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Hi, I am Andreas, I am an adopted Asturian, originally from South Africa and the Netherlands.
I live off grid, ie own electricity and water, and a bit isolated in Asturias a few km from the coast. There is a food forest and vegetable gardens along permaculture lines. In addition I am are restoring some old houses on my land. The farm is located roughtly midway between the towns of Mones and Ballota, but behind the mountains.The village is more or less deserted and very beautifull. Lots of old stone ruins and walled fields.
For volunteers and the odd pilgrim to Santiago there are two wooden cabins and a huge old wine barrel (tiny houses). Amenities are a compost toilet, a wood heated hot shower and even a wood fired sauna! So living is more or less comfortable, even in winter.
I have a dog, chickens and cats. Hopefully there will be more animals in future, maybe a pig or sheep. There is space and pasture but this project require more hands.
There also are some construction work. I use a lot of natural materials from the environment, recycled material and sometimes new stuff. It is a good opportunity to learn about building stone walls, woodwork, working with machines, electricity, solar power, etc etc. If you are a specialist maybe I can learn from you :)
The farming effort is subsistence farming with focus on fruit trees, berries, a vegetable garden in three parts, shitake mushroom cultivation etc.
Work is hard when we work but there is enough time to relax, explore the environment and do other stuff. (5 hours x 5 days is the guideline).
The minimum time to stay is around two weeks. If the click is good longer term volunteering or becomming part of this project is possible.
For long term volunteers (maybe even a small family) i am prepared to skipper a bit to accommodate a local or online job. We can work out the details together.
A little note: I integrate you as best as I can, this means that I sometimes take you along to friends etc. It is important for me that you value this and are actually looking for this kind of experience.:)
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Kunstprojekte
Sprachpraxis
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Haus- & Haustiersitting

Interessengebiete
Outdoor-AktivitätenKulturTechnikLeben im Camper-VanNachhaltigkeitSelbstentwicklungFarmarbeitWassersportStrandCampingTanzenWandernGebirgeYoga / WellnessTiereBücherHeimwerken & DIYTischlerarbeitenKochen & BackenGartenarbeitenZeichnen & MalenGeschichteGärtnernMusikSprachenNatur
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
English, Dutch, Spanish, permaculture, construction, farming shitakes, building with stone, electricity/offgrid/alternate energy etc. While you are here you are part of our/my family so we go to the beach, visit friends, take walks, go mushroom hunting etc.

Arbeit
I am urgently looking for someone to house sit from mid april to mid may.
I recieve volunteers in order to help me but also for social interacción and community
GENERAL
2. Restoring the old stone houses/basic construction
2. Permaculture/gardening activities
3. Clearing and preparing land for permaculture activities
Obviously I will ask you to lend a hand with some other loose tasks as well :)..
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Afrikaans: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Spanisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: FließendDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
My English is excellent, to be honest my Dutch and Afrikaans is a bit rusted. My Spanish grammar is not that great. My friends and neighbours are Spanish/Asturian which i frequently visit. I would love to learn Russian next.
Unterkunft
Two wooden cabins (tiny houses), a big wine barrel and more.
Compost toilet, Outdoor (hot wood fired) shower and black sauna. Cold dip pool .
Was noch ...
Asturias is very beautifull, lots of mountains, the ocean, hearty, good and affordable food etc. A hidden paradise. We are a gem in this paradise.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this time together with Andreas & Ufo and Jess, the long term volunteer there and her dog Foka.
Andreas is a great guy, a generous, warm and amazingly strong man with a big heart.
And Jess is a gentle and spiritual presence, full of charm.
And i… read more
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Kultureller Austausch:
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I thoroughly enjoyed this time together with Andreas & Ufo and Jess, the long term volunteer there and her dog Foka.
Andreas is a great guy, a generous, warm and amazingly strong man with a big heart.
And Jess is a gentle and spiritual presence, full of charm.
And i… read more
The place, in the middle of the hills, is full of surprise. It's green, and at every corner you get to pick greens or fruits or discover a new tiny house.
Andreas cares a lot about his volunteer and teaching them stuff. There's no shortage of project of any kind and he takes a lot of care of… read more
Running a place like his entails a variety of work. We have built some stone walls, did a lot of pruning and weeding, harvesting and some work with concrete.
It… read more
This is a beautiful place in the middle of the mountains, somewhere to appreciate silence and a slow quiet life.
5 golden stars
It is a magical place, out of any scheme of social convention, you feel at home from the first day, and it always makes you aware more than so many things are wrong in society.
I could talk for hours about the… read more
Thanks so much Andreas and came to visit my project in Portugal.
Thank you for everything Andreas (and Ufo !!)
Andreas is very intelligent and will teach you anything you'd like to… read more
The accommodation is comfortable and food was never missing.
Thank you Andreas, for opening your home for us,… read more
Andreas is a very nice and interesting person, so don't hesitate to ask him about things you're interested in.
I hope I can go back there once !
Andreas es una… read more
Venture
The first week we did an intensive work of "mulching" around the youg trees.
The timing where… read more
Ese es un sitio realmente mágico, el trabajo ha sido muy satisfactorio: durante el mes que he estado ahí he trabajado los huertos y todo el conocimiento que ello conlleva.
A parte, Andreas y Paola son unas personas muy interesantes de conocer
Recomiendo esta… read more
The place is great, the work really interesting and different.
I recommend 100% ! :)
Os deseo lo mejor a los dos. Hasta pronto 😊
If you want to learn about literally anything (of course, the most important is about plants and construction), you just have to go to this magical place in the middle of the mountain in the beautiful Asturias and spend some time with them. You… read more
Andreas (y Paola)
all the best !!!!!
pablo.
Andreas y Paola
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Andreas y Paola
Incredible place tended to by incredibly people, so much so I had to go twice. Andreas is fun, patient and thoughtful; an all round amazing guy to be around who gives off infectious good vibes and positive energy. He is at the same time a wise teacher if you need to… read more
Say hello to everybody!
Come for a glass of sidra when you pass by
would go back any day:)
The surrounding nature is just wonderful and really makes you feel disconnected from the rat race. A real magical experience.… read more
