Hi Cory,
We work all year around, but not in the rain!
In the rainy season, we work early, from 8:00 to 2:00, before the rain starts. It's a muddy time, so bring rubber boots and gloves and a hat and rain slicker.
June is beautiful. Let us know your plans. We have 3 beds in our little dorm.
Kippy
Kippy
This is great news! Thanks for your response. If possible then, I would like to aim to start around the 10th of June - do you prefer Monday "starts"? I hope to stay at least one month, if not longer. I'm imagining there are places in San Cristobal where I can purchase rubber boots and gloves?
Is there anything else you need or would like from me to confirm arrival? I'm hoping to arrive in San Cristobal about two weeks before June 10th to spend some time in Oventik initially. If you would like to meet before the 10th, I'm guessing I will be in San Cristobal on the weekends and would be happy to arrange something.
I spent 6 weeks working on Rancho el Jardin in Escuintla, and I'm sure the experience will stay with me forever.
Carlos and Hilda are developing what should be, and already is, a very successful project. They grow, make and sell cheese, cream, honey, and various fruits in the spirit of self-sustainability. There is always plenty to do on the farm whether it be the day-to-day duties of working with animals (of which there are cows, pigs, sheep, bees, chickens along with parrots, dogs and turtles) or other tasks involved with running a ranch in Mexico. And that in essence is what you will get: the experience of how life is lived and provided for on a ranch in Mexico. There are no concessions made on your part. This is a real insight into a family (albeit only a small one! Carlos and Hilda, and their various employees) in Chiapas living as families do - or at least that was the experience I had. Being the only woofer there at the time, and indeed being the first woofer they had ever welcomed, I was enveloped entirely in there customs and routines like one of the family. It was exactly what I was hoping it would be before I arrived; an un-sugar-coated opportunity to live and work alongside Mexican people. It wasn’t always easy, but as an experience it was very rewarding.
If you need any more information I will help where as best I can!
Luke
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We work all year around, but not in the rain!
In the rainy season, we work early, from 8:00 to 2:00, before the rain starts. It's a muddy time, so bring rubber boots and gloves and a hat and rain slicker.
June is beautiful. Let us know your plans. We have 3 beds in our little dorm.
Kippy
Kippy
Hi Kippy,
This is great news! Thanks for your response. If possible then, I would like to aim to start around the 10th of June - do you prefer Monday "starts"? I hope to stay at least one month, if not longer. I'm imagining there are places in San Cristobal where I can purchase rubber boots and gloves?
Is there anything else you need or would like from me to confirm arrival? I'm hoping to arrive in San Cristobal about two weeks before June 10th to spend some time in Oventik initially. If you would like to meet before the 10th, I'm guessing I will be in San Cristobal on the weekends and would be happy to arrange something.
Thanks again - I'm really looking forward to it!
-cory
Hey Cory,
I spent 6 weeks working on Rancho el Jardin in Escuintla, and I'm sure the experience will stay with me forever.
Carlos and Hilda are developing what should be, and already is, a very successful project. They grow, make and sell cheese, cream, honey, and various fruits in the spirit of self-sustainability. There is always plenty to do on the farm whether it be the day-to-day duties of working with animals (of which there are cows, pigs, sheep, bees, chickens along with parrots, dogs and turtles) or other tasks involved with running a ranch in Mexico. And that in essence is what you will get: the experience of how life is lived and provided for on a ranch in Mexico. There are no concessions made on your part. This is a real insight into a family (albeit only a small one! Carlos and Hilda, and their various employees) in Chiapas living as families do - or at least that was the experience I had. Being the only woofer there at the time, and indeed being the first woofer they had ever welcomed, I was enveloped entirely in there customs and routines like one of the family. It was exactly what I was hoping it would be before I arrived; an un-sugar-coated opportunity to live and work alongside Mexican people. It wasn’t always easy, but as an experience it was very rewarding.
If you need any more information I will help where as best I can!
Luke
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