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Join our tribe and help at an ecological off-grid oasis in Aljezur, Portugal

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  2025 

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  • Beschreibung

    Beschreibung

    *** Between early January and May 2025, we are looking for carpenters, masons, painters and wood sculptors, to continue the work in the community village, finishing building a wooden house for the team, and setup a big garden pond to introduce ducks in our food garden system 🪚🧱🪵 🦆💦
    We are also looking for help in the kitchen to cook for the community and people with experience to help out in the Forest maintenance and Food Gardens.

    *** From April until November: general help in the following topics: house keeping; food gardens; general maintenance of the existing natural buildings, animal care and cooking lunch for the amazing community !!!! ✨❤️

    *** Looking for someone that also wants to stay longer and help out in the kitchen or in the housekeeping - From April until September ✨🌱

    We are a group of souls dedicated to the international regenerative movement and permanent improvement of the natural environment and human cooperation. From our family dream (of 4), all our movements and growth took us to a special path, holding space for a family to grow into a tribe.

    We are an association of people that have the call to live a life that gives more than what it takes. People that gather to understand how to live a more balanced life, eventually off-grid, in close contact with Nature, for Nature and from Nature. We are anchored to an ecological farm in Aljezur that hosts those seeking for a close encounter with the elements of Nature.

    Based on a 45 hectare land, our place is a laboratory of Agroecology and Human rooting. We investigate, experiment and build knowledge that eventually inspire and reeducate our associates for a regenerative life for a thriving Nature.


    VISION

    We have a vision of a Planet that holds a balanced coexistence between all beings. An existence in which humans are living in harmony with the natural elements and connected to their natural source of happiness. A connection that is based on love, understanding, abundance and simplicity.


    MISSION

    We understand that the relation between Humans and Nature is profoundly unbalanced but there are ways out. 

    From this insight, our mission is to develop and share knowledge that will inspire and enable people to have a regenerative, prosperous and meaningful life, that will bring back the individual and collective balance. 

    We believe this route is based on the understanding of the wholeness and of the collective-individual and spiritual-material relations, in which personal self-consciousness, ancestral knowledge and community agro-ecological practices are well integrated.

    We want to achieve our objectives by holding a space that is in permanent change, integrating diversity and generating the reality we want to live in, a place that holds the good example and inspires people


    VALUES

    Inspired in our Permaculture practice, our values resonate and so:

    We care for the Planet
    We care for the People
    We want to share knowledge

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    WHAT WE DO AND HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE AND HELP

    "We live on a farm near the coast, that has wild forest, agricultural land and a community of people focused on living closer to their natural source. We are reeducating ourselves to live a regenerative life. Everyday we learn something new out of our process of experimentation to make everything more simple."

    In this process, we have several areas of teaching & learning on the job, in which our affiliates can participate.

    Forestry, Food gardening and animal care
    We are located in a 45 hectare land with all five zones of a Permaculture Farm. We have food gardens to be nurtured, wild and productive forests to be managed under the permaculture guidelines and several farm animals to be cared for.
    If you want to apply for this area of participation you should either have some experience or fresh knowledge in permaculture that you like to put in practice.

    Until May, help in forestry is much appreciated. After the big wildfires nearby last year, we are cleaning the surrounding magic forest for fire prevention. So a lot of brush cut, bringing down dead trees and planting new local native species and taking dry stuff from the ways. These actions are also part of the regeneration vision that we sustain.


    Courses and Retreats Support.
    We hold several courses and retreats, single or group ones, organized by ourselves or in partnership. Affiliates can help out in the organization and management of these events and its logistics, or they can propose to create one for the association and offer their own knowledge.


    Natural Building, Forestry and off-grid general maintenance.
    We are totally off-grid, in terms of water and electricity. This means we are independent from any company supplying these basic commodities. All our constructions are natural buildings or involve the usage of ecological and sustainable materials. Affiliates can come to join in rehabilitation, construction or maintenance events, some of this in the form of formal courses or just in the course of the Association daily activity.


    Community living
    We are a permanent group of at least 10 people working and helping on the Association activities. Cooking, cleaning and general community living is a central experience for those that want to come for a longer period of time that involves staying at least ONE MONTH. Everyone that comes to participate in the Association has the amazing opportunity to meet people from all over the world, enjoy the natural landscape of the farm and explore the world-class coast and beaches of Southwest Portugal.

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    We invite the encounter of souls that come from different realms but that share the same values and want to contribute in different ways to the common good of this association. 

    This diversity also translates in different forms of playing a role and participating in this association. The most usual is volunteering <3

    You can join the Association by becoming an Associate and then actively participate as a Volunteer, a Student, a Trainee, a Donor or a mix of these.

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    PLEASE TAKE NOTE:

    Minimum stay is one month! This makes it more efficient for everyone.

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    We are only 15 min driving from the Atlantic Ocean, embracing some of the world's most amazing beaches. The best coast of Europe is actually here. Perfect for surfing.
    In Costa Vicentina, food is totally amazing - fresh fish, sweet potatoes and loads of veggies coming from many permaculture lands around.
    Although Aljezur is a small town, it is very cosmopolite with people from all over the world living here - many spiritual communities also proliferate in this remote coast of west Europe and loads of interesting things are always happening around here ;) There is the Saturdays morning market where the most alternative community mix totally in local farmers.

    Everyday we go to town and some days to Lagos, so you can try to synchronise with the ride, although many people just walk their way. There is also a shop in Aljezur with bikes to rent out if you want to enjoy the surroundings on a bike.

    This is a good place if you like to meet people.
    Our house has always some interesting visitors :) good company is granted.

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    For those travelling with their pets, please kindly note that, although we love animals and have quite a few here, we cannot accept animals from the outside.
    We also do not host families with children .
    If you are in these group, we wish you all the best finding your perfect hosts <3

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    How are we organised:

    We speak Portuguese and Spanish but fluent English is required, as we can be quite a big group of people from all over the planet. This is why our official language is English and so everyone understands each other and can be well integrated.
    Our community is organised in different teams and each team has a team leader. The team leaders help the new volunteers with their integration and they organise the tasks in a way that everyone always understands what needs to be done.

    We use a "navigation board" with the tasks for the week so everyone knows pretty well what will be their contribution to the tasks ahead. Days off will be spread during the week during summer, spring and autumn, and in winter we focus on Sunday plus Monday or Saturday.

    As a big tribe we need to be organised around here, so we all help with some communal cleaning tasks after work. This is not part of your volunteering exchange, but will be part of your community duty.

    Lunch is vegetarian and prepared for everyone by one or more people from the cooking team. We provide a very nice lunch and the ingredientes for a nutricional simple breakfast. We provide all the equipment and space for everyone to prepare their own meals on their own time.
    If you want to join the cooking team, you are more than welcome even if you don’t have much experience. We have a team leader to help organising the work and a nice recipe book to follow.

    We invite everyone to "leave the place better than how they found it". This applies to the communal way of living here and so shared spaces must be always clean and nice for the others to use them. With this approach to life, we can keep higher hygiene and safety standards, while keeping the place comfortable for everyone and contributing to a happy group of people.

    Very Important: We are embedded into Nature, in a natural protected area with high risk of fire. Smoking is only allowed in the smoking area and any type of fire is forbidden!

    We have Cats, chickens and bees, and 2 sweet giant dogs , 2 donkeys. And a lot of other wild animals...

    Our house is small (but the table is big :) :) :) the team and the community have some nice common spaces to hang out and a communal cosy and equipped kitchen .

    The Volunteer Village is where people sleep. In the course of time, many upgrades have been made and now this is a very nice beautiful space with an amazing view. Having said this, there is always room for improvements and everyone is invited to make it better.
    In the Volunteer Village you have 3 caravans (one for one person and the other two for 2 people).
    There is also a nice container house with 2 rooms (2pp + 2ppl), and a wood shelter for 2.
    On top of these rooms, we also provide camping tents because many people prefer to stay even closer to Nature. All tents are individual (non shared) with a good mattress. The weather is very good all year round, but we believe is the call for nature that makes volunteers prefer this option.
    You have 2 dry toilets in this area.

    The Volunteer Village also has space for a couple of caravans, so if you are driving with your own camper van, you are very welcome to stay with a beautiful setting.

    NOTE :
    When you arrive we will give you clean sheets and pillow case, but please bring your own pillow, towel and sleeping bag. We do have extra blankets. We will make a our best to help you ground, and give you a "Welcome Guide" for something we might forget to explain. You will also have a Welcome Buddy, from Team Leaders..

    Please .. send us all questions you have, and be clear if you need something - This place will be your Home for a few weeks, or even months, as people tend to stay with us more than the minimum required

    Remember this land is in a valley with small mountains. Being fit is highly useful :)

    <3 Be Very Welcome to Join our Eco-Project and Family <3

  • Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    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
  • Interessengebiete

    Interessengebiete

    Kultur
    Videoaufnahmen
    Selbstentwicklung
    Karitative Arbeiten
    Farmarbeit
    Leben im Camper-Van
    Vegetarier / Veganer
    Nachhaltigkeit
    Architektur
    Musik
    Gärtnern
    Fotografie
    Gartenarbeiten
    Tischlerarbeiten
    Kochen & Backen
    Heimwerken & DIY
    Tiere
    Strand
    Fitness
    Erlebnissportarten
    Outdoor-Aktivitäten
    Wandern
    Radfahren
    Wassersport
    Yoga / Wellness
    Natur
    Camping
    Tanzen
    Gebirge
  • UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

    UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

    UNO-Ziele
    Keine Armut
    Kein Hunger
    Gesundheit und Wohlergehen
    Hochwertige Bildung
    Geschlechtergleichstellung
    Sauberes Wasser und Sanitärversorgung
    Bezahlbare und saubere Energie
    Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum
    Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur
    Weniger Ungleichheiten
    Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
    Nachhaltige Konsum- und Produktionsmuster sicherstellen
    Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz
    Leben unter Wasser
    Leben an Land
    Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen
    Partnerschaften zur Erreichung der Ziele
  • Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Workawayers and students will benefit from constant exchange of knowledge that comes along with this project. There is a deep feeling of belonging to the nature, surrounded by beautiful wilderness, 15 minutes driving from the beach.
    Here you can wake up with the bird singing and fall asleep with owls <3
    you can learn a lot from different areas, from food to shou sugi ban (a Japanese method to preserve wood)...
    We are grounded, friendly welcoming people, speaking Portuguese, English and Spanish. And we are always ready to embrace new members into the tribe and family, that's is growing with this project since late 2016 *****

    Some things only become known for who has been here, and some are still with us, for long, and many others keep coming back, so we believe it's a good sign <3

    Joana & Mario

  • Arbeit

    Arbeit

    We need and accept different types of help during different times of the year:

    SUMMER TIME, from April to November - Special attention to Help in the House, and in the Farm, with food gardens maintenance, cooking, house keeping, laundry, team breakfast preparation and general maintenance.

    - Also we are looking for Yoga / Pilates teachers and other wellbeing activities facilitators. This will be part of their routine while doing other general tasks in the community

    ALL YEAR - Gardening, animal care, farming, cooking, forest maintenance tasks, general housekeeping, building maintenance, art craft, painting, furniture, sculpture in dead trees, keeping the volunteers kitchen and dry compost
    We always have volunteers around and so there is always the need of a hand in the kitchen and in the food gardens.

    October to April - Special help managing the farm in this southern warm winter.... ! all summer structures will come down, stored and maintained. A great help is necessary in the regeneration project, with a lot of forest work: brush-cutting, tree care and pruning, planting, shredding and foraging for wild food.
    Handyman and handywomen are welcome with carpentry, masonry and plumbing skills to help fixing and upgrading the natural building structures. We are also looking for skilled artists to work on wood sculptures and make our forest a more magical place.

    Other things or needs may pop up on the way :D

  • Gesprochene Sprachen

    Englisch: Fließend
    Spanisch: Fließend
    Portugiesisch: Fließend

  • Unterkunft

    Unterkunft

    We are in Algarve, with great weather all year long, ideal for the outdoor living most of the year. The house is not big, but we have a big kitchen and different communal spaces to share.. We created a Central kitchen, with volunteers for volunteers <3 we are creating a new chill out area and new hot showers.

    IN WINTER- accommodation we have 3 caravans one for one person and the other two for 2 people. A wood shelter for 2 ppl max. Even so, in winter many people search the nature contact and want to be in a tent, leaving many times empty rooms...

    Although water is scarce in the region and we always have to manage it well along the year.

    IN THE SUMMER accommodation is in individual tents (we use 1p/tent but they meant for 3ppl) , and a outdoor chill out. . in a cute pine tree forest providing shade.

    The view is just amazing and workawayers can have there own privacy and comnfort too. There is a dry compost toilet in the camping, and hot shower

    People with their own camper van are welcome too!!

    It's MANDATORY TO you bring your own sleeping bag if you have, and your personal towel, or pillow (for the ones who can travel with) ... :) Please also bring a clean scarf to use in your head when cooking

    (We cannot accept other dogs, although we love them)

    bring good shoes, your hat , sun cream and a head flash light if you have it :)

  • Was noch ...

    Was noch ...

    The farm is just 4km from Aljezur. We go everyday to the town to drop and pick up the kids at school, and there are always people in the community with a car that can help out with car pooling, making it easy to move around.

    Also our land is made of sweet green mountains, and hold a Mediterranean forest of 45 hectares... Good to walk and dive in.

    Aljezur has all the basics..
    There are holistic doctors, an organic shop, many spiritual communities, and super nice Saturday market.

    There are many cool spots with projects in town a lot of good things happening , concerts, workshops, yoga and great amazing vegan food, art fairs, Dancing....

    Aljezur, located in world class Costa Vicentina, is surrounded by some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The closest ones are around 15 minutes driving which in this coast is pretty close :)
    Food around this area can be very delicious and if you like to eat real fish.. .then you will be in paradise.

    In the neighbourhood of our farm, you can enjoy nature trekking, Yoga classes, pottery classes, mindfullness groups, and much more from the spiritual realm. Lagos, the closest big city, is just half an hour driving from Aljezur.
    Around this area there are many special alternative flea markets, also with events and music.

    In another direction, also half an hour from Aljezur, you will reach Monchique, a natural park in the heart of the highest and biggest mountain of Algarve, with a healing spring water and thermal facilities (it seems that it has the most alkaline water in Europe).

    The mountains of Monchique are also magical area to explore, if you like hiking..
    Come and find more .....
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  • Etwas mehr Information

    Etwas mehr Information

    • Internet Zugang

    • Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

      Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

    • Wir besitzen Tiere

    • Wir sind Raucher

    • Familien möglich

  • Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Yes we can.

  • Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    We have space for a couple of medium big size vans, with an amazing view. We are not very eager for having a lot of cars around but having a couple of caravans it's ok. We dont provide water and electricity directly to camper vans in these parking lots.

  • Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    mehr als zwei

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