Regenerating an abandonned farm and establishing a permaculture and natural healing space in Tripeiro, Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  Our Quinta is an old schist-stone farmhouse in the foothills of the Gardunha mountains, central Portugal — abandoned for 30 years before we started renovating in 2021. We also restored the former winemaking ruin into "the tiny wine house." That’s where we live now. The property includes 0.5 ha of terraced land with ancient olive trees, cork oaks, figs and fruit trees. In 2022 we added a 1-acre horta with 4 ancient stone water wells, where we launched our permaculture food forest project.
  
  The farm sits on a hilltop overlooking a village of 38 inhabitants. A municipal river beach is 5 minutes by car; the main town 35 minutes. Several secluded river beaches are within walking distance of our farm.
  
  We are Jeroen (54) and Paul (55), a Dutch male couple together 25 years, living between Amsterdam and Portugal. Jeroen worked before as an artist, video editor and massage/bodywork therapist, before founding a natural healing centre in Amsterdam in 2011 that is still going strong with currently over 10 therapists working there. Paul worked as a documentary photographer, a mechanical special effects maker and currently works at the VU Amsterdam in movement studies dept. We live with our dogs MaryLou & HeyHey.
  
  Our farm's name comes from the Tzolkin calendar: we were both born on a Blue Hand day, a symbol for everything understood, made and healed through the hands.
  
  In 2026 we begin artisanal essential oil and hydrosol production using a copper alambic. Jeroen plans to host a nature coaching retreat and an olive harvest retreat in autumn 2026.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet

  Haus- & Haustiersitting
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Videoaufnahmen

  

  Events & Sozialleben

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Geschichte

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Fotografie

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Architektur

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Tiere

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Natur

  

  Camping

  

  Gebirge

  

  Tanzen

  

  Strand

  

  Wassersport

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern

  

  Radfahren
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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  - Permaculture combined with traditional Portuguese (and Moorish) small-scale agriculture
  - Life in a centuries-old traditional European village culture
  - Harvesting plant material and making essential oils
  -Olive oil production as a living tradition
  -Working with natural stone / clay and lime but also cement/concrete mixing

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  Arbeit

  We ask for 4 hours of help per day, Monday–Friday, 09:00–13:00. Breakfast at 08:00–08:30, daily work meeting at 08:30–08:45. Lunch is the main meal at 13:00; siesta 13:30–15:00. We cook and do dishes in turns.
  
  During the hot months we shift to early morning hours (07:00–09:00) and the late afternoon shade (17:00-19:00) to avoid the heat, with a cooling swim at a nearby river beach or mountain lake
  
  **Minimum stay:** 10 working days (within 2 weeks). **Maximum:** 8 weeks.
  We offer car transfer from Castelo Branco or Fundão station (±40 min) — let us know your arrival in advance as we prefer one trip to town per week.
  
  **Possible tasks in 2026:** making garden paths, chainsaw/axe work, firewood stacking, producing biochar, - bringing sand, clay, pebbles and cement downhill with the wheelbarrow, making essential oil/hydrosol, pouring a cement floor in the traditional bread oven space , re-installing outdoor kitchen outdoor hot shower for 2026 volunteers season, painting wood, soil improvement, weeding, mulching, planting, watering, harvesting, pruning (vegetables, grapes, olives), cooking, dishes, building herbal steam sauna /camper platform during autumn.
  
  **Paid work in 2026** (experienced carpenter/furniture maker with detailed visual portfolio of finished projects): making wooden kitchen and veranda balustrade for the tiny wine house.

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  Sprachen

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

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  We are practicing portugese, can exchange in dutch, english and french
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  Unterkunft

  - **Camper:** spot on the hilltop with drinking water tap and great views over the valley and green hills.
  - **Tent:** terraces in the olive grove (March–September)- Bring your own warm sleeping bag
  - In 2026 we'll set up a large 10×5m army tent as communal space — allowing up to 6–10 guests (previously max. 2) Here we will install this years outdoor kitchen. (since bread oven is under construction)
  - Sleeping inside the farmhouse is currently not possible(may change after summer 2026)
  - Cold running water, electricity.
  - Cold outdoor shower in summer; hot shower in tiny wine house bathroom in winter
  - Starlink wifi around farmhouse + 4G/5G at camper spot
  - Billions of stars at night; very hot in July–August; mild and sunny in march-may and sept-oct, with occasional very heavy rain
  
  **House rules:** non-smoking preferred (smoke only at your camper, away from buildings, garden and dogs). Phones/tablets off during meals, work meetings and working hours. Natural medicinal herbs welcome; hard drugs not tolerated. A glass of wine with bread, olive oil and goat cheese in the evening is very much part of our lifestyle here.

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  Was noch ...

  We're open to shared yoga, meditation, bodywork, music, singing and dancing. Board games welcome.
  
  We go to town roughly once a week (supermarket, farmers market, building supplies, restaurants). Daily swims at river beaches on hot days. Hiking in the hills and the Gardunha mountain range is on the doorstep.
  
  
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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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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Tarmac road + 200m dirt track (no 4×4 needed). Hilltop spot with panoramic views over valley and green hills, drinking water tap, outdoor shower, compost toilet access. solar panel with big battery available for charging phone/tablet/laptop.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  a dog that enjoys to play with other dogs. cats only if they are used to be carefull when village dogs are around

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  MaryLou (3 Jahren)

  HeyHey

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