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This is not only a mud house but a living breathing sculpture, nestled in a remote mountain forest with a deep connection to the dramatic wilderness.
The farm stay is perched over a hill and overlooks the emerald-green waters of the divine Ganges.
It is near the city but isolated enough to experience Rishikesh in its most raw form.
Away from the constant buzzing sounds, lights, and distractions. It is a much-needed escape from the city rush into the forest hush.
The lush Sal forest invites you to lose your mind and find your soul.
It is an experience for the explorer, seeker, connoisseur, and nature lover. For someone who wants to experience natural living and what it means to live in a natural home.
It is entirely hand-sculpted with love and riven by nature's creativity and organic forms.
70 plus volunteers from over 18 countries put in their labor love in this project from Brazil to Japan.
Every delicate detail is intentional and speaks a story.
The walls are sensual and invite you to touch them. Filled with laughter and the healing energies of the volunteers.
The muted color palette and the living roof merge the building with the landscape.
Some people see it as a boat, Noah's Ark floating over the Ganges.
It is a reflection of our passion for craft spaces that bring a sense of calm, simplicity, and sacredness. A space that brings us in tune with ourselves.
The Bathroom has a skylight making bathing a spiritual experience.
The building is constructed using locally sourced earthen materials. The windows are second-hand and retrofitted making it a low carbon footprint building.
We run a rural design studio at the cross-section of art, design, science, technology, and indigenous wisdom.
We are starting art residencies and natural building workshops also.
We are also experimenting with biomaterials and making products using mycelium(the vegetative part of mushrooms), eggshells, Kombucha, orange peel powder, etc.
We would love to have you join our tribe, and become part of our tiny community.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are happy to teach you about natural building techniques and how the mud house was built.
Also, how we built the wood-fired oven. Natural plastering techniques.
We could also share our knowledge about biofabrication using agriculture, food waste, and organisms such as mycelium and bacteria.
We receive guests from India and all over the world. You can learn the nuances of running a rural farm stay.
You can spend your free time hiking to the village above, or on the beaches along the Ganges, or tiny pools in the creeks.
We live with Dadi(Granny) who has lived her life in this village. The village is a tiny village with only 6 houses and we see the villagers as our extended family and have a lot of indigenous knowledge to share.
We would more than love to learn whatever you have to teach.
Min. one month stay is recommended to make it a meaningful exchange.
Help
We require friends to help with day-to-day activities associated with running our farm stay in an eco-conscious manner:
- Check-ins,
- Guest Relations
- Host workshops related to sustainability and any other topic that promotes cultural exchange.
- Curate and execute cultural experiences like taking them for a trek or by the beach along the Ganges.
Currently, the hand-sculpted stay is run by us along with two women of the village, who are employed on fair wages and take care of housekeeping and cooking.
The reason we moved to the countryside is to generate employment for the locals to tackle the challenge of migration and villages being turned into ghost villages.
Also, to reinstall belief in their own traditional practices.
By doing this we also want the guests to learn from the indigenous wisdom from the locals.
Please note that the terrain is hilly.
This exchange would be a great fit for someone who is physically fit, likes hiking, and enjoys wilderness.
Other help:
- Social media content creation,
- Experimenting with biobased materials,
- Growing food
- Help in creating the video course
- Help in filming videos for our YouTube channel
- Other farm activities
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We would love to learn Spanish, Italian and improve our French speaking skills.
Accommodation
We live in a basic village 2 bedroom house with a living area and attached kitchen.
The farm stay is 100 m away from the volunteer accommodation.
Depending on the availability you would be staying in a separate room with other volunteers and in other cases in the house we stay in.
We have comfortable dorm-style sleeping with mattresses.
The toilet is Indian style with a separate bath and is 10 m from the house.
Meals provided would include Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea, and Dinner.
We have a cook that would cook meals for you. You can cook if you wish to.
The place is a remote area in the forest so you should arrive before 4 pm.
What else ...
- We often have movie nights where we watch good movies and documentaries on projector.
- Trek to the village above
- Hike in the forests along the river
- Visit Rishikesh, The yoga capital of the world.
- Learn Yoga in Rishikesh
- Do rafting in the Ganges
- Visit the Beatles Ashram
- Go to the nearby villages and waterfalls
- Bonfire
We are 15 km away from Rishikesh and local taxis(shared and individual) are available to reach the place.
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
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Raghav is just the best host you could imagine! A super nice, welcoming and inspiring person.
I got to learn about a lot of new things and the work was heaps of fun !
Feeling super happy to had the chance to expirience this beautiful place !
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But more than that, we just loved spending time with you! Your stories were amazing and had us hanging on your… read more
Raghav is just the best host you could imagine! A super nice, welcoming and inspiring person.
I got to learn about a lot of new things and the work was heaps of fun !
Feeling super happy to had the chance to expirience this beautiful place !
Much… read more
From the moment we met her, it was clear that her love for nature runs deep. She approaches everything she does with an infectious passion and enthusiasm, and it's impossible not to be swept up in her energy.
What impressed us… read more
What impressed us the most was their incredible work ethic and attention to detail,… read more
The project is located in the mountains of Rishikesh, with a privileged view of the Ganga river. During the day we saw many wild… read more
Your easy-going nature and positive energy… read more
The project Raghav and Ansh have created is absolutely beautiful and I am grateful to have been a small part of the process (knowing that some of the mud in those walls when the house is finished… read more
