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04 Jan

A Web of Give and Take — Surprising Links Between Agroforestry and Social Work

By Matthew Huska, eco-experience volunteer Rather than approaching life improvement and growing food as a math equation of inputs and outputs, Eco Caminhos practices a philosophy of self-sustaining and self-reinforcing […]

24 Oct

Young Apprentice Program

We believe we are all connected to one another, including plants and animals. Therefore, the main purpose of EcoCaminhos is being a self-sustainable reality where people can develop themselves in […]

20 Oct

More Sustainable Doesn’t Have to Equal Less Comfort

A family shares their experiences staying in Eco Caminhos’ newly-built Eco Lodge By Liuan Huska, eco-experience volunteer (Read more about the Huska family’s year-long travels through South America on their […]

Nova Friburgo City Guide: Volunteer Edition

by Isabela Valencia, short-term volunteer Nova Friburgo is a small city set in the Serra do Mar mountains of southeastern Brazil, located in Rio de Janeiro state. As a volunteer […]

30 Apr

Eco Caminhos has become a zero energy farm

What is a zero energy farm / home? A zero energy farm / home produces as much renewable energy as it consumes over the course of a year, leaving the occupants with […]