Gardening, woodwork, some construction and cooking in beautiful remote nature in Alentejo, Portugal

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  • Última actividad: 27 mar 2024

DISPONIBILIDAD

  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 2 semanas

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    We are a young-hearted couple in the early 60ties from Switzerland and Germany with an adopted dog, a shy four-year-old female, who had been kept on a short chain and now appreciates freedom and a safe, loving home.

    Our home is an entirely off-grid house/property. We live in self-sustainability concerning energy and water. You are warmly WELCOME if you‘re also HONEST-HEARTED, friendly, respectful and LOVE and RESPECT NATURE and all recourses.

    Our place is best for a couple with their own means of transport. You like to share your possible skills or else learn some and enjoy hard work hard in nature. Are you happy to do any jobs that need to be done as long as you know or are taught how to do them? Do you enjoy a variety of tasks and don’t mind getting dirty at work, but you’re generally a CLEAN person outside, at your place and inside your heart and mind as well?

    We enjoy the quiet and REMOTE COUNTRYSIDE and go for little walks with our dog, occasionally go cycling or go to the beach, do lots of work outside in the field and garden, love healthy and fresh food, and usually like quiet evenings.

    We also work part-time online (English Teacher and Software Engineer).

    Are you also open-minded to new ideas and activities and appreciate cultural exchanges? There are many possible projects at our place. We can do teamwork, or you can work independently.

    We also much appreciate when you see jobs that need to be done and do them or offer to do them without being told.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Proyectos artísticos
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento general
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Welcome to our home and enjoy nature and a calm area in a remote place in Alentejo (just north of Algarve), Portugal, surrounded by trees, bushes, flowers, January to June picking oranges and, of course, eating ;-) lemons, learn about some herbs for cooking and tea, relax in the countryside, and enjoy the view of the sea (10km areal distance).

    We have been lucky to have learned a lot from our workawayers, and we are also happy to share our experiences and knowledge with you.

    You may learn about:
    - Local trees and fruits and veggies.

    - The solar system and water tanks with filtering systems. (Ask if you are interested in learning about this! Almost nobody seems to be interested in this even though clean water and electricity are basic needs, and if there’s no possibility of public supply.)

    - Ecosystem with grey-water collection, compost, partly permaculture

    - Cooking together, baking Swiss cake, maybe making a Portuguese dish,
    lots of happy gardening

    - Depending on the season, you can enjoy different organic veggies and salads from our garden.

    - Meet local Portuguese farmers where we buy eggs and our fresh milk.

    - We have a piano and a game of table tennis.

    I have no experience cooking for vegans, so I’d need help in that if applicable, but I know how to cook for vegetarians. You should not mind that we occasionally eat meat or fish.

    We have primarily healthy food, we are growing food in our garden but partly also have to buy fresh food in the shops. We love veggies, salad, fruit, sometimes barbecue etc. and occasionally wine. We like local meat and fish a couple of times a week, and the other days we cook vegetarian meals. Vegetarians and vegans are welcome too, but you would have to take over the cooking if you are vegan, as I have little experience cooking vegan.

    You get all food from us, and we will usually have at least 3-4 main meals a week together, around 1-3 pm. You have your own kitchen facility. So, for the other meals, including breakfast, supper and in-between snacks, plus your days off, when you might be travelling, we provide fresh food for you. We usually check with you what you like and buy it for you.

    We generally enjoy quiet evenings and often early nights, and we work online most evenings and a few times during the day. This meant it’s been a bit lonely for single workawayers when we could only spend 1-3 evenings a week with them. So, please keep this in mind if you want to join us.

    Mutual respect, tolerance and honesty are important keys to a pleasant and beneficial experience at our place.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Depending on your skills, there are various possible projects. We are looking for help in:

    - pruning, cutting wood, etc.
    - gardening: weeding, digging, planting
    - cooking
    - maintenance

    Further possible jobs:

    - woodwork and building outside furniture (partly with palettes)
    - interior design (plus little art projects)
    - sewing (curtains, cushions, etc.)
    - painting
    - maintenance in and outside the house
    - cleaning

    Other SKILLED jobs - or - you are at least talented or interested:
    - plumbing jobs
    - plastering and tiling
    - construction jobs

    Important:
    You want to be protected in the rough countryside, so please bring along good working clothes, good shoes for the countryside and garden, a hat, and also necessary sun protection!

    Do you love dogs? That's great because we adopted an abandoned dog, a lovable female. Unfortunately, she is always scared of new people, but she’s friendly, and a few workawayers made close friends with her within less than two weeks, which was great progress for her :-).

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Alemán: Fluido
    Inglés: Fluido
    Francés: Intermedio
    Portugués: Principiante

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
    Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Remote place in the beautiful nature.
    For your private time, you can mainly use our lovely accommodation container, including a "sunroom", which serves as a kitchen with a table, chairs, stools and bar, and a gas cooker. In the morning, the sun warms up the sunroom kitchen. In the evening, the sun shines on the west of the container onto the bench under the cork tree. There's also a fridge, sink, warm water shower and a dry toilet. The gas heater in the accommodation container keeps you warm for the slightly colder seasons. We expect that you keep your space tidy and clean.

    Our main house is partly traditional and modern. You can enjoy the beautiful sea view (within 10 km areal distance) from our property and our roof terrace.

    IMPORTANT:
    We don't accept smoking, use of drugs or excessive drinking at or near our property. Respect for nature, resources such as water, electricity and no waste of food is paramount. Enjoying moderate alcohol is fine.

    Our place is most suitable for a couple with their own means of transport because our home is absolutely off-grid, out in the beautiful countryside, and it's really tranquil out here! Many young ones who didn’t have their own transportation felt it was too remote and quiet after 10 days.☺️

    We ‚only' have a solar system for electricity and our well for water, which means you need to be open to appreciate ELECTRICITY and WATER resources with MODERATE use and conscious approach and RESPECT for our wonderful nature. For example, have a shower before sunset.

    We have experienced that it's tough for many volunteers and also our visiting friends to understand that water cannot come endlessly out of the tap and that electricity doesn't simply come out of the socket ;-)) Since prices of such resources are shooting up the roof in Europe, this may be your chance to learn how to use them moderately.😉

    Internet:
    You may use our hotspot for 15€/15 days 30 GB, if you don't have your sim card or hotspot (VODAFONE or MEO work fine here).
    We work part-time online (English Coach and Software Engineer), but our separate WIFI is unfortunately not stable enough for several people to work online simultaneously. This is why we recommend a separate hotspot for you.

    Transport:
    There is no public transport to or from here but don't worry, we, of course, will pick you up, it's a 20 minutes car drive to the next town and a bus stop, 25-minute drive by car to the beach. We can give you a lift to a nearby place or near the beach a couple of times a week. It's a great place if you have your own means of transportation

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    We can pick you up from the next town, São Teotónio, by coaches, and commute either from Lisbon airport southwards within 3 hours to S Teotónio or else from Lagos to S Teotónio within about 1 hour.

    If you wish, we can take you to a place you may like nearby (beach, town, etc.) a couple of times a week or further south to the Algarve if we can combine it with our plans. If you want to see more of the country, you can work longer hours, take off three or four days at the weekends, and pack some food. We can give you a lift to the next bus stop in São Teotónio.

    Do you enjoy a barbecue with meat or fish or just veggies? Do you want to play our piano? Do you want to play table tennis? Do you want to join us for a walk or a short cycle round with our dog?

    There’s lots of space outside with tables, deckchairs, a hammock, a roof terrace etc. You can go on short or long walks or a run, in the evening enjoy the sunset on the bench outside the accommodation container or on the roof terrace with a view of the sea, read a book, with a glass of Portuguese wine or a cup of tea with herbs from the garden.

    No smokers, please, and no loud party lovers. We are a quiet couple and, due to health issues, cannot entertain much in the evenings.

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    You may use our hotspot Vodafone 4G, for 15€/30 GB for 15 days. Or else you bring your sim card or hotspot (VODAFONE or MEO work fine here). We partly work online, but our WIFI is unfortunately not stable enough for several people to work online simultaneously. This is why we recommend a separate hotspot for you.

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Campervan or motorhome owners are very welcome, too. There's enough space, with a view to the sea (10 km areal distance to sea), gorgeous sunsets, and a connection to water and electricity (solar power). There's a dry toilet and warm shower plus kitchen facilities with a gas cooker, fridge, sink etc., at the living container.

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    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

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    Horas esperadas

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week (or more hours on less days)

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 817626137241

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