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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
14 Mar 2024
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Description
We have a nursery with more than 60 species (mostly native trees seedling) and a farm where we develop an agroforest system with more than 50 species (fruits, timber, crops...). Me: 38 yo, backpacking since 14, dozens of contries visited, living in Lençóis for 8 years, forestry engeneer, MSc., climber, river, trekking, rock, reggae ´d blues...
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Opportunity to know Chapada Diamantina National Park, learn about organic production and agroforest systems, opportunities to do (high quality) rock climbing and trekkings, benefit from tips and advices on tours, places to visit, good guides, etc. be introduced to the locals and local culture and environment. The home/nursery and the farm are located in Chapada Diamantina, city of Lençois, very close to the National Park and surronded by hundresd of waterfalls, dozens of them above 100mts. mountain sports and plants management are routines... Lençóis is a five thousand people city with more than 6 thousand beds for turists. It's historical and quite cosmopolitan city.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Help mainly in the nursery activities (seedlings care and maintenance) and farm activities (plantation, agroforest system management, harvesting, etc), may need help in Bioconstruction (permaculture projects) and teach languages, playing instruments and arts for a smart 5 yo boy.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
Bed/couch accommodation or camping . We do not offer food for volunteers, only an open kitchen for cooking, but we use to cook, eat and wash dishes together ;)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 3 hours a day, 3-4 days a week
Feedback (17)
I was volunteering with two other workawayers. We had basically 2 types of tasks : helping out in the garden of the house and preparing for/working at Diego's farm.
I really enjoyed taking care of Diego's beautiful… read more
we staid in his beautiful house for 2 weeks. we helped in gardening and then we went to his field to plant.
Diego welcomed us really well and we got along instantly. he shared his knowledge with us about nature and about the beautiful chapada diamantina.
Diego's way of… read more
The place is quiet and very green, and the city of Lençois has a really… read more
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I was volunteering with two other workawayers. We had basically 2 types of tasks : helping out in the garden of the house and preparing for/working at Diego's farm.
I really enjoyed taking care of Diego's beautiful… read more
we staid in his beautiful house for 2 weeks. we helped in gardening and then we went to his field to plant.
Diego welcomed us really well and we got along instantly. he shared his knowledge with us about nature and about the beautiful chapada diamantina.
Diego's way of… read more
The place is quiet and very green, and the city of Lençois has a really… read more
The town itself is beautiful (nestled on the edge of chapada diamantina allowed for some amazing but wonderful early morning runs to the nearby waterfall) but it was Diego and his 5 year old son Theo that really… read more
people like Laura make me more and more happy with the workaway exchange
all the best Laura and fell free to return… read more
The work I did around the house was easy going, outdoor, gardening tasks, much enjoyable in the sun. We also spent some days at the land of the agro forest… read more
Me senti bem compartilhando com o Diego e muitas historias, um lugar calmo e tranquilo e com a presença encantadora do pequeno Theo :D
Abraço Diego
Also, because he couldnt host me as long as it was planned, Diego helped me to find another volunteering place to stay in Lencois!
Thank you!
Dorine
seja sempre bem vinda!
e mande uma copia do livro quando terminar ;)
Sadly, the rainy (but necessary) weather didn't permit to help a lot, we worked at his house, building a chicken house, and gave some help to Paola, Theo's mother. And also, it's too bad we couldn't go climbing… read more
We spent three weeks in his little house in lencois. Diego is someone very nice and interesting.His son Theo, four years Old, was so cute !
We learn a lot about agroforestry with Diego. We plant natives trees in the nursery, at his house. And one day we went to his… read more
