🌿 Jungle Kitchen Chef – Community Farm & Retreat

About the Position Location: Punta Mona, Costa Rica Position: Kitchen Chef / Work Trade Commitment: Minimum 2 months Environment: Jungle Farm Community / Open-Air Kitchen Compensation: Work trade (accommodation, food, community living) Deep in the Costa Rican jungle on the Caribbean coast, Punta Mona is a vibrant off-grid community built around regenerative farming, sustainability, and shared meals. The kitchen sits at the heart of the community—an open-air space filled with music, laughter, and the smell of fresh ingredients coming straight from the land. Meals are prepared together and shared with the whole community, typically feeding between 20 and 80 people. As part of the kitchen team, you’ll help prepare three meals a day alongside our local head chef while learning traditional cuisine and working with incredible tropical ingredients. Once you’re comfortable in the kitchen, your shifts will include both supporting meals and occasionally leading them with the team. This is not a typical restaurant job—it’s a hands-on community cooking experience where creativity, collaboration, and good energy matter as much as technical skill. 🌎 ChefJobsAbroad Analysis: Jungle Cooking & Community Living Punta Mona offers a completely different type of culinary experience from the traditional restaurant world. Here, the kitchen is part of a larger ecosystem—connected to the farm, the forest, and the people living and learning together on the land. Chefs who enjoy working with fresh produce, experimenting with plant-forward cooking, and being part of a collaborative environment will thrive here. Expect days filled with cooking, music, tropical ingredients, and time spent learning skills beyond the kitchen—from fermentation and farming to natural building and mycology. It’s an opportunity to slow down, cook with intention, and be part of a truly unique food community in the jungle. 📧 How to Apply Apply directly with the Punta Mona kitchen team. Send a short introduction and your kitchen experience to the community team. Application Contact: Punta Mona Kitchen Team (Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as spring positions fill quickly.)