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Join Our Family Quinta in Portugal
We’re looking for a kind, mindful & grounded individual or couple to join our evolving Quinta from June (or sooner if you have your own camper/van). If you’re aligned with family life, early mornings, shared rhythms, and respectful living—we’d love to hear from you! 🧡
In July & August we would welcome some support in holding Waldorf children’s activities, one or two half days a week - so if you have Waldorf experience with kids - amazing! ⭐️
We’re also seeking a longer-term part- or full-work exchange for someone, or a couple. Let us know if that’s you 💫
About Us & Our Vision
We’re Sarah, Mendel & Mani, originally from England, now living on a beautiful piece of land in central Portugal. We moved here in March 2024 after a long camper-van journey, and we’ve been pouring love into regenerating the land, building gardens, starting building projects and setting roots ever since.
Our dream is to live a self-sufficient, family-oriented, and community-connected life, guided by Permaculture, Biodynamic and Hügelkultur principles. Eventually with some kind of Waldorf educational project based here, for children and adults.
This is a wonderful place for people who enjoy the outdoors, simplicity, and contributing meaningfully to a land-based lifestyle.
What We’re Looking For
We appreciate people who:
• Are self-motivated, reliable, and grounded in common sense.
• Can happily sync with our family rhythm—early to rise, early to bed, aiming for a grounded, expressive and respectful home.
• Are happy to follow the systems we have in place and respect our shared space.
You’ll help with a mix of practical and creative tasks: garden work, animal care, projects, and home help. We balance necessary chores with fulfilling activities!
Typical Schedule
• Monday–Friday, about 5 hours/day (or a mix of longer/shorter days), food included Monday - Sunday
• Early morning starts (6–9am depending on the season).
• We plan at least a week ahead and value clear, mutual agreements.
We eat gluten- and dairy-free (due to allergies), and you’ll be well fed with organic, nutrient-dense meals. We welcome shared cooking and tidy-up.
Current & Upcoming Projects
• Expanding veggie/fruit gardens & chicken area (and maybe sheep!)
• Creating outdoor play spaces: a mud kitchen, climbing area, and more!
Accommodation Options
Depending on the season and availability:
• Private attic room in our home
• Bell tent in the field (dry months)
• Your own campervan with bathroom access (water point and electric hook-up ready from June-ish)
Natural, biodegradable products only, please—our greywater feeds our fruit trees.
Our Family Life
We practice Aware Parenting with our energetic, expressive little boy who attends a Waldorf Forest Kindergarten. Our home aim is expressive, connected, and full of life—he loves mud, motors, music, and movement!
Evenings are usually quiet family time, but we enjoy local festas, markets, and gatherings on weekends—feel free to join in when it suits.
A Little About Us
• Mendel leads gardening, land work, and runs a fermented food business remotely.
• Sarah is focused on mothering and training to become a Waldorf teacher, with dreams of creating a learning project here.
We value open communication, reflection, and meaningful connection—and we’re always learning and evolving.
Does This Resonate?
If this lifestyle speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.
Please write the word ‘heads’ in your message so we know you’ve read to the end!
Let’s grow something beautiful together.
☀️ 🌱
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide dans une ferme
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Dev. durable
Vie en van
Dev. personnel
Événements/vie sociale
Ferme
Soin des plantes
Jardinage
Dessin et peinture
Bricolage / artisanat
Cuisine et alimentation
Menuiserie
Livres
Astronomie
Art et design
Animaux
Yoga / bien-être
Activités en plein air
Nature
Plage
Camping
Danse
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
⭕️ Permaculture, biodynamic & hugelkultur knowledge & practice
⭕️ Using natural building techniques
⭕️ Living in a stunning quiet location, exploring the local area and community
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
⭕️ Permaculture / Biodynamic / Hugelkultur gardening, help with the land
⭕️ Co-cooking
⭕️ Childcare if it flows, but it’s not essential
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hebrew: Intermédiaire
Portugais: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We both speak fluent English as our native language, and our son’s main language is also English, with some Hebrew and Portuguese. Mendel speaks conversational Hebrew and sometimes uses it with our son. We’re slowly learning Portuguese and hope to integrate it more into our daily lives. Mani loves to sing in Portuguese!
Hébergement
⭕️ Spacious attic in our house
⭕️ Bell tent on the land
⭕️ Your own camper-van or tent
Autres infos...
Our home is tucked away in a peaceful village, surrounded by wild woodlands and just a short drive (or a hilly walk) from breathtaking river beaches. While the village doesn’t have shops or cafes within walking distance, we’re out and about frequently during the week and happy to align our trips with anything you might need. It’s a wonderful place to disconnect, relax, and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We don’t have WiFi but we both have unlimited data on our phones with good reception to use as a hotspot.
Espace pour garer des vans
There is a full seperate bathroom attached to the main house which will be entirely yours if you’re in a campervan or our bell tent, accessible from outside our house.
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Their land in Portugal is a slice of heaven—I slept and ate very well. The tasks… read more
Mani, their son, is so cute and sensible. We really enjoyed it a lot, and I miss our time together.
Learning with their lifestyle, watching Mendel building the van (what an audacious project) and… read more
Antonio was attentive and loving, joyful & caring, which really enabled a close connection between them.
Practically in our home he is super clean and tidy, took up minimal space, mindful and quiet.
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I really felt like part of the family right away and enjoyed our conversations and… read more
They made me feel very welcome from the first minute. They showed intrest in me and took me to new places around Stroud. I was able to learn a lot about van conversion, childcare and plenty of other stuff.
In the end I even stayed longer than… read more
