MOUNTAIN ECO LODGE - OPEN ALL YEAR

The Mountain Eco Lodge program has two main components, Firstly there is the hospitality and gardening aspect and secondly the eco building with wood. Volunteers may choose to focus on just one aspect or a combination of the two. Hospitality and gardening: Volunteers will be involved with general hospitality duties including processing guests, general admin duties, looking after the eco-garden, maintenance, hosting, and cooking. Eco building with wood: Volunteers will be physically challenged with the rewarding experience of building structures using wood from the ground up. Work with a professional carpenter and discover just how much is possible while pushing architectural boundaries. The lodge also implements community initiatives, helping local orchids dispose of 'e~dead' wood by chopping it down and distributing it to both the lodge and surrounding communities for fire-wood. This is a great ecological solution to the disposal of this wood that instead of going to waste is being reused in an ecofriendly manner. The lodge also works to help build eco structures for the farmers and surrounding communities. This helps create awareness and spread the message of the importance and accessibility of eco-building. Participants are invited and encouraged to bring their own special skills to the project. There is plenty of room for innovation, so whether the volunteers' specialty is a trade skill, web design, yoga, painting, botany, or virtually anything else, there is room at the eco lodge for them to add their own personal touch to the program. Volunteers are expected to work 30 - 35 hours, 5 - 6 days a week.