Explore local culture, food and nature on a natural farm and experience memories of a lifetime in Bhalki, Bidar district of Karnataka, India

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  Description

  This is a farm located in Bhalki, Bidar district of Karnataka started in the year 2022 on a 5 acre land. We are a couple(Niranjan & Shruthi)staying on this farm, we do natural farming and natural living here.
  
  We started our journey from a metro city consumeristic, individualistic lifestyle to a simple, co learning, co dependent community centric sustainable lifestyle. As living beings we are so stressed out with our work, relationships, fast moving which in turn had an impact our personal and community well being. Here we have chosen Natural farming to feed ourselves nutritious, diversified food straight from the farm. We also work on social community bonding and development initiatives like seed bank, local forestation, community nursery and natural buildings. All of our works which involves our hands, body and energies to be put in to express our love and gratitude rather can put a money value to the offerings. We invite to our space to simplify ourselves, bringing back our consciousness and start serving each other each in whatever possible way!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Hospitality/Tourism

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Depending on the period of volunteering or timeline, you will be having opportunities to be involved in having the following experiences
  
  - Farmland trails for scenic beauty and local crop cultivation.
  - Let's exchange local food recipes. We do traditional cooking on both wood fire and lpg, we would be happy to share the recipes .
  - Helping you in your farm planning and moving we shall provide consistent support in whatever way to move away from consumeristic lifestyle to self reliant, sustainable natural living in sync with nature.
  - Local forestation and biodiversity study
  - Just star gazing at times to get lost in the galaxy.
  - Natural construction with materials like stone, mud, wood, and more.
  - Watershed works for overall community development.
  - Understanding climate change and how our fast moving lifestyle
  is also impacting our relationships in real life.
  - Interaction with local people
  
  Creating bonds and memories for lifetime..... Not to worry!

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Volunteers are invited in farming, cooking, natural building, designing, design implementation, working with local farmers, seed collection, forest creation and more. Let us take up projects on your interest in working with community.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Hindi: Fluent
  Kannada: Fluent
  Telugu: Intermediate
  Marathi: Beginner
  Tamil: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I am being open to any language learning only if necessary. Always welcome to share and teach our local language Kannada
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  Accommodation

  We've a clean, basic accommodation in a common space. There's no private rooms available, however you can try your own/rent tent set up and pitch it over our farm which is completely safe.
  
  We have our own grown poison free food and also locally sourced clean foods. You can help for certain hours in exchange to stay and food, from our farm

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  What else ...

  I've myself volunteered in various farms and places. Each community sharing places will have different roles based on the their working structure. So let us see how we can stay together

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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'll have to explore this part. Let's see how it goes

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  Space for parking camper vans

  I've space to park your vans, pitch your tent, harvest in our garden, cook and travel.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Cats and dogs are of course allowed at your own risk, because there are stray dogs around our farm. Other pets please confirm with us before arrival.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  4 hours/day of farm work (excluding cooking and house works) 5 days a week

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