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Hello!
We are slowly turning our land into a self-sufficient homestead. This place used to be a small hamlet with centuries-old stone buildings that were left abandoned for many decades.
In 2021 we began restoring the first house as well as the rest of the surrounding property. Enclosed by mountains, wild forests and untamed nature, the work never stops. The journey to self-sufficiency is a long one, and in between, there is an endless list of exciting projects to tackle :)
We rely heavily on ourselves to provide daily necessities therefore it is not always easy. Oftentimes we are a few hands short, so if you are ready to work hard, we are happy to accept your help.
Ranging from daily meal cooking indoors to physically demanding labor outdoors, surely we have something for anyone as long as they're willing and ready to work.
The usual stay would normally be around 2 weeks.
However, we are also very interested in meeting and helping people who want to pursue this lifestyle themselves and would like to move and start their own place in the area. In such cases, we would be open to longer stays
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
North-west Iberia is a beautiful, green paradise that is also rich in history and culture.
Natural beauty and attractions are plenty just about anywhere here. Whether it is trails and walks, rivers, beaches, small quaint towns or historical monuments, there's always something to see.
Very little English is spoken in the area, so if you want to learn Spanish, this is a very good place to do so.
In addition to that, there's many valuable things to learn from a lifestyle that's close to nature, such as where our food comes from, what it takes to obtain and procure all (or many) of the things we use on our daily lives, the hardship of work(ing the land), the fragility of the intricate supply chains we rely on, and the overall unsustainability of high density city-living through mass global trade.
We are always open to having deep and interesting conversations on many topics...
Help
Common tasks we can always use help with:
-- Routine care of the animals (chickens, ducks, goats, cows, sheep, dogs)
-- Felling trees / chopping & stacking firewood
-- Vegetable garden sowing, composting, harvesting and maintenance
✦ Making stone retaining walls
-- Food processing, fermenting, preserving and canning
-- Planting trees
✦ Cooking lovely meals
-- Clearing bush & weeds from paths / forest cleaning
-- Tree pruning
✦ Cutting logs for fencepoles
-- Gathering sticks for wattle fences
-- Teaching & training dogs
-- Cleaning the forests of plastics and garbage
Specific projects we are busy with at the moment:
-- Creating an aqueduct to channel creek water through a hydro turbine to generate off-grid power (+ someone with knowledge about electronics would be great help for this project)
✦ Setting up areas for syntropic agroforestry and future edible forests
-- Restoring the facade of an old stone house
-- Making a loft area on the second floor
✦ Construction of a semi-underground greenhouse
-- Designing and building a closed loop aquaponics system
-- Designing and building livestock barns raised on stilts with integrated self-composting
-- Mining bedrock to flatten the ground in an old pigsty and laying a concrete slab
-- Finishing an outdoor kitchen area
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
You can stay in a tent/van or you can stay in your own room in the main house with us.
Shared kitchen, bathroom and everything else.
There's an internet connection, hot water, all basic services.
Food is provided for, and we eat meals together. We are adaptable, though we usually have 2-3 meals a day. We don't mind cooking but love to take a break from it as well as try other people's dishes and cuisine. We see food as a gift, and we are thankful for every meal. We also expect guests to adapt to the food available rather than the other way around.
We prefer people who do not smoke.
What else ...
In addition to looking for volunteer help, we are also very interested in meeting and helping people who want to pursue this lifestyle themselves and would like to move and start their own place in the area.
Bit by bit, we are growing in numbers and part of the greater vision here is to expand our neighborhood of friends and families, by encouraging likeminded people who want to live a freedom-oriented lifestyle through self reliance and collaboration.
There are hundreds of properties and land for sale in the area, waiting for young and eager people to come and bring new life into it
:^)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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He's a respectful, committed and hard working volunteer. His background is also very interesting and unique and he is very calm, tidy and pleasant. He's responsible, has good initiative and a great cook too! He blew our… read more
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He's a respectful, committed and hard working volunteer. His background is also very interesting and unique and he is very calm, tidy and pleasant. He's responsible, has good initiative and a great cook too! He blew our… read more
We hope you had a great time here and… read more
Sonia and Xaloc have been more than generous with their time… read more
He's a very pleasant guy and we hope to see him nearby in the future!
Growing up in the countryside she's got plenty of gardening knowledge and DIY skills, while also being very eager to learn and do more.
She's curious and interested in finding out what sustainable and alternative ways of living there are. Happy and ready to undertake any new exciting project - she's a great… read more
