Permaculture Finca near Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas

Updated 5 days ago

Welcome to ‘La Moli’ in Gran Canaria Imagine waking up in a green valley just outside Las Palmas, surrounded by fruit trees, gardens, butterflies, caves, music, cats and people from all over the world. After breakfast, volunteers gather to plan the day, spend the morning working together outdoors, and later share a vegetarian lunch alongside some other residents of ‘La Moli’ - just before the afternoon opens up for everything the sunny island has to offer. If this sounds like the kind of experience you're looking for, please keep reading 😉 Our home is built around an old Canarian gofio mill, nestled in a beautiful valley only a few minutes from the city. What began several years ago with the vision to create space for communal living, participatory culture and arts in harmony with nature, has grown into an international community of around 15–20 people from the Canary Islands, mainland Spain, Germany, Poland, Chile, Cuba, Colombia and many other places. Our community is inspired by four main pillars: Permaculture Music Art Healing Life here is simple, collaborative and creative. We believe that a community becomes a home when everyone contributes, shares their talents and enjoys learning from one another. Currently the Community is still in the building phase with the focus of Ina - the owner and visionary of the project - being to establish the physical infrastructure and environment for the community to thrive. There is a mix of long term renters and volunteers living at the finca with varying degrees of involvement in the project. A Typical Day The morning starts in our communal kitchen, where everyone prepares their own breakfast before we meet at 9:00 (or 8:00 in summer) to discuss the day's projects. Working hours are from 9:00 until 13:00 (or 8:00-12:00 during hot periods) on weekdays, making it 20h/week. Depending on the season, you may help with: restoring and improving the soil planting and harvesting watering and caring for the gardens composting general maintenance cleaning shared spaces small construction projects woodworking or practical repair tasks At around 13:30, you'll hear the sound of the conch shell, our signal that lunch is ready. Lunch is prepared for the whole community and enjoyed together. It is vegetarian or vegan, and all food is provided. Breakfast and dinner are self-service using the communal kitchen. Afternoons are generally free. People often spend time making music, working on creative projects, relaxing, hiking, going to the beach or exploring the island together. The Space The land includes several rooms and little buildings as well as some bigger caves, giving the place the feeling of a small village. Volunteers have access to: volunteer kitchen hot showers and bathrooms meditation cave music cave with instruments ceramic workshop woodworking and metalworking tools plenty of outdoor spaces to relax We do have 2 big caves which periodically are used for events of different kinds and might be available for workshops etc. if the vision aligns. You'll also meet our many resident cats, who are very much part of daily life. Exploring Gran Canaria Although our valley feels peaceful and surrounded by nature, we're only minutes from the city. The historic centre of Las Palmas is about 10 minutes by bus or 30 minutes on foot. Las Canteras, one of Europe's most beautiful urban beaches, can be reached in around 30 minutes by bus, making it perfect for swimming, surfing or enjoying the sunset. Gran Canaria offers volcanic landscapes, mountains, forests, beaches and countless hiking trails to discover during your free time. Whether you're interested in sustainable living, learning practical skills, meeting people from around the world or simply experiencing a different rhythm of life, we hope you'll feel at home here. Who We Are Looking For We are looking for people who are genuinely interested in what we do and contributing their energy to a meaningful project. The volunteers who enjoy their time here most are curious, open-minded, reliable and interested in community living. You don't need previous experience in gardening or construction—we're happy to teach motivated people—but we do appreciate people who enjoy practical work, take responsibility and contribute with a positive attitude. Experience in permaculture, gardening, carpentry, maintenance or other hands-on skills is always very appreciated. We also love when volunteers bring something of themselves. If you'd like to share yoga, music, dance, ceramics, languages, healing practices, art or another skill with the community, we'd be delighted. At the same time, everyone contributes equally to the practical work that keeps the project running. We generally very much appreciate longer term stays. In case you are at a point in life, where you are looking for the next step and location on your journey, there might even be options to become a more integral part of the project, for example as the head of gardens/kitchen or bringing yet unexplored ideas. HEADS UP: Depending on the moment in time there can be more or less english speaking people and volunteers around. If you speak no spanish and it is of high priority for you to have other english speakers around in your day to day you might want to check in about the current situation before your stay. Finca Agreements - please read :) La Moli is a drug free space. We do not wish for volunteers to be consuming Marihuana here. Alcohol also is not part of our day to day. If you prefer and choose a different lifestyle and are not willing to adapt to our agreements for the time of your stay, please be honest with yourself and us about it, in order to save both sides from unpleasant outcomes. The communal kitchen is vegetarian. All food provided will be vegan or vegetarian and we don't prepare meat here. If you have special dietary needs, there is flexibility to find solutions. We also agree on non violent communication and self responsibility for one's actions, words and reactions, understanding that everyone is committed to a harmonious co living to the best of their abilities. Any form of violence, irresponsible behaviour or police involvement will lead to immediate expulsion of the finca. We look forward to meeting you.