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We are a family project that began in 2005. We completed a Permaculture Design Course at IPEP. We than purchased 2 ha(5 acres) and started working towards making our dream come true. We used the Permaculture Environmentall Design and principles, as a way of life. My grandmother´s and my dream is to have a sustainable farm/hostel.
We like to host people that are motivated hard workers with a passion in learning sustainability and living closely with nature. Our priority is working together as a team with a positive environment. We are 3 km from the beach and 500 meters from the lake. We our very passionate about water activities:kiteboarding, windsurfing, paddleboarding, swimming, riding bikes and hiking.
If this sounds like something that you would like to experience please feel free to send us a short and to the point biography about yourselves with your talents and passions.Obrigado, Gracias, Mahalo, Mercy, Dunken, and Gratzie
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Elderly Companionship
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Language practice
Art Projects
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Work on the duties of our land which include organic gardening, horticulture, fruit trees, composting, and chickens. Irrigations Systems. Bio-Constructions, Aquaculture. Environmentall Design (Permaculture).
Office work with computer work for marketing our project.
*1 hour daily of keeping living space clean, such as bathrooms, kitchen, room and living space clean.
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
We have a earth house, built with sandbags with alot of thermal comfort, that can accommodate up to 4 volunteers in the room with a bathroom available. Also we can acomodate 2 couples in another 2 rooms, with compostable toilets and warm shower.
We want people who have and want to experience the daily life of a sustainable design based on permaculture, sharing knowledge and building new ones based on experimentation and exchanging of knowledge, promoting the development of new skills in harmony with nature. The volunteers will focus on sustainable water management/consumption. During this experince, we use teamwork, daily routine, and volunteers are required to work physically and emotionally.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
We don´t go by hours we focus on projects and tasks