LOCATION : Location: Isla Puna in the Gulf of Guayaquil.
Location: Isla Puna in the Gulf of Guayaquil. 300 ha Organic Shrimp farm located about a 2 1/2 hr boat ride from mainland Guayaquil. Work involves help with preparing ponds, testing shrimp crops and harvesting. 16 years shrimp industry experience, organic since 1999. Life is rustic, although there is electricity and pumped fresh water. WWOOFers must be able to swim. Minimum stay is 3 weeks and we prefer at least a month. 4-5 hours work per day but Friday to Sunday will be free to explore Ecuador. Offices are located in Guayaquil. International arrivals are in the Jose Joaquin de Olmedo. If you need more information please visit our web page.

We are an Ecuadorian family working on a 2 ha organic farm. Our projects include work with animals (guinea pigs, hares, cows, chickens); maintenance of garden beds; beekeeping; reforestation, and production of organic yogurt and jams oriented to local markets. We are also starting an organic coffee shop in Latacunga, and planning a ecotourist program at the farm - please contact us at least a week in advance with volunteering possibilities. We prefer volunteers to have a genuine interest or acquaintance with organic agriculture who share the WWOOF philosophy.

LOCATION : Mountainous countryside.
400 ha. cloud forest reserve in the buffer zone of the Podocarpus Natioal Park with supporting ecocenter 8kms downvalley near Vilcabamba. Volunteer projects include:creation of organic gardens and native tree nursery; building and maintenance of eco-dwellings and surrounds; beekeeping; trail development and maintenance; homeschooling; restaurant work; work with a local Downs syndrome boy. For more information on location, how to get here and projects see our website. Accommodation in 2 bedroom house with kitchen, hot shower and garden. Riverside location, stunning scenery, good birding and hiking.

LOCATION : We are located 2km from a small village along the main (but dirt) road from Puyo to Macas.
We are an indigenous family developing a native tree nursery located near primary forest jungle. Our primary goal is to rescue species in danger of local extinction. Work at our small centre involves collecting seeds in the jungle, building planting beds, and travelling to indigenous communities to distribute the seeds and plants. We are also working to develop a small commercial nursery on the property of locally important fruit trees. You can learn more about our work at our website We check email 1/week, cell phone calls OK anytime.

We have huge gardens to take care of for sale of organic vegies to Sunday local markets but our main interest is to reforest this buffer zone to the Podocarpus Natianal reserve with indegenous species. We plan to plant 10000 trees for birds and 10000 of various local species plus 8000 coffee plants now either on the ground or in seedling form. We have already planted and growing hundreds of apple, avocados, dozens of peaches, bananas, papayas, oranges, lemons. This ecological private project can be seen at our website.

LOCATION : Imbabura province, 100 Km from Quito
7 ha farm, north west Ecuador, Andes - Chocó region. Intensive growing of organic coffee, tropical fruits and vegetables. Oriented to local markets. Help needed during the year. Common activities: composting, tree nursery and seed beds, reforestation, farm constructions, harvesting, cooking. Family house. Near cloud forest reserves, National Park and community projects.

LOCATION : Prov Napo
Family farm located in the Amazon basin at 500 meters elevation. Situated on a large river near Napo-Galeras National Park. Work involves help with subsistence crops, medicinal plants and nursery, and can include building. We have been here for 13 years. Living conditions are simple and basic with no electricity. We would like to learn some English while you practice your Spanish-Quechua. We do not speak English - all communication must be in Spanish or Quechua. We cannot check email often so please be patient.

LOCATION :
The farm is located about 120 miles from Quito in the highlands where the farmlands give way to the cloud forest in the foothills of the Andes. We need help starting our permaculture gardens and building our farm. At present we have coffee and fruit trees in about 80 acres, plus a vegetable and medicinal garden. For the volunteers we have a traditional one-room cabin with composting toilet and solar-heated water. Conditions are simple but the area is breathtaking.Arrange for pickup in Quito, as the farm is remote and public transportation to this area is not good.

LOCATION : not far
Everything we eat comes from the earth, vegetables, meat, milk etc. We don't use chemical products: we work with organic procedures. We have some cabañas for people to stay in. We also have a bandb house near to the farm with all the accomodations plus a huge garden and beautiful birds who always come and visit us. We have a lot of work like with the chickens, cows, plants, garden, building some cabañas and other stuff. We like people, especially foreigners!

LOCATION : Close to small town 35 km from capital Quito.
Bio-dynamic flower farm located in the cloud forest region of the Andean Mountains in Ecuador. Total area of the farm is 384 hectars. 2.5 Has with Calla Lilies, expanding. Pionnering BD flower growing activity. We have good relations with local community, Open field production all year round. Volunteers accepted all year.

LOCATION : 30 minutes from Otavalo near Lake cuicocha, 2 km from lake entrance
Starting new organic farm. Bought an existing farm which had been used to grow grains, however using chemical fertilizers and insecticides. Am starting from scratch hoping to employ permaculture principles. Have no background in agriculture, so this is all new to me as well. Want to include vegetable garden, grains, fruit trees, bees, and a few animals (although not for consumption). Would like to add pond(s) for irrigation, worm beds, composting toilets. Small 3 bedroom 1 bath house with hot shower for volunteer use. Linens and vegan groceries provided for you to cook. Dog, llamas and cats for company. I only check my email about once a week.

LOCATION : Must walk 25 minutes to farm, must pass small running creek several times or leap of faith bridge, see web site
We host wwoofers with the intent of teaching the manera antigua, the old ways of farming in Ecuador. We are about living young, no too many rules (2) and play for work is the norm. Work is shared by all and must be FUN. We have 15 hctrs of organic communal farm and frutal, over 60 varieties of fruit, cafe, pineapples and more. Constant need for weeding and harvesting and creating new planting spaces. Need help to maintain good compost. Alternative building projects happening all the time. Plenty of spanish spoken, we will try to teach you. Tina is a local midwife. Lots of organic food, not much meat. Lg overly friendly dogs live with us, outdoors only, as well as cats, horses, goat. Work requirements are flexible. Solar power for music and light only. NO TV. Farm is truly in the forests, secondary lowland, so you may see wild animals, great for birdwatching. Oppurtunities for community service, ie help building communal structures, assist in local high school to help with english pronunciation (great way to learn more spanish), lots of contact with local pueblos. Peace!

LOCATION : part located in a little village (650 people) and the other part is a few minutes walk from town
Our program works together with the local Government to help farmers to start a conversion to organic we work with local promotes, they visit farmers to help them to implement the recomendations of the agricultural technitians. We are partially suported by the City Hall of Quito Environmental Fund. Our demonstrative farm and the house is private. We grow most of our food, including fruits, vegetables eggs, goat milk, roots and grains. Volunteers can share experiences with the farmers and help them to implement practical recommendations made by the technical team of the project: Separation of waste in it’s origin, composting, earthworm breeding, ecological pest and weed management, water and soil management, soil fertility, crop rotations, wind breakers, harvest,,post-harvest, alternatives of commercialization, farm design, etc. We can host up to 8 volunteers in the house where our demonstrative farm is located.

This farm is located in the Andean mountains at 1200 to 1800 msnm. between Loja and Cuenca. We are about to start a project which hold two important areas: agriculture and archeology. We are looking for volunteers to help us bring this project true. As a volunteer you will have to help with a couple of farm tasks, but the main assignment of the volunteer will be working with the people at the community surrounding us. You’ll live in a rustic house. We specially welcome volunteers with studies in environmental sciences, biology, ecology, archeology, sustainable agriculture or sociology. Here people speak Spanish and Quechua.

LOCATION : On a mountainside, 6km east and 700m above Vilcabamba
A community of transients, working together to patiently transform 10ha of degraded mountainside into a sustainable and diverse farm and outreach center. We currently have a small adobe cabin with kitchen, a dormitory, a couple bedroom cabins, composting toilet, tent sites. A horse, donkeys, goats, cats, a dog, and a chicken tractor. Gardens are being developed and trees are mere seedlings. Projects Include building earthen structures, making and planting gardens, bees, etc., generally experimenting with appropriate and ultra-resourceful technologies and techniques. All WWOOFers are expected to participate with maintenance and development of the farm, but they can choose their own hours, daily tasks, and/or projects, through respectful concensus within the community. Looking for people interested in working and learning, not travelling cheaply. Help is greatly appreciated!

LOCATION : 800 meters from the community of Awapungo, just outside the city of Tena, Napo Province
The farm is 20.8 hectares (51 acres) of primary forest and 12 hectares (30 acres) of secondary forest high on a hill overlooking the Misahuallí River valley. Out of love for nature and an interest in protecting the environment, in 2004 our Kichwa family started a program to collect and plant the seeds of plants in danger of extinction. We are preserving wood, fruit, ornamental and medicinal plants and their seeds that our ancestors used for centuries. We are also raising exotic plants that can serve as alternatives to over-exploited native plants. Our main goal is to reforest tropical fruits on our land and on neighboring farms by collecting, preserving and planting seeds. We are also growing our own food using indigenous permaculture techniques and raising tilapia

LOCATION : situated at the foot of Volcan Tungurahua in the Andes Mountains
Small organic farm/garden (5000 sq. metres) focused on fruits, flowers and medicinal plants. Food harvested by volunteers - we have vegetables, root crops, fruit, herbs, teas and more. Food provided is only what is grown in the garden, there is a variety but you should come prepared to provide your own staples (rice, pasta, bread, cereal - store bought stuff) to supplement our home grown produce. Help with weeding, watering, planting, composting, making and using non chemical pesticides, any special talents such as construction skills, artistry, permaculture knowledge will be welcome and specific projects may be initiated around them. Carol speaks english, otherwise it is a Spanish immersion situation. We hope to learn as well as teach and are open to new ideas. Please write back at least once after your initial enquiry to advise as to whether or not you would like to come. There is space for 5, a private room for couples, laundry tubs for washing clothes, a communal kitchen and shared bath.