Participate in the early phase of setting up a naturist eco farm in the remote Alentejo, Portugal

Infos

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  Description

  We are a family of three and our land is out in the country side of the Alentejo. Some years ago we have moved from Germany to Portugal and are currently working on a 10 ha naturist eco project where we invite you to think, play and participate. We have set up some of the essential infrastructure like an Solar Off-Grid System for electricity, a water system for freshwater from one of our wells, a central shower and toilet house, and a simple kitchen.
  
  Our property is very remote and perfect for naturism. We have some natural lakes where we regularly enjoy a skinny dip. Also we are using the lake water to turn our garden into a permaculture biotope.
  
  Doreen has studied “Environment and Forestry” and is focusing within the project on the land development and gardening by following the ideas of permaculture, regenerative agriculture and syntropic farming. Her aim is to stop desertification and to make our land green and fertile by applying a smart water management. Also she is experimenting with different valuable and unique plants and processes.
  
  Falko has a wide spread engineering background and worked for many years as a Project Manager for large scale solar power plants across the world. Falko looks into different construction projects such as refurbishing our old Alentejo adobe farmhouse. A new roof is in place and we have done the plastering of the inner walls by using the clay from our land.
  
  Fabian is 13 years old and loves sports. After attending a Portuguese local school for 5 years, which helped him becoming fluent in the Portuguese language, he now is learning project based and homeschooled with an American school. Besides school Fabian joined the local football and Karate club. Fabian loves the nature and animals here and he enjoys jumping on our trampoline and riding his bike on a self made mountain bike dirt track on our land.
  
  The three of us have traveled a lot with our camper van all over Europe and have spent extended time in India and Japan. We have an honest interest in different cultures and love to meet people from different nations.
  
  You will come as a WorkAwayer and most likely leave as a friend.
  
  We are also open to other families or couples who want to join our project for a longer period or want to become co-creator.
  
  NOTE: please be aware that this is a naturist project. First time naturists are also very welcome.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We enjoy community life and have been travelers ourselves for many years. We are open to new cultures and languages and enjoy exchanging travel adventures as well as sharing knowledge we’ve gained during the last years building up our little homestead.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  GARDENING
  From a former Olive tree plantation we are increasing the diversity by planting more fruit and supporting tree species. Also we have created some new vegetable beds which deliver fresh veggies all around the year. The jobs in the garden are:
  - maintaining vegetable beds
  - weeding
  - grass trimming
  - pruning
  - making compost
  - harvesting olives in autumn
  - planting trees
  
  Since we have some chickens we would like some help with cleaning and feeding them on a daily basis.
  
  GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND DIY
  We have a beautiful old farmhouse made from clay which we have refurbished and do need volunteers mainly for painting (lime paint) and plastering with clay.
  
  Also we want to invite volunteers who are comfortable to work with tools and wood for some DIY projects. We need help with refurbishing our basic tree house and with building some other small wooden structures on the land.
  
  We love cooking and eating healthy meals. It’s always great to have people cooking with us and enjoying a healthy, mostly vegetarian diet. The meat we occasionally prepare is from our home slaughtered chickens.

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  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Portugais: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  Our volunteers will either stay in a caravan or a guest room - depending on availability. We have a central shower/toilet house for you to use. We like good, healthy and mostly vegetable based food (partly out of our own garden) and although we are not vegetarian, meat only plays a minor role in our diet. We are a family and would love to welcome you as a part-time member that means we like to cook and eat and spend some fun time together.

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  Autres infos...

  We live close (10 min by car) to the small town of Ourique which offers supermarkets, cinema, post office, library and lots of little shops, cafes and restaurants. From here it will take you approximately 50 min either to the coastline of the Algarve or west coast. The area around our property is good for walking, cycling and horseback riding. A riding stable is in the neighborhood.
  
  We enjoy being here very much especially because it is a very peaceful place. Would be nice to welcome people who like to live close to nature and enjoy the tranquility and authenticity of rural Alentejo.
  
  Ourique is connected to the Portuguese bus network (Rede Expressos) and we can pick you up at the local bus station. The nearest train station is Funcheira which has connections to Lisbon and Faro. This is also where the closest airports are.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Digital nomads are welcome to stay, help and use our facilities.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Travelers who come in their own camper or caravan are welcome to stay on our land where we can offer outdoor facilities (kitchen, shower, toilet). We are very interested in welcoming families with children, preferably between 12 and 16 years old.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Pets we only can accept when they are easily controlled by the owner, and don’t hunt our chickens.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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