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Tasks post Monsoon (September2025 to December 2025):
# Building raised beds and planting vegetables, flowers and raising nurseries
# building vermicompost and hot composting bins
# building, testing and running drip irrigation systems
# carpentry work to build swings, tables and benches, gates etc.
# build campsites and safe structures near river banks
# experienced long term volunteers to build a tree house ( design to execution)
#building chicken/duck coops and chicken tractors
# help with community rice and millet harvests
#Help with hosting guests with farm stays when needed.
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 field 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 for 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. Food is a very important part of the exchange and we shall happily accommodate your special needs like Vegan or Jain choices.
Kind note 1:The work exchange is mostly outdoors in sun and rain working on the land and produce: volunteers are expected to participate in the days activities of the farm. It might not suit people who are not used to outdoor physical work.
Kind note 2: Apply only if you have interest in understanding and contributing towards :Environment, agroecology and livelihood through sustainable farming.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Home sitting
Centres d’intérêt
Histoire
Menuiserie
Astronomie
Politique/justice sociale
Films et télé
Dev. durable
Ferme
Culture
Écriture
Soin des plantes
Photographie
Arts du spectacle
Musique
Jardinage
Dessin et peinture
Livres
Bricolage / artisanat
Cuisine et alimentation
Art et design
Animaux
Yoga / bien-être
Voile / bateau
Activités en plein air
Nature
Montagne
Randonnée
Danse
Cyclisme
Sports d'aventure
Camping
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
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 (abhang and bhajans).
You can join us while cooking and learn some local bread making skills.
Festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm and villagers would love for you to be a part of it. There is always singing and dancing (traditional style) during every festivals.
We regularly have musical/JAM sessions where we exchange songs from various countries and in different languages. We have some instruments like ukulele, flute, harmonica, cymbals and khartals. Feel free to bring your own instruments.
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
Spending time on our farm can be a great opportunity for people wanting to learn sustainable farming/gardening practices and practical knowledge of Agroecology and running a farm.
Help includes: Planting, harvesting, digging, vegetable bed making, weeding and preparing fields for planting, running and maintenance drip irrigation, improving facilities around living spaces and help with cleaning and guest facilities of agro tourism setup.
From the host:
Basic shared accomadation: hard foam beds in the floor, all beddings,pillows, blankets and mosquito nets
All three meals:Tea (twice a day)/breakfast/ lunch/ dinner prepared by hosts.
( Help expected in cleaning post meals- help with cooking and exchange/ learning of recipes welcomed and cherished)
Workexchange from volunteers:
5 hours/ 5 days per week.
Note:Volunteers are always welcome to take breaks or days off whenever they need, with all meals provided even on break days and no pressure beyond the daily 4–5 hours of optional farm tasks.
Work Daily hours / schedule:
We start the day with breakfast at 8:30 am .
9:00 am - 1:00 pm tasks of the day
1:00 pm lunch ( post lunch is self time)
Evening one hour from 4:30- 5:30: help with watering/ irrigation for crops and trees and collecting produce
7:00 pm dinner
( music jams, movies, discussion: no topic is
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hindi: Courant
Marathi: Courant
Telugu: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Tamil: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We interact and teach village kids English and computers skills and we can use your teaching skills to help us. personally looking to improve Spanish speaking skills.
Hébergement
Accomadation very basic in a mud house with clay tiles,Common bathrooms, old recycled doors
Shared dorm spaces all common
Hard foam beds on the floor
( bring your own to be comfortable)
All bedsheets, pillows blankets and mosquito nets provided.
Please note: we live on the edge of woods and encounters with creatures and crawlers is possible.
There will be an occasional insects/ spiders, lizards in your living areas. (Occasional encounters with snakes and scorpions also possible- a stick in hand and torch is required to walk around in the night).We do not use any means to eliminate them. We are infact proud of the bio-diversity in our farm and will guide you to be safe and avoid any unfortunate incidents incase of an encounter. Medical facilities/ anti-venom available in the regional Government hospital open 24/7 is 20 minutes away.
Accommodation which will be shared when there are more volunteers. Private rooms can be made available (in the attic space) to couples and long term volunteers (more than 1 month). There are enough spaces around the house to pitch tents.
All meals and tea will be provided. We expect you to help us with cooking and cleaning post meals.
Autres infos...
The place we have is very scenic with a flowing stream you can swim on one side and hills on the other side. Visitors 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 morning and evening tea. We would love if visitors 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. Vegetarian, vegan and Jain etc choices will be accommodated to you needs.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
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.
Espace pour garer des vans
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.
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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Plus de 2
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