Permaculture farm needs help in tree planting and farm activities situated in Western Maharashtra, India

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  Description

  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.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  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
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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

  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.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  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.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hindi: Courant
  Marathi: Courant
  Telugu: Courant
  Tamil: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We interact will village kids and we can use this opportunity to teach them a new language.
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  Hébergement

  We have built a small house where a loft and a common hall/kitchen will be available for use. We also have a terrace which can be used as sleeping place. There is enough space to pitch tents as well.
  
  You will be cooking and eating with us in our house.

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  Autres infos...

  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. Milk is rarely available. We do not have a refrigerator and drink water from a borewell or river. We do not have water filter as well.

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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

  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.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have a space in front of our house where 2-3 vehicles can be parked. There is also another open space near the house where vehicles can be parked.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  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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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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