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Be part of my project: living in nature and restoring an old farm and land near Tomar, Portugal

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  • Letzte Aktivität: 18 März 2024

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  • Beschreibung

    Beschreibung

    *** UPDATE ***

    Mostly needed at the moment (after a couple of 'no shows' last year):

    > create the entrance pathways with stones and concrete
    > paint the walls inside
    > install interior doors
    > put up a new kitchen (like ikea)
    > fix the wooden garden gate (the storm has broken it)
    > digging and deepening the creak and the drainage in the garden so that the newly planted fruit trees do not stand in water anymore
    > burn garden waste
    > cut trees
    > cut the grass with an electric strimmer (here it's Spring already)
    > quite a few "handyman things" around house and garden (like smaller electrical installations)
    > insulation of the roofs with hemp wool (from June/July)
    > if you are into graphics and design (and have your own device): help me create the internet blog of my world tour as a book (personal memory)

    Thank you.
    Hoping to hear from you soon! 🙏

    ♡=> You don't have to be vaccinated! <=♡

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    Hi Workawayers!

    Welcome to my profile. 😊

    Help me restore an old farm house with a big orchard and upcoming vegetable garden in Central Portugal while enjoying the quiet, smell and peace of the surrounding nature!

    Although this is a working holiday platform for me it's important not to welcome you as cheap workers but enthusiastic and devoted people that like to get things done, see a progress and want to be part of a project. 🌟

    My name is Laura, I am 56 years old and from Germany. I have bought a beautiful old farmland of 12.000 m² (own forest) with a stone house plus annex, two little ruins and two wells in the center of Portugal (near Ferreira do Zêzere) that needs to be renovated. Even though I had professional building companies there still are a lot of things to do to make it a house with normal living standards. 💚

    Having been a Workawayer for one year of travel around the world a few years ago myself I now would appreciate some help with my own project (for details see below). 🙏

    Enjoy the quiet and the nature! Enjoy a good flow of energy in the house, garden and own forest. 🌟

    P.S. Please be aware that at the moment there is only a (rather cold) garden shower and an outdoor toilet. The kitchen has moved inside and can be heated. You will have your own room with a bed inside the house, the living area can be heated with a wood burning stove.

    Volunteers with experience in the tasks needed, taking responsibility for a parts of a little project or with positive feedback are preferred.

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    For longer stays there should be a two-weeks-trial period to see if it matches for both sides.

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  • Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
    Gartenarbeiten
    Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
  • Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    You will get to know this nice and quite area and landscape with healthy maritime climate and the smell of eucalyptus, singing birds, much space...

    Also I have some friends living in the area, and there is a growing community of foreigners and locals that are connecting quickly (we have swap markets, circles, workshops, movie nights and parties). So no need to stay all by yourselves...

    => Please note that my place is in a rural area with farms and agriculture. The next bus stop is a 15-minute-walk away, the bus to Ferreira do Zêzere runs once a day... Two bikes are available. For the weekends I often can drop you of at the river or lake or in Tomar.

    You should bring enough to read (I have a little German and English library though - prose and garden helpers), your yoga mat or whatever you need to feel comfortable away from the institutions and consumption of modern society.

    I have a guitar that waits to be played as well, and since Christmas a Roll Piano. :-) Also I like to sing.

  • Arbeit

    Arbeit

    I bought an old farm in Central Portugal that has to be rebuilt - the interior needs to be built up anew now after the finishing the rough works by the construction company, the huge but beautiful garden needs weeding, providing a water supply for new planted trees and lots more..

    >> BUILDUNG <<

    * PAINT the walls inside
    * FLOORING (tiling and parquet)
    * roof INSULATION with hemp wool
    * building SHELVES in the tiny house
    * installing DOORS (indoors)
    * fix the old garden GATE
    * build steps to the backyards
    * sand and paint the old interior blinds
    * restore some old furniture
    * create a self-made fence with self-cut eucalypthus for the little space in front of the house

    >> GARDEN <<

    * The fruit trees and the first vegetables need WATERING in the warmer periods...
    * Build two UPRIGHTS to support the awning in the yard.
    * Help me Install an IRRIGATION SYSTEM and also a DRAINAGE SYSTEM in the big garden (for a lot of new fruit trees plus vegetables) - a professional will teach and help us.
    * Cover one of the wells with freshly cut trees and a sheet.
    * WEEDING always needs to be done (prune the olive trees, cut the wild wine etc.).
    * WOOD CHOP newly cut branches.
    * Olive HARVEST (October)!!!
    * BURN garden waste (from November on).
    * CUT the olive trees (October/November).
    * The FIRE PITCH needs an enforcement wall with big natural stones (from November on).
    * Would you have fun to build a SWEAT LODGE with my young eucalyptus trees (if possible)?
    * Create a new BIOTOPE.
    * Create a new FLOWER BEDDING in front of the house - do your own creations!
    * Help create a PERMACULTURE garden.
    * Create an HERB SNAIL.
    * Kiwi Hill (4 plants) needs a PERGOLA at some point.
    * The PATHWAY could go with some new creation of natural stones.
    * Create a YOGA PLATFORM in the huge garden, maybe even a sauna?

    => Good boots or even rubber boots are highly recommended (I can provide size 37 and 42).

    I kindly ask for committed help of 5 hours per day, 5 days a week (or equivalent as the works might vary due to necessity and available helpers). 🙏 Cooking and doing the dishes is shared.

  • Sprachen

    Gesprochene Sprachen
    Deutsch: Fließend
    Englisch: Fließend
    Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
    Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse

    Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
    I definitely want to learn Portugese some day... and an introduction into Sanskrit would be nice! I can share my German (mother tongue) and good English language skills with you!

  • Unterkunft

    Unterkunft

    I have a nice and protected shady sitting area in the beautiful yard that I use during the warmer seasons, the kitchen has moved inside meanwhile.
    There is a toilet house in the upper garden (outside) and also a nice and protected cold garden shower.

    There are four bedrooms (mostly double) for us to use in the main house.

    The heating system is not finished, but I have wood burning stoves.

    OWN EQUIPMENT
    Of course you can bring your own tent (there are three platforms in the garden to use) or your own camper.

    CARAVAN
    Sometimes I share my private caravan (bunk beds) that is in the garden at a very beautiful and "gemuetlich" spot.

    * Yoga and meditation *
    There are two yoga platforms with a great and calming view waiting to be used.

    * Bikes *
    Two bikes are waiting to be taken for a ride, including helmets and bike bags if wanted.

    * Infrared cabin *
    For your relaxation and recreation you can use my infrared cabin with light therapy.

  • Was noch ...

    Was noch ...

    My farm is nearby FERREIRA DO ZÊZERE (Santarém) in the center of Portugal.

    The next bus stop (to Ferreira do Zêzere on request) is within walking distance (service once a day though).

    Ferreira do Zêzere (nice little town with a lot of cafés and a weekly markets, public bus to Lisbon, public and free indoor pool) is a 10-minute-drive away, around 5 km to walk or bike, I can usually take you and pick you up to/from there.

    The beautiful LAKE CASTELO DE BODE/ZÊZERE (where you can do all kinds of watersports) is about 20 minutes away, also quite a few reservoirs and beautiful river beaches.

    TOMAR (old Knights Templar city) is a 20-minutes-drive (I go there once a week or so).

    LISBON (vivid city with a lot of historic buildungs and culture, next airport) 1.5 hours by car, very good access via train and bus.

    PORTO (also airport) can be reached within 2.5 hours by car.

    Famous cities in the area are also COIMBRA (students) and FÁTIMA (history and religion).

    The Portugese ROAD TO SANTIAGO (hiking) is about 15 minutes from my farm.

    Also there are quite a few ROCK CLIMBING spots within a 1-hour-drive (let me join you if there is a time gap on my side).

    And of course the ATLANTIC OCEAN for the BEACH and SURFING (at about 1+ hour) and SWIMMING for the harder ones!

    My big garden invites you also to just be, breathe, dream a day dream, read a book, listen to the birds and cicadas, have a yoga session... :-)

    > I should be able to pick you up at the train/bus station in Tomar or at the bus station in Ferreira do Zêzere - let us communicate about that.
    > There is enough space for parking your own car / camper.

    MEALS: As I prefer local vegetables I usually don't eat meat - but could cook it for you every once in a while. I can offer strict vegetarian food or other dietary needs as well.

    WIFI.

    WASHING MACHINE.

    SUMMER OPEN AIR MOVIE series in the yard with a nice community, also DANCING.

    Sorry, no WhatsApp...

  • 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

    I have WiFi in the House.

  • Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    You can also bring your tent or camper. Water and electricity will be provided. A (cold) garden shower (plus camping solar shower) and nice outdoor toilet ('dunny') are waiing for you.

  • Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    zwei

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    Arbeitszeiten

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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