Volunteering at Finca Putumayo is an opportunity to step into the rhythm of a living project and become part of its community.
There are many different ways to contribute, from caring for the land and gardens to helping with maintenance, creative projects, events and the day-to-day running of the finca.
Each role is different but all are rooted in the same principle: sharing our time, skills and energy to help create and care for this place.
We welcome people who are curious, responsible, open to learning and willing to get involved. In return, volunteers have the opportunity to learn from others, spend time in nature and experience the finca from within rather than simply as a visitor.
Our volunteer opportunities change throughout the year according to the needs of the finca and the projects we are developing.
Explore the current opportunities below to discover where your skills and interests might fit. Each role has different requirements and responsibilities, so please read the information carefully before applying.
Help us nurture and develop our gardens and food-growing spaces. We’re looking for someone with experience or a strong interest in permaculture, organic gardening and regenerative growing practices. Your time may include planting, pruning, composting, preparing beds, caring for trees and helping us develop productive, beautiful and sustainable spaces across the land. A practical, hands-on approach and a love of working with the earth are highly valued.
Each year, as autumn arrives, our olive trees are ready for harvest. Come and join us for this traditional seasonal work, helping to collect, sort and prepare the olives. It’s a physical and social experience, working outdoors amongst the trees and becoming part of an important annual rhythm of the land. No previous experience is necessary — just good energy, willingness to get stuck in and an appreciation for working together.
Help us turn the abundant organic material from our land into something useful. Following pruning and olive harvesting, we need help processing branches and spreading the resulting mulch around trees and growing areas. This work supports soil health, moisture retention and the natural fertility of the land. It’s practical, physical outdoor work for someone who enjoys being active, working with their hands and contributing to the long-term wellbeing of the landscape.
We’re looking for a skilled carpenter to help us create, repair and improve structures around the land. Projects may include furniture, shelving, doors, outdoor structures, practical installations and creative wooden elements. We welcome someone who enjoys finding solutions, working independently and bringing their own craftsmanship and ideas to a project. Experience with traditional or natural building techniques is especially welcome, alongside a practical and resourceful approach.
We’re looking for an artist with a creative vision to help bring colour, character and expression to the land. There are opportunities to create murals, mosaics, sculptures, installations and other artistic pieces throughout the space. We’re open to different materials, styles and approaches, and particularly interested in someone who enjoys creating site-specific work inspired by nature and their surroundings. Bring your imagination, experiment with ideas and leave something meaningful behind.
Help us keep our buildings fresh, beautiful and well cared for. This position involves painting, refreshing walls and surfaces, repairing small imperfections and giving existing spaces a new lease of life. There will be plenty of opportunity to work both indoors and outdoors, with projects ranging from simple retouching to larger decorative work. We’re looking for someone practical, careful and happy to get stuck into whatever needs doing.
Finca Putumayo is a rural project and volunteering here means becoming part of a shared environment. Life can be simple, practical and sometimes physically demanding.
We ask our volunteers to arrive with an open mind, a willingness to participate and an understanding that the needs of the project come first.
Before applying, please consider the practical aspects of your stay, including the type of accommodation, working hours, food arrangements, minimum stay and the responsibilities associated with your chosen role.
If this sounds like the kind of experience you are looking for, we would be happy to hear from you.
A project like Finca Putumayo is built through the people who pass through it, contribute to it and leave something of themselves behind.
If you feel called to share your time, skills and energy with us, we would love to hear from you.
