Nestled on 9 ha of cloud‑forest in Veracruz, our family‑run permaculture dairy farm is both a working showroom and a living laboratory. Our focus is dairy: fresh goat and cow milk transformed into cheese several times each week for our local market, with gardens supporting our work.
**Agrogym Boot‑Camp: Dairy Edition**
This isn’t a gentle retreat—it’s eight hours of daily hands‑on dairy work, strength‑building chores, and learning by doing.
**Your Daily Drill (6 days/week, 7 AM–3 PM)**
* **7:00 AM – 9:30 AM**:
* Barn duty: clean goat feeders, feed kids, tidy milking area, cut & chop grass for fodder (gloves + rubber boots required).
* **9:30 AM – 10:30 AM**:
* Breakfast break (self‑catered): prepare your own meals from basics we supply—rice, beans, eggs, cheese, seasonal veggies & fruit.
* **10:30 AM – 1:00 PM**:
* Manure agrogym: shovel stall manure, spread as fertilizer on pastures and animal terraces.
* **1:00 PM – 2:30 PM**:
* Milking prep & kid feeding: clean milking area, assist with milking setup, feed and care for kids.
* **2:30 PM – 3:00 PM**:
* Wrap‑up: secure barns, tidy equipment, prepare for next day.
**Living Conditions**
* Yurt‑style dorm with raised bed platform—bring your own sleeping bag
* Compost toilet, river bath (no soap/chemicals—our frogs thank you!)
* Solar‑powered internet to check in
**Commitment & Culture**
* Minimum stay: 2 weeks (our sweet spot)
* Self‑catered meals on your schedule using supplied basics
* Bring grit, a sense of adventure, and readiness for rain, mud, insects—and transformation
**Who Should Apply**
If dawn‑to‑dusk dairy work—milking, feeding, cleaning, fertilizing—fires you up, join us. If you’d rather prune tomatoes than wrestle goat feeders, this isn’t your camp.
Ready for the ultimate dairy agrogym? Apply now!
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Sheep or goat farming
Dairy farming
Aquaculture
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Cheesemaking
Green Building
Renewable energy production
Methods or systems
Aquaponics
Biological pest control
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
9
Hectares
|
22.2
Acres
