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Hi, welcome to our farm in a beautiful valley on the south side of Sierra Nevada, 1 hour away from Granada city and 40 minutes to the beach.
Enjoy traditional Andalusian lifestyle in this valley between the mountains and the coast, where agriculture is still a very important part of daily life. Orgiva is also well know for its community life and alternative lifestyle
At the moment it's more of a "house sitting opportunity" while living in an independent caravan, taking care of simple every day needs, our two cats, and sometimes our dog Kora, but without a big list of tasks to do or a fix set of hours per day.
We are looking to welcome very independent motivated couples or two friends, that can help a few hours per day on their own, as we are not in the farm everyday now. Ideally people who bring their own skillset and experiences, specially in gardening, irrigation, landscaping, stone and wood.
We offer an off grid caravan with an outdoor dry toilet as a living space, where volunteers can have a more independent setup while enjoying hiking in the surroundings, getting to know the are of Órgiva and Sierra Nevada, and spending time in our beautiful farm.
Our property is 2 hectares, irrigated with the traditional system built by the Arabs called acequias.
We have two cats to care for and sometimes our dog Kora, centenary olive trees, orange and lemons, pomegranates, figs, pears, apples, etc.
This spring we focus only on maintenance and daily tasks, doing the irrigation with the tradicional acequia system every Thursday, taking care of the garden, chickens, ducks, cats, and sometimes our dog Kora while we are away, etc.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Animals
Water sports
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We will be happy to help you improve or practice your Spanish. We have a good library of books available.
We'd love to teach you our family recipes.
This area is very diverse, with over 60 nationalities living around. A good book to get a deeper understanding of the life of a foreigner here is "Driving over lemons" by Christ Stewart, and is also a fun read.
Help
At the moment it's more of a "house sitting opportunity", taking care of every day needs, our two cats, and sometimes our dog Kora, as well as being available for our guests, but without a big list of tasks to do or a fix set of hours per day. We are looking for people to help us with simple tasks like irrigation, landscaping, or some DIY.
Around the house we usually need help repainting, cleaning and organizing.
Creative minds are welcome too, help painting, upcycling, creating furniture out of scrap wood.
We are looking for self motivated, active people with an uplifting attitude.
We arrange the hours of exchange depending on the skills and needs of the moment. We can't offer food at the moment, for that the hours are adjusted.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We love languages! At home we speak Spanish, French and English.
Accommodation
We have a caravan to welcome volunteers and friends while offering more privacy and independence.
So you would have your own space, with a 130cm wide bed, dry toilet, DIY shower, kitchen and dinning area.
We can also welcome camper vans.
What else ...
In your time off you can go on hikes, bike rides or take a bus to Granada (1 hour) or the coast of Motril (40min).
Órgiva is only 3km away, and you will find an active community of people offering activities such as yoga, meditation, kirtans, ecstatic dance, etc.
In summer you can just chill and swim in the river or on our pool. There's also climbing spots around, horseback riding centers, windsurf and paddle board.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The wifi reaches the caravan, but is not so strong signal.
Space for parking camper vans
We have plenty of space for a campervan or motorhome and we love welcoming travelers.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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They helped in the garden pruning our olive trees, collecting wood,… read more
Wir lernten viel über Olivenbäume, Acequías und das Leben auf einem Cortijo. Lunas ökologisches Bewusstsein und ihr nachhaltiger Umgang mit der Natur machen es… read more
They arrived 2 days before I left on a trip for three weeks, with only my brother and partner (working full time) staying here I knew I would come back… read more
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They helped in the garden pruning our olive trees, collecting wood,… read more
Wir lernten viel über Olivenbäume, Acequías und das Leben auf einem Cortijo. Lunas ökologisches Bewusstsein und ihr nachhaltiger Umgang mit der Natur machen es… read more
They arrived 2 days before I left on a trip for three weeks, with only my brother and partner (working full time) staying here I knew I would come back… read more
Tuvimos conversaciones enriquecedoras, aprendimos historia y cultura sobre la… read more
They have a lot of life experience and skills, and anybody on Workaway would be lucky if they offer their help, not only… read more
We took with us several recipes of her to eat Spanish when we are in another country. Especially the Migas… read more
They stayed with us for six weeks and we are already missing their presence. Professionally they are incredible skilled and very organized, always on the schedule and able to work on their own, with great ideas and an eye for detail.… read more
After one month and a half we have learnt so much about the Cortijo's life.
Over there we have worked around on various tasks (construction, painting, gardening, ....).
We have experienced the life into the caravan which was so great ! We have worked in and around the caravan with Luna and Eduardo to make it a nice,… read more
On her spare time she likes to go on walks, study and take siesta ;) she is very discreet and independent, living with… read more
I mainly helped repainting the house's walls and windows and cleaned the swimming pool, I really liked doing these renovation tasks as we could see the improvements after each step and the happy faces ! Luna is really patient about explaining the work and… read more
Nos ayudó durante 10 días a limpiar la piscina, pintar la casa con cal y las rejas.
Las tareas que requieren de paciencia y atención al detalle son… read more
Trabaja… read more
