Join us at a free-ranging farm in Montenegro! :)

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Learn about sustainability: 9 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
Expand your environmental consciousness: 9 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Name: Finca Ganadito will offer you a volunteering certificate.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

The Experience

Volunteers in cooperation with the family do all the daily chores around the goats, which include milking, making cheese, walking with the goats and cleaning the goat shed. The farm is located deep in the forest without electricity, with spring water.

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 21 and 45 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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3. Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

12. Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

15. Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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17 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Farm

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

9 Learning about sustainability
9 Developing environmental awareness
9 Get in touch with nature
7 Meeting locals
5 Meeting international travelers
5 Immersing in the local culture

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

9 15. Life on land
7 3. Good health and well-being
6 12. Responsible consumption and production

Line Heegaard

Denmark

This whole project was an amazing and unforgetable experience. Darko, natlija and the boys are so kind, and they really take care of you<3 darko and his family have taught me a lot about permaculture, sustainability, animals, health, nature, history etc., which has given me many eye-openers:) If you love spending time in the nature and love working with animals, then i can definitely recommend this project for you:) But i recommend staying for at least 3 weeks to get really into it and truly enjoy it. Thank you so much for everything darko:)

27 days ago

Guan Yu

Malaysia

I thoroughly enjoyed my time and found this a very rewarding experience despite the laborious work. I felt right at home with Darko and his family who treated me very well. This experience is not for those who want to live in a cozy environment and just do easy tasks. There's a lot of tiring manual hard work but its good fun. The key thing while volunteering here is that the volunteer will be coexisting with nature and its not just about taking care of the goats but also about survival and living sustainably in a forest (this is the free time). I have also learnt a lot of new great skills!

about 1 month ago

Jose Luis

Mexico

My experience with Darkoo was amazing!!! He and his family made me feel welcomed since the first moment. Darko was really patient, kind and comprehensive with the duties and although sometimes I made mistakes, he always encouraged me and helped meee!!! I really appreciated all the friends he introduced me and it's incredible how this guy knows about permaculture and his genuine and authentic personality to help everyonee.... That's love and a big consciousness to create community I wish you all the best Darko and just this: Working with the farm shit is more heartwarming than human shit haha :)

2 months ago

shania

New Zealand

This experience really put me out of my comfort zone and was hard to adjust to. Darko and Natalie are lovely people with good intentions however I found it difficult to connect with them . This experience was challenging but I learned a lot about surviving in the wilderness of Montenegro mountains and how to milk goats.

17 days ago

Darko replied

This is my first time to write a public comment because I am surprised at the difference between the comments when they left the farm and the written comments.
My family living in harmony with nature and many people learn from us how to start a "new" life. We are in contact with many friends all over the world and with many different animal species, that is very strange someone cannot make contact with us. The farm is located in the middle of an untouched forest, which is very rare, for those who respect nature says a lot about the living conditions, and we inform all volunteers about this before.

About this:
" I learned a lot about surviving in the wilderness of Montenegro mountains and how to milk goats" - surviving in the wilderness it sounds inappropriate for all camp conditions and top quality food and drinks indicates that you come from a different environment and not competent to judge a farm.

Baxter

New Zealand

This is a great experience for you if you're looking to get off-grid and enjoy simple living. Building a fire to cook meals, going toilet in the leaves, and showering from the stream water were all novelties, but challenging. Each day we enjoyed milking the goats, moving them throughout the day, and returning them to their pen at sunset. Next time, a clear conversation about daily expectations would help everybody get on the same page from the beginning. Our hosts really care about living in harmony with the natural environment around them, and it shows in their behaviour. Thank you

17 days ago

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