Help in our garden and with our horses in the Portuguese mountains, Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  We are Menno and Jacqueline. In the summer of 2011 we moved to Portugal together with our 3 children, Finn (now 26), Thijm (now 24) and Caitlin (now 20). We wanted to create something special for and by ourselves, where we can both live and share our passions at the same time. Menno´s passion is “cooking” and as a viticulturist he is also passionate about “wine”. “Horses” are Jacqueline´s main passion. Our third passion, which is host/hostess-ship we share in common.
  
  We were both active in the business sector in the Netherlands. In 2010 we sold everything we had and moved lock, stock and barrel to Portugal where we now own a small estate of 25 acres with 9 lodges, ecologically designed and equipped as we would like to have it when we go on vacation ourselves. We have created an environment where peace, comfort, friendliness and a good atmosphere meet. Menno will be cooking , Jacqueline now cares for 4 horses which she rides and trains. We were very happy with all Workawayers we had until now and we are sure we will have the same amount of laughter, fun work and good times with our helpers this year. If helping at a farm and eco-glamping in the mountains of Portugal appeals, then we would be very interested to hear from you. In return we can offer bed (tent) and board with the family, fresh air and sunshine, wildlife galore, great experience and the opportunity to learn some new skills and maybe impart some too.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  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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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We are located in the Parque Natural Serra Estrela. A beautiful and remote part of Portugal with almost no tourism. The summers are long but not overly hot due to the altitude of 700 meters. The Upper Mondego river is nearby (walking distance) and is amazing for swimming, also the natural park (for outdoor enthusiasts to explore).
  
  You will mingle here with other helpers, friends, family and guests, we like to see ourselves as one happy group of people, changes are high that you will meet other interesting and likeminded people. We are happy to teach you new things or show you new ways, whether it be gardening, cooking, building, animal-related things or anything else we will happily share our views or knowledge. The food is usually really good here, volunteers give us thumbs up for the meals which are often made with a great input of helpers themselves and mainly fresh, out of our own gardens. During high season we offer yoga classes every morning which you are free to join.

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  Arbeit

  Our old Portuguese farm or "quinta" lies just above Faia, a small village on the edge of the "Serra da Estrela Natural Park". We are an organic farm with olive, fruit, and nut trees. We will need help from the beginning of May till the beginning of October.
  
  We have the following opportunities to help us (but feel free to mix it up or bring in your own unique skills):
  
  General maintenance: For the beginning of the season we will need some help to do some general building and maintenance work on our old Quinta. We can surely use two or three volunteers in May. Qualities: love of the outdoor, muscles, generally handy with tools and able to work alone/independent.
  
  We have 4 horses, you can help to take care of them, if possible ride and help train the horses. We will need help with our biological garden where we grow as much as possible for our own consumption. Qualities: team player, service oriented, sense of humour. We would like to meet a yoga teacher and/or massage therapeut as well for the season. We pay our helpers a minimum wage for the hours worked.
  
  Menno is a wine expert and a good cook, if cooking is your thing than you will love it here. We grow of course most of our own vegetables and fruit for our meals with the volunteers. Jacqueline takes care of the animals of the Quinta: We have 4 cats, 1 dog, 7 goats and 5 horses. Although we cook a lot of vegetable dishes, we are not vegetarian however vegetarians will certainly love it here but we cannot cater for vegans (!).

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Niederländisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  We are still building/renovating the Quinta-mainhouse so at this moment we cannot accomodate you inside. For each volunteer we have a sheltertent (small, but with all amenities including a proper bed/matress). If we have a lodge free we will put you up in one. We have a central shower/toilethouse/washingmachine for you to use. We like good, healthy, biological food (out of our own garden) and allthough we are not vegetarian, meat does not play the mainrole in our diet. This means we welcome vegetarians but cannot cater for vegans, we simply use too much butter, cheese, milk, etc.. We are a family and would love to welcome you as a part-time member so stay with us, eat with us, share and have fun with us.

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  Was noch ...

  If you enjoy taking walks, hiking nature trails, reading, locating historic sites, listening to music, watching movies on our beamer, exploring the local markets, star gazing, chilling by the campfire at night and experiencing the day to day happenings throughout your surroundings then we have it all. The city of Guarda is 12 km away and we have to go there almost daily for shopping etc. You can always hitch a ride with us into town or we can pick you up later in the day. The mondego river is closeby, about 30 min walk but most of the times we can also bring you there, its perfect for hanging out on a riverbeach during a hot day with swimming etc. Offcourse we have plenty of nature all around us for walks. Generally there are more volunteers with us so there is always likeminded company. We strive towards a mixed group of volunteers in the sense of age, gender, experience, nationality, etc. as we have found out that this really works well so dont hesitate to mail us, the common language in which we all communicate is English although you sure will pick up some Dutch words.

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Familien möglich

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