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PermaTree a Holistic Gaia Association in Ecuador

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Spanish
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2015

What we do

PermaTree is a truly holistic permaculture farm focusing on a sustainable lifestyle by growing and cooking our own organic foods.
In our climate almost everything grows. Just to give you an idea from Coconuts to Cocoa/cacao, Soursop, Jackfruit, Babaco, Breadfruit, Passion-fruit, etc. We (Swiss & French couple) started in March 2016 building our Non-Profit Organization with the philosophy of permaculture.
LOCATION
South of Ecuador at the edge of the Amazonas region surrounded by nature with great access to the Troncal Amazonica E45 (national road) only 2km away from Los Encuentros and 15minutes from the city of Yantzaza and about +3hours from Loja/Cuenca.
LIVE & WORK AT PERMATREE
Everyone works for 6 days a week on projects or maintenance, and helps to cook the meals. We use shared facilities: kitchen; bathroom; laundry area, and we take turns with daily chores like cleaning. WIFI (unless you want to get a personal CNT-chip $5 =300MB).
EAT & COOK HEALTHY
Eat healthy seasonal, local and partially organic food. We eat as much organic produce as possible and harvest as much of our food from the finca as we can. Sundays we go to one of the local markets to buy our food for the entire week. We cook all our meals together.
SURROUNDED BY NATURE
At PermaTree you are literally surrounded by nature. We are located at the edge of the Amazonas region in the south of Ecuador with a breathtaking landscape view of the Rio Zamora. You can walk around the farm which is about +75 hectares or 180 acres. There are several creeks and waterfalls within the different micro climates of the property.
KNOWLEDGE
Participate as and teach/learn from people who share their knowledge. On the other hand, we are always looking for mentors to teach the respective topics which match the specific sub-project. Or visit the farm to get a taste of permaculture in the green. Here we stress collaboration. We are about mutual enrichment and working together. There is no room for people who think they know everything.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2015
  • Started living together

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  • Open to new members
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  • Open to volunteers
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How to join

Please read carefully our Information Pack and be aware that farming can be challenging work. Minimum stay are 4 weeks better longer. Apply only if you are 100% sure this place could be in your interesting! Read first testimonials of other Volunteers on website and the FAQ. www.permatree.org

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PermaTree a Holistic Gaia Association in Ecuador

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8 years ago

BioconstrucciĂłn de TALLER con carpinterĂ­a de armar

La Escuela de BioconstrucciĂłn Los Guindales propone un aprendizaje practico de bioconstrucciĂłn durante todo el año, en la finca de la ecoaldea Los Guindales (AlgatocĂ­n – Málaga). Para mejorar las instalaciones del proyecto, vamos a construir un taller de carpinterĂ­a. Durante el mes de agosto, lanzamos un llamamiento excepcional para poder avanzar la armadura con madera redonda. Se van a cuadrar troncos, a trazar en el suelo las varias piezas para luego trazar en las piezas mismas las cotas importantes, a cortar las piezas haciĂ©ndoles encajes tradicionales, a montar y a levantar los cinco pĂłrticos previstos. Vamos a seguir la misma organizaciĂłn grupal que solemos tener ; hacemos turnos diarios de cocina, trabajamos de las 8h a las 10h, desayunamos hasta las 11h, y seguimos luego hasta el almuerzo a las 14h. Por la tarde seguiremos trabajando unas dos horas. Paralelamente, estamos cuidando una huerta y tres cabras. Para mas info sobre nuestra rutina y condiciones os dejo el enlace a seguir. https://escueladebioconstruccionlosguindales.wordpress.com/formacion/ AquĂ­ somos un equipo fijo de cuatro personas llevando la escuela. Siembre habrán un mĂ­nimo de dos personas con experiencia para llevar el taller del mes de agosto. TenĂ©is a disposiciĂłn un terreno grande para poner tiendas de campana, tambiĂ©n hay una yurta segĂşn las disponibilidades. Pedimos una aportaciĂłn de 120 euros para el mes entero o 70 euros para dos semanas para cubrir los gastos de comida. Caso tengan cualquier duda, no hesiten en hacĂ©rnosla saber. Pueden contactarnos a travĂ©s de: bi*************************@***il.com

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