Help on a farm growing food and raising animals in Minas Gerais (Mantiqueira region), 2 hours from São Paulo

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  Descripción

  Hello, my name is Juliana (Brazilian, 37yo) and I live here on our small farm in the Mantiqueira region with my husband Jacques (South African, 42yo) and our baby Benjamin. I work mostly online and Jacques manages the farm's animals and organic food production.
  
  Our goal is to grow most of our food in our land as well as making a business from the chickens and eggs we sell, the pigs and charcutarie production, which we've started recently and in the future producing essential oils, jams and other products from we can grow (which we are starting to plant now).
  
  Most of the work we need help with at moment is building / maintanance as we are are always improving the infrastructure with things such as barns, chicken coups, fences, etc. The work is from 7am until 12pm and volunteers have the free afternoon to spend as they wish.
  
  Check out our profile on instagram @and tik tok - ask us for our links

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  LGBT+

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Agricultura

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Jardinería

  

  Carpintería

  

  Animales

  

  Playa

  

  Acampada

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Senderismo
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Learn with us about food production in an organic system working with us in the land, learn how to care for the pigs and chickens. Plus there's the general maintanance of a farm so there's plenty opportunity to learn about it. Everyday something new may come up for you to learn and also teach us! We will be together everyday, exchanging knowledge, life stories and meals.

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  Ayuda

  We are seeking assistance with various tasks:
  
  1. Planting and managing food garden
  2. Caring for animals, including chickens and pigs
  3. Cleaning and taking care of the volunteer house
  4. Carpentry and construction.
  5. Occasionally Dog sitting and house sitting when we need to leave the farm.
  
  We prefer individuals with experience and enthusiasm in at least 1-2 of the tasks listed above.
  
  It's important for us that volunteers are comfortable speaking English because, who runs most of the farm work is still learning Portuguese but it's fluent in English and we had some experiences with non-English speakers where the language barrier made life more difficult.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Afrikaans: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido
  Portugués: Fluido
  Español: Intermedio
  Italiano: Principiante

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  Alojamiento

  We have 2 houses to host volunteers:
  1) The pink house: a comfortable 2 bedroom + 1 bathroom house, with a nice view. We have a permanent resident in one of the bedrooms and the other one is available for volunteers, who have access to a fully equipped kitchen and all amenities for comfortable living. Common spaces are shared (kitchen, lounge, bathroom)
  
  2) The white flat: it's a recently renovated space with a kitchen, bedroom, outdoor lounge, private bathroom and outdoor shower (private and heated, in a cool area, surounded by nature). It holds 2 people and it's not shared with others.
  
  The food provided comes from our organic gardens (depending on what's growing at the moment), eggs from the chickens and from grocery staples provided by us, such as rice, beans, coffee, sugar, pasta, flour, tea, oil, spices, etc. If you require anything else, we can provide rides to the market.
  
  It's expected that you keep the house clean and take good care of it. From past experience with messy volunteers, we now require a weekly deep clean around the house, not just sweeping and doing dishes, to keep a good environment and energy but also to protect you from bugs, animals coming into the house.
  
  Jacques and I live in a separate house in the same land, so we are close to help with anything and to share meals, conversations and experiences.

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  Algo más...

  The farm is in a quiet rural area, so don't expect much touristic activities at a walking distance.
  
  There is a nice waterfall a 30-minute hike from the farm. We also have hammocks and bonfires at the house, and you can swim in the lake and use the barbecue.
  
  On weekends, if you want to travel, there's a bus station in town (which is about 20min away by car. If we can't give you a ride there, an uber wil cost you R$50 / US$8).
  
  We often visit the nearest market in town and also go to São Paulo quite often, and we can give you a ride.
  
  We expect you to clean up after yourself and prepare your own meals.
  
  The food we provide is from the organic garden when available, and dry goods such as coffee, rice, pasta, beans, oats, flour, salt, sugar, spices, etc. Other foods like meats, eggs, fruits, snacks, etc, are your responsibility.

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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

  The internet is good but can go off sometimes, if it rains a lot and the power goes out

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We have parking space for vans/motorhomes

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Well-behaved pets are allowed. The volunteer house has a small fenced backyard for pets to be safe. But around the rest of the farm we ask people keep theis dogs on leashes for their own protection and of the farm animals.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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