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Current tasks in winter ( December to February 2025): Heavily mulching all trees, planting vetiver gras around all trees and on all bunds, preparing nurseries for vegetables and bamboo, taking care of vegetables gardens, small carpentry work, increasing rainwater harvesting pond's height, wall painting with traditional designs for rooms.
We are a homestead aiming for self sufficiency. We are married partners (Madhu and Sampada) who have moved away from the hustle bustle of city life to this quite village along the western Ghats of India. We are with the help of friends and family, trying to build a permaculture farm which will be self sustainable.
Though both of us are Engineers by educational qualifications, we moved away from our core filed of study and worked in the sector of education for children coming from less privileged background for more than 15 years. We continue to teach and try to create a welcoming and open learning space with the kids in the village. As we explored various aspects of life, living on a farm is something that stayed with both of us and hence we dived all in. We are conscious and thoughtful of background of people around us and try our best to not judge or put you in any brackets. We are not religious but big fan of Kabir songs and bhajans (Bhakthi poetry). We look forward to the music and movie recommendations from anyone who visit us. We also look forward to learn, cook and exchange recipes with all our visitors. Come prepared with a playlist and a unique recipe that represents the place you come from. We are LGBTQ+ friendly, look forward to challenge existing social, ecological and economic power structures through the lives we lead.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Compañía para ancianos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intereses
Política / justicia social
Películas y televisión
Sostenibilidad
Agricultura
Cultura
Escritura
Cuidado de plantas
Fotografía
Artes escénicas
Música
Jardinería
Dibujo y pintura
Libros
Bricolaje y manualidades
Cocina y alimentación
Arte y diseño
Animales
Yoga / bienestar
Navegar / barcos
Actividades al aire libre
Naturaleza
Montaña
Senderismo
Baile
Ciclismo
Deportes de aventura
Acampada
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We live in small traditional village based in Western Maharashtra, a state of India. It is a coastal belt. Volunteers will be able to interact with the villagers and explore traditional Konkani cuisine, local fish, forage wild seasonal food, experience traditional form of devotional hymns (bhajans). Volunteers can learn a lot about the basics of practicality of permaculture and experience living in a serene environment.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
We are a young permaculture farm, started working on our land from 2022 March onwards. We need help with design and execution of various farm activities like zoning, water harvesting, tree plantation and growing crops.
This will be a great opportunity for people wanting to learn basic of farming since we are building this farm from the scratch and we would do it with you.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Hindi: Fluido
Marathi: Fluido
Telugu: Fluido
Tamil: Intermedio
Español: PrincipianteEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
We interact will village kids and we can use this opportunity to teach them a new language.
Alojamiento
We have built a small house where a loft and a common hall/kitchen will be available for use. There is enough space to pitch tents as well.
You will be cooking and eating with us in our house.
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The place we have is very scenic with a flowing stream on one side and hills on the other side. Helpers can simply sit by the river and have a lovely time. The place is also very rich in biodiversity and an excellent place for bird watching, identifying butterflies and insects. You may go for a nice stroll or a jog. Travellers may also be able to visit the nearby beaches (40 kms from our place). There is also an old fort (dilapidated condition) but an excellent example of water harvesting and full of natural beauty which can also be explored.
There are local buses available to go to the nearby town.
We are trying to live a simple life here with as much as possible being a conscious consumer. Food available will be mostly local. We do not encourage any kind of packaged food items.
We provide 3 meals everyday (breakfast, lunch and dinner) along with evening tea. We would love if workawayers can cook something from their place and culture for a day or so for us. We would encourage you to adjust your cooking with things available in the house or local markets and completely avoid using pre packaged food items like biscuits and things like that.
We have a separate space for volunteers stay. Common areas for dining and fun are in front of our house and upstairs on terrace and hence would appreciate you all to be mindful of the space and timing. Entry inside our house will be limited and as much as possible common areas (especially the verandah space in front of house) maybe left free post 10 pm.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We currently do not have a wifi connection. We are dependent on mobile hotspot. Airtel and Jio work fine. We are in the process of getting wifi connection and will update here as soon as done.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We have a space in front of our house where 1 four wheeler and 2-3 two wheelers can be parked. There is also another open space near the house where vehicles can be parked.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Yes we need to accommodate our pets first. We have a dog and a cat. Be prepared to be smothered with love and be a bed for them to sleep on
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The work is interesting, varied enough, physically intense sometimes - as it should be, since this is a farm :) -… read more
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The work is interesting, varied enough, physically intense sometimes - as it should be, since this is a farm :) -… read more
Madhu and Sampada are truly amazing people! They are very helpful, they also helped me a lot on the journey to get to the farm, since I had problems with the buses, they stayed in contact with me the whole time. They are very open to sharing their culture with volunteers and listening… read more
Their farm is a little paradise in the nature of Maharastra, next to a little town called Nargoli and near a beautiful waterfall.
The tasks were easy, and mainly done with the local workers… read more
They provided us with lots of good meals, all kinds! Life on the farm is busy, but Madhu and Sampada tried to take their time and sit down with us every chance they… read more
Quick to understand and get the tasks done,a lot was achieved-watering plants,planting vettiver grass, moving stuff and cleaning guest rooms, filling sandbags for raising pond height etc. Hanna is an amazing artist with her painting and created… read more
You will say yes to a peaceful and joyful place, to disconnect and be surrounded by nature - there are nice walks to do around, a river and waterfall very close by, the loveliest terrace with hammock for the perfect afternoon… read more
He has previous experience in farming and growing nurseries and has a green thumb to make seeds sprout that would otherwise be difficult. He has made seed beds and transplanted many vegetables and trees- he also made a… read more
I had the opportunity to learn a lot… read more
Among many farm tasks like mulching, clearing weeds, pest controll and cleanup jobs- his skill… read more
I couldn't recommend this place more. The hosts were so thoughtful and kind and they made me feel comfortable with bringing up anything… read more
We exchanged a lot on cultural practices and differences, and they were very inclusive with us even within… read more
Madhu and Sampada are building a very amazing life for themselves and are so gracious and wonderful to share it with others. They ensured that we were taken care off and helped me with any issues I was facing. It was so refreshing to see how they always help their staff and… read more
Being in professional retraining in the field of ecological transition and sustainable development, I was offered the opportunity to work on the self-sufficient permaculture farm.
I have carried out some very interesting tasks related to permaculture techniques.
I… read more
We learned a lot about living on the indian farm. Now we know how to build traditional indian stove, what mudhouse is, how to make compost system, etc. I absolutely enjoyed to fall asleep under stars and wake up with birds sounds. The river with waterfalls is one more thing, that i miss a lot.
We wish you… read more
We got the chance of watching the… read more
