Volunteer Worker

  United States

Pahoa

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: year round

Description: Dharma Tropical Farms Hawaii is a certified Organic Farm, a place to learn tropical, organic, farming methods, specializing in the healing Noni plant. You can also learn about soil improvement in the tropics, native plants, vegetarianism, and Bhakti Yoga. Our friends at a neighboring farm provides free hatha yoga classes at the local college and at their farm a couple miles from us, which volunteers are welcome to attend. Farm duties include mulching weeding and harvesting noni fruit and other tropical fruits, as well as maintaining your personal cabin area and the common kitchen/garden area. Cabins are very simple and rustic but the farm is beautiful and provides an awsome view of the pacific ocean. We require 20 hrs a week farm labor to stay on the farm. On sundays Allan gives surf lessons to interested volunteers and sometimes goes to the local hot ponds (natural volcanic heated saltwater pond) for a relaxing soak after work.

Highlights:
- Learn organic fruit farming
- Swim / surf in the beautiful pacific ocean
- Learn about bhakti yoga and the Bhagavad Gita
- Learn Hatha Yoga
- Eat healthy vegetarian meals and detoxify your body

Qualifications: No experiece or skill needed although farming experience would be helpful. The main thing is an open heart/mind and hard working attitude.

Salary / Pay: After the 20hr work requirement is fulfilled we can pay for additional noni picked on the farm.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We have had all kinds of volunteers over the years but good physical conditioning is required.

Age Range: open to all ages

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to United States Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 3-10

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Dharma Farms Hawaii's Mission Statement: Dharma Farms is a work exchange / WWOOF farm on the Big Island of Hawaii, owned by Allan Yoza. Our goal is to help teach people Bahkti Yoga, hard work and simple living as a healthy lifestyle, physically, mentally, and spiritually. We mostly farm noni, but we have all kinds of fruit growing on the farm.