As a volunteer at the Eco-Center, you will have a wide range of tasks. Responsibilities are redistributed on a weekly basis. You can indicate your preferences if you are particularly interested in an area of work.
Life in the eco-center is based on the principles of community living.
The work day at the farm is about 5 and 7 hours. The sun rises early in Yucatán and so does the work day.
The actual working hours vary depending on the year and the weather conditions.
In summer, it is best to work early in the morning and later in the afternoon to avoid the heat.
A well-deserved breakfast at 7:30 am.
After breakfast, volunteers help water the plants and continue with their daily tasks.
The volunteers work hand in hand with the eco-center staff.
The afternoon work revolves around different projects: community work, arts/crafts, teaching, gardening, maintenance and construction projects...
Possible tasks at this location can be:
- Eco-construction
- Landscaping of spaces
- Pruning
- Maintenance and development of agricultural spaces
- Development of traditional agricultural spaces (milpa type and syntropic agriculture)
- Take care of animals
- Artistic development of the place
- Development of the cenote
- Inventory of fauna and flora
- Establishment and development of links and projects with the community
- Help to traditional farmers
- Exploration of the territory and places of interest with the community
- Development of communication of the place and the association
- Participation in the daily tasks of the eco-place
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