Retreat Work Trades

Two Partial Worktrades ($400 reduction each ) - Plant Database and Plant Labels
Assitance is needed updating the Art of Union plant database, before and after the retreat
Participants will be responsible for

• uploading plant database to website and adding pictures
• printing out and laminating plant ID labels
• fashioning durable stands to display labels.
  

Knowledge of Excel required, and knowledge of php (drupal) a bonus (but not required)
Participants will learn many of the plants we will encounter on the retreat
Much of the work can and should be done before coming down to costa rica
Particpants are required to arrive at least two weeks early at the Diamante Verde Sanctuary
in order to complete preparations before the retreat, and and stay one week after the reatreat update new finds.

One Partial Worktrade ($400 reduction) - Construct hand crafted Tree ID signs
We are looking for someone with experience in woodwok to focalize the construction of roughly 300 tree ID Signs out of scrap hard wood. Signs may be carved or etched with a dremmel tool, stained, and preserved.
Particpant will be given tools and a group of volunteers to focalize to complete the project.
Particpants are required to arrive at least two weeks early at the Diamante Verde Sanctuary
in order to complete preparations before the retreat, and and stay one week after the reatreat update new finds.

Partial Worktrade ($300 reduction) - Build a Solar Dehydrator at Diamante Verde Sanctuary
We are looking for someone with carptentry skills to come two weeks prior to the retreat and build a free-standing solar dehydrator according to our design plans.
Particpant is required to arrive at least two weeks early at the Diamante Verde Sanctuary
in order to complete preparations before the retreat
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