Join us at our place between the sea and mountains in Turquel, Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  Hi there!
  
  Nature brings us happiness and joy. We love to work in and with it by growing vegetables, herbs and fruits, building with ecological materials, and trying to live as conscious as possible. We moved into our (totally renovated) oldtimer camper in january 2022. After travelling for a while, in june 2022, we found our own piece of land in Portugal, between the ocean and the mountains. Here we are creating our new home where we would like to spend the rest of our lives. We are situated near a very small town, but at the end of a dead end road, deep down in a calm valley with a beautiful view. In december 2024 we moved into our (partly) renovated farm house.
  
  Our goal is to live as self-sufficient as possible. As we have only been here for a couple of years, we still have a long way to go, but we already have an abundance of vegetables and eggs, and planted a lot of fruit trees of which we are harvesting the first beautiful fruits. We both have experience in growing vegetables, herbs and small fruits organically. Jannick also has experience in pruning and tree climbing (arborist).
  
  Building and renovating with ecological products is something we really know how to do. Jannick is the son of carpenter and has been working with wood all his life. We renovated a ruin (and our camper!) and built a wooden cabin in the forest together in Belgium, before we started on the masterpiece: our farm.
  Extra skills: compost-toilets, watersystems and filtering systems, 12V electricity solar set-ups.
  
  Natacha is a herbalist and writer who likes to help others who need guidance with writing. She can get lost in texts & things. Natural medicine, planting and taking care of the garden and animals are some of her favourite things. Jannick is a former firefighter with a real hands-on mentality and can fix barely anything. He is specialised in rescue climbing and has a lot of survival skills. Both of us worked with people with a disability and are eager to help out others. Oh yes, we loooove to cook vegetarian food. Reggae has always been the soundtrack of our lives.
  
  Workawayers that come to our place become part of our family.
  
  Important extra info: we have a very energetic, enthusiastic and loveable border collie (Buju!) who joins us everywhere we go. He loves to meet new friends. In august 23 we adopted an abandoned kitten as well, Ziggy, who is Buju's best friend. In june 2025 we adopted kittenbrothers Alpha & Steppa. We also have chickens and ducks.
  
  CLIMATE: we live in a part of Portugal that has a very moderate climate compared to the center or south of the country. In summer it usually is between 25-28°C. We also have a bit more rain here than the average amount in Portugal.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Vegetarier / Veganer

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Kultur

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Geschichte

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Sprachen

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Blogging

  

  Schreiben

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Tiere

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Natur

  

  Camping

  

  Gebirge

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We are experienced in growing vegetables, fruits and herbs, and also chickens and ducks. Natacha is also a herbalist and good chef. Jannick can teach you a lot about DIY and has different skills he'd love to share with you, including water filter systems and 12V electricity systems. Both of us are very motivated to show you how to live as selfsufficient as possible. We are very interested in learning more about your culture and experiences with (growing) food, sustainability and working on a farm.
  
  In your time off, there is a a LOT to visit and do in our area. We are located only half an hour from the beach (Nazaré, Foz do Arelho, ...) and the natural park of the Serra de Aire e Candeeiros is on the other side. If you love to visit cities and musea: we are close to Alcobaça and not too far from Caldas da Rainha and Óbidos. In our direct surroundings there are enough forests and fields in which you can walk for hours.
  
  Learn about:
  - Growing fruits, vegetbles and herbs
  - Taking care of animals
  - DIY projects with different materials
  - Cooking vegetarian meals
  - Herbalism/natural medicine

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  Arbeit

  We are looking for people who could help with taking care of the vegetable garden, trees and animals, and helping out with some DIY projects. There are so many things to do that you will have a long list to choose from. Of course we are also open to other nice suggestions. We would love it if you would have/choose your own project on our land to help with. Hope we can meet eachother soon!
  
  - DIY projects on the farm
  - Growing vegetables, herbs and fruits (organic)
  - Taking care of chickens and ducks

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Fließend
  Niederländisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  Hi there! Natacha would love to teach you English, French and/or Dutch.
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  Unterkunft

  We can host you in our cosy camper (see pictures), max 2 people. The camper has a small bathroom, water, a gas hob and a heater (in winter). If you prefer camping, we also have a big tent.
  Our facilities are very basic. We don't have running water and use an outdoor shower with rain water.
  
  We will provide three meals a day in exchange for 4 hours of work 5 days a week. (Unless you have another proposal we like ;).) We normally only eat vegetarian food, but if you really want fish or meat we could provide that once a week.

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  Was noch ...

  If you don't have your own car or camper, we can take you to the places we go and drop you off in the surrounding towns/cities or at the bus stop (which is very close by). Most of the time, we enjoy being and working on our own land and taking long walks in the valley. One of the reasons we came here, is because we love the tranquility. If we go on a trip, we'd love to take you with us.

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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

  We have wifi on our property.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We would love to have workawayers with their own vehicle/campervan. You are very welcome. :)

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  Too many to name!

  Steppa (1 Monat)

  Alpha (1 Monat)

  

  Ziggy (1 Jahr)

  

  Buju (3 Jahren)

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