Come help out on our farm on one of the most beautiful places in the world, Osa peninsula, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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Beschreibung
We are a young coulpe,Carlos and Aida, we are working in Carlos family farm and our dream is became this farm an ecological farm.
At this moment we have cows and goals,we are making cheese and we start to grow our on food,but we need some help,lots of thinks to do,and we dont have enough hands
Arten von Arbeit
Gartenarbeit
Bauarbeiten
Landarbeit
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Betreuung von Tieren
Hilfe mit Touristen
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
At the moment you just offer food and accomodation. But we are in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Osa peninsula,the wildlife is incredible and amazing. Its a perfect place for a naturelovers. They are going to learn about farming and of course about to live in the rainforest.
Arbeit
We have a lot of think to do on the farm. At this moment we need help at the farm,helping to build the house and make cheese
Gesprochene Sprachen
Spanish,english
Unterkunft
Privat room with all the facilities
Was noch ...
We are in small vilage,calls El Progreso,the people is really nice and you are going to make friends really easy. We leave near to sea turtles nesting areas and near to Corcovado national park,amazing place to lose your senses
Etwas mehr Information
- Internet Zugang
- Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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13.04.2018

Vom Workawayer (Mira & Marten) für Host

We spend two weeks on Carlos and Aida's finca in February 2018. They run a small (subsistance level) dairy farm, providing cheese for the local community and for some hotels. The farm is a basic wooden house on 100 acres of land of which 40 acres of meadow and 60 acres of beautiful primary rainforest.

Because this is a subsistance dairy farm,… read more there was little we could do with in the way of daily chores (e.a. milking the cows or feeding the animals) but all the more in odd-jobs. We assisted in haying the garden, constructing a workbench, constructing a compost heap and a duckhouse, working on the water supply, putting up curtain rails... odd-jobs.
Everyday brings it's own priorities and it is not always possible to plan ahead for Carlos and Aida (i.e. when at a neighboring farm cows have escaped or a horse needs re-shoeing...). So it helps to be a little self assured with tools, wood, repairing and building. When you have knowledge of (permaculture) gardening it is certainly a big plus. Some knowledge of (how to handle) cows, goats and chicken is also usefull.

Carlos and Aida are very sweet and caring people! The food was always delicious and good, with a lot of variation and every day fresh juice from fruits in the garden. Aida loves to cook and to share recipes. They gave us a lot of information about the area and tips for nice hikes and refreshing swims. The small creek (or actually 3..) on their land is very beautiful.

Carlos took us along to meet Fonzy the Sloth and show and tell us about the different plants and trees of the primary rainforest on his family land. He knows a lot about the plants, trees and animals.

They are farmers in an isolated community in Costa Rica. So sometimes the circumstances are tough and they need to be also. (Carlos throws a cow on its back in a minute, and they are not sentimental about slaughtering a pig, or single handedly castrating stray dogs when they find it necessary.).

Aida can provide a great insight into Tico culture and the life in a rural community on Osa penisula. The fact that Carlos comes from a line of cattle farmers and he and Aida live on his family farm should not obscure the fact that they are renewers in farming and gardening methodes for the area.
The community of El Progreso (what's in a name) seems to respond somewhat reserved at their unortodox practises. Carlos followed a agricultural university education and seems to be the only dairy farmer in the wider region. Aida made a concious choice to move from the more urban life of Spain to a small scale, organic farm in the isolation of tropical and rural Costa Rica. She is always experimenting, looking and learning to find suitable plants to grow in the tropical climate of Osa (here you can help!) to complement their diet and to sell in the local community. She became a good cheesemaker and likes to expand that in future.

Tips:
– Have boots, long trousers and a proper hat for working in the field. Boots are good for hiking too.
– The sun is intense here. Better buy sunscreen in advance.
– There are some great spots to swim and relax within (45-60 min) walking distance, but keep in mind that its completely dark around 18 oclock, so that you have to be back on time. The dogs can become agressive in the dark when they dont expect people to pass by anymore.
– Bring a headlight.
– We brought lightweight hammocks everywhere we went. We don't know how we would have done without them...
– Cano island is a nice (but expensive) trip for the weekend. We arrived too late for breakfast and were ill prepared for the (awesome) snorkeling expedition we got. We saw very little of the island itself, its not possible in the time you have there.
– The trip there by bus from Puerto Jimenez took us a day. The bus goes to La Palma and from there to Drake Bay around 9 in the morning. Going back to PJ it leaves at four thirty in the morning.

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29.03.2018

Vom Workawayer (edouard & marion) für Host

We spent almost two weeks in aïda and Carlos's farm.
The work was hard and the weather was hot but we enjoyed working and helping this nice couple. We build a shed and worked in the veggie patch.
If you want to help, bring seeds because it's not easy for them finding good ones.
The land is really wide and wild, so you can hike, go to beautiful… read more

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08.12.2017

Vom Workawayer (MASAO) für Host

I stayed with Aida and Carlos for about 3 weeks, in this beautiful place with full of wildlife. I helped milking cows most mornings, but sometimes they’d already done when I woke, which means when they got up early they start working early. And that is absolutely a farmer’s life!!

They are cow keepers and cheese makers, I learned how they handle… read more

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