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We are an open community in the mountains(Serra Calderona). We work rebuilding an ancient arab village(alquería), for preserving the clever and sustainable culture of living in harmony with the nature.
The settlement it`s from the XI century, located in a lost valley between mountains, with a high environmental value.
It gives us the life a clear water river that flows between red stones(rodeno) and a dense mediterranean forest.
The village it`s composed by around 20 houses ruins, a defensive tower and 3 buildings that we are actually rebuilding, and where we already have a communitary dinning room and kitchen, as well as a workshop, a warehouse, library, goat yards, a hen house and sleeping places.
Olla village has also a big terraced farming surface, where predominate the centenary olive trees, the almond and cherry trees and the orchard terraces, all of them worked up under the permaculture principles.
The village has communitary shower installations, dry wc, green cleaning filters, photovoltaic electrical installation and a solar heat.
We need volunteers only with experience on bulding, electricity, animals, forest works (chainsaw, brushcutter..) vegetals, water sistems, eu volunters programs..
we can spoke by videocall.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn to build with diferent tecniques, dry stone, wood, bamboo , clay and lime.
Help
We host just volunteers who can stayed at least for ONE MONTH with us.
The tasks to be carried out are bio-construction in a traditional way (dry stone, quicklime, reed...), animal care (sheep grazing and fencing), agro-ecological vegetable gardens, olive trees (different tasks depending on the time of year)
We highly value knowledge and skills in other aspects such as energy self-sufficiency systems, masonry, previous experience with animals, initiative in daily work and autonomy.Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: FluentAccommodation
There is a common room in the main house for volunteers, which has mattresses and some bedclothes, although it is advisable to bring your own sleeping bag.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 h per day, 5 days at week
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It's a great place to slow down while walking the sheep in the beautiful area but there was also… read more
I stayed in Olla Familia for three weeks in October 2021 and was not enough! I cried when I had to leave, I wished I could stay longer!
The place is magic, not words to describe, you need to experience it!
The people are living there are amazing, everyone with different personalities, for me all of them so lovely,… read more
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It's a great place to slow down while walking the sheep in the beautiful area but there was also… read more
I stayed in Olla Familia for three weeks in October 2021 and was not enough! I cried when I had to leave, I wished I could stay longer!
The place is magic, not words to describe, you need to experience it!
The people are living there are amazing, everyone with different personalities, for me all of them so lovely,… read more
The guys that run the project are amazing , they are all very welcoming and approachable and willing to explain and show you the tasks ! The motivational levels from the guys are very very very inspiring :) the food on offer was great in exchange of the work and all round fun time thanks… read more