Learn how to live off-grid on our small husky and horse ranch in Pino Hachado, Argentina

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  Descripción

  We are a couple (Hernán and Tilly) working and living here full time on our small tourist ranch. Our place is in the middle of the mountains, off-grid and remote. We take water from a spring, energy from sun and heat with firewood stoves.
  We have 4 homebuilt guest cabins and in the winter we take guests on sleddog tours, during the summer we take guests on long horse riding trips. This is how we live and provide for us and our animals.
  
  We have worked alongside volunteers for 15 years on our small ranch, it has generally been a great success. Recently we have changed our set-up slightly, with volunteers living in their own cabin where they have a small kitchen to prepare their own meals. We of course buy the food from our local town (50km away) to cover the basic 3 meals.
  Coming and working along side us is an opportunity to learn about animal husbandry (animal care), useful things like knots for tying horses up, how to chop firewood and prepare a fire and maintain the stove in good condition, learn how to find practical solutions to problems, fixing kennels, painting during the summer months. Working with animals of course includes scooping poop, both horse and dog.
  
  To thrive here, common sense is a must and you should have lots of initiative. It is very rustic here, everything is homemade by us.
  
  There is plenty of downtime to enjoy the surrounding area - volunteers should take 8 days off a month (working a 5 day week). However, we work in tourism so we have high and low seasons. Therefore, we may ask the volunteers to work for more days in a row (whilst we are away on a ride for example) but then they can take several days off to compensate and explore the surrounding areas (Villa Pehuenia, cross to Chile, hiking in the mountains etc)
  
  The volunteers we are looking for will help with the tasks related to the cabins - cleaning when the guests leave and preparing the cabins before guests arrive.
  We would prefer volunteers that are around 25 years old or older, obviously we can make exceptions. Our way of life here is very different to your average person, so there is a lot to watch and learn.
  
  Please be aware that when Hernán and Tilly are away (for example in town doing the shopping or away on a horseride), the volunteers who are at the ranch will be in charge of the whole place. That responsibility includes keeping an eye out for anyone coming in and asking to rent a cabin, daily care of the huskies and looking after the horses.
  
  The town is a 100km round trip from our place, we go when it is necessary to buy supplies. A volunteer can join us to purchase what they need for the next week(s). It is important to plan your meals/food shop.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Hostelería/turismo

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  • Volunteers will learn first hand what it is like to live remotely and off grid. We do absolutely everything ourselves here, this includes finding solutions to problems. For example if a tap has burst and needs to be changed, we fix it. If an animal has sustained an injury, we find the necessary means to cure it. In the modern world, people just outsource their problems. We try to face them and fix them ourselves. A volunteer can learn many useful practical things, from fixing a hinge on a door to installing a window.
  
  • Learn about the complexities of living in a country like Argentina
  
  • Learn how important initiative is in life when working with animals
  
  • Learn how to care for Alaskan huskies, and in winter months, prepare them to run.
  
  • Opportunity to learn Spanish since we are all Spanish speakers.

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  Ayuda

  • Assist with animal husbandry
  • Help with cabin cleaning
  • General ranch tasks which could include fencing, picking poop, moving soil, making cement, fixing kennels, chopping firewood

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Español: Fluido
  Italiano: Intermedio

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  Alojamiento

  It's a small, simple, rustic cabin next to the main house with its own toilet, shower (heated by fire) and wood stove, and kitchen area.

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  Algo más...

  On days off you can enjoy the surrounding mountainside for hiking, running and exploring. There are various hidden waterfalls and some summits to climb. There is a parador/truck stop close to the border where you can go for a drink and a bite to eat if you wish.
  Other things to do: visit town of Las Lajas (50km away) visit town of Villa Pehuenia (50km away via track road), visit Chile (cross international border)

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  There is phone signal here and we also have Starlink internet. There is definitely time to have a remote online job at the same time as volunteering with us.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

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