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Description
We are a couple living with two cats on our homestead at the very edge of a small hamlet, in the middle of an Olive Grove.
Dom has renovated most of the house, but theres still enough to be done yet.
We left the busy life and jobs behind in Germany and came here to cultivate our own food. Having lived in Egypt and South Africa before that.
Theres also the plan to reconstruct the old barn into a seminar space.
Build a compost toilet and bath, and an outdoor kitchen.
Theres also a sweatlodge construction which gets rebuild from time to time
We need help in house renovation, the projects, watering and weeding the garden, collecting seeds, planting, potting as well as cutting the grass on the land. Harvesting olives, feeding the cats or just helping in the household.
It all depends on what is needed at that moment.
Theres a bus going to Coimbra once a day, probably not on weekends. The nearby village has a Café where you can meet locals on Sunday. Take a stroll through nature to the river for a swim. We have a bicycle you can use.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Expect to learn Permaculture by experiencing it on our land. Expect to get better in speaking english, german, africans and arabic as we can speak these languages fluently. Practice a language we speak, or brush up your portuguese with the locals.
Get immersed into Permaculture or have an insight into Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Help
Help in garden, renovating, household, building compost toilet, outdoor shower and kitchen and outdoor wood fired oven, rebuilding the sweatlodge, rebuilding seminar house. Harvesting Olives.
Everything according to season and time, one by one.
Languages
Languages spoken
Afrikaans: Fluent
Arabic: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We d love to speak to you in our languages and we d love to practice our portuguese and french.
Accommodation
There is a room with a bed for sleeping in the garage
. Shared bathroom
You can pitch up your tent on the property , we also have a big tent as well as plenty of blankets.
There is a parking for a camper.
We get our drinking water from a spring nearby.
The bakery delivers fresh rolls and bread on working days for breakfast, 1 warm meal a day.
At Dinner-time we all come together to share our main meal of the day.
Breakfast is available and each grabs or prepares it themselves when wanting to have breakfast.
Dinner, mostly garden to table.
We eat almost everything, if you re vegan or vegetarian tell us, so we can arrange that for you.
We cannot tend to a gluten-free or allergic diet.
What else ...
On foot you can reach the next village with a small shop, as well as a riverside.
The next town Penela is just a few km away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
There is parking space for a moderate size van, the entry has a sharp curve, big vehicles Cant take the curve. Tested and tried 😁
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
4 to 5 hours a day, 5 days of the week.
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Thank you Mathéo, your work is excellent as well as your eagerness to learn, it was a pleasure to have you in our home.
We recomend Mathéo,
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Thank you Mathéo, your work is excellent as well as your eagerness to learn, it was a pleasure to have you in our home.
We recomend Mathéo,
