Immerse yourself in a permaculture livestyle in Tábua, Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  Join us to be part of an abundant place with healthy food, eco-friendly designed buildings and positive mindset!
  
  We are Kasia (33) and Franz (40), living in Portugal since 2017 and during this time we have been mainly busy creating our 4ha homestead. We used to run permaculture related workshops and Permaculture Design Courses (PDC). Currently we are adjusting to function as a family with our daughter, Norah (1.5) as well as finishing our main house project, where we are already living in. Our property has been affected by the last year's wild fires and we lost big part of our pine forest, which has created an additional task to take care of.
  
  Our land and daily tasks have plenty to offer in terms of learning new skills and getting inspired. We have many diverse fruit trees, food forest and veg garden, polytunnel greenhouse, chickens, woodland, natural swimming pool, naturally build accommodations and commune facilities.
  
  We will be a good match if you:
  > Have a passion for offgrid lifestyle
  > Are not afraid of physical work
  > Like to work in group, but can also be independent.
  > Like cooking and are not afraid of contributing your time in the kitchen.
  > Are tidy and responsible person, that cares for the facilities and tools as they were yours.
  > Can manage to start up the fire in the wood burner, since we cook and heat our rooms entirely on wood.
  > Imagine to contribute your own ideas an stay long term, especially if you also have kids
  
  What we usually struggle with:
  > If it's your first experience living on such farm/"off grid" place.
  > If you are looking for a community place, love to chill all day and party in the evening, our place is maybe not the best choice for you.
  >If you don't like to be alone and need to have company all the time. We are busy in the day and we like to have privacy in the evening, therefore not always keen on hanging out. We love to get to know you, chat while working or during lunch times. We also love to share and exchange knowledge. But we can't always commit to be with you when you get lonely.
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  Special offer for families who wants to stay long - term
  
  We are looking for a family with the campervan or similar house on wheels to join us as long term volunteers. We ask for weekly 10 hours of work from each adult (approx. 2 hours a day) in exchange for parking your van and having access to our facilities:
  Grid electricity
  Semi-outdoor geodome kitchen with wood stove for cooking
  Compost toilet and outdoor hot showers
  Natural swimming pool
  All year round access to fruits from our mature fruit trees (citrus, loquat, peach, apricot, apple, pear, grapes, figs, kiwi, pomegranate, feijoa and more)
  
  What we DO NOT offer:
  Food - you will be responsible to supply yourself
  Wifi - there is good reception here if you want to bring your own
  
  If you have a child(ren) at a similar age to ours, it could be a great fit, so we can share the child care sometimes - if that works for both sides. Other than that we live very connected to the village and to other off grid families around us, so there are plenty of options for play dates and activities.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Haustiere

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Bücher

  

  Tiere

  

  Camping

  

  Wandern

  

  Gebirge

  

  Natur
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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We can teach about permaculture design, principals and techniques.
  It is a perfect place for those, who wish to reconnect with nature and with themselves. Who wish for peace and are hungry of knowledge.
  We can share our traveling stories and experiences since both of us made long journeys before getting established here.
  We have a passion for good food, especially asian and italian cousine.
  We have basic knowledge about natural medicine and foraging.
  Kasia is studying and practicing Process Oriented Psychology and can share some knowledge about that.
  We have a good deal experience on designing and constructing buildings, both with natural and conventional materials.

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  Au-pair-Hilfe

  Dieser Gastgeber sucht nach einem Au pair.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  BASIC TASKS FOR EVERYONE
  
  GARDENING (weeding, planting, mulching, harvesting, watering)
  PLANTS PROPAGATION (sowing the seeds, repotting plants)
  COMPOSTING (collecting material for the compost, turning compost, applying on the garden beds)
  LAND CLEARING (chopping down shrubs we don't need, taking away brumble bushes, strimming if you are comfortable with the machine or scythe)
  FOREST (we will not ask you for using heavy machines unless you had experience with them and you feel comfortable with that, but you might help with loading wood on the trailer, pruning the trees, or taking away dry ferns. We have a large area with native species seedlings planted after the last wildfire. Carrying for them is one of the tasks.)
  HELP WITH MAKING FIREWOOD (assisting us while we are cutting the wood, storing it, bringing to the kitchen)
  COOKING (Preparing lunch is always very appreciated job during the working hours. We try to share lunch together every day, but breakfast and dinners you will manage on your own or with other volunteers.)
  
  SPECIALIZED TASKS
  
  CHILD CARE (If you mention in your request that you are interested in spending time with our little daughter, this can be part of your daily working hours)
  CARPENTRY AND BASIC DIY (If you are handy with tools and carpentry, we can ask you to build simple structures on the farm or repair existing ones)
  SOCIAL MEDIA AND DOCUMENTATION (Digitally talented people will have opportunity to help us restore our social media and the website presence. This will never be the full time job, but it can be one of the tasks.)
  
  
  Type of help always depend on the seasons, on what do we have to do at certain time and also on your personal skills and prefers.
  
  We would consider 5 hours of help for 5 days a week as a fair deal for tasty food and accommodation through all the days of your stay. You will have weekends off.
  Volunteer kitchen is a separate unit, we are cooking in our house, as we need privacy and independence with the baby. We will share the lunch together and during the working hours there will be one person responsible for making lunch. We always try to swap and keep it balanced, so nobody has to cook all the time. Breakfasts and dinners are up to you. We will supply the commune kitchen with all the basic ingredients, if you need anything more you can always talk to us before the next shopping.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Deutsch: Fließend
  Englisch: Fließend
  Polnisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  We are always happy to practice Portuguese
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  Unterkunft

  During the colder season we have one wooden cabin and one cob house available, both of them are equipped with wood stoves. It will be up to you to light it up and take care of it according to your needs.
  Also there is a lot of space to park a van, pitch your own tent or set up your hammock, if you come in the summer time. We will make sure you are updated about the type of accommodation we can provide you before you arrive here.
  What do we recommend you to take:
  
  OCTOBER - MAY
  good rainproof jacket and shoes
  warm clothes for chill evenings
  your own sleeping bag
  torch
  environmental friendly soap/shampoo
  
  JUNE - SEPTEMBER
  hat or clothes that protect you from the sun
  your own sleeping bag
  torch
  environmental friendly soap/shampoo
  
  SPECIAL WARNING TO SMOKERS
  We are totally ok if you are a smoker, but we also want to make sure you are conscious about the fire risk. We will ask you to always take care that you put your cigarette leftovers to the jar that is closed afterwards. Remember, that your one mistake could costs us loosing our land and creating a big danger to our neighbors.

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  Was noch ...

  For your free time:
  we have a lovely river close by to swim in the summer time or you can also hop in the water tank to cool off ; ) There is also a good possibility for hiking, mushroom picking, biking, fishing and getting to know the portuguese village life and local festas. We are 10 minutes drive from Tabua as well as Olivera do Hospital and about an hour drive from Viseu or Coimbra or the Serra de Estrela. The farm itself is nicely remote to be private but lays in 10 min walking distance to the village. There you can find a café, some bars and a little shop for the most necessary things. Close by we have two different yoga teachers and taekwondo. We are surrounded by plenty of similar projects/communities and farms like us. This creates a beautiful feeling of building a better future among friends and neighbors, who take great care of the nature and want to live a healthy, responsible and happy life. There are few local flea markets and other nice social event happening from time to time.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  There is plenty of space to park a van, but the entrance is a bit limited. If your van is not longer than 6 meters you should be easily able to access the land. Big trucks will not pass through, but there is still option to park near by in a distance of few minutes to the farm.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  If you have dogs, be aware that there are many free dogs in the neighborhood and it would be your responsibility to take care of potential "dog's politics". We also live in the village full of farm animals, like chickens, goats, sheep etc. Make sure your dog is well behaved near them.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  chickens

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