Pacific Organic Farming

  • volunteer on an organic farm at the Ecuadorian coast
  • organic and sustainable farming techniques are learned at the Pacific coast project
  • Spanish students volunteer on completing their studies
  • Volunteering in Ecuador on an organic farm at the Pacific coast

Organic Farming at the Pacific coast

This is a working organic farm that practices many practical and sustainable farming alternatives, and is a focal point on the coast of Ecuador for ecotourism and community environmental education. The organic farm promotes sustainable community development by means of local participation in tourism, production of crafts with local materials and creation and coordination of an environmental primary school. Ecotourism is an important pillar of the farm that generates funds to help support the farm and education/extension projects. The main project of the farm is The Community Environmental School which has been running since 1993, and is the first school of its kind in the area.

Rio Muchacho is located about 30 minutes from Canoa, a small beach town about 10 hours from Quito by bus.

Range of tasks:

Tasks include garden and farm maintenance, tending to animals and improvement of facilities.

Volunteers also help with income-generating craft projects.

Volunteers have an important role in the community development efforts, with the  Environmental School, bee keeping and final school projects as well.
Time commitment:
 One month minimum, longer preferred
spanish level:
 Basic to low intermediate or better.
Work schedule:
 Varies with season
Accommodation:
 Volunteer accommodation with meals provided. Costs vary depending on length of stay and number of persons.
Skills required:
 Flexibility, comfort with remote location, interest in organic farming
Accepted donations:
 Check with Yanapuma staff about current needs
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"My experiences in Ecuador far exceeded my expectations! I wish I could have stayed to volunteer for longer. The volunteer coordinaters were awesome. Keep up the good work Yanapuma!"

The advantages of arranging everything throuh Yanapuma are:

1. You can be assured the the project is reliable and well run
2. We will provide you with a full orientation in Quito
3. Yanapuma will have set the volunteer program up specifically for you
4. We will accompany you there to get you settled in
5. There will be no nasty surprises when you get there
6. Yanapuma will offer ongoing volunteer support throughout
7. Your volunteering will be in aid of a worthwhile cause
8. You will be contributing to our ongoing sustainable development work