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*Next dates will be from the 11th of march and specislly for Western week from 23th off march to 3rd of april, at least 1vweek for a big project planting many trees, flowers and bushes and puting compost, mulching and woochops on the garden beds*. The volunteers will also organize to cook and clean the commons spaces those days.
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Hello people!
Here Mar, Sandra and Adrià. This year we want to host several or many volunteers together to help in specific projects.
Also we don't want them so much for the professional work in the garden ( maybe for some harvesting yes) but to help us with domestic tasks ( cooking, cleaning...), animals, planting beautiful flowers and trees and maybe helping with some building infraestructures... So we are available but we'll try to organize the visits of different volunteers in the same periods of around 3 weeks! Let's talk and see if we can match!
I studied biology and always worried for wild ecosystems and biodiversity conservation, for few years I volunteered in many biological studies around the world, but then I realised that since Food Industry and Capitalism are the main cause of most of the really concerning enviromental problems the only battle was against them.
So I did remember that my family had an old farm from the grandparents who nobody was using and I did study a master on organic farming. And some introductory course to permaculture too.
Here I am now, in a big old house, 8 hectareas and the animals; the 3 cows, the 80 hens, the 4 dogs and 3 cats...
And by the way with some friends we created an organization and started to prospect, interview old farmers and create a seed bank and traditional trees nursery. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF SEEDS IN THE SEEDBANK OF THIS HOUSE!!!
The projects in the farm are :
- giving environmental education to schools
- 0.8 ha veggies garden which take most of the work!
- 100 young sweet fruit trees and grapes ( fig trees, peers...)
- 20 almond trees
- 27 small pistachio trees
- 60 olive trees
- cereal crops
- feeding/taking care of cows and hens
- milking the cows and makig cottage cheese and iogurts
- creating a milking barn (this march)
- preparing/cutting logs for the barn (now)
- creating sterile cooking area for cheese and hen butchering
Your hand work would be a meravelous help! I need some help to take time off work and good reasons to relax and have fun showing around this area to the travelers that wish to visit it.
We are 9 people living now and usually in the house, 6 o 7 permantly. Some times in summer near 15 couse some can sleep in tents outside. Many of them don't work in the garden.
There are 2 rooms for volunteers and if possible always at least 2 volunteers at the same time. At the moment in the house live permanently two boys.
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Hola! Somos 6 en casa! Buscamos voluntarios muy motivados para trabajar básicamente en el huerto! Parejas, amigos o gente a quien no le importe compartir habitación!
*AVISO PREVIO*: la esencia de este proyecto está en disfrutar la vida pero con suficiente consciencia como para no dañar a los demás. Por ese motivo en general NO ALOJAMOS A VISITANTES QUE ESTEN VIAJANDO EN AVIÓN. Además para cuidar nuestra salud mental, ya que pasan constantemente muchos voluntarios por esta casa, en general NO ALOJAMOS A VOLUNTARIOS QUE SE ESTEN MENOS DE DOS SEMANAS Y DAMOS PREFERENCIA A LOS QUE ESTEN INTERESADOS EN ESTANCIAS LARGAS.
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Me llamo Adrià y estoy trabajando duro por marcar una diferencia en la economia local de mi ciudad, cultivando comida saludable y colorida para alimentar a la comunidad que me rodea.
Estudié biologia y siempre me preocupó la conservación de los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad, por algunos años hice voluntariados y prácticas en varios proyetos alrededor del mundo y entonce sme di cuenta que la industria agroalimentaria y el capitalismo eran la causa de la mayoria de los problemas ambientales más preocupantes, así que la única batalla es en contra de ellos ( "el cambio climático es solo un síntoma, la enfermedad es el capitalismo").
Así que tomé consciencia de que mi familia tenia una granja semiabandonada y que nadie le estaba dando un buen uso, y por eso hice un máster en agricultura ecológica. Y algun curso introductorio en permacultura.
Y aquí me encuentro, en una casa grande y vieja, 8 hectáreas y algunos animales... ( va variando pero lo más notorio son un par de burros).
Y también cofundé una organización con la cual tenemos un banco de semillas que radica en una habitación ( y una nevera) de la casa: con cientos de semillas de variedades antiguas ( y otras menos antiguas...).
Si intentas hecharme un cable seguramente me será de gran ayuda porqué es un trabajo pesado y cuesta hacer mover el engranaje para que sea verdaderamente sostenible.
Hay 1 habitación para los nuevos voluntarios.
En la casa viven 6 personas permanentemente.
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
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am very talkative and love to explain or discuss everything related to my passions ( sustainable life, farming, nature, economy...).
We can help in a language exchange. Have fun learning some sentences in any other language.
I am very busy but every day we can share our meals together and I try to do some nice activities with the volunteers (there are usually also other volunteers/housemates to hang out with): going out to the town ( Igualada), going to the mountains, going to the beach, or doing anything else in my free day. And we like to share and invite to participate in those activities with the helpers!
Help
Mainly farming/gardening help which means weeding, harvesting, seedling, planting, watering...
Sometimes I also need help with some construction projects. If you have special skills in construction (laying tiles, construction laying concrete or creating garages) please mention this in your message.
We expect from volunteers to help in the usual domestic tasks ( sharing the cooking, washing dishes or some other usual tasks)
In summer we use to wake up really early to avoid the the hottest hours outside
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Basque: Fluent
English: Beginner
Accommodation
We have a bedroom for the volunteers and tents (and soon a tree house).
What else ...
We are 60 km away from BCN, 5 km from Igualada
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
enough space!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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It was my first workaway experience and I think it couldn't be better!
It's such a nice place there! I really liked the old house and the dogs were very friendly (I'm more a cat person so I was very happy to meet such nice dogs)! I've been there with other volunteers which made the work easier because we could work… read more
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It was my first workaway experience and I think it couldn't be better!
It's such a nice place there! I really liked the old house and the dogs were very friendly (I'm more a cat person so I was very happy to meet such nice dogs)! I've been there with other volunteers which made the work easier because we could work… read more
Had an amazing time working in the fields and with the cows. Adria has a great variety of vegetables… read more
A pesar de ello tubimos desacuerdos con la comida. Pedían tener huevos diáriamente y a veces tofu y setas para compensar la falta de carne y pescado. Lo cierto es que nuestro proyecto se dedica a producir comida y fomentar el consumo local y por ello tratamos siempre de cocinar con lo que… read more
No sé como describir esta experiencia increíble. No solo he encontrado un proyecto muy interesante con un trabajo que me gustaba mucho. (A veces repetitivo, pero bastante físico y si puedes ordeñar las vacas y hacer yogures o helado es variado)
También he encontrado casi una familia así que he vuelto después de un mes viajando en Francía.… read more
Adria and all his friends and family were very welcoming and open!
By my second week more (ex) workawayers arrived and it became a bit more busy in the house, which was a great community to be part of.
The work (mostly gardening and a… read more
Also a very nice company in the house and getting along with the rest of mates!
He is very responsable and meticulous with the work and he is really keen to help.
He tilled for us the walls of a whole room we needed to make cheese, helped to build one wall and 3 floors with concrete. As a resoult… read more
This was my first Workaday experience and I enjoyed it.
Adria and house buddies are a great bunch of people.Very easy to get along with and warm hearted.
They are very positive and enthusiastic about their projects.
I had a great time there for 5 weeks last year and would recommend it.
Thanks!
Desde el primer momento me sentí como en casa, por las personas y el lugar. Una casa poblada de gente con la que compartir pero también puedes encontrar tus espacios de soledad.
El proyecto me motivó mucho a trabajar y aportar algunos consejos e ideas. Me ha inspirado mucho Adrià y lo que ha llevado adelante,… read more
Quiso entender el proyecto, tomó notas, le dió vueltas y me assesoró con sus ideas y opiniones, fué muy útil.
Nos ayudó en trabajos físicamente muy duros ens sus horas extra cuando vió que ibamos apurados, y que las gallinas necesitaban más espacio.
En su… read more
Un abrazo Albane, gracias!
Una gran abraçada i fins la pròxima!
Muchas gracias Phili! Hasta la vista!
, very welcoming, very good cook (Best crepes ever), Best salads, porridge, aah just the Best. Waking up in morning is not the same without her. Talented chaufeur, making wooden swings, and has a really… read more
We have been super pleased of hosting Vicenç the multiple times he came to our farm to give us a good hand even if he had to sleep in the tent, sharing bed or sharing couch with Dana.
He is a very illustrated anarkoekoterrorist with knowldege in deep ecology… read more
El resto de gente tampoco está mal, pero no tienen rastas-pendientes, Dana tiene una innegable ventaja sobre el resto.
Si tu amor por Dana no te deja cieg@ podrás admirar un gran proyecto donde… read more
Estubieron unos 5 meses en nuestra comuna y les extrañamos.
No sé si van a necesitar viajar de nuevo con workaway, pero si os ofrecen la… read more
I really enjoyed helping Adria & the family with the daily tasks in the garden 🌿
The project and the objectives are definitely worth the time & effort. The community and the family will make you feel at home & the place has its own magical touch! My overall experience [I stayed for a… read more
Lorenzo tiene un corazon lo bastante inmenso como para albergar todo el esplandor del amazonas y por ese sé que me va a ayudar a crear un grupo ecoterrorista para desmantelar la industria de los combustibles fósiles y obligar a la socieda a reruralizarse y decrecer.
Es un hombre inquieto tanto… read more
Las mañanas se llenan de un aire fresco y tenué… read more
Magda is a girl with a strong mind and kind/paceful personality ( or soul?:P). She is very responsable and hard worker, and really interested in farming. We shared beautiful songs, good meals and stimulant discusions about nature conservation, climatge chiange, spirituality and christianity. And I'm… read more
Dana is a wonderful, welcoming being, always smiling and excited to play, eat and go out. She takes care of Adria, who fits exactly the same description (except Dana is a dog and Adria is a human).
In this farm we discovered many tasks and became addicted to peeling garlics. We never get bored of his holy zucchinis which… read more
They had the extraordinary capabiliity to shut down their brain to rest it so that they didn't need to sleep much and kept baking cakes or… read more
Trust on her, all you need to know is that when she says "ice" she means "house" and when she says you are "fat" she actually means you are "fit" which is not so bad. It's… read more
He was giving his best on the field and was of a great help. He studied and had very cool knowledges about ecologic economy, peak oil, energy return on investments for the different energetic sources. Super important topics I think for the understanding of the current society. I have warm… read more
Que no os confundan su tierna joventud y su fresca hermosura, Ilaria es savia, valiente y poderosa. Cuanta gente conoceis que a los veinte años haya sabido, de repente, hacerlo tan bien? Abandonar los esquemas, dejar la universidad, viajar, comprar un ukelele ( pasar horas y horas con él), buscar y empaperse de lugares bellos, de islas,… read more
El lugar es magnifico, una enorme masia en el medio de la naturaleza, al lado de un rio.
Pero lo que merece todo son las personas que lo llenan, gente preciosa con las que vais a pasar dias rodeados de… read more
