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Join us at a straw bale house and learn about eco construction in Zamora, Spain

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    *️️*️️Please contact this host in Spanish*️️*️️

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    Hi, I'm Oscar. Around here there are several projects of bio construction and permaculture starting again... Among them a living roof, a bio pool, a garden... And maintenance of vegetable garden and exteriors. All in a privileged natural space with a great variety of plant and animal species....Aauuuuuuuuu..🐺 I consider myself a Being of the Forest, calm, respectful, cheerful and very present on this planet. I have been living here for 20 years. In a house of straw Alpacas and now there is another bigger one that was made a few years ago. I love the cheerful, sincere and simple people. Walking, singing, travelling, cycling, playing music, are the routines that are practised here. Here there is a life companion, a wonderful cat who shares territory, she is very good and sociable, I am looking forward to share 🌈


    We do not speak English, we have a very low level, but we would love to learn more if people who speak English come.No hablo ingles, tenemos un nivel muy bajo,pero nos encantaria aprender mas si vinieran personas de habla inglesa


    Hola. Soy Óscar. Por aquí hay varios proyectos de bio construcción y permacultura empezando de nuevo...
    Entre ellos un tejado vivo, una bio piscina, un jardín... Y mantenimiento de Huerta y exteriores.
    Todo en un espacio natural privilegiado con mucha variedad de especies tanto vegetales como animales....Aauuuuuuu..🐺 Me considero un Ser del Bosque, tranquilo , respetuoso , Alegre y bien Presente en este planeta.
    Vivo aquí desde hace 20 años. En una casa de Alpacas de paja y ahora hay otra más grande que se hizo hace unos años.
    Me encanta la gente alegre sincera y sencilla.
    Pasear ,cantar, viajar, Bicicleta, tocar musica, son las rutinas que aquí se practican. Aquí hay una compañera de vida ,una gata maravillosa que comparte territorio.Es muy buena y sociable.

    Deseando compartir 🌈

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    House sitting
  • Interests

    Interests

    Events & social
    LGBTQ
    Sustainability
    Pets
    Van life
    Self development
    Farming
    Art & design
    Plant care
    Music
    DIY & crafts
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Architecture
    Carpentry
    Animals
    Outdoor activities
    Mountain
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Nature
    Yoga / Wellness
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Travelers in this project can learn about green building, thatch houses and the Nebraska technique, at least in theory because it is already built, but seeing it and giving explanations also helps to understand. The same goes for our recently completed Rocket stove, biofilters for purify gray water, a basic dry toilet, ecological garden and various topics on alternative and self-sustaining life. Direct contact with mother nature. Being able to also visit our beautiful city, Zamora, just 20 minutes away and get to know one of the cities with the largest number of Romanesque style churches, well preserved in the world and Salamanca 40 minutes away, wonderful and full of art of various styles, universities, music and culture. It is precisely in Zamora and Salamanca where the purest Spanish is spoken, being chosen by many university students to improve the pronunciation of our language. We share with love and sincerity and with the hope of learning from anyone, because we are all teachers. A hug.

    Los viajeros en este proyecto pueden aprender sobre construcción ecológica,casas de paja y la técnica Nebraska ,al menos en teoría porque ya está construida,pero verla y dar explicaciones también ayuda a entender.Lo mismo sucede con la estufa Rocket recientemente terminada , biofiltros para depurar aguas grises,un baño seco básico , huerto ecológico y varios temas sobre vida alternativa y autosustentable. El contacto directo con la madre naturaleza. Pudiendo también visitar nuestra preciosa ciudad , Zamora, a sólo 20 minutos y conocer una de las ciudades con mayor número de iglesias de estilo románico , bien conservadas del mundo y Salamanca a 40 minutos ,maravillosa y llena de arte de varios estilos,universidades , música y cultura .Es precisamente en Zamora y Salamanca dónde se habla el Castellano más puro ,siendo elegido por muchos universitarios para mejorar la pronunciación de nuestro idioma.
    Aquí se comparte desde el cariño y sinceridad y con ilusión de aprender de cualquier persona,pues todos somos maestros y maestras .Un abrazo.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    The thatched house is now finished, but there's still some finishing touches to be done, including the outdoor area. A living roof with a wooden structure... a biopool... and various repairs to the old thatched house need to be done. Mainly, it's help with DIY, basic carpentry, gardening, and other tasks; cleaning, organizing, and gardening.

    La casa de paja ya está terminada,pero faltan algunos remates y arreglar la zona exterior, también hay que hacer un tejado vivo con estructura de madera... Una biopiscina... y varios arreglos en la antigua casa de paja.Sobre todo es ayuda en bricolaje, carpintería básica, jardinería y varios ; limpieza organización, huerto etc.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Spanish: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    New straw house or wooden room (next to the house where we live) or new straw house lo, 200 meters from each other. depending on your needs, you can choose.
    You would have the use of the beautiful new thatched house for the first time, although it lacks some things, such as aesthetic repairs and hot water, which is important, but for the showers we share the other house and we all eat in the old house which is 200 metres away along a beautiful path in the forest.

    Casa de paja o habitación de madera nueva( al lado de la casa ) o casa de paja nueva también,a 200 metros una de la otra. dependiendo de las necesidades
    Comemos todos en la casa vieja que están a 200 metros de distancia por un bonito camino en el bosque.Si elijes la habitación de madera,está al lado de la casa,pero independiente.Aclaramos las dudas encantados,pues no sabemos explicarlo mejor.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Here, life is peaceful, and what's most valued here is the peace and joy of living in contact with nature, learning from all the people and situations life offers. Personal growth and improving one's life on an inner level are the path. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

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    Aquí la vida es tranquila y lo que mas se valora en este lugar es la paz y la alegria de vivir en contacto con la naturaleza,aprender de todas las personas y situaciones que ofrece la vida,el crecimiento personal y mejorar la vida a nivel interior es el camino. GRACIAS POR EL INTERES.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Cualquier tamaño

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 183613384157

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