Become part of an off-grid, sustainable project in Cuernavaca, Mexico

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  Description

  The project is located in the rural area of Miacatlan Morelos next to Xochicalco, close to Cacahuamilpa caves, Taxco,and South of Mexico City.
  
  We are building our version of an Earthship with a green house. The Earthship is to house several vital cycles. A vital cycle is based on a water cycle where the plant kingdom and animal kingdom sustain each other. In our cycle we have fish whose droppings nourish the plants. The plants are azolla, papaya, bananas, lemon and a garden in the making. We have the current challenge to make a cycle that includes, 5 dogs, and 9 chickens and us the stewards.
  
  The tasks change regular according to the season. A typical day includes house keeping, gardening, construction collecting wood, working the landscape, clearing the land etc..
  
  Start the day with a hot drink some fruit, bread, take a break for lunch. We have dinner around 6 pm. We have bikes for transportation and days off can be arranged. With plenty of free time.
  
  We need help collecting dead wood to make carbon, clearing the land, making aircreate walls, working on the fence, making compost, housekeeping, cooking, etc.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Farming

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Pets

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Nature

  

  Water sports

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Dancing

  

  Cycling
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We live 2km from a small mexican village which has a market twice a week where we buy our food. We have a view of amazing mexican sunsets and sunrises every single day! We can make tortilla at home (from homegrownmaize) or you can buy them from shops or the factory in town. We cook with local ingredients such as black beans and eat simple traditional food. We are surrounded by sugarcane feilds where you can see the process in action. Exploring the local countryside and towns by bike is always an activity that we enjoy. And local people are always super friendly and smiling!
  
  We offer an offgrid experience, that includes, management of resources for self sustainability. We generate methane gas from our biodigester. We produce compost, charcoal, and learn from our building techniques, and our water cycles.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  The basic help we need is watering the plants, feeding the chicken, feeding the dogs, doing compost, house keeping, including cooking.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We offer sleeping quarters with 2 double beds and 1 individual bed, with a shower with dressing, a toilet, We have wifi, we offer bycicles for transportation.

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  What else ...

  We are a few miles away from Xochicalco (arqueological site), Taxco a stone old city, Cacahuamilpa caves, Skydiving at Tequesquitengo, Mexico City 2 hours away.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have hosted digital nomads and say we have excellent wifi.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space to accomodate traveling campers.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  venus, milo, masha, lia, nala,

  Energetic, very friendly, cute and love attention!

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