For WWOOFers (Worldwide Workers on Organic Farms) or anyone looking for an earthy place to do some chilling in Bolivia, check out Ginger´s Farm. It's an organic farm (great veggie patch and the cows are prolific!) on the paved road from Santa Cruz to Bermejo (on the way to Samaipata). The farm's hosts are a very musical/arty Bolivian/American couple with three charming children. Accommodation is communal and basic, the toilet is of the composting variety, but the shower is damn hot! For 65 Bolivianos a day (roughly US$9), it includes all food and board, you'll learn how to make tufo, cheese, beer, hummus, bread and jewellery or spend the day just chilling by the adjacent river which has a few natural waterslides. There's also a few nice hiking opportunities in the surrounding mountains. For musicians, there's a whole bunch of instruments lying around the farmhouse and great jam sessions every night. While the volunteers (WWOOFers) don't pay anything, they are worked to the bone (seven hours a day, six days a week). To get to the farm, jump in a communal taxi from Santa Cruz (25 Bolivianos per person, 1.5 hours) and ask them to drop you off at 'Ginger's Farm'.