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Theresa and Al
- Brooklyn, NY
- United States
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- What is your previous experience with Organic Agriculture and Sustainable Development?
- Hi everyone, We are doing a road trip around the very beginning of October of this year (2011) driving all the way from Brooklyn, New York down through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, all the way to Chile. We are hoping to keep our contact with major metropolitan areas as limited as possible and in turn focus on smaller, more rural communities where we believe we can get a better taste of a country's folklore. The plan is to spend about a month in each country (could be more), traveling around hoping to learn and experience as much as we can. Also, we pretty much would like to do some volunteer work in organic farms on our way through central and south america. We are able to stay 1-2 weeks or more depending on how many other farms we volunteer for. We are both knowledgeable about gardens, building shelters i.e. Chicken coops, green houses, and are very much interested in finding people who are into complete self-sustainability and permaculture. We are looking to learn more and exchange any skills to your farm. My boyfriend is completely bilingual, and I can get by on very basic spanish, I'm still learning.. We do have a dog, so anyone that is interested in hosting us as volunteer must have a soft spot for our dog Raymond. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you! Theresa and Al ------------ Hola a todos, Estamos programando un viaje por carretera a principios de octubre de este año (2011) conduciendo todo el camino desde Brooklyn, Nueva York, a través de México, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, hasta Chile. Esperamos limitar nuestro contacto con áreas metropolitanas y enfocar nuestra atención en comunidades más pequeñas y rurales donde creemos que podemos apreciar mejor el folklor de cada país. El plan es de pasar un mes en cada país (podría ser más), viajando con la esperanza de aprender y experimentar lo mas que podamos. De igual modo, nos gustaría servir como voluntarios en granjas orgánicas en nuestro camino a través de Centro y Sur América. Podriamos comprometernos entre 1 y 2 semanas o más dependiendo del número de granjas con que coordinemos. Los dos tenemos experiencia trabajando en jardines, conucos, en la construcción de refugios es decir, gallineros e invernaderos, y estamos interesados en conocer mas personas que compartan nuestro interes en autosostenibilidad y permacultura. Mi novio es completamente bilingüe, y puedo pasar en español muy básico, todavía estoy aprendiendo .. Tenemos un perro, Raymond, así que cualquiera que esté interesado en recibirnos como voluntarios debe tener cierta debilidad por los animales... Muchas gracias y esperamos oír de ti! Teresa y Al
- What are your reasons for joining WWOOF Mexico?
- Learning about sustainable living and agriculture, Getting to know Mexico better, Other
- What do you want the farms and fellow WWOOFers to know about you?
- Looking to join other organic farms and learn more about other methods of sustainable living, cob building, gravity fed water systems, etc. Want to experience the real Mexico, by seeing and involving ourselves in rural areas, meeting new people, and learning and sharing our skills whenever possible..
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Hi Thank you for your interest in our farm . Our situation has recently changed and we are not at our farm full time only about half the week. I don't feel that we can guide you that well at this time. You all look like nice folks and I wish you the best.
Light,
Harmony
Hi Again, I recently had my first set of woofers and despite us not being able to be there the whole time it went surprisingly well. If you all are still interested perhaps we can work something out. Let me know what you think.
Light,
Harmony
Hi Theresa and Al,
We have a couple of projects that would keep you busy for up to two weeks. The first is preparing for planting about two hectares of coffee (4000 plants) and involves taking out a single scoupful with a post hole digger for each plant. The area in the forest has already been cleared brush and vines. The second is to build small greenhouse-like structure to grow hydroponic green forage. We may be cutting some of the lumber from fallen trees.
There is plenty of room for all three of you. Please let me know if you can do this and when you plan to arrive.
Regards,
Steve
Hi,
There is no internet at the ranch so I didn't get your note until just now.
There is a link to a Google satellite map on the website www.ranchojixhil.com. Notice the winding periferico that connects between our area north of Comitán (Los Riegos) and the highway from San Cristóbal to Comitán. The turnoff from the highway is at about kilometer 168 (I'm fairly sure of the number. There is a Pemex there and you are heading down a long hill into Comitán). Turn left onto the periferico and follow it (be careful at the bottom of the switchback there are two gigantic topes) until just before (about 30 meters) you meet the highway where the periferico tees. On your left you will see another paved road that enters the periferico sharply on the left. Turn left there. You know that you are on the right road if within about 50 meters of you pass underneath a large green sign that lists the names of several communities, including Los Riegos, and warns you not to pollute the river. (If you pass a Pemex on your left just after your turn you have missed the road I'm talking about. You'll need to turn around and go back.) Follow the road to Los Riegos for about 5.5 km and don't take any turns to the left. After the big white church with blue trim that you pass, the entrance to the ranch is about another 250 meters on the right. The gate is set inside the entrance drive and says Rancho Jixhil on top.
My telcel number is 963-105-3644 and movistar is 963-114-0471. I have to leave the phones outside the house to get a signal so I may not answer for a while. You can try texting too.
Hope to see you soon.
Regards,
Steve
Hi!!!I started my trip on the 26th of march, and just wanted to share tips about dog friendly places for wwoofing, helpxing and workawaying:-) I'm in a farm in Puerto Morelos full of friendly dogs, the owner's name is Carlos Loria Borges, and if you'd like to wwoof here just know you'll be welcome with your 2 doggies. My Baraka, and me of course, we're very happy..Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!
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