Incredible Family Experience – Eco Farm Experience

Availability: All year        Duration:  1 day (8 hours)         Start: 8 am

At the Eco Farm, your family will be able to experience life on a permaculture farm where we work towards self-sustainability. Children will experience the farm in a very playful way. You can simply participate with your family in our day to day routine or choose a more personalized package. There is also an option to spend the morning with the founder of the project who will give a personalized training and tour of the farm.

Our Basic Package is for families that want to join the day to day activities of the farm. On arrival someone will welcome you at the gate. Sometimes we will have a car available to drive you up hill to the centre of the farm but this depends on availability (ask for this when you book in case this is important for you). In case not you will start your experience with 1,5 km hike up hill.  Next there will be short welcome, a cup of coffee or tea and a explanation of the activities. Then you will be shown arround the farm. You will see different bioconstructions and agroforestry projects. At noon it will be lunch time where you will be able to serve your own plate with organic ingredients of our farm. After lunch you can join the agroforestry or bioconstruction work on the farm. This is the oportunity to have hands-on experience. There will be someone arround to orientate you.

Our Personalized Package is for families that want their children to have a personalized experience on the farm. We allow families to choose 1 activity from the list below for their children to participate in. On arrival someone will welcome you at the gate. Sometimes we will have a car available to drive you up hill to the centre of the farm but this depends on availability (ask for this when you book in case this is important for you). In case not you will start your experience with 1,5 km hike up hill.  Next there will be short welcome, a cup of coffee or tea and a explanation of the activities. After this the children will start their personalized activity they have chosen in advance from the list below. For children younger than 4 years we expect one of the parents to supervise their children. For older children the parents can do a tour of the farm while the children do their activity. You will see different bioconstructions and agroforestry projects. Than at noon it is lunch time were you will be able to serve your own plate with organic ingredients of our farm. After lunch the activity for the children continue. You can join the agroforestry or bioconstruction work on the farm. This is the oportunity to have hands-on experience. There will be someone arround to orientate you.

Possible activities to choose from

Children can choose 1 A-activityy and 1 B-activity from the following list:

A-Activity

  • workshop in miniature bioconstruction
  • Workshop in agroforestry
  • Workshop in bread baking
  • Treisure hunt
  • Hike

B-Activity

  • Milking a cow (this needs to be done 6 am so depends on your willigness to arrive early)
  • Grabbing eggs
  • Playing Ping Pong / Swing
  • Visit the waterfall

Our Premium Package is for families that want their children to have a personalized experience on the farm while the parents get a private tour and training with the founder of the farm Bart. We allow families to choose 1 activity from the list below for their children to participate in. This needs to be done before so we can plan the activity. On arrival someone will welcome you at the gate. Sometimes we will have a car available to drive you up hill to the centre of the farm but this depends on availability (ask for this when you book in case this is important for you). In case not you will start your experience with 1,5 km hike up hill.  Next there will be short welcome, a cup of coffee or tea and a explanation of the activities. After this the children will start their personalized activity. For children younger than 4 years we expect one of the parents to supervise their children. While the children are doing their activity the founder can do a theoretical presentation in permaculture, agroforestry or bioconstruction followed by a tour of the farm where he shows you the  different bioconstructions and agroforestry projects. Than at noon it is lunch time were you will be able to serve your own plate with organic ingredients of our farm. After lunch the activity for the children continue. You can join the agroforestry or bioconstruction work on the farm (this is with the workers and not with Bart). This is the oportunity to have hands-on experience. There will be someone arround to orientate you.

Possible activities to choose from

A-Activity

  • workshop in miniature bioconstruction
  • Workshop in agroforestry
  • Workshop in bread baking
  • Treisure hunt
  • Hike

B-Activity

  • Milking a cow (this needs to be done 6 am so depends on your willigness to arrive early)
  • Grabbing eggs
  • Playing Ping Pong / Swing
  • Visit the waterfall

Pricing

BASIC PACKAGE
R$ 400per person (min 2 people)
  • Welcome with Cup of Coffee or Tea
  • Tour of the Farm
  • Warm Lunch with organic ingredients from the farm
  • Participate in Agroforestry or Bioconstruction
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PERSONALIZED PACKAGE
R$500per person (min 2 people)
  • Welcome with Cup of Coffee or Tea
  • Tour of the Farm
  • Warm Lunch with organic ingredients from the farm
  • Personalized activity for children
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PREMIUM PACKAGE
R$ 600per person (min 2 people)
  • Welcome with Cup of Coffee or Tea
  • Personalized Tour of the farm with founder
  • Warm Lunch with organic ingredients from the farm
  • Personalized activity for the children
  • Presentation on Permaculture, agroforestry or bioconstruction with founder project
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Your Families Safety & health

We live in a very safe region in the mountain region around Friburgo. Now at the farm we have animals like cows, chicken and dogs. We also will be walking on trails through our agroforestry systems or will be doing some activities on our building sites.  So we recommend people to wear trousers (we do not recommend shorts or skirt), bring some gloves and a hat for the sun. In case of rain it is good to bring a raincoat. For some of the activities a reasonably good physical condition is required. Of course, we can adjust the program for people with physical limitations. Please inform us in advance if you have any limitations so we can make adjustments.

Busstation / Airport transfer

You can make your own way to the Eco Farm. For people who come by public transport we can pick people up from the Nova Friburgo bus station. We charge 200 reais for a pick-up and drop-off from the busstation. Now in case you need transport from Rio de Janeiro to Nova Friburgo, we organize your transfer (one way) for 900 reais for up to 4 people with our trusted driver.