Permaculture & Eco Farming Experience
Highlights
- Learn about permaculture principles, new skills and have a hands-on experience in agroforests (food forests) and organic regenerative farming. The new way of agriculture!
- Take care of all the farm animals and learn about composting and soil improvent, a healthy plant starts with good soil
- Live in an international community and gain friends for life
- Live in a beautiful and peaceful environment, surrounded by mountains, forests and waterfalls, far away from stress and city life
- Experience the outdoor activities in the region, enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding and many more! Or visit and explore Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis and Búzios during you free time
- Learn about permaculture principles, new skills and have a hands-on experience in agroforests (food forests) and organic regenerative farming. The new way of agriculture!
- Take care of all the farm animals and learn about composting and soil improvent, a healthy plant starts with good soil
- Live in an international community and gain friends for life
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About the program
We invite you to join our eco project and have a real hands-on experience in agroforestry, organic farming, bioconstruction and sustainable community living.
We are a young family that, in the beginning of 2020, left the city life behind to start a green self-experiment in a countryside in Brazil. As we follow the Permaculture principles, our goal is to learn together, share our experience, produce food and enrich the biodiversity of the land.
This volunte
Typical day
Volunteers will work 3 days a week and a typical workday starts at 7:30 am and ends at 5:30 pm. The activities may vary, but it might go something like this:
7:30-12:00: Work on the farm, agroforestry or organic farming, bioconstruction or maintenance works
10:00-10:15: Coffee break
12:00-14:00: Lunch ...
Free-time activities
The other two free days of the week and the weekend are yours to explore some closest cities like Nova Friburgo or Lumiar, or stay around the farm. Some activities you can do around here are:
Waterfalls and natural pools: on the property, within a short walking distance from the house, there is a ...
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What's Included
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Details on arrival
We receive volunteers throughout the year depending on the availability.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Projeto MAARA
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Dace
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