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Hi! 🙂
We are a mother and son, living on a farm in a small village in the beautiful Serra de São Mamede Natural Park.
I, Almut, have lived in various countries and travelled extensively. I enjoy nature activities such as hiking, snowboarding, camping (although I haven't been doing a lot of these activities lately) but I also love going to electronic music festivals or reading a good book. My son is nine years old. He is a bundle of energy who is happiest in nature!
Our farm is 2.5-hectares, located on a hillside with beautiful views and has lots of fruit trees, several springs and beautiful quiet surroundings. We are using the farm mainly to grow fruit and vegetables for ourselves and my small agricultural business and to enjoy being in nature!
The farm is located at the edge of a small village, and a shop and two cafés are in walking distance. There is a reservoir nearby (within biking distance), and some beautiful historical castle towns. There are several hiking paths in the area and a nice alternative community with plenty of events happening, particularly in summer.
I also have a small agricultural business producing dried fruits and fruit wines, but also sheep wool products (rugs, cushions etc.) The business is still very small and not making any money yet, but I hope this year will be the year it takes off! Note: Workaway volunteers will not be doing any tasks related to my business, rather they will work on tasks related to our family farm.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Plant care
Books
Nature
Fitness
Camping
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We try to integrate volunteers in our family, which is easier to do when there are only 1 or 2 volunteers at our farm. However, I am very busy running my business, so I'm not always available to socialise. We invite our volunteers to events we attend.
Projects involving children
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Help
I am looking for families with children close to my son's age (almost 10 years), so he has friends to play during the summer holidays!
I am happy to welcome volunteers who are happy to carry out a variety of tasks – they can range from cooking and fruit and vegetable preservation to easy building tasks, farm maintenance, farm and garden help to playing with my son.
The volunteers stay in a separate house with an outdoor stove and a bathroom with cold water. A hot shower is available at my house (2 minutes away).
I welcome volunteers of all nationalities and genders. We are also not able to accommodate volunteers who eat a vegan diet.
Tasks you might be involved in in summer:
- Sowing and planting vegetables
- Watering the garden
- Removing brambles
- Clearing old waterways
- Making paths
- Fixing up the volunteer house
- General tasks around the house
Please note that you will be working independently most of the time. I will of course show you the work and how it needs to be done, but I will generally not work with you, as my business takes up a lot of time.
If you are interested in staying with us, please tell me in your message what attracts you to our farm. I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate
Accommodation
The volunteers stay in a separate house with an outdoor stove and a bathroom with cold water. A hot shower is available at my house (2 minutes away).
What else ...
Our farm is at the edge of a small town with two cafés, one restaurant, a little shop, post office, pharmacy and playground. There are also a couple of nice walks you can do around the area.
Within 15 minutes by car there are two beautiful castle towns: Castelo de Vide and Marvão. The region's capital, Portalegre, is also just a 10 minute drive from our farm.
There is an artificial lake nearby (less than 10 minutes by car). The area has a lot of nice hikes, and there is still a lot of fairly untouched nature here. There is a lot of water in the area - our farm has several springs!
There are a couple of buses per day to the neighbouring towns, but to explore the area a car is an advantage!
I have one important caveat: As I am a single mother with a small son, I do not accept single male volunteers unless I have more volunteers at my farm, for safety reasons.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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