Help regenerate a farm. Help save a lake.
Granja Tz’ikin is a working organic farm in Tzununá, Guatemala. Volunteers live here, work the land with us, learn regenerative design by doing it, and become part of the plan to spread the model around the lake.
The lake needs working proof.
Lake Atitlán is one of the most beautiful lakes on earth. It is also under real pressure. We believe the lake needs working proof that regeneration pays for itself. So we built it. Granja Tz’ikin grows organic food, serves it in its own restaurant, hosts guests, and teaches regenerative design on the same ground. Everything we teach is done here first, documented, and turned into a blueprint another town can copy.
Volunteers make that possible. The hands that build the terraces are the same people who carry the story home.
What you'll do
Every task comes with the reasoning behind it. You leave able to read a slope, build living soil, and explain why the water goes where it goes.
Garden and nursery work
Planting, mulching, and composting to build living soil
Earthworks
Building terraces, paths, and water systems that feed the watershed
Harvest and kitchen support
Preparing food for the farm restaurant from crops you help grow
Documentation
Recording and sharing the projects and techniques for others to learn from
A rhythm that works
Mornings are for work, in a crew, on the land. Afternoons are yours: the waterfalls above the village, the lake below it, a hammock, or your laptop. Evenings end at the farm restaurant, eating what the garden grew.
- Work mornings on the land with the crew
- Free afternoons to rest or explore
- Shared meals at the farm restaurant
- Working internet for remote work
- Hot water and modern bathrooms
- A sauna surrounded by gardens
What's included
Stay
Private or shared room in the volunteer house
Food
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner from the farm
Contribution
Sliding scale, 4-week minimum stay
Proven track record
CreaSol Permaculture has trained more than 500 students and supported regenerative projects across more than 4,000 hectares. The farm hosts courses and guests on the same ground.
Come if
- You want travel that leaves a place better than it found it
- You like physical, outdoor work and shared meals
- You ask why, take notes, and finish what you start
- You have no experience but plenty of curiosity
Skip it if
- You want a resort holiday. The farm is comfortable, and it is still a farm.
- You are not up for early mornings and dirt under your nails
- You need every hour scheduled for you
Come build hub one
Tell us who you are and when you want to come. We'll take it from there.
Not ready to apply yet?
Read the full internship programme to learn more about the work, the farm, and what to expect.