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Let's #BETHECHANGE we want to see; Live, learn, build & share in eco-community, focusing on ecological & social levels (protection+regenaration+sustainability). An old coffee plantation regenerated into a natural reserve, integrating community & sustainable living.
Main project that require helps, is working in the reserve to re-balance eco-systems to help it grow better/faster and facilitate the coffee harvest that help us for other projects. A unique coffee farm full of life... (season from October to March)
Secondary projects (+ sustainable living, holistic management/permaculture)
+ House & Kichen
+ Help with visitors/hosts
+ reproduce plants and harvests
+ build/maintain infrastructures & furnitures for the public & us
+ Harvest 20m long bamboo (on new quarter moon)
Welcome everyone to our small team of people from Mexico & others from around the world like you, in this lower part of the mountain (altitude +350m), 15min North of Tapachula. I am Florian, from Belgium, managing this non-profit project for humanity, I am in the area of Tapachula since 2018 and since 2019 serving in this wild area. Such an amazing human experience surrounded by nature and her elements, in this old coffee farm, with tropical fruits, river, animals & most importantly more freedom & peace 🙏🌱❤
As a non-profit organization, our main volunteer program is not 25 but a minimum of 15h/week (example : 5 days of +-3h & 2 days enjoy) to support our projects in exchange of a jungle rooftop dorm. Community food, partly organic & partly from market is available with a small cooperation, cooking & community tasks are managed together by shifts. Full (25h) volunteer program is available for people of low ressources, ask for it.
We live, develop & share our experiences with
> vegan/vegetarian cooking
> freeganism
> zerowaste life
> minimalism
> upcycling
> agroforestry (sintropic)
> ecoconstruction & ecodesign with different elements from nature : stones, earth, bambu & wood (traditional & almost fully natural)
> full electric solar off-grid (AC-DC) & low tech systems like solar cooking
> dry toilets (seated and non seated versions) with water/soap to wash like it use to be
> community living
> reconnect to elements and our true self
> & MUCHHH more...
**SPECIAL CALL to people looking to join us for a long time (6-12months) or even stay living with us and develop projects for humankind (non-profit). People with deep love in those topics & leaders for projects :
> In ECO-buildings (we have 5 big plants of bambu)
> In Agriculture, there is +-7Ha of land to manage as a food forest, a small area for garden beds & herbal medicines for the community
> In well-being, such a large topic around therapies methods (yoga, meditations, breathwork, "ceremonies", healing with plants, water, sound, ...)
> Education with natural technics to develop a multi-level school for all
Located in the south border of Mexico with Guatemala and the pacific coast, a wonderful authentic area. The actual stay is in the main house, private rooms & bamboo cabins are available by cooperation/exchange, also you are welcome to camp around (more immersive). There are fruits trees pretty much everywhere with about 40% of coffee that we slowly convert to a more diverse food forest (sintropic agro-forestal system).
Everybody is also welcome as visitor in our ecohostal, as volunteer we prefer a minimum of 4 weeks to fully live & share the experience with nature & us. We can also share different kinds of adventures, to waterfalls, rivers, beach, mangroves, volcano, staying with local families, yoga, meditation, ... Also, we are connected to different local people & organizations around the area working with kids, migrants or simply languages classes (for few months stays).
You are also welcome to propose your own workshops or projects with our relations and us.
If everything is going well after several months, we are open for new members/residents.
Love from our team!!!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Share with us our conscious, rooted & community living, protecting this forest, making this land free for humanity, you can share with locals of the area, learn from them & their customs. Be free to go to te beach (1h), or to the mountain, river, waterfalls, volcano, thermals ..., learn with us a everyday life in an old cofee farm, try to build in a different way, some natural cabins, trying to farm in a diferent way, agro-forestery and agro-ecology, try to make community differentely, go over barriers, try to live differently, as free as possible from the matrix...
Help
A bit of everything depending on the projects on... as detailled in the profile, we are starting from almost nothing so there is a bunch of stuff to do, especially if you are independant, i will be here to guide...
Share with us a everyday life, help to build in a different way with bamboo, earth, wood, some natural cabins, trying to farm in a diferent way, agro-forestery and agro-ecology, build and inspire for a better lifestyle, ...
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We prefer to focus on spanish to respect the main language of this region, you are welcome to come and improve your spanish with us
Accommodation
dorms of double beds on rooftop, separated by curtains with sheets, private spaces available by coop/exchange
What else ...
We can share different kinds of adventures, to waterfalls, rivers, beach, mangroves, volcano, staying with local families, yoga, meditation, ...
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have 2 private bedrooms, jungle bamboo cabins or dorm, internet & food services available by cooperation or trade services.
Space for parking camper vans
Safe parking 50m away from our community house
Can possibly accept pets
any pets are welcome :) as far as you can manage them well to avoid problems with ours ;)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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*of course it's my personal opinion and even my husband doesn't completely agree with all what I am going to write but that's exactly how I felt when we stayed there.
So first of all when we came… read more
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*of course it's my personal opinion and even my husband doesn't completely agree with all what I am going to write but that's exactly how I felt when we stayed there.
So first of all when we came… read more
I love the jungle, but it's definitely a challenge during the rainy season. I loved staying here. Just being so close to such beautiful nature was a dream.
One day, I would like to build my own eco hut there and… read more
I shared few weeks there and I only can say thank you for offering me an space to face my weakness, vulnerability, triggers, and also let me cocreate a daily routine and for… read more
His Stay, dance, animations, painting, ... Much more! Thank you so much, we hoped you Stay, we love you
Amazing jungle, river, vibes and connection to the Nature !
The place is also very inspiring in terms of (re)connection to the nature and the lifestyle is truly respectful towards her.
I learnt also a lot about life in community, plants, bamboo and mud construction and much more.
Days are… read more
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I felt at home in the project, like part of a family, living… read more
repitiría sin duda
mucha suerte para todo lo que viene
We arrived at the beginning of the project and for us it was missing a little bit of organisation. We were with 5 others volunteers and that was awesome.
You must know that the place is very rustic: dry toilets, shower in the river,… read more
Ambiente familiar, distendido y libre en cuanto a la realización de tareas, no… read more
