GaiaVista: Eco-Adventure

  Costa Rica

• Central Pacific Coast: 
Osa Peninsula

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Programs Starting on December 2008

Description: As you know we will be planting and designing our sustainable organic farm while building and living in primitive structures and tents. This is for the eco-adventurous who would love to experience living primitively in the rainforest and on the beach.

Aside from our rainforest property, we also have an acre and a half right on the beach on an island just below our land.   The island is only 200 yards off shore and is almost 7 miles long and is completely private with only a couple of people besides ourselves living on it. The beach property is definitely another slice of paradise; we can even gather clams for dinner by just spending a few minutes on the beach.

Highlights: The main part of Gaia Vista is a magical place with 3 streams, a river, over a dozen waterfalls and swimming holes. We will planting our organic farm using Permaculture principles, and will be building primitive structures on parts of our land that were cleared years ago for farming; so we will not be having any negative impact on the rainforest. We will also be scouting out and probably building the first tree house in Ewok Village.

Qualifications: The following are some of the immediate opportunities for eco pioneers to come to Costa Rica Starting this December 2008 or anytime in 2009.

Organic Farming / Permaculture
We are preferably looking for people with experience in organic farming and gardening, but are also accepting volunteers with no little or no experience that have good energy and a desire to learn and work hard.

Eco-Primitive Builders
We are looking for people to help build primitive huts, ranches, tree houses, hiking trails and much more. If you have experience in these areas or if you have general construction experience please let us know.

Organic Chefs
We are also looking for organic cooks that can prepare both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals.

Organizing and Research Assistance
We are looking for English speaking and Spanish speaking volunteers to assist with all aspects of organization and communication. This would include writing and responding to emails, making phone calls, doing internet research, copy writing assistance, marketing, blogging and web design etc.

Please let us know the specific areas that you see yourself helping out with, and if you have any leader skill sets that would help us manage and/or create a particular part of the project.   Think about when you want to come down and how long you want to stay.

Experience Required: yes

Experience requirements vary on the volunteer type. Please contact us for more information. Please let us know the specific areas that you see yourself helping out with, and if you have any leader skill sets that would help us manage and/or create a particular part of the project. Think about when you want to come down and how long you want to stay.

Typical Volunteer: the typical volunteer will have an openess to learn,be ready for new experience,eager to work and be of service to create the vision of sustainable community.

Age Range: 18-60

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit DebriefingAbroad

GaiaVista's Mission Statement: Gaia Vista has the vision of becoming the world's first sustainable eco resort and community dedicated to environmental and sustainable research, collaboration and education. We will be using state of the art green technologies, and will become a living showcase of these sustainable technologies. Gaia Vista is a magical place where you can eat organic food grown right off the land. The farming of our organic food is designed using permaculture as way to grow what we eat in a natural and sustainable way. Gaia Vista can be seen, both as a model of a new way of living, and as a place to heal, grow and re-awaken deeper aspects of ourselves that we have forgotten and lost in the frantic and hectic pace of our industrialized world. This is not necessarily a serious journey, but a playful, creative, spontaneous and sometimes intense unfolding of what it feels like to be alive; connected and nurturing towards ourselves, other animals and the fragile ecosystem in which we live.

Year Founded: 2004