Young family in the foothills of Serra da Estrela, Coimbra, Portugal

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Me Leah and my son Oscar (5) are keen to start hosting again after taking a little pause.
    We are currently living on our friends quinta and taking care of the land while they are away long term. Here I am planning and starting to create a small food forest within an oak woodland. It is an interesting project and one that I am keen to share with others.
    I am also working on another local project near by, as part of a team, creating a large scale food forest and syntropic agroforestry, etc.
    This is really fascinating and inspiring work to get involved with.

    A bit about us -
    I am passionate about food and soil, love animals and working with nature, keen to be part of reforesting our local area with native species. I have been over the years creating growing spaces based on the ideas of synergistic gardening among other designs using Permaculture principles in setting up systems. I have been in Portugal for 6 years and have previously worked as a gardener and a farmer in the UK.
    Oscar my son loves to be involved and likes to play and have fun, campfires and board games too, he goes to a montissori/forest school project 3 days a week. We have friends near by and there are often social activities to be involved with.

    The woodlands around this area burned in the fires of October 2017 and again in summer 2022 so I like to be part of reforesting more of this area with natives species. I am also part of an amazing community project to regenerate our local area and protect from future fires.

    There are some happy chickens for delicious eggs. We also have some less helpful but very enjoyable animals; Indie the dog and Suzy the cat.

    The accommodation is in a little house with bedroom, living room, kitchen and outdoor terrace, shower and other facilities are in the other house.

    We have neighbours who are friends within walking distance, a good mix of people from all over the world. I am in my late 30's but welcome people of all ages and backgrounds.

    Check out the photos at the bottom of this page to get a feel of what its like here and we have some photos of trips out that we regularly do such as Tabua market and mountains, lakes and river beaches.

    We are welcoming, friendly and sociable people, enjoying the company of others but also enjoy having a peaceful space to relax in sometimes. This quinta is on the edge of a well populated village so you can experience being part of a traditional Portuguese community.

    We eat all types of food and love to taste foods from around the world, you need to be ok with the fact that we sometimes eat meat (which we try to source as ethically and locally as possible) We also eat plenty of vegetarian and vegan meals so we can cater for vegetarians, just not every day so sometimes you may have to cook a separate meal or just not eat the meat part of the meal, we always have plenty of veggies in all our meals.

    We are off grid so you must be happy with this basic lifestyle, we have an outdoor compost toilet and you can have a hot shower in the house when the sun has heated the water.

    Campervans, couples, families and children also welcome.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I can offer you experience in sustainable ways of growing food, knowledge of soil and plant health, cooking tasty meals with fresh seasonal produce, preserving and fermenting, visiting beautiful places and being part of the local community, tasting Portuguese life authentically and meeting people from all over the world.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We need help with setting up more growing spaces, animal housing, etc. Oscar to play with, plus the animals.
    On top of the quinta tasks I also expect guests to take on their fair share of tasks such as cooking and domestic duties. We expect guests to be clean, tidy and mindful of others space.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Portuguese: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Caravan
    Use of house kitchen/living room outdoor terrace and bathroom.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Visit local markets, see the mountains, rivers beaches, go walking and explore a beautiful area. Near by towns are Seia, Oliveira do hospital and Tabua. There is a bus from the village but I can offer lifts when we are going into town.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    25 h /week

Host ref number: 854378873682

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