Help at a rural place in beautiful Central Portugal
Description
Urgently looking for a helper NOW! (or a couple)just for A few weeks, possibly a month, to help our other long term helper with some building work..and clearing and tidying the land ready for spring planting. Also booking helpers for the spring and summer now please..
We are Rik & Pat and came out to Portugal 6 years ago now, to live a better, healthier more peaceful life, we try to live carefully on the land, we grow all our own veggies, wine, and olives. We like to live as simply as possible, no tv, nor internet at home, but we do also have a good social life with real community spirit. We socialise the Portuguese way, over a good home cooked meal, with good friends and a happy atmosphere.
## Please note!! Our house is still very basic, and very rustic, but comfortable, So be prepared for a rustic experience###
We are Rik & Pat and came out to Portugal 6 years ago now, to live a better, healthier more peaceful life, we try to live carefully on the land, we grow all our own veggies, wine, and olives. We like to live as simply as possible, no tv, nor internet at home, but we do also have a good social life with real community spirit. We socialise the Portuguese way, over a good home cooked meal, with good friends and a happy atmosphere.
## Please note!! Our house is still very basic, and very rustic, but comfortable, So be prepared for a rustic experience###
Area
Figueiro Dos Vinhos
Type of work
Other,Language practise,
Help in the house,
Help with Eco project,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Building,
Gardening
Work
Looking for helpers for NOW!! Plus March 2012 and through till the Autumn. We are Patricia & Rik, both English speaking living in Portugal for 5 years now, with a working holding, growing all our veggies, olives and grapes. Plus a newly planted orchard,with hopes to plant a nut tree area soon, We have many projects that are ongoing, we need help to get our land under control, strimming, clearing, log splitting, weeding and planting , pruning, most general tasks about the place.We also have some building projects that we need help with . we hope to have the land cleared for the planting of the nut trees by autumn, there is plenty of stone work /dry stone walls etc to be built/repaired. Late summer there will be much help needed for the picking , preserving drying pickling etc of all our produce to store for the winter.. Grape harvesting, olive picking... Come... we need you!
we provide 3 good meals a day, all organic homegrown, homecooked produce, some vegetarian but we do eat a little white meat sometimes. I'd also love someone to swap recipes and share the cooking with, so we can all benefit from different types of food. anyone with knowledge of herbal remedies would be interesting.
We can offer the chance to learn dry stone walling techniques, food growing, wine making, medical herb experience and recipes, making creams and salves. plus the chance to see and experience the real rural Portugal...
### At the moment, we seriously need help with outdoor work, wood collecting , strimming, tidying the land for readness for Spring planting
we provide 3 good meals a day, all organic homegrown, homecooked produce, some vegetarian but we do eat a little white meat sometimes. I'd also love someone to swap recipes and share the cooking with, so we can all benefit from different types of food. anyone with knowledge of herbal remedies would be interesting.
We can offer the chance to learn dry stone walling techniques, food growing, wine making, medical herb experience and recipes, making creams and salves. plus the chance to see and experience the real rural Portugal...
### At the moment, we seriously need help with outdoor work, wood collecting , strimming, tidying the land for readness for Spring planting
Languages spoken
English and basic Portuguese
Accommodation
Accomodation is a very nice 2 berth caravan, with shower and loo ect, , we provide 3 good meals a day, all organic homegrown, homecooked produce, some vegetarian but we do eat a little white meat sometimes. I'd love someone to swap recipes and share the cooking with, so we can all benefit from different types of food. You must love dogs, we have two. This is not a place for those who want nightlife, the nearest town is 5klm and while very lovely, its also very quiet, this is a gorgeous location, on the edge of a forest, superb for walking, hiking, relaxing with a book or just exploring... There are fluvial beaches nearby, plus many cultural and tourist places to visit .We are almost exactly Central Portugal, Porto or Lisbon is 2 hours away, we reccomend you fly to Lisbon and then train to Pombal where we will collect you. #Please note we cannot provide transport to and from town very often, .##
What else ...
The local town has all the amenities you would ask from a small rural market town, a indoor swimming pool, a cinema, free internet space, library, a excellent local market and lots of good places to eat and drink very cheaply...
Host ref number: 1147325854b7
Feedback left about host
Natasha & her friend Phillipa have been with us ten days and have been lovely, hardworking, fun and happy girls. They did everything we asked of them and more, from weeding the veggies to washing dishes, collecting herbs, and trimming vines.
I'd reccomend them as workawayers anytime. Thanks girls and all the best for the future..
Pat n Rik
I'd reccomend them as workawayers anytime. Thanks girls and all the best for the future..
Pat n Rik
We had such a good time with Pat and Rik. They live in a rural and quite traditional area which is really beautiful. They were great hosts, looked after us really well, took us out with them and showed us their part of Portugal. The work was varied and never boring and Pat's cooking was amazing too! It's quite a quiet area so if you're looking for more
Ana has been with us two weeks, and we wish she could stay forever! She is a lovely outgoing happy girl who has worked hard and joined in our life with enthusiasm. Her work in getting my overgrown veggie plot under control has been astounding, and I cannot praise her highly enough. She works on her own inititive, with care and a good understanding more
**PARADISE**
I really really recommend this place! Pat, Rik and gorgeous blondie Bonnie the dog are wonderful hosts - you'll have a unforgettable experience in the peaceful, green Portuguese interior!
Their home and property are at the head of a stunningly beautiful valley, (the sun sets over the valley and the stars come up... dreamy!) more
I really really recommend this place! Pat, Rik and gorgeous blondie Bonnie the dog are wonderful hosts - you'll have a unforgettable experience in the peaceful, green Portuguese interior!
Their home and property are at the head of a stunningly beautiful valley, (the sun sets over the valley and the stars come up... dreamy!) more
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