Help with DIY tasks on a traditional clayhouse in south Alentejo, Portugal

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  Description

  We are a German/Israeli couple and we live since 8 years with our two Children Liam (9 Years) and Alma ( 6 Year) on our beautiful land in South Alentejo. We are living since a few months in our self build Clay (Taipa) House, which took us 2 years to build. Before we where in living in a Geodesic Dome which we build as well.
  Besides building Domes and other structures we are building wooden vans.
  Our passion is as well to plant trees and to reforest our land with permaculture principles.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You can experience:
  - Wood work
  - working with natural building materials
  - Stone Wall building
  - Landscape Design
  - Water Management
  - we can teach you what we know about the natural way of gardening and planting trees

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  Help

  Since two month we are living in our new Taipa House, which is inside finished and in the coming weeks we are planning to plaster the outside walls with an very nice natural ecologic Lime Plaster.
  
  We will do all kind of work around that house.
  For example: plastering the outside walls, making stone walls in the surrounding of the house, designing and creating the Gray-Water-Systhem and many more tasks.
  
  We prefer if people come for longer (2 weeks +), in order to get to know each other better.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Hebrew: Fluent
  Portuguese: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We are welcoming very much people who come with their own camper vans. Other options of sleeping are tents. We will share our Shower and our compost Toilette with you.
  And we have a separate outside kitchen for you to prepare your own meals.
  We are looking for independent volunteers.

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  What else ...

  We are very close to the Mooji´s Ashram and the Tamera community. The next villages are around 4 km away from us. The dirt road from us to the main road is 1.5 km.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We welcome, specifically in winter time people with their own campervan for a longer period.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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