Join our vibrant, off grid, multi-national community and help us recreate a zero net carbon homestead, Orgiva, Spain

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  Beschreibung

  We are starting a Riverbed redevelopment project. There has been chronic mismanagement of the river system since the reconquesidores, 500 years ago! Los Alpujarras were the green jewel of Arabia, a cultural verdant melting pot. Modern monoculture farming and short sighted greed capitalism are turning this green paradise into a desert. Luckily, there’s lots of likeminded people who can see the damage being done and are prepared to try to reverse the trend. Our community want to ensure the valley stays a green paradise. We have successfully fought and won illegal quarrying and entubing the of the ancient water channels (they tried to steal the irrigation water to feed the golf courses on the coast!) Now we want her back to her original glory. Starting on ours, then the neighbours all the way down the valley. We want to recreate & maintain ancient systems for irrigation channels. Many people lost a lot of their land in the last floods, which were in part due to the mismanagement and neglect of the river. Our plan so far is; Erosion minimisation, planting vetiver and replanting the area with local flora and rebuilding flood walls.
  The valley used to be a self sufficient community, producing everything for several families (they even had cows before the big fires in the 70s). We need help replanting, especially trees suited to this environment. There are too many avocado farms being installed in a drought riven area. Ancient olives, some hundreds of years old, are being replaced by cash crops. We want to replant with the naturally occurring trees (olive, almond, carob walnut, mulberry.) There’s been millennia of production here, the land and water are available, as long as we return to living in harmony with the earth, not plundering it.
  We also want to create a safe space for art and music. We´ve been holding events on this land and in this area for over 20 years and the communal areas need some TLC. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in this area, including open mic nights, dance classes, and many workshops.
  We aim to be mostly self sufficient space, so helpers will be able to learn about low impact, off grid living, alternative technologies, permaculture planning and gardening and recreating a zero net carbon homestead., as the ancients of this area strove to do.
  We are part of a self sufficient community, so helpers will also be able to build & strengthen the community, which we wish to leave as a functioning off grid haven for the next generation

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We specialise in gluten free and vegan delights but are also omnivores so can cater for everyone. We are complete foodies and love showing people how to cook our favourite dishes. We often put on a pop up restaurant so helpers are invited to join in with the meal preparation if they wish.
  We are trying to create a off grid, self sufficient finca in a valley that has been known throughout history to be very independent. We can provide walking tours of the area with our donkeys, detailing the history and give herb and plant tours. This area has been settled for millennia, and there is a wealth of history from the Romans, through the Moors and the Spanish civil war. In our valley alone, there are many cultural and community-building events, but there are even more within the local town.
  This area caters to every need you could imagine. We ideally situated within an hour of the sea and the snowy mountains. We are close enough to the town to walk, cycle or drive in but far enough away to be rural and quiet. This is an amazing place to raise a family (there are many alternative schools and a midwifery school) or to relax, study, go to retreats, walk, hike, swim or party! You name it, it´s here.

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  Arbeit

  After a long, hot summer, we are returning to working on the land, to get this project rolling again.
  We have 5 main projects to complete in November - each of them is part of the plan to start the proper albeca (water storage pool) at all built in January and February. Our land suffered terribly this summer, due to lack of water. Our temporary alberca didn´t last long at all before breaking! But we have been researching ALOT more about regreening the desert and ways to make the optimum use of the water.
  
  We have a 4 week plan for November and are hoping to find 4 willing workers who can be with us for the whole month. The minimum we will accept is a 2 week stay, due to the carry over of projects. We have 2 spaces for either couples or good friends, plus bell tents for individuals if travelling solo.
  We are looking for helpers to come on the 5th November until the 2nd December.
  
  Part of every work day will be spent collecting sustainable building materials from the local area. We aim to follow in the footsteps of the ancestors, using traditional building materials and techniques and aided by our 2 donkeys.
  Sundays are our watering day, so every Sunday will be spent in the garden, watering, weeding, planting and creating a new and improved vegetable patch, using various permaculture design techniques.
  
  Our 5 projects are ;
  Week 1: Finish the roof on the guest caravan and build the chicken and duck house.
  Week 2: Complete and beautify the communal shower area, installing the solar water and power systems.
  Week 3: Expanding the workshop and organising the space ready for the big build.
  Week 4: Digging and lining the water channels, ready for the alberca.
  
  We will work 4 half days per week, and 2 days a week visiting and participating in the local markets (optional for guests) and 1 day of no work for guests.
  We are also hoping to host some workshops on the finca, but these are to be confirmed.
  
  We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  My partner has been teaching English for 12 years and is more than happy to help We both speak some Spanish but are happy to have language exchanges to learn more!
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  Unterkunft

  We have a caravan and campervan for volunteers or we have park up space for live-in vehicles or space for tents.
  There are basic amenities ( gravity fed shower, compost toilet, solar system) mobile phone coverage is great, in fact better than wifi!
  We would like visitors to commit to the minimum of 2 weeks. Longer-term visitors are welcome, but with a trial period to ensure we all get along. In the future, we are hoping that the right person or people will eventually visit who would like to be involved more long term. As we are getting older, we will need more help.

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  Was noch ...

  We are a vibrant, off grid, multi-national community within walking distance of Orgiva, capital of the Alpujarras. This area caters to every need you could imagine, literally! We are ideally situated within an hour of the sea and the snowy mountains. We are close enough to the town to walk, cycle or drive in but far enough away to be rural and quiet. This is an amazing place to raise a family (there are many alternative schools and a midwifery school) or to relax, study, go to retreats, walk, hike, swim or party! You name it, it´s here

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  As we are in the mountains, the WiFi can be sporadic if it is very windy or cloudy as all the internet in the valley is on a line of sight antennae. We found that we get better signal using our phones as hotspots and we are happy to share this, within reason (no big uploading or downloading) There is a co-working space in the town however, or we recommend getting a digimobil sim if you plan on staying in Spain for any length of time

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  As we are off grid, we cannot supply electric hook up, so campers will have to be self sufficient. There is a compost toilet on the land, however, if you wish to empty your chemical toilet or refill your water tanks, there is a campervan site especially for this in the local town.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  We have several dogs and cats here so cannot accept aggressive male dogs or ones that hunt. However, well behaved animals are more than welcome

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 4 days a week

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