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First of all a big thank you to everyone who has made the success of Workaway possible, My Name is Umar, I`m 55yo (divorced) and have 3 kids (already grown-ups, living in Pontianak). I live alone and work at Government Palm Oil Plantations Company. This means in office hours there will be nobody at the farm if there are no guests or others workawayers, meaning we can only meet at night time during the workdays.
I have 3 lands of coconut plantations at a small village (desa sungai nipah & desa peniti). One with coffee shop and near a big main road (while u're sleeping the bed might shake :)) we call it the base camp.
Camp 2 is peat soil 4ha, about 3 km away, where we plant coconut trees & Nipa Fruticia.
Camp 3 is clay soil 1,5ha, just in between the two lands at the seashore side that mostly for planting rice and other vegetables & fruits, also surely coconut trees and now we plant more bananas.
It's a very quiet place, surrounded by nature and some other farmhouses. But it’s not far 27 km from the capital city (Pontianak) and only 45 km away from Supadio International Airport also 18km from the equator monument, which is reachable with public transport or scoopy.
The idea is that people come here to contact the great nature around them and take time for themselves. While I am away from the farm, at least please keep planting seeds from the kitchen and keep watering our mini kitchen garden, new ideas for our project are always welcome, being creative, and enjoy your stay!
As I realized I really prefer practical work as a landscape gardener and during the last few years I intend to learn by doing to grow organic food and running the coffee shop organically.
In 2023 we are doing some bigger CHANGES in our farm,
1. Planting 200 Banana trees at camp 3 (already planted 20 trees) also using the forest-permaculture method
2. Building more facilities like canal, ponds...etc to increase infrastructure.
3. Planting some more vegetables n fruits at any place we can do also taking care of all of the plantations
4. Running VCO Tour (Training Center for producing Virgin Coconut Oil in the traditional way)
5. Building trails through the jungle in the camp
6. Running Coffee Shop (hopefully organically)
7. Running English/Foreign course (conversation)
8. Running field trip (homeschooling)
9. Running farm stay
So there will be lots of field chores, a great combination of feeling with passion n love the mother nature would in harmony so all our tasks full fill to the never-ending learning lesson of a healthy & happy life.
In the long-term, through our eco Sustainable living that will inspire us to live a more earth-friendly lifestyle, we would like to take care of the grandmas or grandpas or older people or others (especially who have already been around to the fancy hospitals for health care services, but still no result even worse) in our farm stay, by feeding them (take care of them) with our own natural tropical food & drink, also some little physics exercise (meditation & yoga), into separate holidays with the unique restoration of the environment also offering practicing together to produce Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) in the traditional way for fun (as we all know the benefit of VCO for life).
so...if we are in the exact same page, then lets the knowledge become power and we need all the help we can get.
INFOS FOR ALLERGY SUFFERERS:
We have some wild cats, mice, squirrels and monitor lizard (small dragon) :)
You would help on the farm about 25 hours a week, We are looking forward to getting to know many interesting people.
If possible, please bring eco-friendly products (soaps, shampoos, washes) to help keep our soil free of chemicals.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have the opportunity to experience producing virgin coconut oil and all the local culture as we are located in a very culture village, In our village you'll easily get in touch with the local culture, I have traveled a lot before settling down. Reason why? We like it a lot to meet new people and have nice exchanges. We had many travelers who came for last few of years - they know the area very well, we all learned and we all work, we all practice together, you could be in a nice team work of travelers! guaranteed that we will look after each other friendship.
Base Camp is near the main road that exposes to the real everyday life in West Kalimantan as they interact with the others. We hope that, this is an incredible eye-open enrichment opportunity for cultural exchange.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Building jungle trails at serenity (camp 2) or gardening/ landscaping: moving some small bushes and trees, watering, picking, weeding, seeding, planting, composting or house cleaning, building projects in the field, or a nice mix of them, you are free to do what you really care about. we let you manage your time as you preferred!
We learn we all work, just let's do it together with us (learning by doing to never end possibilities).
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: FluentThis 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
If you like a "back to the nature" experience, you'll love our place, You have your own room(our beds facilities maximum occupied for 6 people), 2 shared showers and cooking together in the kitchen (the restaurant), cooking our own food is the best healthier food, we provide vegetarian with eggs (natural foods). We drink rainwater, you are free to boil it experiencing the jungle leaf tea if you like.
We also provide bicycles so you can cycle in your spare time around the village or use my motorcycle when I am around.
What else ...
Sungai Nipah & Peniti are a small villages at the seashore with a lot of energy, there's always something to do or to see here and around, enjoying the full moon and the five billion stars, walk around, jump to the public bus and go somewhere further, bicycle...etc, Let's enjoy the life, finding great eco-projects allowing people to connect around the world and developing tools to facilitate that. etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 25 hours , 5 days a week
Feedback (21)
He have a lot of respect for nature and traditions and his place stand for that.
Umar Thank you very much for giving me and showing me how to make virgin coconut oil.
However one thing that… read more
We enjoyed our time together with pak Bujan (friend and worker) on the farm in the weekends, doing things like painting the walls of certain area's on the farm, cleaning the bungalows for future guests and off course making Virgin Coconut Oil. Off course we… read more
We've been spending time together at the farm in the weekends, created something very special at the Laboratory kitchen and the Harmoni bungalow (the idea that we all should live together in harmony).
The places not only look better but… read more
I was shocked to see this part of Indonesia practically stripped of its cultural and traditional roots by a forcefully… read more
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He have a lot of respect for nature and traditions and his place stand for that.
Umar Thank you very much for giving me and showing me how to make virgin coconut oil.
However one thing that… read more
We enjoyed our time together with pak Bujan (friend and worker) on the farm in the weekends, doing things like painting the walls of certain area's on the farm, cleaning the bungalows for future guests and off course making Virgin Coconut Oil. Off course we… read more
We've been spending time together at the farm in the weekends, created something very special at the Laboratory kitchen and the Harmoni bungalow (the idea that we all should live together in harmony).
The places not only look better but… read more
I was shocked to see this part of Indonesia practically stripped of its cultural and traditional roots by a forcefully… read more
We have a nice time to produce the Virgin coconut oil and talk more about the benefits, also discuss how to transfer our… read more
Umar is so lovely, he welcomed us like close friend and we felt straight away at home.
Umar had to work during the week but he got time to teach us the Virgin coconut oil process.
He is really passionate about his project and love to share ideas of idyllic lifestyle.
Thanks for your happiness !
Good… read more
During our stay, Umar was always there on weekends, and sometimes on evenings during the weekdays. He… read more
he is pioneering the organic movement in kalimantan...
and he needs all the support he can get with this, because he seems to b the only one growing organically and offering food as medicine in… read more
We liked discovering all the benefits of VCO and producing it by ourselfs and… read more
we did VCO and yes again Eva & Jan could… read more
Most important is to keep always in mind that he is a local Indonesian person, trying (and never quitting!) to establish his organic permaculture.
He welcomed me and skipped the part in which many others eventually are a little bit shy in the beginning. Furthermore, Umar also takes great… read more
This is a real come back to the simple and natural things. This experience reminds you what is important in life !
Good food good atmosphère and interesting skills to learn !
Thank you for all umar and see you soon !
Workayers ? Go there you gonna enjoy !
She does everything with love n effort, Excellent at cleaning & cooking too! Self motivated, clear energy, sensitive to whats going around. She developed a magical relationship with our other volunteers, We did ask her as a coordinator n manage other… read more
We wish you… read more
We learn a lot about to make our own coconut oil, gardening and how we can make good meals just of Fruits ans Vegetables, because He is great cook.
We really enjoyned our time there and that was not our läßt time in West Kalimantan. :))
Gabriel, we wish you all the best with your journey and we really hope to see you again… read more
We wish you all to have a workawayer like them. Always positive for everything, they can work with anybody, can work at any team work too, they work hard and always make the job done !
It was a pleasure to have them with us, thanks my friends. We will miss them a lot.
The moment we arrived he said “Welcome to the family, it’s your farm”.
He has three lands in two small-small villages.
First one is a restaurant near a busy road. Base camp with all the healthy food around.
Second one is a place in heavens. You can easily hitchhike… read more
