Join us in reviving a stunning place in Castelões, Portugal

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  Descrição

  FOR WINTER 8 HOURS A WEEK FOR ACCOMODATION
  
  In December 2024 we moved to a beautiful 10hectacre quinta. The place is full of character and life, with a small forest, a vegetable garden, lots of fruit trees, green terraces, an abundance of water and two big houses. Our dear friends Gil & Tania, the owners of the quinta, currently can’t take care of the land anymore, and that's where we step in.
  
  We’ are Richard, Lotte and our dog Layka. I (Lotte), 38 from Belgium, have been a backpacker and van- traveler since the day I left college. I’ve always used volunteering as a way to learn and grow, to get to know cool projects and connect with the local community. That's also how I met Gil, Tania and this Quinta. Now 6 years later I come back to live and work here with my partner Richard. He is 42, originally from the U.S, and living in Europe for more than 15 years. He loves working on social innovation projects and advising startups. He is great at solving problems, is always up for a challenge and is passionate about projects that try to make a difference in this world. And Layka, she is just a super chill 9 year old Labrador mix, likes to chase the cats, loves belly rubs and hang out with the people.
  
  The village itself is small and friendly with the Quinta right in the centre. The local café is just across the road where you can enjoy a coffee. A bit further up the road you can find a local restaurant famous in the region for its grilled bacalao (cod fish). We’re ideally situated for exploring, with the city of Braga and Guimarães just 30 minutes by car, the beautiful national park of Gêres nearby, and plenty of river beaches to cool off at, including one just down the road.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  House sitting
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  Interesses

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Vegetariano/vegano

  

  Vida na estrada

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Filmes e TV

  

  Fazenda

  

  Cultura

  

  Trabalho beneficente

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Mochilão

  

  Desenho e pintura

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Livros

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Arte e design

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montanhas

  

  Caminhada

  

  Dança

  

  Camping

  

  Praia
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  We have so much space to host, friends and family have been taking advantage to visit, so you might meet some of them.
  
  We also have good relationships with our neighbours who always help us when needed or just come and hang out to share a coffee, wine or some food.
  
  At the quinta we want to create a warm, inviting space where people from all walks of life can come together, share stories, and learn from each other.
  
  We love to share too! Here are some things we are good at:
  - Plant-Based Cooking: I love to cook and made it my profession. Specifically the plant based kitchen is where I find my inspiration. I’d love to share recipes, tips, and techniques for making healthy, tasty and sustainable meals.
  - Gardening: I’m diving back into gardening on this land. I’ve had my own big organic garden for two years but that's already a while ago and need to freshen my memory :) I would love to learn together with anyone who shows an interest.
  -Arts: I wouldn't call myself an artist but I have made my share of macrame projects and get lost in some mandala painting. I enjoy creative projects, would love to share some techniques I’ve learned and get inspired by your creative side.
  - Entrepreneurship & Social Impact: Richard is passionate about building and supporting people and teams wanting to make a positive impact. If you’re curious about social entrepreneurship or big-picture planning, he’d be happy to share his knowledge.

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  Ajuda

  For winter we are taking a different approach. The weather allows us to work less on the land, but we love to have people around. In exchange for accommodation we ask for 8 hours of help a week. We believe that living together should feel balanced and fun. After a productive day, we like to relax, share meals, stories, lighting a fire, playing music, go for walks or just chill! There are a variety of fields where you can still help us with:
  
  - help with the vegetable garden (and maybe expanding it). Depending the time of the year, it involves different tasks: making and weeding the beds, prepping the soil for planting, sowing, pruning, composting, harvesting
  
  - maintenance of the land: grass cutting, pruning the vineyards and fruit trees, cleaning the forest, clearing invasive trees, bramble fighting, collecting firewood etc. The forest is alive and kicking so always needs some attention
  
  - cooking: always happy if someone cooks for us. We appreciate fresh, healthy and home made meals, and if it lets us: straight from the garden!
  
  - Food production: depending the season, as well the garden as the land can give in abundance. So we will process as much as we can to preserve the food we are growing.
  
  - always open for any type of creativity! Like for example decorations for the house or different art projects on the land are more than welcome. We like to add some extra character to the place with some personal touches (from you ;) )
  
  Just to be clear, you don’t need to be an expert, but a positive attitude and a good work ethic are essential. Many of these tasks we’ll do together, and we’re happy to share skills, learn from each other, and make the work enjoyable

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Holandês: Fluente
  Espanhol: Intermediário
  Português: Intermediário

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  Acomodação

  We have a spacious room with two double beds for the volunteers to share. There is plenty of space to park a van or pitch a tent, although especially in winter months the tent might be a bit too optimistic. Bathrooms are shared but since this quinta was renovated to become a camping, it has the typical bathroom facilities with multiple showers and toilets. With us you share a big beautifull kitchen and living space with a wood stove.
  For winter we don't include the food. When the work picks up again in spring and we increase the working hours to 4 to 5 hours a day, we’ll include three meals a day, mainly vegetarian or vegan. Richard cooks meat once in a while and your are welcome to join his meal.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  100% - we have great internet and Richard enjoys connecting with fellow digital nomads.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  There is a lot of space to park your camper(van) and you can use the shared bathroom facilities and kitchen of the house.

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  Pode aceitar animais

  Layka loves to chase cats so that might be a challenge. Social friendly dogs are always welcome. The land is not entirely fenced though.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  

  Layka (9 anos)

  Layka is a very gentle 9 year Labrador who spent the first 4 years of her life greeting pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago at her front door. Ever day, dozens of people would stop and pet her as a puppy; she loves people and other dogs (cats... yeah, she has a problem still 🫠) . Layka was used to help aggressive dogs learn to socialize, but is now retired. She loves food, food, and more food!

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