Learn about organic vegetable growing in the hear of the Serra da Mantiqueira!

Detalles

• 

  Descripción

  Our farm is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain chain - altitude around 1600 meters - three hours north of São Paulo city. We are a small farm surrounded by mountains and 22km from the closest town, Camanducaia, MG. We have been producing organic vegetables since 2005 and are currently in the stages of expanding our production. We specialize in greenhouse vegetable production and have a total of six greenhouses. For most of the year we produce a baby leaf lettuce mix, tomatoes, and peppers, alongside a large variety of other vegetables grown outside of our greenhouses. We sell the majority of our produce to restaurants, wholesale, and in the form of a box scheme.
  
  We work with three people on the farm and the majority of our farm work is done by hand. Regular farm work consists of weeding, seeding, transplanting, harvesting, washing, and packaging produce, as well as basic farm maintenance.
  
  We are a young couple, Pedro and Saskia, with three dogs; Pedro is Brazilian and Saskia is Dutch/American. Pedro is an agronomist and has extensive experience in organic farming. Saskia has worked extensively in social work with a lot of experience on the side with organic farming. We recently moved back to Brazil from the USA to farm our land in Minas Gerais. We have an endless list of interests and hobbies and are always eager to meet new people.

• 

  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Hostelería/turismo

  Mantenimiento general

  Ayuda informática
• 

  Intereses

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Cultura

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Historia

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Idiomas

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Escritura

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Carpintería

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Acampada

  

  Montaña

  

  Playa

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Senderismo
• 

  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

  ...

  ...

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ¿Que es esto?
• 

  Ayuda

  Volunteers will help with all aspects of running our farm day to day. We ask that volunteers be willing to work from 7am to 11am Monday to Friday, interact with non-english speakers, respect the daily work schedule, and be interested about organic farming.
  
  Work can consist of weeding, seeding, transplanting, harvesting, packaging, and basic farm maintenance to mention just a few of the tasks that happen on a regular basis.
  
  Depending on the time of year there may be one dominant activity happening. We do our best to give all volunteers a varied experience and an opportunity to learn about as many aspects of organic farming as possible.

• 

  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Portugués: Fluido
  Español: Intermedio
  Francés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Pedro has been learning French, and will be super happy if you can practice with him. Saskia is a native english speaker and has taught english, and will be happy to help you with learning it. Of course we are also willing to help you with your portuguese!
• 

  Alojamiento

  Our volunteers will have a small house to themselves, consisting of one bedroom with two twin beds, kitchen and dining area, and a bathroom shared with other employees,. Internet is available for volunteer use in our house. We receive a maximum of 2 volunteers at a time and require a minimum stay of 2 weeks.
  
  Volunteers are responsible for providing their own breakfast and lunch in the house which they stay in. Dinner from Monday to Saturday is shared with us in our house. Volunteers are expected to help with cooking dinner two times per week. All ingredients for dinner are provided by us. Vegetables from our farm are available for volunteers to use at all times.
  
  For volunteers with dietary restrictions please keep in mind that we do cook with meat and dairy products on a regular basis. However, we are respectful of different diets and are very open to try them.

• 

  Algo más...

  Volunteers on our farm will have the opportunity to live in a very beautiful and rural area. The local community where our farm is located is varied and offers a very realistic view of rural Brazilian life. English is not spoken by locals of the community and volunteers will be able to learn and practice portuguese. Due to the altitude of where we are located, the climate is different from much of Brazil with a cold winter and summer highs of 25º C. The region has a very unique fauna and flora.
  
  If volunteers are really interested about farming and organic production, it is a great opportunity to stay and work with us. Pedro has a masters degree in Horticulture and organic vegetable production, and is always willing to share his knowledge and farming experiences.
  
  Our farm is located in a remote area and the region where we live offers many opportunities for hiking, enjoying nature, and solitude!
  
  Please remember that we are a working farm and there is always more work in a day than we can possibly accomplish. We ask that all volunteers respect our farm and our working life. We look forward to welcoming you to our farm!

• 

  Un poco más de información

  • 

    Acceso a Internet

  • 

    Acceso a Internet limitado

  • 

    Tenemos animales

  • 

    Somos fumadores

  • 

    Puede alojar familias

• 

  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  Come with good ideas! We are terrible at social midia and can use some help.

• 

  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  You can park your camper or motorhome, we have plenty of spots.

• 

  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

• 

  Mis animales / mascotas

  Tim Maia

  Paco

  Bolota

  Canela

  Gaia

  Pinga (9 años)

Seguridad Web