The average age of houses in the plantation is about ten years, because the houses are made of wood, bamboo and are semi-permanent. The house is designed complete with a bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom, there is also a well, in front of the house there is a porch.
The purpose of making a house in the plantation, first is for workers who will supervise the plantation and care for the plants. Workers live in that houses usually brings their families, but it is also possible that they just live there without families because they should live near their children’s school.
Second, a place to stop to rest during the day, have lunch and pray, and in the afternoon before going home to drink coffee or change clothes.
The previous workers who stayed at rumah kebun in Bumisari were Ajat, Rian, Edu and now is Sobar. They worked since the beginning of the new garden was opened and the plants were also just planted. They live not far from the garden with their extended family, but they prefer to live in the garden house because they are only with their children and wife.
Currently the condition of the house in Goldteak plantation in Bumisari is no longer habitable because it is damaged and collapsed. Because Sobar lives close to the garden, he doesn’t need a place to live or a shelter in the plantation.
