House Sitting opportunity – at FH1

1. The dates are (tbd). There’s some flexibility of the dates that can allow more time if your wanna come earlier and stay later, otherwise if you would like to rent at the normal rates here.

2. The price of stay is for utilities only – $50/month which covers internet and electric during the time you stay, apart from that, the basic maintenance costs are your own responsiblilty and basic supplies up to you to get such as toilet paper (we have a butt spray bidet that helps reduce the paper used), wood shavings (we use a dry composting toilet) they cost $2 each and normal use is about 1-2 sack per week. Laundry is $2 per load in our machine (there are laundry mats in nearby towns/cities as an alternative) we don’t have a dryer at this time but we have drying lines. The use of the fridge and freezer raises the electric costs so the cost would be additional $5/month for each each and you are expected to keep them clean or there will be a cleaning fee of $20/each applied. You are welcome to leave a donation (cash accepted as well) to help with other expenses.

3. The food: all food on the property must remain vegan and chemical free (as much as possible), unprocessed as possible (minimal processing is allowed of course, blending, dehydrating and cooking is allowed as long as no oil is used, salt only the natural kind – sea or Himalayan) this is because we use a composting toilet and want to avoid contamination. We grow lots of food and you are welcome to help yourself to the bananas, lemons, rolinia, and whatever else might be in season at that time. We have some papayas too (but not many) and plenty of tropical greens in the garden that can be harvested with proper instructions. Outside our property there are neighbors and local community members that may sell fruit. There are a few shop near us in the village 10 minute walk away (possibly rent a bicycle for $2/day if you’d like) as well as two restaurants there with vegan options (just ask). And the two cities are well accessible with good markets and shops with fruit and veggies.

4. We require a guest questionnaire AND arrival confirmation filled out (we are a community and we have multiple owners that may review your questionnaire). Please fill it out here and the arrival confirmation will be sent to your email for you to fill out once approved.

5. Location: is between El pangui and Gualaquiza (after Zamora on the Zamora river) see getting here, more detailed instructions will be sent after approval. The FH1 house has 2 rooms and a pond hut cabin, if nothing is reserved you have the choice of any of those if you’d like. We can provide bedsheets for $5 per bed or you can bring your own.

6. $100 security deposit is required per person and will be returned 30 days after departure, as per our security deposit policy (and please read the waiver and guidelines here)

7. Check the other pages on our website for more details on the about, diet and lifestyle, what to bring, etc.
Once you are approved we will email you the arrival directions after your submit the arrival confirmation.

Let us know if you have more questions contact us via email or any other method that you prefer (whatsapp, telegram or facebook messenger, etc)