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Our small farm here in the mountains of El Salvador is simply a humble attempt to discover ways to live closer to the land and local community. We have had the privilege to learn from indigenous communities and other rooted, agrarian peoples from around Central America, and the development of our farm is motivated by the ethics of indigenous rootedness to territory.
We also run a small eco-tourism business where we rent out cabins to mostly local tourists from the urban areas of El Salvador.
Currently we have finished most of our building projects (though there are always things needing to be fixed up and worked on). For the coming year of 2025, the focus of our volunteer program will be the following:
We manage three pieces of land, and there is always ongoing work where we grow peaches, chachafruto, macadamia nuts, coffee, malanga, a variety of vegetables and beans, and also raise sheep, goats, geese, rabbits, and chickens. We process the majority of our production into ferments, conserves, and other products both for our own consumption and for local sale, so there is also work for people interested in those issues. There are always daily farm chores to do, and we enjoy hosting people interested in permaculture, agro-forestry, sustainable land management, etc. Specifically for 2025, we will be working on diversifying our coffee farm by clearing and re-planting for a diversified food forest of breadfruit, jackfruit, pacaya palm, and other tropical fruit species. We also plan to plant out high-altitude coffee in a forested piece of land where we have a few cabins for rent and a recently planted avocado farm.
We may also be expanding our farm through a silvopasture system.
We are located at about 2,100 meters (about 7,000 feet) on the slopes of Cerro El Pital, El Salvador´s highest mountain. The climate is pleasantly cool in the evenings and warm during the days with an average temperature of 10-20 degrees C, though it can get considerably cooler and windy during December-Feburary.
Volunteers we ARE NOT looking for:
-people who simply are looking for free lodging or free meal. If you´re not sincerely interested in the type of work described above, please don´t contact us as we are NOT a volunteer option for people only looking to offer minimal work in exchange for free lodging.
In terms of accommodation, we offer shared, lodging in one of the cob cabins, though you may have to change cabins during your stay depending on rentals. We also offer home-cooked breakfast and lunch from Monday-Friday. We are not a "professional" hotel or hostel, and ask all our volunteers to participate in the shared activity of preparing meals with our family.
We also do not have Wi-fi on our farm. Volunteers can purchase a TIGO OR CLARO SIM card in town ($1) and have access to decent internet on the farm through their own phones or computers.
Lastly, we are always open to hosting the right volunteer for longer periods of time through a type of apprenticeship program on the farm. Ideally, we are looking for people interested in permaculture/agroecology/natural farming who would be willing to come and work with us for 3-6 months.
We´ll be posting more about our apprentice program in the near future, but feel free to reach out to us if you´re interested.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Práctica de idiomas
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Enseñanza
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
You would live in a very small, rural community near the El Pital mountain, El Salvador´s highest mountain. If you want to learn about permaculture, sustainable livelihoods, and organic farming, this is what we do.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
Artwork/murals for finished cabins
Constant work on the farm (animals, vegetables, fruit trees, etc.)Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Español: FluidoEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
We homeschool our two children and could potentially be interested in having a volunteer teach them their language.Alojamiento
We have four small cob cabins already constructed that we offer to volunteers.
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There are several places to hike in the region.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
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Straight away I was warmly welcomed with open arms into the family. Located very close to the small but extremely charming village of Rio Chiquito in the mountains of El Savador is this beautiful finca. It's absolutey incredible what Tobias & Yasmine have… read more
The couple have a beautiful spot up in the mountains where we enjoyed working on the farm with them- propagating some trees, letting the animals out, lots of cooking, jarring, and bottling produce, and much more. We learnt a lot… read more
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Straight away I was warmly welcomed with open arms into the family. Located very close to the small but extremely charming village of Rio Chiquito in the mountains of El Savador is this beautiful finca. It's absolutey incredible what Tobias & Yasmine have… read more
The couple have a beautiful spot up in the mountains where we enjoyed working on the farm with them- propagating some trees, letting the animals out, lots of cooking, jarring, and bottling produce, and much more. We learnt a lot… read more
Recomendados a cualquier buscando voluntarios.
El lugar es muy lindo y tranquilo.
Nuestras hijas lo pasaron genial con sus hijos, son niños muy simpáticos, amigables y despiertos! los extrañaremos!
Tobías y Yasmín son muy agradables y nos explicaron… read more
Our tasks were varied, including processing the harvest, taking care of… read more
Our main task was to look after the animals.… read more
We've stayed during 2 weeks in this small farm. We worked mainly for the new eco-cabans especially painting and house cleaning. And we was happy to help him to finish everything. Usually we worked 6 or 7 hours per days.
Also, one day, we helped Jasmine for making the peach's wine and it was… read more
We got to gain experiences within many different areas since not one day was the same, which was exciting.
The location is magical, such a perfect space to be for nature lovers.… read more
We worked around 6 hours per day, (sometimes 8 and sometimes only 4 hours) . The work was quite physical and hard work but we… read more
Tobias, Yasmin and their 2 young kids Gabi & Sandi are full of life, welcoming and so humble when you think of their accomplishments at their house/farm/cabanes....and more coming.
There is a lot to learn, to enjoy & to… read more
We spent close to a week living here during which we had the opportunity to help out Tobias and Yasmin with different projects, learning a bit along the way about eco-construction, farming, etc.
Plus, we… read more
It reminds me the "Heidi manga cartoon" far from civilization the every day… read more
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to host a great couple!
I stayed 10 days and could share the every day concerned of a farm, taking care of the animals, with a lot of birth and babies, assist the first steps of a sheep, feed kitten, and see the birth of chickens, learn about the wheat harvest, and share super good moment cooking with the product of the… read more
It was a pleasure to host Erik and Eva at our house. They were great… read more
Yasmin, Tobi y Gaby son una familia encantadora y la experiencia de intercambio fue muy enriquecedora para nosotros. Estuvimos preparando la tierra para sembrar y después sembramos quinoa, amaranto y trigo. Nos gustó mucho compartir el trabajo con ellos, incluso Gaby nos acompañaba esos días. Yasmin y Tobi siempre fueron muy… read more
Such a great experience with this family, one of my favouite !
I mostly worked in the garden (clean the plantations & plant new trees).
The best was to sharing life with Jasmine, Tobias and Gaby : cooking together, talking about life, sharing receipes, dancing and playing with the… read more
We highly recommend Michael and Camille to anyone who wants a great experience hosting… read more
We helped with the quinoa and for the fence. Also for fun we cooked french gastronomie.
The accomodation is also perfect with the view of El Pital and every morning wake up by the birds.
Really don t hesitate to… read more
We helped building a road, harvesting… read more
I helped Tobi out with different tasks around the farm, plowing the quinoa field, tileing a kitchen, building the groundwork for a new barn.
All very learning experiences in a… read more
I have only had one previous workaway experience, around 5 years ago, and I did not think it was positive overall. I decided to try again, and am glad I did.
I don't think I have ever used the word inspiration to describe anyone, but that's definitely what I will take away from my experience with Toby and Jasmine.… read more