Help with gardening at a community permaculture farm in Naurangpur, India

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  Description

  We are a family-owned permaculture farm that runs with the help of the local community here at Village Naurangpur, Ropar, Punjab. We are situated in an old abandoned village, ‘‘Bae Chirag Mauza’. Nestled in the Shivalik foothills on the Himachal border we are surrounded by reserve forests, seasonal streams, and hillocks, that radiates with wildlife—from peacocks and kingfishers to porcupines, hare, sambar and barking deer, wild boar, and the occasional leopard. Built with local, natural materials, our cottages use mud directly from our land for stabilized rammed-earth walls and insulated green roofs, oriented in sync with nature to capture winter sun and avoid summer heat. Furniture is hand-crafted on the farm from native Sheesham (talli).
  
  This is not a business but a way of life for us here!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  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
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are practicing permaculture at the farm. Which is a more sustainable way of organic farming. We have not tampered with the landscape much but used it to our advantage. During your stay you have the opportunity to learn how permaculture allows our sustainable way of life. We wish to keep our activities in sync with nature without disturbing the surroundings. Everything grown here is free of any form of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. This is a more labor-intensive form of farming than the modern mechanized methods used nowadays, but it generates more employment and less pollution.

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  Aide

  Our volunteers help 5 hours a day/5 days a week with 2 days off per week. The tasks can vary daily and depending on your skills and interests. There is a variety of help that is needed including:
  - Permaculture & natural farming: Share ideas or help with sowing, planting, harvesting, beekeeping, and poultry.
  - DIY & craft: Build with wood/bamboo/metal; create art with pottery, scrap, and natural materials.
  - Kitchen experiments: Teach a dish/cuisine, try baking, or make things from farm produce.
  - Natural care & cleaners: Develop hair/body products and home/kitchen cleansers.
  - Outdoors & conservation: Explore new hikes; help protect nearby forest and wildlife.
  - Sustainability: Implement ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle to make the venture greener.
  
  We have a team of full time staff you will be working alongside on the farm, who are all very friendly but do not speak very much English.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Hindi: Courant
  Punjabi (Eastern): Courant

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  Hébergement

  We provide volunteers with simple, clean rooms with two single beds (usually 2 volunteers per room). If you are the only volunteer you get the room to yourself! All rooms have an attached bathroom with geyser, bedding and a towel, plus a small work desk.
  Ceiling fans are in all the rooms, and a standing cooler is also available in the summer and warm blankets during the winter. One room has AC with a ₹800/day fee if you prefer. This room can sleep 2, so the price can be split between the two.
  3 home-style meals from our kitchen are provided daily—typically dal + seasonal sabzi + roti/rice. Please serve yourself and wash your own plate/cutlery. If we’re cooking something special for guests, we may share if possible. If you want to cook your own food, you can use the kitchen when staff are not busy (bring your ingredients).
  We also have bikes available for use to explore nearby areas.
  
  Also, We like to promote our tents since they give you a more vibrant experience of the farm life! You'll get to hear all the life in the farm and forest around it specially at late evenings and early mornings. Also, activities like star gazing and bonfires seem more fun around a tent.

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  Autres infos...

  We have a shared cafe/lounge area that you are welcome to sit, eat, read, and hang out quietly here. Please note that because it’s a shared space voices need to be kept down, and make sure you clean up after yourself (leave the space as you found it). Because of the natural ventilation we ask not to use the AC.
  This is a family farm and we ask all volunteers to treat it that way, our quiet hours are from 10pm to 6am and remember to keep common spaces tidy and use tools only as shown. We have a washing machine available to use (please wash bedsheets and towels every 3 days), and water and power are precious so please use them thoughtfully.
  
  Getting here:
  From Chandigarh:
  Easiest option is to take a cab directly from the city or airport straight to our farm which takes about 1 - 1.5 hours (we can provide a reliable driver’s number)
  There is a bus in Chandigarh that will take you to Rupangar (nearest town to farm), from there you will need to take a local cab to the farm (about 30 mins).
  If you are travelling from Delhi there are buses and trains that go directly to Chandigarh
  
  From the farm you can see a historically and culturally significant Gurudwara (temple) called Bibi Mumtazgarh Sahib. Which has one of the most interesting story behind it which shows how humanity has no bounds and goes beyond religion or empires.
  The farm is located at an old abandoned village called Naurangpur, which is surrounded by reserve forest. Which makes the place quite interesting for bird watchers, people interested in wild life, hikes or generally learning more about the forest.

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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

  Yes, we can host digital nomads. We have a decent wifi connection but being in a remote area it is there is a possibility of faults. For accommodation we have a two person room with attached bath and tents.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We have a patch of land about 100 meters from the farm where we have enough space for campervans and motorhomes.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Baloo

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