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ARE YOU A GARDENER/FARMER? OR DO YOU WANT TO BE? YOUR CHANCE TO HONE YOUR SKILLS!
ORGANIZATION: Odiyan Buddhist Country Center
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Help maintain and develop 2 acres of mixed vegetable production The goal is to sustainably provide all the vegetables for our community of 40 people throughout the year.
We are seeking a couple of strong, hardy people who want to throw themselves into making our gardens produce this year. You will work with one of our older residents who has been raising vegetables, healing plants and ornamentals for over 30 years. You will join a small team of current volunteers growing all the major vegetables on rotation throughout the year and maintaining a substantial winter garden.
About Odiyan Retreat Center: Founded in 1975 by Venerable Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, Odiyan is a Tibetan Buddhist center located on a 1000-acre spiritual and ecological preserve in rural Northern California. Perched on a ridge overlooking rolling hills and the Pacific Ocean, Odiyan is modeled after Tibet's first Buddhist center-a three-dimensional Mandala.
Odiyan is a Tibetan Buddhist center where everyone is a volunteer working and living as service to the mission and vision of the center. You will be stepping into a work situation with good infrastructure, including a large greenhouse and two large hoop houses, large sprinkler and drip irrigation systems, three good wells, a large compost operation, small mushroom production, excellent tools and a large commercial kitchen with extensive food preparation and preservation capacities.
This is an opportunity to hone and develop your gardening skills while contributing to the welfare of an important spiritual center, among a group of people dedicating their lives to work for the benefit of all humanity.
You will also participate in landscaping, maintenance and cleaning, some work on our Sacred Art projects, and we will teach you vegetarian cooking!
Couples are welcome. We cannot accept children or pets.
Living and working at Odiyan includes:
- Free home-cooked vegetarian meals and beverages.
- Free housing in a large room with balcony.
- Free WI-FI and domestic phone calls.
- A living allowance of $100 after the first month, $150 after 6 months.
- Access to a healthy setting of nature, trails, swimming, wide-open spaces, sacred beauty, fresh air, clean water, and nutritious food.
- Free Classes on Development of Mind & Spirit: Tibetan yoga, Skillful Means, Buddhist study and more.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum age of 23 years old.
- Minimum commitment of 6 months with a preference for those able to stay the whole season (9 months).
- Some background in vegetable gardening or a sincere interest.
- Physical strength and stamina for the long hours of manual work needed for successful gardening and farming,
You do not need to be Buddhist or have a religious affiliation to volunteer at Odiyan. An interest in Buddhism is a plus but not a requirement.
You do need to be eager for a wholesome lifestyle of self-sufficiency, meaningful work, inner development, and taking responsibility.
For those who find the Odiyan way of life a good match, long-term residency is a future option.
Visit www.volunteer.odiyan.org
For a more 'inside' view of Odiyan see us on Facebook: OdiyanBuddhistRetreatCenter.
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About Odiyan Buddhist Country Center
Location:
Tin Barn Road, Cazadero, CA 95421, US
Mission Statement
Odiyan's mission is establishing a home for the Dharma(Buddhist teachings) in the West and to support Buddhist centers and practitioners in Asia. Live-in volunteers support this purpose integrating creative and challenging work with a path of self-exploration that develops inner potential.
Description
Living at Odiyan is an opportunity to work for preserving enlightened knowledge for our world, and fostering harmony for oneself, our planet and all beings. Founded in 1975 by Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, Odiyan Country Center is located on a 1000-acre spiritual and ecological preserve in rural Northern California, north of San Francisco. Odiyan is open to those who wish to offer their time and energy in service through our Resident Volunteer Work-Study program: 2024Work-Study in Action begins February, 2024 with entry dates available until May 2024.
Program length: Preference is given to applicants who commit for the full duration of 8 months. The minimum commitment is 6 months.
Although Odiyan has its foundations in Tibetan Buddhism, no religious affiliation is required to join the team. The ideal volunteer is open-minded, self-reflective and ready to engage deeply on both internally and with the work. Couples are welcome.
All residents receive vegetarian meals, housing, living allowance $200per month,($300 after one year), classes on Tibetan yoga, Buddhism, mantra, plus training in a wide variety of practical skills, trades and sacred arts.
Applicants need to be in good physical shape and able to engage manual work for hours during the day, This includes repeated lifting up to 40lbs, bending, kneeling, standing, walking, use of hand power tools and small machinery.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Tin Barn RoadCAZADERO, CA 95421
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2018
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
- Auto Mechanics / Repair
- Gardening
- Cooking / Catering
- Farming
- Woodworking
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 24
- Minimum 6 months.
- Good physical shape,able to engage manual work for hours at a time (incl.bend, kneel, lift)