Help to set up a rural permaculture project in the countryside in Minas Gerais

Brazil

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We are a small family (my wife, myself and our little boy), living in the countryside of Minas Gerais State of Brazil.
We are setting up our rural Permaculture project here, and volunteers are more than welcome!
Native reafforestation, food forest, gardens, earthworks (by hand!), natural building... Lots of work to do... and lots of fun too! Mountain biking, waterfalls, cave systems... lots of attractions available at our mystical town of São Thomé das Letras.
If your're interested, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help
Permaculture, natural building, planting and nursing, gardening, digging...
And, if you're keen, help caring for our toddler Giovanni, help in the house, at our B&B, etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
camping on the farm (I can lend you a tent)
What else ...
Beautiful surroundings, in the countryside of Minas Gerais State; plenty of natural attractions such as waterfalls, mountains, cave systems; good mountain biking (we can lend some bikes). The town itself is also very attractive, being a convergence point for alternative, mystical and transcendental societies, UFO hunters, etc.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
4

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26/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Gaetana) for host

We passed beatiful days with my friend Victoria in the agroflorestal project and we worked with native trees and shared a great experience! Special thanks to Cassio for receive us!

(Excellent )

13/01/2017

Left by Workawayer (Juan) for host

I had an amazing time with Cassio in his permaculture project. It was really a unique experience in terms of really living in nature. With no electricity, running water it took some time to get used to this type of life. However, the change is great, you take a bath in a river nearby, you cook in open fire and using a rocket stove. You can visit… read more

(Excellent )

18/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Mónica Luján) for host

Passei uma semana na casa do Cássio de caseira. A pesar que tivemos pouco dias de contato, e que não consegui trabalhar com permacultura diretamente, foi uma experiência gratificante. Cássio tem o entusiasmo de uma criança que contagia. Conversamos bastante e o que aprendi com ele estou aplicando em outros lugares.

(Excellent )

25/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Ari) for host

I spent ten days at Cassio's permaculture site and it was a fantastic experience. The project--growing a food forest--is still in its first years, so there is a lot of work to be done. The main task while I was there was digging holes and preparing the soil for planting. Cassio knows a lot about permaculture, bioconstruction, and agroforestry, and… read more

(Excellent )

16/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Maitê Roberta) for host

Estar no Cássio foi um desafio pessoal desde o início, porque nunca havia ficado em um acampamento e seria minha primeira experiência como workawayer. Desde os primeiros contatos já informou como seria todo o acampamento, assim o voluntário pode vir preparado. O projeto dele e suas ideias são incríveis e luta por um propósito único. Sempre… read more

(Very good )

09/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Bárbara Suemy) for host

Gostei muito de conhecer os sonhos e planos do Cassio! E também sua família. Ele orientava bem o trabalho e acreditou em mim para fazer trabalhos que não conhecia, o que rendeu belos frutos! Fizemos uma cerca linda!!! :)
As barracas e local onde ficamos eram bastante simples, mas tudo avisado previamente pelo Cassio, ainda assim, pode melhorar… read more

(Very good )

26/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (Betania) for host

This was my first experience at working away and it was an excellent one. I stayed there one week. The place was beautiful, silent and I learned a lot working with Cassio. Destaco su paciencia, interés y cuidado al explicar las tareas a realizar, así como su buena disposición en relación a las provisiones para comer cada día. Además fue un… read more

(Excellent )

04/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (Carlos Eduardo) for host

The plans of the project are ambitious and amazing. Cássio hás a lot of knowledge and it is putting all into actions with pleasure. We had really nice talks and he was always willing to explain me what were his ideas. It is very rustic and nice to stay in the nature with no outside interferences. Only on weekends were lonely when I was alone.

(Very good )

19/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Delaforge) for host

It was really an amazing experience to be able to stay with Cássio and his family! The project is very ambitious and interresting and it will become more and more every day! Cássio and Patrícia are the best hosts you can imagine and it was a great luck to share their daily life for 2 amazing weeks! Thank you a lot! Marianne

(Excellent )

17/03/2015

Left by Workawayer (Jacques) for host

This was a really amazing experience, the real deal. Working swinging a matok, swimming in the river and around the waterfalls, cooking by fire, jamming at night with the other workers... Cassio is a cool guy, very ambitious, and the project is off to a good start, looking forward to seeing it develop further. All the best to the ecovillage!

(Excellent )

07/03/2015

Left by Workawayer (Wieland) for host

It was a wonderful time and the perfect place to start my traveling in south america, I stayed and a half month on the project, and I can only recomend this project and the beautiful place!!
I will miss the work, the veery very nice people, the simple and timeless wonderful life there, I will definitly come again, THANK YOU Cassio, that I could… read more

(Excellent )

25/02/2015

Left by Workawayer (Cara) for host

I had a wonderful 2 weeks at Cassio's project, it is a beautiful place to live, be prepared for the rain and the dirt and enjoy it - mud baths can be brilliant. Cassio and his family were really helpful as I was a little nervous about finding this place (my Portugese is not any good really).

Fabulous time here and I leave loving Minas Gerais… read more

(Very good )

21/12/2014

Left by Workawayer (Carolin) for host

Thanks for the great experience. I really entjoyed the simple way od life in the middle of nowhere. sao tomé its also an interesting place to visit with a lot of cool people. :)

(Excellent )

28/10/2014

Left by Workawayer (Marianne) for host

During five days I helped watering saplings and building a dam for water captation in the slopes of São Thomé where rainfall is getting scarce. We camped outside under a full moon, woke up with the first rays of the sun. A devastating bushfire on the other side of the river held our breaths too. Cassio has accepted the challenge and started… read more

(Excellent )

12/10/2014

Left by host for Workawayer (Marianne)

I totally recommend Marianne! She's a great helper, and I'm very glad and thankful she's come around to give us a hand at our small permaculture project here in São Thomé das Letras, Brazil, and I'd be happy to have her back anytime!
Always friendly and a delightful companion, hardworker and eager to help with whatever tasks, with enthusiasm and… read more

(Excellent )

20/08/2014

Left by Workawayer (Fionn) for host

I spent a month here and it was a crazy experience. The countryside is very nice, waterfalls, caves and biking hen you are not working. The whole family is so nice, and if I needed something they were alwas there to help me. It is the beginning of the project so will be able to see all the first important steps and priorities and discover or learn… read more

(Excellent )

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