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We are a german-nicaraguan family of 5 and live together with our 4 legged family members and volunteers and guests in a quiet, peaceful place up a mountain.
On our farm we have built three houses. We love BUILDING with different materials like bamboo, cement, wood and recycled things like glass bottles and old tires. And heading towards more and more natural construction.
We have plenty of fruit trees and growing herb and veggi garden. We love permaculture and our gardens are all organic and often self seeding. We grow: Bananas, some Coffee, Avocados, Mandarines, all kinda herbs, tomatos, sweet peppers etc. etc.
Also we host many animals like chickens, cows, cats, dogs and horses.
The HORSES build the foundation of our income and there are several options to get involved and live on our beautiful eco farm while studying natural horsemanship and the classical art of riding.
There is also an internship we offer in the horse section. You need to have a solid foundation in horses to be able to join us as an intern. We are excited to receive your aplication for this position! The internship is taken till April 23. And we require a minimum stay of 3 months for this postion.
We are located up the montain of the small rural town of Tucurrique, that is 30 mins walk away or a 2000 Colones taxi ride.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our finca is a great place to learn and develop. The people live here come from different places, live, learn and cook together. You will learn about living in a tropical enviornment, gardening in the tropics and community life.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We have a last minute opening for our natural horsemanship internship. If you have a solid horse knowledge and a keen to widen you skills as well as help us with organization and leading our group please contact us. Minimum stay 3 months. Min age 21 (= Looking forward to ride with you! We even offer a job position for the right canidate!
For all other horse entusiasts please check out our website for our volunteer learning programs we offer.
Right now we are in the process of building!!! Work will be around BUILDING. There for we are looking for a STRONG man that like to do manual labor and building. Also a couple is welcome! Stay can be for 1 or 2 weeks. start asap! Please contact us for more information.
The second position: Aupair position. Our family has grown and we are looking for a kids loving person that like to stay with our family for a while and help with our baby and kids. You need to have some expirience with kids/babys and be willing to stay longer term with us (min. 3 months). We live quiet alternative so you need to be open minded and have a kind personalty.
The third position: ARTIST wanted! We would love to paint our new build houses with creative wallpaintings! (this can only happen during certain seasons)
The fourth position: Photographer, Videographer, Webdesigner, social media manager. Any skills in this fields are very welcomed!
Beside workaway (where we have very limited spaces) we offer different options to stay, learn and enjoy the community life here.
If you dont have any of this skills you can join us in our learning programs! Please check contact us for more infos on this!
We enjoy active volunteers with an can do attitude.
Gardening. We have now build the paths and plant the veggis. There is more space to start gardens and the ones that we here need to be mantained also we are planting trees. If you have expirience in gardening you can help here.
Around the animals there can be a day where we need a hand, riding will not be included in this programm. We offer other work-exchange programms that include riding and natural horsemanship instructions for this please check out our website or send me and email so I can send you details.
Everybody cooks and helps cleaning the houses.
If you feel this place could be the one for you just contact us!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
dorm room in one of our new built houses
What else ...
We are close to the jungle, rivers, nature. We offer tours you will be able to join on. There is a spanish course on side that you could join in. We offer natural horsemanship lessons and Classical horse traning following biomecanic principles.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The are an absolute power package and extremly skilled in the things they do and offer. They digged right into the work and made for us an outstanding webdesign, super quality and professinal photos PLUS a high quality professinal video including drone shots etc. They really know how to do their… read more
Even though (depending on Milton's ongoing projects) you might have to work hard it's definitely worth it.
Due to Milton's genius within the field of construction, the accomodation is more than you could ever ask for especially when used to travelling with workaway.
Isa and Milton are… read more
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The are an absolute power package and extremly skilled in the things they do and offer. They digged right into the work and made for us an outstanding webdesign, super quality and professinal photos PLUS a high quality professinal video including drone shots etc. They really know how to do their… read more
Even though (depending on Milton's ongoing projects) you might have to work hard it's definitely worth it.
Due to Milton's genius within the field of construction, the accomodation is more than you could ever ask for especially when used to travelling with workaway.
Isa and Milton are… read more
Sabijn is a profesional movie maker and just made a amazing movie for our farm. She is highly skilled in her profession and an absolute pro! Also she help us taking care of our horse herd and took part in our Natural Horsemanship trainings… read more
