/** * Destination SEO guides — registry, URL helpers, category resolve, CMS seed/sync. * Clean URLs are registered by the vb_destinations plugin (routes must load before Rewrite::init). */ require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/vb-destination-intros.php'; if (!function_exists('vb_destinations')) { function vb_destinations() { return array( 'europe' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Europe', 'category_slug' => 'europe', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array('spain', 'france', 'italy', 'greece'), ), 'south-america' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Americas', 'category_slug' => 'americas', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array('mexico', 'costa-rica', 'argentina', 'brazil'), ), 'asia' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Asia', 'category_slug' => 'asia', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array('japan', 'india', 'china', 'thailand', 'vietnam', 'southeast-asia'), ), 'southeast-asia' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Southeast Asia', 'category_slug' => 'southeast-asia', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array('thailand', 'vietnam', 'china', 'asia'), ), 'africa' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Africa', 'category_slug' => 'africa', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array(), ), 'middle-east' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Middle East', 'category_slug' => 'middle-east', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array(), ), 'oceania' => array( 'type' => 'region', 'label' => 'Oceania', 'category_slug' => 'oceania', 'parent' => null, 'related' => array(), ), 'spain' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Spain', 'category_slug' => 'spain', 'parent' => 'europe', 'related' => array('france', 'italy', 'greece', 'europe'), ), 'france' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'France', 'category_slug' => 'france', 'parent' => 'europe', 'related' => array('spain', 'italy', 'greece', 'europe'), ), 'italy' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Italy', 'category_slug' => 'italy', 'parent' => 'europe', 'related' => array('spain', 'france', 'greece', 'europe'), ), 'greece' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Greece', 'category_slug' => 'greece', 'parent' => 'europe', 'related' => array('spain', 'france', 'italy', 'europe'), ), 'mexico' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Mexico', 'category_slug' => 'mexico', 'parent' => 'south-america', 'related' => array('costa-rica', 'argentina', 'brazil', 'south-america'), ), 'costa-rica' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Costa Rica', 'category_slug' => 'costa-rica', 'parent' => 'south-america', 'related' => array('mexico', 'argentina', 'brazil', 'south-america'), ), 'argentina' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Argentina', 'category_slug' => 'argentina', 'parent' => 'south-america', 'related' => array('mexico', 'costa-rica', 'brazil', 'south-america'), ), 'brazil' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Brazil', 'category_slug' => 'brazil', 'parent' => 'south-america', 'related' => array('mexico', 'costa-rica', 'argentina', 'south-america'), ), 'japan' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Japan', 'category_slug' => 'japan', 'parent' => 'asia', 'related' => array('india', 'china', 'thailand', 'asia'), ), 'india' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'India', 'category_slug' => 'india', 'parent' => 'asia', 'related' => array('japan', 'thailand', 'china', 'asia'), ), 'china' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'China', 'category_slug' => 'china', 'parent' => 'southeast-asia', 'related' => array('thailand', 'vietnam', 'japan', 'southeast-asia', 'asia'), ), 'thailand' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Thailand', 'category_slug' => 'thailand', 'parent' => 'southeast-asia', 'related' => array('vietnam', 'china', 'india', 'southeast-asia', 'asia'), ), 'vietnam' => array( 'type' => 'country', 'label' => 'Vietnam', 'category_slug' => 'vietnam', 'parent' => 'southeast-asia', 'related' => array('thailand', 'china', 'southeast-asia', 'asia'), ), ); } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination')) { function vb_destination($key) { $all = vb_destinations(); $key = strtolower(trim((string) $key)); return isset($all[$key]) ? $all[$key] : null; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_category_aliases')) { function vb_destination_category_aliases() { return array( 'southeast-asia' => array('southeast-asia', 'asia'), 'south-america' => array('americas', 'south-america'), 'americas' => array('americas', 'south-america'), 'europe' => array('europe'), 'africa' => array('africa'), 'asia' => array('asia'), 'middle-east' => array('middle-east'), 'oceania' => array('oceania'), ); } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_resolve_category')) { function vb_destination_resolve_category($key) { $dest = vb_destination($key); if ($dest === null) { return null; } $slug = isset($dest['category_slug']) ? $dest['category_slug'] : $key; $aliases = vb_destination_category_aliases(); $try = isset($aliases[$slug]) ? $aliases[$slug] : array($slug); if (!in_array($slug, $try, true)) { array_unshift($try, $slug); } if (!in_array($key, $try, true)) { $try[] = $key; } foreach ($try as $candidate) { $cat = Category::newInstance()->findBySlug($candidate); if (is_array($cat) && !empty($cat['pk_i_id'])) { return $cat; } } return null; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_key_for_category_slug')) { /** * Map a category slug to a destination registry key (if any). * * @param string $slug * @return string|null */ function vb_destination_key_for_category_slug($slug) { $slug = strtolower(trim((string) $slug)); if ($slug === '') { return null; } if (vb_destination($slug) !== null) { return $slug; } // americas browse → Americas regional guide (south-america key) if ($slug === 'americas' && vb_destination('south-america') !== null) { return 'south-america'; } foreach (vb_destinations() as $key => $dest) { $cat_slug = isset($dest['category_slug']) ? $dest['category_slug'] : $key; if ($cat_slug === $slug) { return $key; } } $aliases = vb_destination_category_aliases(); foreach ($aliases as $alias_key => $list) { if (in_array($slug, $list, true) && vb_destination($alias_key) !== null) { return $alias_key; } } return null; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_key_for_current_search')) { /** * Best-matching destination key for the current search category context. * * @return string|null */ function vb_destination_key_for_current_search() { if (!function_exists('osc_search_category_id')) { return null; } $ids = osc_search_category_id(); if (!is_array($ids) || count($ids) === 0) { return null; } $country_key = null; $region_key = null; foreach ($ids as $id) { $cat = Category::newInstance()->findByPrimaryKey((int) $id); if (!is_array($cat) || empty($cat['s_slug'])) { continue; } $key = vb_destination_key_for_category_slug($cat['s_slug']); if ($key === null) { continue; } $dest = vb_destination($key); if ($dest === null) { continue; } if (isset($dest['type']) && $dest['type'] === 'country') { $country_key = $key; break; } if ($region_key === null) { $region_key = $key; } } return $country_key !== null ? $country_key : $region_key; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destinations_url')) { function vb_destinations_url() { if (function_exists('osc_route_url')) { $url = osc_route_url('vb-destinations'); if ($url !== '') { return $url; } } return osc_base_url() . 'destinations'; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_url')) { function vb_destination_url($key) { $key = strtolower(trim((string) $key)); if ($key === '' || vb_destination($key) === null) { return vb_destinations_url(); } if (function_exists('osc_route_url')) { $url = osc_route_url('vb-destination', array('slug' => $key)); if ($url !== '') { return $url; } } return osc_base_url() . 'volunteering-in-' . rawurlencode($key); } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_internal_name')) { function vb_destination_internal_name($key) { return 'volunteering-in-' . strtolower(trim((string) $key)); } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_meta_description')) { function vb_destination_meta_description($html, $fallback = '') { $text = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', strip_tags((string) $html))); if ($text === '') { $text = trim((string) $fallback); } if (function_exists('mb_substr')) { return mb_substr($text, 0, 160); } return substr($text, 0, 160); } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_locale_code')) { function vb_destination_locale_code() { $locale = function_exists('osc_current_user_locale') ? osc_current_user_locale() : ''; if ($locale === '' && function_exists('osc_language')) { $locale = osc_language(); } if ($locale === '') { $locale = 'en_US'; } return $locale; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_page_title_for_key')) { function vb_destination_page_title_for_key($key) { $dest = vb_destination($key); $label = ($dest && isset($dest['label'])) ? $dest['label'] : ucwords(str_replace('-', ' ', $key)); return 'Volunteering in ' . $label; } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_seed_pages')) { /** * Create any missing hub + guide CMS pages (safe to run repeatedly). * * @return void */ function vb_destination_seed_pages() { $locale = vb_destination_locale_code(); $meta_dest = json_encode(array('template' => 'page-destination.php')); $meta_hub = json_encode(array('template' => 'page-destinations.php')); $pages = array( 'destinations' => array( 'title' => 'Volunteering destinations', 'text' => '

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', 'meta' => $meta_hub, ), ); foreach (vb_destinations() as $key => $dest) { $internal = vb_destination_internal_name($key); $pages[$internal] = array( 'title' => vb_destination_page_title_for_key($key), 'text' => vb_destination_intro_html($key), 'meta' => $meta_dest, ); } foreach ($pages as $internal => $data) { $existing = Page::newInstance()->findByInternalName($internal); if (is_array($existing) && !empty($existing['pk_i_id'])) { continue; } Page::newInstance()->insert( array( 's_internal_name' => $internal, 'b_indelible' => 0, 'b_link' => 0, 's_meta' => $data['meta'], ), array( $locale => array( 's_title' => $data['title'], 's_text' => $data['text'], ), ) ); } osc_set_preference('vb_destinations_seeded', '1', 'repurpose', 'BOOLEAN'); } } if (!function_exists('vb_destination_sync_intros')) { /** * One-shot: push expanded intros into existing CMS page bodies. * * @return void */ function vb_destination_sync_intros() { if (osc_get_preference('vb_dest_intros_v4', 'repurpose') === '1') { return; } $locale = vb_destination_locale_code(); foreach (vb_destinations() as $key => $dest) { $internal = vb_destination_internal_name($key); $page = Page::newInstance()->findByInternalName($internal); if (!is_array($page) || empty($page['pk_i_id'])) { continue; } $title = vb_destination_page_title_for_key($key); Page::newInstance()->updateDescription( (int) $page['pk_i_id'], $locale, $title, vb_destination_intro_html($key) ); } osc_set_preference('vb_dest_intros_v4', '1', 'repurpose', 'BOOLEAN'); if (function_exists('osc_reset_preferences')) { osc_reset_preferences(); } } } osc_add_hook('init', function () { if (!function_exists('vb_destination_seed_pages')) { return; } vb_destination_seed_pages(); if (function_exists('vb_destination_sync_intros')) { vb_destination_sync_intros(); } }); ?> Organic Garden, Construction & Residence & Business Management in Pueblo, Colorado PUEBLO - Volunteers Base - Free Volunteering and Work Exchange Opportunities.
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Organic Garden, Construction & Residence & Business Management in Pueblo, Colorado

Location: PUEBLO, USA

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We live in the historic urban center of Pueblo, Colorado, with one dog, two businesses and our chickens on three city lots.
Directly out the back gate is the best the city has to offer, miles of greenway along the Arkansas River & Fountain Creek, downtown dining/arts/culture, our solar powered local organic coffee roaster and our downtown Riverwalk.
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We have bicycles/kyak/SUP available for use (you will be living on the river next to the kyak park), se habla Español and we are happy to share language skills with helpers.
WORKING ARRANGEMENT
20 hours/week.

Our projects include but are not limited to…. tending our mid-sized organic garden, animal care, construction, business admin, fire mitigation/hardening of the property, general maintenance & assistance, including light cooking & cleaning. We realize that every helper is different & may be best suited to certain tasks. There is a working arrangement for a Technical Engineer or a Chainsaw Sven.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT
Accommodation is safe, warm, clean sleeping quarters in house or helper’s choice, small camp trailer on property, tent etc as desired, 2-3 dinners each week, and 2-3 breakfasts each week, more if you have an aptitude for communal cooking.