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We are a family of four living on a finca. Our children are 9 and 6 years of age and Ivan and Assum are 41. We dedicate our time in growing medicinal plants and cultivating organic vegetables following the philosophy of permaculture. This is not a commercial project, we cultivate for personal use. We are interested in self sufficiency and natural therapies such as movement therapy and temasquales. We are also interested in improving our English (this text is translated by our friend! Our English is much more simple). Therefore we would like to host people who are native speakers or have a good level of English.
Tasks are variable. Many small projects around the house and grounds. Hanging out with the kids, cooking, feeling free to start projects. Lovers of using recycled materials are welcome as everything is done only with what we have around.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are family who dedicate our time in growing medicinal plants and taking care of our organic vegetable garden following the philosophy of permaculture. Apart from that, visitors can learn about Catalan traditions and food.
Ivan has a great knowledge of gardening and medicinal plants.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are interested in hosting people who are keen to learn and who feel part of our project. We give preference to families or couples. At the moment the most important task for the volunteers is to help with our medicinal garden. We need help with taking out weeds and cleaning the general area. Another task is preparing firewood and reconstructing the shed where we keep the wood. We would also like the volunteers to help preparing food and helping around the house. Most importantly, we would like to host child friendly people :)
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
Accommodation
We live on a farm that is surrounded by forests and a river. The farm has two houses and a mobile home. The mobile home is reserved for the volunteers. There is also a yurt you can sleep in. There are two double beds, living room area and a sink in the mobile home. Nearby there is a basin where the volunteers can swim. Hot shower is available in one of the houses. There is plenty of vegetable based food and fruit mainly from our own garden. We also have a constant supply of organic eggs from our own chickens.
What else ...
The area is a beautiful natural haven. We are situated in Alt Camp, near a tiny village called Seguer. The nearest lively village, Santa Coloma de Queralt, with shops, bars and and restaurants is 14km away. We live by the river Gaia.There are many paths and riverside for walking. There are some walls suitable for climbing. You can swim in the river or in the pond. There is a donkey on the farm who you can try to tame :) There is no public transport but the families are keen to show the local area to the visitors. During the summer there are many local festivals in the area.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (5)
this family is a heart of gold and our stay was so much more than we thought.
assum, ivan, diamba and roc...plus all the animal family...you have left us full of light and love. your dedication to your children, love for life, hard working and funny English jokes will always be with us. they opened their doors and didn't… read more
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this family is a heart of gold and our stay was so much more than we thought.
assum, ivan, diamba and roc...plus all the animal family...you have left us full of light and love. your dedication to your children, love for life, hard working and funny English jokes will always be with us. they opened their doors and didn't… read more
We spent such a beautiful summer therell that it becomes difficult for us to return to our daily life in Germany. We arrived with our children of 3 and almost 5 years to dive into the adventure of Workaway. Very quickly we felt part of the family of Asún and Ivan and their ecological project in this heavenly place… read more
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