Volunteer Application

Live and Work on the Land

Flow Forest Farm is looking for hands-on volunteers who want to slow down, learn, and contribute to a living permaculture farm.

About the Farm

A living farm in the mountains of Davao

Flow Forest Farm is five hectares of farm and forest land in the mountains of Davao City, where the Panigan and Tamugan rivers meet. Founded thirty years ago, it is a regenerative learning site dedicated to growing food, processing food, natural building, and connecting deeply with nature and community.

Volunteering here is not tourism. It is real, physical, meaningful work alongside a small community that lives by the land.

Forest canopy and agroforestry at Flow Forest Farm

We are a certified Slow Food Farm and a working permaculture demonstration site. In exchange for your contribution of time and energy, the farm provides shared meals from the farm, accommodation on the mezzanine, hands-on learning, and participation in farm trainings and workshops.

What You Will Do

Real work. Real learning.

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Farm & Garden

Organic vegetable growing, seed saving, composting, tree planting, agroforestry.

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Cooking & Food Processing

Farm-to-table cooking, fermentation, drying, preserving, soap making.

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Natural Building

Bamboo, wood, and earthen construction and repair.

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Soil Building

Biochar, vermicast potting mix, biofertilizers, mulching.

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Record Keeping

Farm logbooks, harvest records, processing trials.

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Community

Shared chores, planning meetings, farm events.

Who We Are Looking For

Is this you?

Physically healthy and fit, able to carry, lift, and mix varied natural mediums.
Comfortable in a rustic, nature-immersive environment.
Open to learning and contributing without expectation of comfort.
Respectful of land, animals, and community.
Self-sufficient and able to communicate directly and openly.
Embraces the villager mindset: contribution over consumption.

Your Stay

What to expect

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2 to 4 weeks
Typical Stay

Flexible by mutual agreement after the exit meeting.

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PHP 500 / night
Contribution

Negotiable depending on capacity and costs incurred.

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All included
Provided

Farm meals, shared accommodation, tools, and hands-on learning.

There is a place for you here.

Live, work, and share meals with a small community that lives by the land. When you are ready, the form is just below.

Volunteer Application

Apply to Volunteer at Flow Forest Farm

Fill in the form below and we will get back to you within 5 to 7 days. Fields marked * are required.

Personal Information

Your Stay

Skills You Bring

Tick all that apply. No skill is required. All levels of experience are welcome.

Farming & Gardening

Cooking & Food Processing

Natural Building

Arts & Education

Health & Safety

Motivation

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Agreements

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Thank you for applying.

We have received your application and will review it personally. We will get back to you within 5 to 7 days.