish you the best. Thanks for your time and you are always wellcome.
They intigrated good in the team and I enjoyed having them in the Finca. Very easy going people and allways willing to help.
Thanks Cian I could get a lot of pallets from the street. He was always informing me where I… read more
In my… read more
His working skills were profesional and he was working concentrate during the whole time. I wish he could have stayed longer and I am happy that he was at the finca for a months.
David is wellcome again anytime.
David is an extremely friendly and good host, thinking about security, accommodation, tools, working hours and other stuff for making the stay and job as secure and nice… read more
