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//At the moment, we only host couples, for a minimum stay of 10 days//
We are a french and colombian couple. We have been living in the colombian Andes for 8 years. Our farm is located at 2900m, near a native forest with beatifull vegetation and birds (including orchids, and the famous mountain tucan).
Our main activities are duck raising and beekeeping. In the farm we also have sheep, vermiculture, a dog and a cat, an organic garden, and a few chicken. We also prepare gastronomic products derivated from ducks (rillettes, confit...), bees (mead, turrón,...), and other crafts (beer, rum, essential oils...).
We have been receiving volunteers for 2 years now and with their help we have built our house and organised our farm. During that time we have been living in our tiny house,which we also built.
Now that the house is finished, Grégoire's brother and his family are living with us for one year, and during that time the idea is to make them discover the country. For that reason the way we host volunteers has changed a bit: from now on we offer to share and learn our life at the farm during a few days, and then we leave you in charge of the farm while we escape with the family for a few days. For that reason also we only host couples or 2 travelers at the time.
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//En este momento solo recibimos parejas o viajeros acompañados, por un mínimo de 10 días.//
Somos una pareja colombo francesa. Hemos estado viviendo en zona rural de los andes colombianos desde hace 8 años. Nuestra finca esta ubicada a 2900msnm, al pie de un bosque nativo con vegetación y aves hermosas (incluyendo el famoso tucán de montana).
Nos dedicamos principalmente a la cría de patos y a la apicultura, aun que en la granja también encontrarás ovejos, lombrices, una perra y una gata, un huerto orgánico, y pollos. También hacemos productos gastronómicos derivados de los patos (rillettes, confitado...), de las abejas (hidromiel, turrón,...), y otros (aceites esenciales, cerveza, ron artesanal...).
Hemos recibido a voluntarios durante los últimos dos años con quienes bioconstruimos nuestra casa e instalamos nuestra finca. Mientras tanto hemos estado viviendo en una tiny house que construimos también.
Ahora que nuestra casa esta terminada, el hermano de Grégoire y su familia están viviendo con nosotros por un año, durante el cual la idea es hacerles descubrir el país. Por lo tanto la dinámica con los voluntarios ha cambiado un poco : ahora ofrecemos a los voluntarios unos días de compartir y enseñar nuestra vida en la finca, antes de dejarlos a cargo de la finca mientras nosotros nos escapamos con la familia unos días. Por eso solo estamos recibiendo parejas o viajeros acompañados por un mínimo de 10 días, para compartir con nosotros los primeros días, y encargarse de la finca y de los animales en nuestra ausencia.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
House and pet sitting
Interests
Farming
Languages
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Gardening
Carpentry
Hiking
Nature
Animals
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
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We can help you with improving your spanish (and french if interested), and planning your trip around colombia. We can also share our knowledge in ecological construction and agriculture.
Our way of life is simple and happy. We like good food, and we mix colombian and french habits. We don't have any TV. There is a quite good internet connection.
Our farm is located at 2900m, near a native forest with beatifull vegetation and birds (including orchids, and the famous mountain tucan). It is close to the Chingaza Natural National Park, an exceptional ecosistem, very typical from our region. Close from here we can also visit the sacred lake of Guatavita.
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Podemos ayudar en aprendizaje de idiomas y en la planeación de tu viaje por Colombia. También podemos transmitir nuestros conocimientos en bioconstrucción y actividades agropecuarias.
Nuestro estilo de vida es sobrio y feliz. Comemos de todo, mezclando hábitos franceses y colombianos. No tenemos televisor. Si hay buen internet.
Nuestra finca esta ubicada a 2900msnm, al pie de un bosque nativo con vegetación y aves hermosas (incluyendo el famoso tucán de montana). Estamos muy cerca del parque natural nacional del páramo de Chingaza, ecosistema excepcional, muy típico de nuestra región. Cerca de aquí también podrás visitar la laguna sagrada de Guatavita.
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Help
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The daily routine help we ask for is to take care of the animals twice a day: feed them, give water, clean the cages, doing the daily report of breeders activity, etc.
Once this is done, if you are interested and their is time left, there are a lot of other tasks you can help with: beekeeping, cooking, maintenance of the garden and green areas, participate in daily households (kitchen, dishes), some ecological building and other projects depending on what is going on when you visit us.
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La rutina diaria de los voluntarios es cuidar los animales en la mañana y en la tarde: alimentarlos, darles agua, limpiar los equipos (jaulas etc.), hacer el reporte diario de las posturas, etc.
Después de este trabajo, si te interesa y sobra tiempo, nos puedes ayudar con muchas otras actividades : apicultura, cocina, mantenimiento de la huerta y de las zonas verdes, participar en las actividades cotidianas compartidas (cocina, loza), bioconstrucción y otros proyectos dependiendo de lo que este en curso cuando nos visites.
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Italian: BeginnerThis 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
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Volunteers stay in our tiny house. There is an all equiped kitchen, a double bed and an aditional mattress, a shower and dry toilets. We will be sharing most of the meals with you in the tiny house during your stay.
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Los voluntarios se quedan en nuestra tiny house. Tiene cocina con todo lo necesario, una cama doble y una colchoneta adicional, ducha y sanitario seco. Nosotros compartimos la mayoría de las comidas contigo en la tiny house durante tu estadía.
What else ...
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We live very close to the Chingaza Natural National Park, that can be visited.
There are nice hikes from the farm and around the village.
We are also located at 1h far from the sacred Guatavita lake.
We live in the countryside but are quite close from the village (20min by car) and from Bogotá (1h30). There is a rural bus service and public buses from the village, and they work quite well.
We live in a "cold" area, no tropical climate here!
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Estamos muy cerca del parque natural nacional Chingaza, que se puede visitar. Hay caminatas bonitas desde la finca y en otras zonas del municipio. También estamos a 1h de la laguna sagrada de Guatavita. A pesar de estar en una zona muy rural, en carro estamos a 20min del pueblo, y a 1h30 de Bogotá. Hay transporte público rural e intermunicipal, y funciona bien.
También estamos conectados con otros artesanos de la zona (queso, hortalizas, tejidos).
Estamos en una zona « fría », no estamos en clima tropical!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Mamaliga Drojdiescu
Our sourdough 😉
5 sheep
Ducks and chickens
Chachatte
Paca
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Siempre con muy buena actitud e interés por compartir nuestras diferentes experiencias.
Akala en particular nos orientó con el cuidado de… read more
Outside of duck husbandry, we helped clay painting walls and coating wood for the house, both of which were nice activities for getting into the zone.
Greg and Natha made us… read more
I loved the work, we took care about the ducks in the morning and afternoon and in between, we worked at their house. I learnd a lot! - About the animals, about the house and materials, about culturs, life, and they were very patient and motivated… read more
Marie es una linda persona, siempre sonriente y… read more
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Siempre con muy buena actitud e interés por compartir nuestras diferentes experiencias.
Akala en particular nos orientó con el cuidado de… read more
Outside of duck husbandry, we helped clay painting walls and coating wood for the house, both of which were nice activities for getting into the zone.
Greg and Natha made us… read more
I loved the work, we took care about the ducks in the morning and afternoon and in between, we worked at their house. I learnd a lot! - About the animals, about the house and materials, about culturs, life, and they were very patient and motivated… read more
Marie es una linda persona, siempre sonriente y… read more
Le travail avec les canards est très plaisant, et le fait d'être entourés d'animaux était super cool selon nous ! Pareil pour le travail dans la maison, durant lequel… read more
Cumplieron con todas las tareas que les confiamos (el completo cuidado de todos los animales, la construcción de algunos muros de la casa) y mucho más. Son responsables, dedicados y organizados en el trabajo. Llenos de buena voluntad y mucha… read more
Nath and Greg are two simple, generous people who are passionate about their animals. They gave me a warm welcome and made me feel at home right from the start. It was great to share convivial moments with them in their little house (the “tiny”), around good meals and… read more
The work was fun and involved mostley gardening, construction and the best part - the ducks!
The food was so good and the company too! Recommend 🤗
I got a warm welcome from the beginning, and quickly got included in the daily life and work with them and an other volunteer
They trusted me with the daily tasks in the finca, gave me also a lot of freedom and I could work with a lot of autonomy.… read more
They both have a lot of passion for what they do and are open, warm-hearted people.
No matter what it was about, the two of them took a lot of time to explain everything in detail and share their knowledge. We were… read more
Flo is a really helpful person, he is very good at building, fixing things, and takes initiatives. He is easy going, friendly, respectful, has good conversation, and is always interested and motivated for any activity. We had a… read more
In terms of… read more
Au niveau des activités les besoins étaient principalement au niveau des canards (les nourrir, changer leur… read more
She helped us with the animals and when the weather finally got better she was able to show us her incredible efficiency in bioconstruction!!
Thank you so much and come back any time! We hope to see you again… read more
From the beginning there was excellent communication about life on the farm and work expectations, which for me is super important. These guys are so kind and made me feel welcome from the start. They were very… read more
She shared with us her interesting experiences in Mongolia and Nepal and we discovered a bit of Nepali gastronomy with her :D
Thank you for your help, all the best for your trip!
They tried to help me with everything, found somebody who could sew my hammock, recommended cool places to visit, borrowed me their Bogotá Metro card and a lot more!
I worked mostly until lunch, with feeding the ducks and cows and then some other tasks, depending on… read more
Our work was around 4,5 hours per day, consisting of a nice variety of tasks where they… read more
