{"id":471,"date":"2015-01-24T18:41:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moinhosdodao.org\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2024-03-14T21:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:50:26","slug":"program-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.moinhosdodao.org\/volunteer-program\/program-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Information about Volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"
People that come to the Moinhos do D\u00e3o to help as volunteers are considered “residents,” a term that supports the idea that, while at the MdD, you are living, working, and being<\/em> here, just like us\u2014the hosts\u2014equally experiencing and contributing to all that is required to keep this particular quinta (smallholding farm) running and in good shape, nestled within a river-valley environment and “in tune” with the landscape. Thus, our volunteers should consider their time on the MdD as a moment to fully experience what it is to Live<\/em> in a rural, off-grid environment.\u00a0 In this experience, daily life and daily jobs are shared by all, considering where skills are best utilized, with time and space to learn.<\/p>\n Interested in something a bit more long-term, a bit more involved, leading to more connection to the Moinhos do D\u00e3o?<\/strong><\/em> Besides the shorter and average 1-month stays of the majority of volunteers that come to the MdD, we are looking for people who can be here for much longer periods of time\u20143 to 6 months\u2014and become a type of “super-resident-volunteer” with whom we can fully share the life at the Moinhos do D\u00e3o and create a good flow together in the work, the play and the enjoyment of this “mini paradise” on the D\u00e3o river. If this is something you are looking for, then please contact us!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are looking for people with experience and\/or interest-to-learn in the following jobs that are the basis of living on the land, and maintaining land with interest in permaculture values:<\/p>\n GENERAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n – Forestry projects<\/strong>:\u00a0 the MdD maintains a number of hectares of land that we are currently cleaning of invasive species, replanting with native trees and bush, and maintaining for general fire protection within our small section of the D\u00e3o valley.\u00a0 Forestry and land management is a main task and activity for ourselves and volunteers, and we are interested in open to host people that want to apply their own knowledge or grow their skills in this work.<\/p>\n – Grounds-keeping (mowing\/scything, weeding, wood chopping, tree\/bush pruning)<\/p>\n – Horta (vegetable garden) maintenance (weeding, planting, watering, composting, soil management) and\/or canning\/storing of produce (canning only in August \u2013 September)<\/p>\n – Communal cooking and light guest services (washing, bathhouse maintenance, etc.)<\/p>\n – General maintenance (cleaning, painting, fixing things around the terrain, light construction)<\/p>\n PARTICULAR (possibly in 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n – constructing a wood shed wth protective roof<\/p>\n – landscaping for large terrain planting of native trees and shrubs<\/p>\n – general fire prevention landscaping<\/p>\n – Water canal upgrades and maintenance<\/p>\n – And more!<\/p>\nWe are looking for volunteers for the months of:<\/h2>\n
April through September, 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n