Join our warm and friendly family and share your skills in Marvão, Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  I live on an organic smallholding and also help run my parents farm which consists of olives and sheep. Mine is a new venture whereas my parents have farmed all their lives in the Alentejo and have worked on many conservation projects.
  It's an idyllic spot away from the fray but near enough to walk to a couple of historical gems with lots of happening and a colourful international flavour too. My parents used to run a tourism business but are now scaling down and focusing more on their own farm projects. Although they occasionally still have guests, volunteers would not be expected to help with this.
  We all help together on the land as a family although I also teach Portuguese to incomers and English at a local college. This region is spectacular for its natural diversity: cork and chestnut forests, vineyards, sheep and cattle farms, and plains which stretch as far as the eye can see providing a privileged habitat for wildlife.
  We are warm and welcoming people who value simple values and integrity.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Politik & Soziales

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Kultur

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Sprachen

  

  Trampen

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Tiere

  

  Natur

  

  Camping

  

  Gebirge

  

  Strand

  

  Wassersport

  

  Wandern
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Part of what we offer is the chance to integrate with the family and share skills. This is a 2 way thing. My Father is very good at husbandry and has a wealth of knowledge about Portugal and farming but as he is over eighty, needs support with many tasks which would have been so easy a few years ago. Having fun is very much part of the agenda and people will be made to feel part of the family.

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  Arbeit

  You will be helping with various projects depending on the time of year: olive picking from late October to late December, general help like feeding animals or helping my parents with household chores they may find challenging.
  
  My Father has a wealth of local knowledge and will teach about the local country ways and traditions as well as showing people a good time. Tasks may be shared or not depending. Olive picking is certainly a shared task as we get family members and friends to come and help too so it is a fun and social time. We are currently looking for volunteers to help pick olives to make our own family olive oil for our own consumption and that of our guests.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Portugiesisch: Grundkenntnisse

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  Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
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  Unterkunft

  Workaways will stay in very nice rooms on the farm, some which have an en suite bathroom and others with a shared bathroom. A fully equipped kitchen is also provided as well as a sitting room area and an outdoor patio.
  
  Food will be provided to make sure volunteers are able to cater for their own dietary needs. Some meals may be taken with the hosts but a stipend is also provided as well as access to local shops to buy ingredients. Our volunteers tend to cook together as a social activity but can organise what works best for them. The hosts will not be cooks as my parents are elderly and I am teaching a lot of the 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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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  

  Avelã

  

  Border Collies

  

  Sheep

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