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Last replied
17 Jul 2023
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Description
Steve is a 68 years young single English guy who has lived on a small farm in lush green Galicia since 2002. He was lucky to have a fabulous life of fun and variety, but hard work enabled him to retire early and live the good life of a peasant,with a few luxuries! He dabbles in self sufficiency, but is not an extremist,essentials like coffeee and whisky are much easier to buy than to produce, after all!
Over the years there have been goats, horses, rabbits and pigs, but 2017 sees about 60 sheep, poultry, cats and a dog called Widget. Most of the food is home produced, including a variety of vegetables.
Work obviously varies with the time of year. It can include planting, tending and harvesting crops; water management; poultry management/feeding, hunting for eggs and plucking roosters; haymaking and storing; bottle feeding of lambs, and shepherding; Walking Widget in the local scenic hills and vallies; house cleaning and renovation; land clearing; firewood production and storing; mushroom and fruit picking; wine and cider making,- and drinking! Those who want the experience can get involved in humane meat production,but no-one is forced to do work they do not want. And every day, there is sheep shit shovelling........
There is normally wifi internet and UK TV, and some wicked card playing! There are NOT bars and discos anywhere near. But Steve does treat workawayers to a restaurant meal once a week.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Help
Hours of work are flexible, depending on weather and season.
Days off are flexible, take side trips, or enjoy local excursions.
Steve´s Place is not a commercial farm so there is little pressure!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
There are two queen size bedrooms for workawayers sharing a bathroom. Linen and towels provided.
What else ...
Most volunteers are collected from Ourense bus or train station, about 40 euros and 6/7 hours from Madrid.
Nearest airports are Vigo (VGO) which has few cheap or international flights, Santiago (SCQ) which is a Ryanair hub and also has Air Berlin, and Porto (OPO) in Portugal with a wide variety of flights, but longer onward journey
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
5
Feedback (12)
The work is very fair, and scheduled to make it easier i.e. working in the fields early so we can rest at the hottest part of the day. We never felt too much was being expected of us, and we were able to choose from a range of… read more
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The work is very fair, and scheduled to make it easier i.e. working in the fields early so we can rest at the hottest part of the day. We never felt too much was being expected of us, and we were able to choose from a range of… read more
history of Galicia, which is very interesting. The work is not terribly difficult, and he is very reasonable with the workload.
The only thing I did not appreciate were some crude, personal comments made… read more
Since Seve is living in a very small village, I lived close with him and the other volunteers, which is a good chance to get to know people (other… read more
The sort of work depends on the period you are there, but based on what I had to do, no previous experience is required. The atmosphere is laid back, as long as you… read more
I learned a lot about animals, mainly sheep. We made trips almost every day and I have known the deep Galicia ... beautiful places like Arnoia river or the mountains that border with Portugal.
Also known more of Galicia in the weekly dinner, where some people are of the region and can be tested… read more
but If you are neat and tidy really youll be in the wrong place indeed,besides You are not going to learn many things about farming there,its a good place to go with someone, sometimes you feel bored and isolated.
