Non-profit cooperative for permaculture and sustainable health in Viseu, Portugal

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  Beschreibung

  We are a group of Permaculture teachers, gardeners, natural builders and health practitioners. We function as a Cooperative, on a non-profit basis and as self-sustainable as possible. Six years ago we followed through on our collective dream, to settle in Portugal and renovate an abandoned village. The village is located in the Viseu region. (1,2 hr east from Porto, 1 hr from Aveiro). We are currently setting up our infrastructure as well as growing 70-80 percent of our own food. We have 1000 m2 of greenhouse in which we grow seasonal, regional, and global varieties of produce. We manage 14 hectares of terraced land along with a flock of 20 sheep on rotational grazing year round (also provide us with meat). In addition we press olive oil and make chestnut puree. Since the project encompasses quite a lot and we are an ambitious group of people, we decided to open towards volunteers to help us with our goals related to self sufficiency and village restoration. Most of us were running a permaculture school in Thailand before moving to Portugal. This means we have some experience hosting volunteers and working with you, rather than you working for us.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Sprachen

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Tiere

  

  Natur
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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We are a dynamic group of passionate people who used to run a Permaculture school in Thailand and can offer you a unique experience where your learning could be pretty diverse! We always have building projects in the pipeline, as well as lots of land management and gardening. We also have a passionate Bush doctor, homebirth midwife, contact improv dancer on the land !!

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  Arbeit

  UPDATE May 2026: We are open for the season! We are looking for some great hands and hearts to help us with communal infrastructure (clean up the land, carpentry projects, build compost toilets, and more .. ) and natural building. Come summer months, the gardens and fire prevention are our main priorities.
  
  Are you passionate about play? Our children - ages 2, 3, 9, 12, and 14 years old - are always looking to make new friends.
  
  Other general tasks include helping out with the gardens, tending the sheep, and cooking for communal meals. Are you passionate about cooking, processing and helping us transform our produce into community shared meals and preserves? If you have very specific skills, let us know! We are always excited to learn along with you! ;)

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Deutsch: Fließend
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Fließend
  Niederländisch: Fließend
  Portugiesisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  We are currently setting up our pioneer infrastructure. We have one comfortable communal house (with hot shower and toilet, kitchen and living room). Inside "the farmhouse," there are two cats, we also have two dogs on the land (in other houses), all are friendly, beware if you have any allergies. Accommodation is tent camping, fully outfitted, along with composting toilet, hammocks and lounge space in a centrally located campsite zone in the forest.

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  Was noch ...

  We all care deeply for the village we are renovating, so expect us to ramble on and on about our dream for the abandoned village. :) We also have great neighbors, so be prepared to spend some time socializing with the elders over red wine and talk about cabbages and beans. We tend to work hard but also enjoy ourselves by cooking spectacular home grown meals. Please come with a tolerant mindset, as this type of early-on pioneering work comes with it's challenges, specially when the weather is very hot or very wet. You may push your own comfort boundaries. We expect mutual respect of others and the land in which we care for. The amount of people living here is 11 adults and 6 children. During Spring and summer we receive often guests and family. We are a group of families and appreciate our private time in the evenings, so people that volunteer here need to be comfortable spending time independently. As a group, we are a mix of Portuguese, American and Belgian. We speak English, Dutch, French, German and Portuguese.

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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

  Your caravan is welcome, we can offer electrical hookup

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

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