Organic Art Farm near the beach invites your help in Bahia, Brazil

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  Description

  We are a Canadian couple, Carol and Mike, working to build our dream house and organic farm in rural Brasil, following the teachings of permaculture as much as we can.
  
  Our property is at the end of a small but lively village, a few km from the beach town Imbassai in Bahia, Brasil. We are in The Atlantic Rainforest here. Our property is hemmed in by jungle and bordered by a small creek. We are home to marmosets, fox, lizards of all sizes, rare sloths and armadillos, many species of birds.
  
  Our house is a super comfortable, open and beautiful work in progress. It has turned into a real arts and crafts project kind of house, using lots of recycled materials, tons of color and vegetation.
  We are inspired by the landscape around us and wanted to bring it indoors. Every step of the building has been done by us with the help of our local friend . Currently nearing completion of the the kitchen which includes a cork countertop and penny design detail in checkerboard floor.
  
  We have worked for years to rehabilitate our over-grazed property from arid scrubgrass sand and clay, into fertile soil. We are producing some fruits (pineapple, papaya, acerola, mango, lime, avocado, noni, banana, caju, jambo, breadfruit) and nuts (cashew and Brazil nut) now and are eager to turn what we have grown into a more cohesive, abundant food forest.
  
  Our current obsessions are building a labyrinthine vegetable garden and creating enough compost and organic fertilizers to realize our green dreams. The first beds are producing steadily and more is being planted all the time.
  Our beloved pets include 25 chickens and 4 cats. New additions are likely. Worm farm is in its infancy and bat houses are in effect!
  
  We have a history of volunteering ourselves and are excited to be hosting now. We hope to find people sincerely into participating in our project, people that can teach us the skills and ideas they have and in turn be taught things by our us and by our land.
  
  The beach is full blown incredible here. A wide expanse and open sea. The Imbassai river flows down into it, making an ever changing landscape where they meet. You can walk for miles.
  Appreciators of a quiet life in tune with nature will thrive here.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Films et télé

  

  Ferme

  

  Musique

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Jardinage

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Plage
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  From us you will learn what we know about small scale organic tropical gardening, composting, chicken care, etc.
  
  Carol is a burgeoning herbalist and ukulele player, happy to talk plants, essential oils, books, music or animals .
  Mike is a keeper of mechanical and construction knowledge. He is a great chef, lover of podcasts and physics.
  We both love the beach,music, movies, board games, reading, eating well, yoga and staying home on our farm with animals and friends.

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  Aide

  Help around the farm is what me need most.
  This might include planting, weeding, harvesting,raking,watering , shoveling, cleaning chicken coop, moving compost, chipping, wheelbarrowing, harvesting, etc.
  
  Upcoming projects ideas for 2025 include upgrades to our irrigation system, building a mud oven, finishing our little chalet and building a staircase to the second floor.
  
  We invite your ideas for projects that use your talents best.
  
  Volunteers with backgrounds or interests in permaculture, organic farming, food forests, vermiculture, herbalism, aromatherapy, construction, carpentry,solar power, irrigation systems, designing websites or cooking are most welcome!
  
  Also artists, muralists, sculptors that can add to our vivid, visual landscape please join us!
  
  Volunteers are asked to contribute to the cleaning of the communal spaces.
  
  We usually work morning hours, leaving your afternoons and evenings free for beach excursions or trips to town, digital nomad work or just to enjoy some down time in a hammock. Large English book and movie library to while away enjoyable hours.
  
  We ask that you come prepared for farm work please. Boots, gloves, long pants and sun hat are necessary.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Portugais: Intermédiaire
  Espagnol: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We have been hard at work recently fixing up the volunteer bedroom . It is looking so cool! Ready to host beginning in January 2025.
  The volunteer room is a large bed room on the ground floor of our house. Big windows. One or 2 volunteers can stay in 2 double beds. Shared bathroom with composting toilet. Indoor and outdoor showers. Another, free standing chalet is in progress. There is semi reliable wifi and no cell signal.
  
  We provide meals or raw ingredients for you to prepare in exchange for your help.
  Eggs, fruits and fresh veggies are all around us. We cook healthy meals, some vegetarian, sometimes not.
  Mike is an awesome chef but welcomes being cooked for too!

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  Autres infos...

  Incredible Imbassai beach is 3km away.
  Imbassai is a beautiful beach village with a few restaurants, beach bars and shops. Very low key. Sometimes some live music in the town square or at one of the restaurants.
  
  You can kayak the lazy Imbassai River.
  Saparinga Nature Preserve is 15 km away.
  Whale watching in the spring.
  Capoeira, BJJ, yoga, pilates or surf lessons available locally.
  
  10 km from touristy town of Praia do Forte. Many shops and restaurants. Snorkelling in natural tide pools.
  
  There are many other beach towns up and down the coast to explore.
  
  70 km from the colonial city of Salvador da Bahia. The closest airport is there.
  
  We don't own a car, but local moto taxis will drive you into Imbassai and back for a few dollars. Regular busses up and down highway to visit other towns and beaches or Salvador. Local bike rental available.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Our internet is semi reliable. Does have unforeseen outages here and there that are usually fixed by the next day, sometimes sooner. We have no cell signal, as we are in a valley. Your afternoons and evenings will be free to do your online work.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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