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This 14-hectare farm is located in a protected area in the Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil, between the towns of Joinville and Campo Alegre. This was once a dairy farm. Since 2015, I (Alexandre, 38) have been living there, trying to repurpose the farm by initiating the production of organic food, aligned with the principles of agroecology and regenerative agroforestry. I am also promoting the reforestation of degraded areas using native species. Our main goals now are: beekeeping and tourism (birdwatching). Workawayers are welcome to stay at the farm in a spacious wooden-house where I currently live and rent rooms for turists through bnb.
Workawayers can engage in different activities, including (1) the production of honey (beehive maintenance, wax extraction, among other tasks not directly involved with bee handling); (2) the renovation and organization of the farm house; and (3) gardening. Besides, they can also help with my little organic groceries production and agroforestry systems. When the weather does not allow for outdoor activities (we could have some rainy days in a row), workawayers are expected to help with tasks inside the house as well, such as organizing, cleaning and painting.
In addition, I'm interested in utilising volunteers' engaging with their own skill set, i.e. artists, content creators, etc.
I hold a B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of São Paulo (ESALQ-USP). I like to have people around and I see it as a great opportunity for myself as well to exchange experiences and acquire new skills.
I'm vegetarian =)
Bee welcome.
Alexandre
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Movies & TV
Farming
Plant care
Music
Photography
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Nature
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travelers will be able to speak portuguese, to learn about the production agroforestry systems, bees and birds. Besides they will be totally connected to nature, because the farm lies on one of the most richest and preserved rainforest areas in Brazil.
Help
Volunteers may work with agroforestry, horticulture, cooking for themselves and others, helping with house maintenance and gardening. Depending on the skills you have, we could exchange another type of work if it could help the project.
We work from monday to friday from 7h to 12h. We offer lunch and dinner, but no breakfast.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis 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.
Accommodation
You could stay alone or share your room with another volunteer. Plus there is 1 bathroom, living room, dining room and kitchen.
What else ...
Here you will have a lot of contact with nature and you will be able to see how a small farm can be managed. The nearest market is about 25 km away, so the idea here is to have peace, to take your time with studies and concentrate in new things you will learn. By staying with me you will not only be working but you will really be learning what you are doing and questioning the methods. I can communicate in english (fluent), german (fluent), french (doucement, s'il te plait), portuguese (fluent) and spanish (intermediate).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
I accept workawayers with pets but they are not allowed to stay inside the house (the pets =) )
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (19)
If you are curious, you gonna learn a lot of diferent… read more
The experience with this french couple was awesome. They are always in a move, working and willing to learn new tasks and also trying to help all the time. Always with a smile on their faces, they helped me with every single task I asked… read more
C'était vraiment agréable aussi de pouvoir parler espagnol,… read more
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If you are curious, you gonna learn a lot of diferent… read more
The experience with this french couple was awesome. They are always in a move, working and willing to learn new tasks and also trying to help all the time. Always with a smile on their faces, they helped me with every single task I asked… read more
C'était vraiment agréable aussi de pouvoir parler espagnol,… read more
I felt welcome in his home immediately and what he has created here in the beautiful countryside of Santa Catalina is something I will remember forever. Always making an effort to… read more
We helped out with a wide range of tasks including:
- Building bees hives
- Making bee food
- Deep-cleaning and sterilizing the honey kitchen and equipment
- Filling and labelling jars of honey
- Supporting… read more
We contacted them very last minute and they replied right away! We stayed with them for two weeks. The house and all the work they do is great and really interesting if you are into sustainable agriculture.
We worked on different things depending on the weather and the plans they had for the house.… read more
It is… read more
We really appreciated to have clear instructions from the begining ( about the projects, working hours, activities,… read more
Giuliana would always wake up with a smile on her face and offer us some juice or tea, kombucha etc.
Giuli works with creams, body lotions, natural soaps, this was very interesting as well and she would teach… read more
El lugar es increíblemente hermoso, rodeado de selva, bosque, ríos, animales y tranquilidad. Es ideal para desconectarse de todo y disfrutar de estar en plena naturaleza… read more
Imagine a guy comming from the tropics (Saint Lucia is an Island in the Caribean) and staying in a place where we had temperatures like 2ºdegrees Celsius without any heating. So the poor guy had some trouble with the could, but he didn't complain about the work he was doing at 7 am… read more
Alex was very… read more
spend a really great time in Alex's house! I was with a friend of mine and 2 other volunteers and we really enjoy our stay. Alex is very nice and very friendly. He lives in a beautiful place and completely lost in the wood with some houses around and you can do some walk. He is always available to talk with you and share… read more
There were always smiling and did everything I asked them without hesitating.
Angela painted a lot and Paul moved a lot of manure to our composts, this was hard work but they kept going. Thanks guys for helping us out and I hope you have great experiences wherever you decide to go.
Abrazos,… read more
Alex is considerate, reasonable and very knowledgeable about what he does. We learned a lot with him and also discovered hidden abilities we actually have.
Obrigados, una vez más, Alex y Freddy.… read more
Aprendimos diversas tareas, no solo en cuanto a lo laboral sino también como personas, creando una amistad que se extiende mas allá de la distancia.
En la granja hay mucho por hacer, fluye el intercambio de contenido y abundan las ricas comidas que hacen de la… read more
Both of them stayed at my place for 1 month and helped in a lot of different things.
These guys spread happiness all around the farm as soon as they got here. Always smiling and ready to do whatever you ask them for. Here they worked with the painting of the house, collecting shiitake mushrooms, fixing… read more
We enjoyed helping outside and learning about the tasks that we were doing- Alex was really good at explaining why we were doing things.
He cooked Brazilian rice and beans for us which we enjoyed a lot and learning how to make bread!
Good luck with the rest of it all!
The work we helped with varied greatly, and each evening Alex would plan who would be doing each task for the day ahead, which is helpful when you know what you are waking up to do, and… read more
We had a great time going out together as well.
He is young and a dreamer as well.
Pedro was very interested in the jobs he was doing and asked a lot about that.
Thanks for your help, Pedro.
See ya!
Alexandre is a reasonable, gentle and knowledgeable host. He teached me a lot about agroforestry, and we became friends through cooking together and going out.
The place itself is very beautiful. With a small river right next to it, you can always hear the relaxing sound. My favorite place
in the (big and well… read more
We had a lot o work at my place and a unfortunately very bad weather as well. This didn't make them turn away or refuse any of the jobs I gave them.
Everything was always ok for Valentin and Laura was always smiling.
We shared a lot of common ideas and although we didn't agree in all of them, we had a… read more
His house is situated in the middle of the countryside and the environment is beautiful. You will be able to enjoy long walks in the forest in the afternoon, as Alex's land is huge.
The tasks are very diverse and depend on the current projects, as Alex always has new ideas. For example, we had the… read more
The farm is localed in a marvelous place, the araucarias tree, the nature, birds, river, the vegetation.. All arround the… read more
She's someone you would like to have as Workawayer, always smiling, bringing good vibes to the house and willing to work.
Here she helped me inside and outside the house, cleaning, planting, etc.
What I liked is that you don't have to keep telling her what to do all the time, if she finishes a task, she goes right to the… read more
