Volunteer at our off-grid finca in the El Matarraña area, Spain
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: 4 Mai 2025
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Vom Workawayer (Kendel & Noah (Nina)) für Host
We stayed with Simone and Julie for three weeks, and we’re so grateful for everything that we learned from them about off-grid life and permaculture. During that time we tended to the chickens and dogs, built a fence, chopped firewood, and spread bales of straw across the land to help plants grow and retain moisture in the soil.
We really
… read more appreciated the routine we built with Simone & Julie: we spent the first four hours of the day working on the land, then had lunch with them, before going back to the cottage where we stayed for a rinse-off and a siesta. We then took their two dogs for a long walk each evening, as part of our work hours. The expectation was generally to eat dinner on our own and spend evenings separately, which was nice for us but a good thing for future workawayers to be aware of.
It was meaningful to be part of a project that is trying to restore the land, and we’re grateful for the skills we gained as well as the thought-provoking conversations we often had together.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Lise & Nicolas) für Host
Simone and Julie welcomed us for our very first Workaway experience, and we couldn't wish a better one !
We learned a lot about many things : living off-grid, dealing with lake of water, running a finca (and what a finca actually is !), almonds and olives harvest, digging and excavating... Simone and Julie are two lovely persons very interested in
… read more our needs. We spend such a wonderful time with them, discovering their place and area, their habits and delicious vegan food, and had discussions until way too late in the night...!
It has been such an enriching experience, as much in learning things than in our personal level.
We definitely hope that we will have a new opportunity to come back, because we are already missing Louie, Babeth and Elton !
Best wishes for the future !
Lise, Nicolas and Nala !Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Christian)
Chris and Pascale stayed with us for a couple of weeks in autumn 2023 and worked on a variety of things while they were here: Almond harvest, moving soil to make a terrace floor, help with restoring an old door, and landscaping. We were very happy with the work they did, they learned fast and were motivated. They were also nice to have around, our
… read more breakfast and lunch breaks with them were always good fun. They were self-sufficient, tidy, and treated our place with respect. We wish them all the best and would welcome them back any time.
Vom Workawayer (Christian) für Host
We stayed for a bit more than one week at Julies and Simones place. We felt very welcome right from the beginning. They explained us everything and showed us around. The accomodation was supercosy and quiet. We slept like babies:) We worked around 4hours a day within a breakfastbreak where they offered tea, cookies, fruits, bread and selfmade
… read more marmelade.The work was very diverse and we got never bored of it. It was supernice staying with you girls, thank you so much (and also for repairing my chargers).
Love Pascale & ChristianDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Weitere Bilder
volunteer accommodation, mezzanine bedroom
volunteer accommodation, living room
Volunteer accommodation, exterior
Volunteer accommodation, bird view
Margot in the cat tree palace
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Vom Workawayer (Kendel & Noah (Nina)) für Host
We stayed with Simone and Julie for three weeks, and we’re so grateful for everything that we learned from them about off-grid life and permaculture. During that time we tended to the chickens and dogs, built a fence, chopped firewood, and spread bales of straw across the land to help plants grow and retain moisture in the soil.
We really
… read more appreciated the routine we built with Simone & Julie: we spent the first four hours of the day working on the land, then had lunch with them, before going back to the cottage where we stayed for a rinse-off and a siesta. We then took their two dogs for a long walk each evening, as part of our work hours. The expectation was generally to eat dinner on our own and spend evenings separately, which was nice for us but a good thing for future workawayers to be aware of.
It was meaningful to be part of a project that is trying to restore the land, and we’re grateful for the skills we gained as well as the thought-provoking conversations we often had together.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Lise & Nicolas) für Host
Simone and Julie welcomed us for our very first Workaway experience, and we couldn't wish a better one !
We learned a lot about many things : living off-grid, dealing with lake of water, running a finca (and what a finca actually is !), almonds and olives harvest, digging and excavating... Simone and Julie are two lovely persons very interested in
… read more our needs. We spend such a wonderful time with them, discovering their place and area, their habits and delicious vegan food, and had discussions until way too late in the night...!
It has been such an enriching experience, as much in learning things than in our personal level.
We definitely hope that we will have a new opportunity to come back, because we are already missing Louie, Babeth and Elton !
Best wishes for the future !
Lise, Nicolas and Nala !Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Christian)
Chris and Pascale stayed with us for a couple of weeks in autumn 2023 and worked on a variety of things while they were here: Almond harvest, moving soil to make a terrace floor, help with restoring an old door, and landscaping. We were very happy with the work they did, they learned fast and were motivated. They were also nice to have around, our
… read more breakfast and lunch breaks with them were always good fun. They were self-sufficient, tidy, and treated our place with respect. We wish them all the best and would welcome them back any time.
Vom Workawayer (Christian) für Host
We stayed for a bit more than one week at Julies and Simones place. We felt very welcome right from the beginning. They explained us everything and showed us around. The accomodation was supercosy and quiet. We slept like babies:) We worked around 4hours a day within a breakfastbreak where they offered tea, cookies, fruits, bread and selfmade
… read more marmelade.The work was very diverse and we got never bored of it. It was supernice staying with you girls, thank you so much (and also for repairing my chargers).
Love Pascale & ChristianDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Markus & Viktoria) für Host
When we think about fulfilling your dreams and dissolving standards of society these two fascinating women are still in our minds today. We got to know a way of living that was very unique. Simone and Julie have a vision of sustainable and off grid living that everyone interested in this style should see. We learned a lot during our stay and were
… read more very happy to participate in a project that defies modern consumerism and has a very different approach on the character of our time. Needless to say they are very warm and welcoming and they gave us a feeling of home during our travels. We loved sleeping in the finca and learned a lot about the struggles and beauties of living in spain. Thank you for your time, you have left a mark in our philosophies and views about the world and hopefully one day we meet again to see all the awesome progress you have made. Markus + VikiDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Markus & Viktoria)
Markus and Viki were two of the most skilled guests we have had. They worked great together as a team and really got a lot done during their stay here. Markus is trained to build beautiful dry stone walls and to drive an excavator. He got the chance to do both here. With him driving the rented excavator, we got stuff done in a few days that would
… read more have otherwise taken us weeks. Viki also made some beautiful bits of stone wall. She also knows a lot about medicinal plants and was a great help in the garden. Both were extremely motivated and hard-working. We also very much enjoyed having them around and sharing meals and the occasional cold beer with them. Thank you Viki and Markus. You are welcome back here any time!
Vom Workawayer (Julie & Bruno) für Host
Partis de notre maison à pied en quête de terre inconnue, c'est par hasard que nous nous sommes retrouvés en Espagne. Nous étions désespérés car aucun hôte ne pouvait nous accueillir alors que nous avions très envie d'aider.
Et puis, les filles nous ont contacté. Ça semblait irréel :
-Julie, française (yes yes yes), Simone, allemande, sachant
… read more parler toutes les langues ;)
-Nous allons vivre au milieu de nulle part sans eau ni électricité
-Il y à des animaux :D
...
OK on y va !
Nous devions rester 2 semaines, nous sommes restés 2mois et demi. Merci la vie et tes coÏncidences justes.
On a adoré la façon de faire des filles, on s'est sentis intégrés à chaque projets. Nos avis étaient pris en compte et du coup ça nous à donné envie de nous investir toujours plus. On a beaucoup appris que ce soit en construction, maraichage, système d'irrigation, éducation des animaux, la vie commune et l'entraide, la cuisine, les langues...
Un BIG merci Simone car tous les jours tu as pris le temps de nous préparés les meilleurs plats végétaliens que nous avions mangé et franchement merci car la bouffe c'est la vie !
Julie merci de t'être improvisée professeure de langue pour nous apprendre l'essentiel ! la cabra cayó al mar ;)
Cette expérience fut magnifiquement intense. Nous avons ADORÉ notre logement, la petite massia de l'amour <3 réveillés chaque matins avec le soleil, merci au Temple (une plateforme sur pilotis rebaptisé Temple par Julie) pour les magnifiques méditations et séances de Yoga...
Le lieu offre une (re)connexion à la nature !
Merci Simone, merci Julie, merci les animaux
On vous dit à bientôt <3Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Julie & Bruno)
Juju et Nono sont venus pour 2 semaines et sont partis au bout de 2 mois et demi, ce qui en dit beaucoup, déjà..
Nono est toujours enthousiaste et facile à vivre, tandis que Juju apporte une authenticité et une joie de vivre rafraichissantes. Ensemble, nous avons eu l'impression d'avoir formé une véritable petite famille. Nous avons partagé de
… read more nombreux projets sur la finca, tels que la construction d'un abri, la réparation du poulailler, la création d'un potager, la coupe de bois (beaucoup de bois), l'éducation des chiens… Bêché, cloué, vissé, sué, ca ils ont fait :-D Nous avons également passé des moments ensemble à part des tâches, et ca, c’était vraiment chouette. L'ambiance était toujours joyeuse et les rires ne manquaient pas.
Leur sens des responsabilités, leur honnêteté et leur implication au travail sont exemplaires. Ils sont polyvalents et prêts à relever tous les défis. Leur présence sur la finca a été une expérience extrêmement positive pour nous, tant sur le plan de l’accomplissement de tâches comme humainement. De plus, ils ont pris soin de nos animaux avec autant d'amour que s'ils étaient les leurs. Et ca, pour nous c’était vraiment une vraie aide.
Nous recommandons vivement ces deux volontaires dévoués et impliqués, et nous espérons vous revoir bientôt (LOVE avec les mains) !
Vom Workawayer (Nemolino) für Host
We spend two really nice weeks at Julie and Simones place and enjoyed it so much!
Although it rained the first week, the two welcomed us like old friends in their house.
We had everything we needed for cooking by ourselves and could always ask for whats missing or harvest things from the garden.
They put a lot of work in the massia for the
… read more workawayers, always trying to improve it to make the stay more comfortable.
We learned a lot from and with them. It was always fun to figure things out or listen to story's about the shelter.
Both care so much about their and the shelters cats and dogs, it was just heartwarming to see!
So all in all, we highly recommend them to any workawyers who are interested in an feministic, animal loving approach two an autonomous live of grid with two really cool women!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Florian) für Host
The three of us (two humans and a dog) spend one month at the project of Julie and Simone and it was just amazing. They welcomed us on their wide and open land surrounded by nothing but olive, almond and fig trees in Spain. Working together was never boring. They are super well organized and are always working with passion and dedication.
We could
… read more talk about anything, cooked beautiful meals together and felt cared for every minute of our stay. Especially the food is worth mentioning since they really spoiled us with special goodies (we're vegans ;)) all the time.
During our stay we learned to work with the land regarding mostly building things. For example: we put up a huge fence and started building a wooden construction for an outdoor kitchen.
What is also super amazing is that they are volunteering in a dog shelter so there will most likely be at least one foster dog or puppy around. In general if you have a dog that is friendly with other dogs it is simply paradise since they can all run free together in their huge fenced yard (we did the fence tho hihi).
In total we are very happy to have been at their project.
thank you so much and hope to see you this year!
xx Flow, Kati and LuaDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Florian)
Flo and Kati are lovely people. They and their dog Lua stayed with us for a whole month, and we really enjoyed it. They spread positive energy and are very pleasant to be around. They were also highly motivated and did very good work. One big project we finished together was putting up a long fence, this included clearing shrubs, drilling holes
… read more for the posts, pouring concrete foundations for the gates, and putting the wire mesh on. They also helped us repair/build dry stone walls and small stone stairs, making our finca look much tidier. They finished several little jobs working with wood, all with a lot of care and good ideas. Even when work was a bit boring (disassembling pallets, taking the bark off wooden logs,...) they carried on and never complained. Flo even repaired some small things around our house on their days off, which we appreciated very much ;-) We really are extremely happy with the work they did here.
Lua is a friendly dog who got along well with our two and played in our fenced garden while we were working. In the afternoons, we went for dog walks together.
We can definitely recommend them as guests and as workers. We wish them all the best and hope they will come back to stay with us again some day.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Silke & Hannes)
Silke and Hannes stayed here in their own van. When they left, they did not only leave a lot of amazing work done, but they also adopted one of the dogs from the shelter we work with. We were very happy for all three of them :-)
During the three weeks they were here, they mainly worked on a fence: clearing shrubs, drilling holes for the poles,
… read more pouring concrete foundations for the gates, and putting on the wire mesh. Some of it was hard physical work. They also did a bit of woodwork to start a small wooden building, and shredded branches. They are both good cooks and prepared some nice southern German meals for us. We were very happy with their work. We can definitely recommend them, and we hope their travels will bring them back to our finca some time.
Vom Workawayer (Silke & Hannes) für Host
We have spent a wonderful 3 weeks with Julie and Simone. We felt at home from the beginning and immediately fell in love with their beautiful property, the olive trees and (of course) their two amazing dogs & the chickens.
Our main project was building a huge fence around a big part of the property. For this we had to drill holes for the posts,
… read more put up doors and pour them in cement and also clear a path in the forest for the fence.
Even if the work often was exhausting, it was always so much fun working with Julie & Simone and the two other workawayers Kathi & Flo!
We enjoyed the time with all 4 of them & we still think about Simone's tempeh and Julie's crepes A LOT. At the end it was really hard to say goodbye because it felt like we became a small community & we miss the daily dog walks & spending time together very much! We are looking forward to coming back to see the new house!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Workawayer (Katharina & Jakob) für Host
We spent wonderful two weeks with Simone and Julie at their farm with the dogs, chickens and almon-trees. It was our first Workaway experience so far and both of them made it a perfect first experience. Everything was uncomplicated, fun and diversified. There were always ongoing projects on the farm, but not too much work but a fair amount of work
… read more in exchance for food and accomodation. Simone and Julie have been helpful, welcoming hosts we would love to visit again one day. We hope they can manage all their ongoing (and upcoming) projects with the help of other volunteers.
Cheers
Jakob and KathiDu kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Katharina & Jakob)
Kathi and Jakob stayed with us for two weeks. We did a bit of small construction, harvested almonds, worked in the garden, and they even took care of some emergency foster puppies we had to take in from the dog shelter. They did a good job and were very nice to have around. We shared some meals and they taught us their dice game "10000" which was
… read more great fun. We wish them the best of luck for the rest of their trip and we would be happy to have them back here any time!
Vom Workawayer (Benoît) für Host
I had a great time with Julie and Simone, they were always happy, funny, wanted to show me the region where they live. They were always up to share their experiences, a meal or a discussion. And they were quite flexible, so it was nice.
The place is perfect for people who want to retire from crowded cities in a quiet and nice place. Depending on
… read more the season, you can find quite a lot of fresh and natural fruits in nature.
The masia where I lived was not totally finished, but it's nice and it's better to leave a little the comfort of our modern societies and I appreciated staying there.
My work was to help them collecting almonds, or collecting stones to finish building the stone of a grey water recycling system (we were almost finished when I left).
Thanks to both of you for this pleasant time!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Daniela & Harshdeep)
Daniela and Harsh were a pleasure to have here on our finca. They worked hard, were very motivated, listened carefully to instructions and learnt quickly. They always had an eye for things that still needed doing and cleaned their tools and materials up after themselves without fail. They also prepared delicious food. Both are calm but very
… read more interesting people to talk to. We enjoyed our meals and excursions together but felt that they also left us enough privacy. They will always be welcome back to our place.
Vom Workawayer (Daniela & Harshdeep) für Host
We had a great time spending a week with Simone and Julie. They're intelligent, creative and fun couple. They'd always make sure we felt good and it was very chill to be around them. We appreciate that Simone and Julie shared their day-to-day life with us, from sharing meals with us (Simone makes delicious plant-based dishes🤗), teaching us more
… read more about living off-grid to taking us for trips to explore the beautiful surroundings. They're also happy to share their knowledge about dogs, cats and shelter work and they once even took us to an animal shelter.
We had a cute masía for ourselves and learnt how to use water more efficiently and avoid overuse (as there was no running water). It's a peaceful place to be, just to relax, be in nature, hang out with chickens or their cute doggos.
When it comes to work, Simone and Julie were patient with us and helped us when needed. They're building a stonewall for the grey water pool now so the tasks were mainly collecting stones and building the stonewall. Also helping with watering some days and other smaller tasks. The working hours were flexible and Simone and Julie made sure we felt comfortable.
Simone and Julie, thank you for having us and we hope to see you again one day!Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
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