The team at Yash Farm are looking for people to volunteer at Yash Farm‘s Centre for Sustainable Living located at Kadu Kembathalli, Thally, Tamil Nadu. Yash Farm and their partner Nesara Farmer Produce Organization (FPO) can also arrange volunteering opportunities in other farms that are affiliated to Nesara FPO in the Thally region. The Centre is located 65 kms / 2 hrs drive from Koramangala, Bangalore.
Volunteers have the opportunity to learn the following :
- Farmlife
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Permaculture Design
- Food processing and cooking
- Building houses with mud walls
- Sustainable Living practices
We provide stay / accommodation at our dormitory at free of cost, however volunteers need to pay for food @ Rs.1,000/- per person / per day for all three meals. The meals are normally farm fresh, vegetarian, traditional Indian cuisine. We may also occasionally serve chicken or mutton during village festivities.
For volunteers who are signing up for a min of 6 months period, we offer free stay and food.
Typical day for volunteers at the Centre
- 6:00 – 7:00 am – Yoga & meditation, followed by planning meet
- 7:00 – 8:00 am – Farming / tending to cows & animals / preparing meals for breakfast and lunch
- 8:00 – 9:30 am – Breakfast
- 10:00 – 12:30 pm – Farming / Mud house construction / Food processing & preparing meals
- 12:30 – 2:00 pm – Lunch
- 2:00 – 3:30 pm – Rest
- 3:30 – 4:30 pm – Farming / Mud house construction / Food processing & preparing meals
- 4:30 – 6:00 pm – Outdoor games & Mud bath
- 7:00 – 9:00 pm – Dinner & Fun activities like Watching movies or reading or networking, playing music, singing etc along with dinne
Consumption of alcohol & drugs and smoking at the farm is strictly prohibited.
The recommended minimum duration for volunteering would be for 3 days and 2 nights and the maximum can go upto 6 months. The maximum capacity for housing volunteers would be 20, so in case you are keen, apply by clicking on this form.
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