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Agroforestry & Airport Retreat Startup – Learn Sustainable Gardening + Hospitality
We are a privately owned agroforestry and hospitality startup located near Sri Lanka’s international airport. Our project combines traditional Kandyan forest garden principles with a small but growing personalized airport stopover business. We offer, slow life garden retreat experiences, and nature education for Tourists.
This is a for profit business model. We believe sustainability and profitability must go together in order to create long-term impact. Our aim is to demonstrate that ecological gardening and hospitality can be financially viable.
We are not an NGO or community charity project. It is a structured business environment where we work toward measurable outcomes while maintaining a peaceful and nature-connected lifestyle.
Our meals may include eggs, fish, or chicken. We are not a vegan property, but dietary needs can be discussed in advance.
We welcome practical, solution-oriented individuals who respect both sustainability and entrepreneurship.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Culture
Farming
Self development
Pets
Plant care
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Animals
Beach
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Cycling
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying with us will be a great opportunity to explore the semi- rural life and culture of Sri Lankans. Our workawayers will witness and participate the traditional village life which include farming and gardening. Also, the cultural and religious events usually take place, including performances of traditional Sri Lankan music and dance. We are located 30 min away from historical landmarks of ancient Sri Lankan kingdom which is easy to see the remains of Sri Lankan cultural and historical evolution.
Help
We love to connect with workawayers who are interested in gardening related tasks, like maintaining garden beds, weed control, watering the plants, grooming vanilla wines, pepper picking, hedge sheering... etc, Since we are transforming to a healing resort based on garden retreat, volunteers could help us with healing, making herbs, housekeeping and other day today acitivities in the process. If you are good at working on internet platforms, data analysis , would also be immensely helpful as we want to offer healing as a service from the garden - globally. We also need help for enhancing garden aesthetics , woodworking, painting, dog training, music, yoga, movie making, story recording, songwriting, or English lessons for our staff or any other specific skills are valued.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: 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
At this place, we provide our workawayers , clean, safe and comfortable room for accommodation. Our workawayers will get very calm and peacefull space for rest and also deicious home cooked meals prepared with love, using herbs, greens, fruits harvested from the garden. Depending of the preference of workawayers they will get a unique chance to get an outdoor shower experience hidden among trees and shrubs. It will be more like a homestay close to nature giving our workaways different kind of an experience deeply connect to this land.
What else ...
During leisure time, there are many attractive places to explore and hang around in our area. The ancient ruins of the Kingdom of Dambadeniya rock located in a top of mountain and adjoining temple preserving centuries old wall art. And, for beach lovers, Negombo is 50 min away if anyone wish to sit in a pub while tasting a cocktail and listen live instrumental music and songs by the beachside or have a delicious seafood or westernized dinner. In this area public transport is easily accessible, busses are frequently running during the period start from 4.00 am and to 9.00 pm of the day. Uber and Pick me is not very common where the garden is located, but it is also available to find within few kilometers away. If expected to travel quickly can call for a local tuk tuk driver as well.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Enough parking space
Can possibly accept pets
Yes. If you are expecting to visit with your pets, we will welcome you without any doubt, but you need higher supervision over them, have the whole responsibility of the safety of your pet including food and water. Further we kindly expect that your pets should not be disturbance for other animals dwell in the surrounding.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Puru Puru (2 years)
Louis & Bruce (5 years)
2 doberman dogs
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The workload is up to you, he'll just explain to you what work needs to be done it's up to you how many days or hours you wanna do of it.… read more
He helped us improve many areas around the garden as well as the household. His companionship was wonderful, and we especially enjoyed the experience-sharing moments , hearing about his previous work, travels, and professional knowledge was truly… read more
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The workload is up to you, he'll just explain to you what work needs to be done it's up to you how many days or hours you wanna do of it.… read more
He helped us improve many areas around the garden as well as the household. His companionship was wonderful, and we especially enjoyed the experience-sharing moments , hearing about his previous work, travels, and professional knowledge was truly… read more
The people here are so nice and kind and you will have a nice experience in living and eating with local people. You will learn to know Sri Lankan Culture and as it’s a Place with a lot of Nature… read more
