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Description
On 1.5 ha at an altitude of approx. 1500 m.a.s.l. we grow a vast variety of vegetables, grains, fruit and ornamental plants in line with permaculture principles.
We are located a 45 minutes drive away from the capital City of Sikkim, Gangtok and a 15 min. drive from old and new Rumtek monasteries. In this rural area many Farmers cultivate Rice on terraced fields, however, we have converted our terraced fields into a permaculture garden. Presently we are expanding perennials, working out details of plantations of additional fruit trees, making a deadwood-hedge-living-fence, introducing a greenhouse and constructing a fishpond.
Activities Workawayers can engage include mulching, weeding, planting, watering, harvesting, sowing, fertilizing, composting, creating permaculture-features and small habitats, feeding our rabbits and chickens, etc.
NOTE: During monsoon from July through August there is less requirement for garden help.
However, we are interested in people with experience in blog-writing throughout the year.
Workawayers are expected to work 5 hours per day on 5 days a week. This allows for time to explore nearby buddhist monasteries, go for a day-trip to Gangtok, etc.
Our team will gladly assist you in planning activities during off-days.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Collaboration with local team - cultural exchange. Stay in standard hotel room. Assist team with general garden work, creation of permaculture features, assisting with data collection and networking , finetuning permaculture design and garden calendar, networking for marketing of farm products, etc
Help
Seasonal outdoor tasks such as mulching, sowing, propagating, watering, composting , making hugelbeet, banana-circle, deadwood hedge, assisting in elaborating garden designs / seasonal calendar, assisting with garden related documentations such as working on informative texts for our visitors on each plant / tree / permaculture-feater in our garden.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will eat with our staff and be offered 3 warm vegetarian meals per day. A typical meal consists of lentils, rice or flat bread and vegetables.
You will be provided a standard forest-view guest-room or a single guest-room with panorama-viewduring your stay. Botch come with attached toilet and shower.
What else ...
During off time you can visit nearby monasteries, villages and the capital City Gangtok.
You can travel by public shared taxis.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a new internet connection since February 2022 that works well
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Approx. 5 hrs per day /5 days a week
Feedback (7)
The place is beautiful and really calm, the hotel is big and clean and the… read more
luck from Sikkim
He is expert in woods and building structure.
Wish you a good luck Lukas :)
Everybody did their best to make my stay as comfortable as possible and the rooms are clean and more than I ever expected. There is lots of… read more
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The place is beautiful and really calm, the hotel is big and clean and the… read more
luck from Sikkim
He is expert in woods and building structure.
Wish you a good luck Lukas :)
Everybody did their best to make my stay as comfortable as possible and the rooms are clean and more than I ever expected. There is lots of… read more
She is focused and positive personality. And easily accomplished any kind of task given
Wish you a good luck Joos:)
There is a huge garden that need a lot of manteinance, so there is always plenty of job to do if the rain allows.
I stayed only 10 days but I made a nice bond with them and I miss our time together at… read more
Wish you good luck
:)
Wish you all good luck.
We found them pretty active in whatever task we provided and followed all the inhouse rules and regulations.
We found both of them as sincere, reliable, trustworth, sociable, pleasant and open and ready to deal with… read more
The stay at the the Retreat was absolutely great!
We learned a lot about gardening and the concepts of permaculture. The staff was great and helpful in any way possible. The whole property is amazing! Every day you can discover a new corner with blooming flowers or colorful butterflies. Also it is very quiet which is a Great… read more
