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Hello :) We are Edd (47), Anika (43) and our little Grace (3), living on our beautiful farm 6km outside of Sao Marcos de Serra. An hour away from Faro, 45km north of the beautiful beaches of the south coast, into the mountains. We have 4,3 hectares of beautiful nature, peace and tranquility and are looking for volunteers to come and help us to create and maintain this wonderland. The farm offers an open, friendly and caring enviroment 🙏 We look forward to meeting you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We offer a relaxed peaceful environment surrounded by Nature. We speak English, German (Anika) and a bit of Portuguese and French.
We are both well travelled and are happy to share our wealth of life knowledge. Edd is an Actor and a qualified Drama & English teacher, musician and artist, he loves making and fixing things ......
Anika is a social worker, knows about childcare, herbs, massage, reiki, gardening, Portuguese flowers, animals and wildlife.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We always need help with our beautiful land : strimming, raking, pruning, weeding and general land maintenance. If you want to get fit and have a break from traveling, this is a great opportunity.
There is always lots to do and lots of little chores to be done to help us in the daily running of the farm, like animalcare🙂
we are also rebuilding a little ruin on our land. We would love to welcome motivated people to help with and share our knownledge
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Beginner
Portuguese: Beginner
Accommodation
We have a separate room of the house with it's own entrance and a little outdoor terraced to sit, relax or work. There is a double bed ,table, storage :)
Also we have a lovely cozy circus wagon with a 1,40 matrass and amazing views.
We have a compost loo and a nice outside shower with hot water.
We will provide the ingredients for meals. We share cooking sometimes and most evenings eat together
🙂
What else ...
There is lots of walking here with beautiful mountain lakes near by and exquisite nature at your doorstep. Amazing photography wildlife and bird watching.
We have bicycles for you to use
and we regularly travel by car into the village which is 6km from the farm.
We are an hour away from the spa town of Monchique and the old castle town of Silves.
The glorious beaches of the Algarve are 35 mins south: perfect for swimming, surfing or sunbathing !
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have lots of beautiful spots to park up :) and often host those travelling in vans and campers 🚐🚌
Can possibly accept pets
We have Three dogs and 2 cats :) chickens and 3 goats. if your animal is friendly to children and gets along with other animals, you are welcome to bring your friend.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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If you have the chance… read more
To start, the cultural experience couldn't have been better. Don't be intimated by this workaway being far from the nearest big cities, because when they had free time, Edd and Anika were able… read more
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If you have the chance… read more
To start, the cultural experience couldn't have been better. Don't be intimated by this workaway being far from the nearest big cities, because when they had free time, Edd and Anika were able… read more
The work was divers and never too hard but very rewarding. Edd and Anika are very easy going, friendly and welcoming people and I felt very comfortable at their place. Thank you for everything and sharing… read more
When I arrived I immediately felt welcome. The work was really nice and various, and I could learn a lot of different things !
I was sick the last day and they where incredibly kind and understanding.
They're both… read more
My tasks involved medronio picking, some work with conrete, a bit of cooking and daily tasks.
During this stay I felt a lot of positive energy, care and beauty of simple life.
Thank you! 🤍
She is very polite and friendly and was a great help here.
They got straight into tasks set and showed willing and a fantastic positivity in all. They are both very honest caring and enthusiastic girls that fitted into our family and work routines. We loved our time with them (as did our… read more
And also… read more
Lauren turned… read more
Both are friendly, caring and honest… read more
Both are fantastic with children and have easy to get on with, positive personalities. If you… read more
Daily we would work 5 hours a day starting with a few hours in the morning doing different… read more
The land is just beautiful but their warm welcome was the most amazing.
Anika and Edd are always confident in your capacity, can easy trust you and let you work independently. They don't hesitate to teach you when you don't know something. We can feel Edd's teacher… read more
We love you Antonio… read more
Es war eine sehr prägende und hilfreiche Zeit für mich.
Die beiden haben mir geholfen in jeglicher Hinsicht, meinen Verstand und mein Glück zurück zu gewinnen. Es ist ein magischer Ort, den… read more
