Come and help us set up courses about sustainable living in Chiloé Archipelago, Chile

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    After re-foresting and conserving old-growth forest on a 70 hectare (173 acres) property, we are now making it accessible to blind people and people in a wheelchair through an all-accessible trail
    In summer we rent a small cabin in the woods
    Slowly we are transforming degraded farmland in a permaculture farm and food forest.

    This Spring, Summer and Autumn we need volunteers to help us gather wood from our forest to make mulch for our vegetable and flower garden .

    We are a family of four:
    -Grecia : born on the island of Chiloé, 4th generation artisan
    Teaches weaving on the traditional and Swedish loom
    -Tamara : Grecia’s daughter, loves basketball, music, traveling, foreign languages, swimming
    -Gabriel : our new member of the family... Born in October 2013
    -Jeroen : Belgian citizen since 2005 living on the Archipelago of Chiloé. Jeroen is a chef, farmer and tour guide

    The main projects on Alihuen are:
    - Wildlife protection
    - Eco tourism
    - Environmental education
    - Reforestation
    - Water conservation
    - Sustainable land management
    - Organic farming

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Interests

    Interests

    Sustainability
    Politics / Social justice
    Farming
    Charity work
    Plant care
    Music
    Languages
    Gardening
    DIY & crafts
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Camping
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will learn about (native) tree planting, sustainable living, alternative energy and the native fauna and flora.
    At home we speak Spanish, Dutch and English so you can practice any of these three.

  • Help

    Help

    We are setting up a sustainable farming and living school and our first mission is to identify the local fauna, flora and fungi. Apart from that we always need help with:
    - hole digging for tree planting
    - take footage of the work we are doing with a GoPro or phone
    - recycling garbage to make bottle bricks and the like
    - pick garbage from the road
    - seed collecting for the nursery
    - fruit, vegetable & tuber harvesting
    - mulching (covering weeds with dry grass)
    - weeding, but not too much, that’s why we mulch
    - handicraft according to your skills
    - general maintenance
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  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A cozy waterproof teepee tent, a separate toilet and bathroom and wood stove powered showers

    A re-furbished traditional Chilote wooden house is the kitchen and living space or sleeping space in case of very cold weather

    Cooking is done by the volunteers.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    What do we offer in return of your work:

    -Accommodation and food ( cook your own) for 3 meals a day .

    -Lessons on re-forestation and sustainable land management in general

    -Clean skies The southern hemisphere sky is great for observing the stars. The closest cities are at 30 and 80 km so there is little light pollution. If you have an iPod, iPad or similar device, the ‘SkyView’ app helps you distinguishing the constellations and shows the names of stars, planets, comets etc...

    -Lots of information about the region and the best places to visit

    -A quiet and peaceful place with lots of birds and the occasional native deer, the second smallest in the world

    -A river is close by to kayak and a nature reserve and national park are in the vicinity to hike and camp

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 355615293728

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