Natural building and DIY projects close to Marmelete, Portugal

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  Description

  Creating a paradise in the beautiful mountains in the Algarve.
  
  Me and my best friend bought a abandoned and wild land in the middle of nature, but close to Aljezur and the best beaches of the west coast. Our dream is to transform this land into a divers and welcoming place, to share this with friends and to live in harmony with nature.
  
  We are ready to invite the first volenteers. We want to invite you to help us, alongside other like-minded people, to be part of the first steps of making the land livable. We will start building a - natural build - house, creating infrastructure like water systems, solar set-up and pathways, work in the forest to be more wildfire resistant and to bring back the native species and do landscaping and gardening tasks.
  
  We want to put everyone in their place of strength. We can share our permaculte knowledge, our skills in building and the process of buying a land and how to live 'off-grid'.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We can share the following knowledge:
  - permaculte knowledge, specifically about natural building, forestry and gardening
  - how to buy a land and our experience and lessons
  - fire resistance, how to create a fire safe place
  - reforestation, how to bring back the native forest
  - building skills
  - being and living in tune with nature
  - living off the grid

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  Help

  We would like to receive help for the following tasks:
  - natural build housing
  - building structures with recycled materials like a greenhouse, bathroom and shed
  - creating pathways and stairs (it's a hilly land)
  - forest maintenance, chainsaw work, land clearing to be more fire resistant
  - gardening, creating raised garden beds
  - and other small projects

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Portuguese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I'm a fluent English & Dutch speaker. I'm learning Portuguese, but this is what i practice still.
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  Accommodation

  We offer simple tents & bedding which can we pitched where ever it's good.
  
  We don't have any housing yet. We prefer people with a campervan or car & tent. In this fase of our project it might be nice to have to freedom of your own transportation.
  
  We will supply the ingredients, veggies to cook delicious meals. We figure out what will be the best way to organise. We share the 'responsibility' of cooking for each other.

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  What else ...

  We will chat about the best plan, it will be depending on your needs, our needs and the time of the year. The most important is the right balance between being free and working. As the surrounding is crazy beautiful, the mountens of Monchique (30 mim drive), the south cost (30 min drive), Aljezur (15 min drive) and the best surf beaches (20 min drive) it's nescesarry to enjoy this also. The land is located in the forest, after a 5 min dirt road.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Yes, the Internet is good, but the electricity is limited. So we have to discuss the needs. But we also work online, part-time, so it works!

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We prefer people with campervans or cars, then you'll be independent to go wherever you want to go. A car or van is essentially to move around here.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Please bring your pets, we love them and they can be free on the land!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week