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We are a mature international couple (Italian and Spanish). Our project is a place of nature to share a simple life with others, taking care of animals, with simple and local food, with spaces of silence and retreat, traditional ways of building, taking care of nature and its creatures and reforesting the chestnut forest.
Somos una pareja madura intrernacional (italiano y española). Nuestro proyecto es un lugar de naturaleza para compartir con otros una vida simple, cuidando animales, construyendo de forma tradicional con piedra y barro, con comida sencilla y local, con espacios de silencio y retiro, cuidando de la naturaleza y sus criaturas y reforestando el bosque de castaños.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are rebuilding a farmhouse with traditional construction methods and materials. In addition, we are embarking on a project to recover the native chestnut grove. On the other hand, our way of living life is Taoist. that is, we live with conscious simplicity, flowing with the rhythms of nature, and eating organically and locally. We are restoring an ancient farm building. We are involved in recovering the autochthonous chesnat forest. Our way of living is in tune with the rhythm of nature and with conscientious simplicity, eating in an organic and local way. We speak both Spanish, English and Italian. We speak Spanish, Italian and English
Estamos reconstruyendo un cortijo con materiales y formas de construcción tradicionales. Además, estamos embarcados en un proyecto de recuperar el castañar autóctono. Por otro lado, nuestro modo de vivir la vida es Taoísta. es decir, vivimos con simplicidad consciente, fluyendo con los ritmos de la naturaleza, y comiendo de forma orgánica y local. We are restoring an ancient farm building. We are involved in recovering the auctoctonous chesnat forest. Our way of living is in tune with the rhythm of nature and with councious simplicity, eating in an organic and local way. Hablamos tanto en español, como inglés e italiano. We speak Spanish, Italian and English
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Help
We are looking for people to stay with us and help us with agriculture, forestry work, taking caring the horses and bioconstruction (with mud and stones). We live in a beautiful and wild place in the Sierra Nevada mountains (Spain, Las Alpujarras) only accesible on foot (15 minutes from the car parking).
Estamos buscando a gente que esté con nosotros y nos ayude con las labores de agricultura, trabajo forestal, cuidado de caballos, y de bioconstrucción. vivimos en un paraje muy bello y salvaje de Sierra Nevada (Las Alpujarras, Granada, España) accesible solamente a pie (a 15 minutos del parking).
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Our workawayer room has a big bed, a litlle space to keep personal things and clothes, and the access is independent form the rest of the house. He or she will have to share the living space and the kitchen with us. The bath has hot water shower and a dry toilet
La habitación de nuestro huésped es sencilla y rústica. Consta de una cama grande, un pequeño mueble para guardar objetos personales y ropa. Tiene entrada independiente al resto de la vivienda. El workawayer compartirá sala de estar y cocina con los anfitriones. El cuarto de baño tiene ducha con agua caliente y water seco.
What else ...
The village is one hour away by foot (30m by car). In Lanjarón, there are shops, supermarkets, restaurants, and so on. They can also have great mountain walks in the sourroundings. One hour away by car the wonderful city of Granada with the Alambra, etc. Also one hour away there are the beautiful beaches of the Tropical Coast. We are in the international and famous region of Las Alpujarras, close to Orgiva. El pueblo queda a una hora andando o a media en coche. Tiene muchas tiendas y supermercados, también restaurantes y otros lugares de ocio. A una hora en coche está la espléndida ciudad de Granaga con su ALhambra. También a una hora hacia el sur, las playas mediterráneas de la Costa Tropical. Estamos en Las Alpujarras, la famosa región internacional, llena de comunidades espirituales. Órgiva está al lado
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can possibly accept pets
Perros bien educados y vacunados. Dogs well trained and vaccinated
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Máximo 4-5 horas al día, 5 días a la semana
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We were the first workers to work with them, and all was perfect, they live in a magnificent place with magnificent horses and adorable dogs.
The nature there is so beautiful and powerful and also peaceful.
We build a gate and stairs, they need builders to help them like angels help in… read more
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We were the first workers to work with them, and all was perfect, they live in a magnificent place with magnificent horses and adorable dogs.
The nature there is so beautiful and powerful and also peaceful.
We build a gate and stairs, they need builders to help them like angels help in… read more
