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Description
We are Pedro and Nádia that started this agriculture project in 2012 when we returned to Pedro's birth town (Bragança) and wanted to revive the abandoned family lands.
Our family grew last years and we have with us Afonso (born in 2013) and Gaspar (born in 2016) that love farming.. some days.
We have several interests and the farm is very diverse:
- Bees, polinization and honey
- Condiment herbs
- Mushrooms
- small and wild fruits
- Vegetables inside and outside greenhouse
- Fruit trees
- Ecological construction
Altough years pass, we still feel in an implementation phase so we are happy to receive anyone who want to share and help to build this project.
This implies the work can be very diverse and that we will need to think and decide a lot on subjects.
Our inspiration is permaculture and we try to learn and help nature.
WORK TIME
We dont have a schedule for us, since at the moment we are making as much as we can to get this project running.
We dont expect you to do the same amount of work we do, but the average of 5 hours a day. (25h week)
OTHER STUFF
We can provide you a bike.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can share our agriculture project, help you to know the northeast of Portugal, share our points of view and challenges. Take you to the mountain river and other interesting places in the area.
Teach you a bit of Portuguese and organic farming.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
This is a very diverse agriculture project so we have many different working areas concerning agriculture but also other non agriculture work that is part of implementing the landscape we want.
At the moment we need help in the followinig:
- picking vegetables and fruits
- Maintaining the vegetables and fruits
- Seeding and planting the vegetables and fruits for the late season in the outdoor and in the greenhouse
- Buiding small stone walls
- Help in the construction of the farm house
- Seeding mushrooms in wood logs
- Help in thinking and contruct ecological solution for the farmhouse
- ...
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Nádia loves languages..
Accommodation
We live in the city, 5km from the farm
We have a 'new' old house in the vilage near the farm that is for the volunteers so you can have some independence. But we'll try to organize things together and share at least some meals from those some will be also in our house in the city.
The house in the vilage is a typical and simple village house with a fireplace, kitchen, bathroom, living room, dinning room (used currently as storage) and 4 bedrooms. There is also a balcony with a nice view.
FOOD
The meals are prepared by the group. Usually we take turns in cooking so we can enjoy each culture flavours.
We have a vegetarian diet but you are free to add anything you want to it at your responsibility.
The group meals should meet everyone's diet, but at the volunteers house, the group decides.
What else ...
Its usualy dificult to write everything and to keep this webpage up to date, so feel free to contact us.
Its very important that you read our philosophy docs. Any doubt feel free to chat
PHILOSOPHY
Ask us for our document we created so you can know a bit more about the spirit and some info how things work.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have quite a good internet connections and we allways try to define the schedule acording to your needs.
Space for parking camper vans
space is not an issue. We have a village house with garden arround and also all the farm.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
average of 5 hours a day, 2 day off (its flexible)
Feedback (21)
He passed by when traveling by bike and it was very nice for us to meet him.
Allways willing to help and he has the power to turn all the days joyfull.
We had nice conversations about a lot of things and i hope everything goes well in your travel and we meet again some time.
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He passed by when traveling by bike and it was very nice for us to meet him.
Allways willing to help and he has the power to turn all the days joyfull.
We had nice conversations about a lot of things and i hope everything goes well in your travel and we meet again some time.
It was our first Workaway ecpierience and we didn’t know what to expect, but Pedro, his family and the other volunteers made us feel very welcome and now we’re… read more
I’m sorry i couldn’t get to you before. I wanted to thank you for the experiences, so enriching, i had in Oleirinhos.
I recall with special pleasure the warm atmosphere of those who were there (Miguel, Martin, Paula, Johan, Gui, Sara, lauren...) Each one contributed with what they could (Cooking, starting a good fire, cleaning,… read more
She's a happy person that contaminates her surroundings with her enthusiasm.
Good luck on your adventures!
Hope you are well in your next adventure and that you visit some day!
I think we felt immediately comfortable since they have great sense of humor and are very easy to… read more
We could organise our day as we wanted and experienced a lot of different tasks : planting, watering, weeding, picking, making veggie beds, doing seedlings, helping with bees...
The house is spacious, has a great view from the balcony, bikes to use in the garage and a working washing… read more
She is a very nice person. Polite, helpfull, easygoing and know how to be in a group.
Wish you the best on your jorney and you are welcome here anytime
Our door is open for you, anytime :)
They are very educated, helpfull, organized...
We had very interesting coonversations and although we were in a very unorganized phase they manage to decide their own way of helping and help to push our project forward.
We felt like they were friends.
Hope to keep in touch with you and you… read more
Even though I didn’t have much the chance to know about farming since I stayed there for a short time due to unexpected change of plan, they still showed me… read more
She was the first to arrive this season and I was really happy to share some time with her. Not only in working but also in talking about different subjects about a lot of things.
Very hardworker and allways ready to help you when needed, she's also very organized and very sweet.
I confess I was a bit said when you… read more
Alberto was one essential piece. His unique way of thinking was special to the philosofical aura of the group.
Only excelent things to say about Alberto. Easygoing, honest, cheerfull, ...
I'm happy that we keep in touch and i'm pretty shure that we'll meet again
wish you the best
So Laura was the last one to arrive in this amayzing group of summer 17. And she had to come because something was missing.
Hope we meet again and wish you the best for the future plans.
Hope we keep in touch
Great conversations, work well done, house more clean with you arround (usualy is the oposite with people arround).
Wish you the best for your next adventure and hope we'll meet again
She is very dedicated, always trying to help and to get things running better.
Its difficult to describe everything in words but i can highlight the tiramisu she made :D
I hope to see u again
wish you the best
Pedro really cares about your well being (eating well and enough + resting enough) and he knows how to receive people (he also receives couch surfers). By that I mean that he also wants you to discover the region of Tras os Montes so after working in the morning he might take… read more
