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Moved to Portugal 7 years ago, my family is originally from this area. I moved here with my husband and 2 small children, we bought an old stone property with land and are creating the first ever Passivhaus in our area (there aren't many in Portugal). My family is originally from Portugal, all my extended family lives here. The land has suffered after the September 2024 fires so we are working to create new ecosystems and bring nature back to life, using permaculture/food forest principals. It's a beautiful area, lots of history. My husband works remotely and our children go to school here. We also look after a vineyard and produce our own wine including sparkling wine which we would not expect workaways to make but taste if they wish to. It's been a busy time as we are doing lot of the house build ourselves. We love walking in the Serra de Estrela mountains which are not far away, and there's lots of garden projects on the go too. Myself and my family are now fully Bilingual in Portuguese and English, we love exploring and developing the area and are also involved in the community. Our kids are aged 8 & 10 and have a good understanding on were food comes from and how to grow it!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Performing arts
History
Books
Vegetarian or vegan
Technology
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
Movies & TV
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Plant care
Music
Languages
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Cycling
Camping
Beach
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are Bilingual in English and Portuguese so you can practice language skills, get to know rural life in Portugal. We like to go walking in the area/and mountains at the weekend. We go to local events, experience festivals and get to know the local culture. Learn about wine making from us, and basic agriculture on a small scale. Try aerial silks in my training space.
Help
Jobs for the Month of MAY:
-Walking the dogs (really important to make an effort to get to know the dogs and have an understanding of what puppies are like) or have previous experience with dogs or big dogs (St. Bernard size)
-Checking chickens have food/water, cleaning them out
-General cleaning/cooking
-squeezing orange juice
Day tasks in the garden:
-cutting the grass with the strimmer/ also in vineyard
-burning piles of wood
-weeding/planting trees
-cutting up branches that have been cut down to make suitable piles for woodchipping.
-Vegetable season (getting ready to plant Spring Vegetables)
tasks we do together: wood chipping, cutting up firewood, planting, making a chicken house.
Indoor tasks: Simple tasks in my parents' house next door, help prep for painting, painting, sanding, clearing/ and cleaning up.
We have various projects we are doing at the moment these can be discussed first to find out each individual is confident in completing, like building a chicken shed. We like to know our workaways' skills so we can pick the right jobs for you, or you can let us know if you have certain skills and we can incorporate them into our farm.
If workaways are unwell we expect there to be an element of a backup plan on their part. We understand that sickness is mostly unplanned but if you are having prolonged sickness for longer than 3 days discussion needs to happen as to what medical care you might need and if it's appropriate to stay. This is important as we have children and vulnerable adults (my parents around).
General stay is 2 weeks, but if you want to stay for longer we always say we will do a trial period for 1-2 weeks and have a catch-up talk to see if both workaways and us as the host are happy to continue with a longer stay (6 weeks-2months). Building relationships is important, making connections and sharing so communication is vital.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentThis 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.
Accommodation
Whilst we are restoring our house you are staying next door in a rural country house. It has 2 bathrooms , one out on the balcony and one indoors, there are many options for accommodation from camping/living indoors/campervan space for those with their own accommodation. The rural country house is small, and also being renovated. We have a washing machine, hotwater, dishwasher and heaters.
What else ...
1 hour from the highest mountain point in Portugal, 1 and half hour from the beach, 1 hour from Coimbra. We have mountain bikes which you can borrow and there are some local mountain biking and walking trails. Nelas is the nearest town 2km away with supermarkets and pharmacies. Lots of vineyards to visit, historical buildings, at different times of the year have key events; wine festivals, cheese festivals in the mountains, carnivals, medieval festivals, saint days with traditional parades.
We are not too far from river beaches, most places one needs to drive to, but one can also get buses and lifts which can be arranged with planning.
At the moment we are very busy with the house and family life we usually take Sundays off to go and do something different, like walking, a day trip or visit family.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have space for a campervan in our patio area that has access to electrical point. Workaways can use the internet for checking emails and messages but doesn't work to download films.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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During my stay, I helped with a variety of tasks, including cooking and baking, gardening, walking their dog, tiling their new bathroom, and assembling their kitchen cabinets and drawers. It… read more
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