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Hi,
For March & April 2025
We are hoping for someone ( a couple or 2 single people) to help us with our annual Spring cleaning and preparing the Veg garden during March & April please. Inside the house all surfaces needs a wet wipe to remove dust, dirt and spiderwebs. There are also loads of windows that needs cleaning.
In the garden, there is plenty of pruning, weeding and spitting to soil over to prep it for planting the seedlings out.
We have a private room with en-suite bathroom for your use.
For mid June, July, Aug & Sep
We have an organic Veg garden, supplying us with plenty of fresh veggies during summer, we use drip pipes for daily watering, but the taps needs to be opened manually for 30 mins for each plot, plus watering the other gardens with a hose pipe and some by watering can.
Apart from this there will be various small general cleaning jobs , like removing leaves from the swimming pool, etc, to make up the 5 hrs because we will be in the kitchen all day long cooking for the retreats we are hosting.
We have a private room with a double bed and shared bathroom for your use.
Your help will be appreciated, enthusiastic and self-aware people will be welcome to come and give us a hand in exchange for good home made food and your own room. We ask 5 hrs a day, 5 days /week, and we will provide all your food for 7 days/week.
We also have a cat & 2 dogs.
The house/farm is isolated in a small valley and you need a car to get to the next small town (10 mins) or lake (5 mins) and surrounded by manned Eucalyptus forests. You could catch a flight to Lisbon, then a 2 hr train to Tomar, where we can pick you up by car if possible, otherwise you can take a bus to our local village; Cernache do Bonjardim where we can pick you up.
Smoking only outside the house. We are Vegetarians and although we grow organic fruit & Veg, we cant buy it locally while ours are not grown yet.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We prefer to think of our helpers as visitors to long lost uncles, 😁 we want you to feel at home and share your experiences and lifestyle with us and visa versa, we love to chat about deep things in life, but when we work, we do it with equal passion and commitment.
However, we will be very busy in the kitchen during this time, so spending quality time getting to know each other will be limited.
Help
We are looking for self disciplined person or couple to help us right now (March, April, May) with Spring cleaning and Gardening to get the Veg patch ready for planting this year's seedlings please.
Main job during summer months (Mid June, July, Aug & Sep) is to water the gardens, but also cleaning the pool for 5 mins a few times a day and various small jobs. There will be retreat running during this period, so there will be many amazing guests in the property to get to know.
Languages spoken
Afrikaans: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Beginner
Accommodation
A 100 year + old Manor house, with some outbuildings and courtyard. It has a lot of character and we think a very nice vibe. All rooms on 1st floor are en-suite
We have an organic Veg garden, supplying us with plenty of fresh veggies during summer.
The house is isolated in a little valley and you need a car to get to the next small town (10 mins) or lake (5 mins) and surrounded by manned Eucalyptus forests.
3 healthy Meals a day, main meal for dinner
What else ...
We are located on a farm. You would need a car to reach any shops. You are obviously welcome to join us when we go shopping.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
we live on a farm
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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the house is very beautifull and the place surrounded by nature.
we had a nice chat and they made a lot of food by their self that you can eat.
thanks for hosting me and give me sourdough!!
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the animals, vegetables gardens ,spaces, food, and I was able to live and experience some memorable weeks and cultivating friendship. very grateful for your welcome
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the house is very beautifull and the place surrounded by nature.
we had a nice chat and they made a lot of food by their self that you can eat.
thanks for hosting me and give me sourdough!!
He didnt shy away from hard work, like digging a trench in mud… read more
the animals, vegetables gardens ,spaces, food, and I was able to live and experience some memorable weeks and cultivating friendship. very grateful for your welcome
There's plenty of work to do, but its clear and not complicated. I… read more
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The house itself is magnificent and it was a privilege for us to live there for a couple of weeks.
The 2 dogs are great companions and we miss taking them for walks.
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He was very pleasant to work with, and even though I have high standards, his tiling was done very well.
Very nice chap, with quality values and he even ate the stuffed aubergines :-)
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I had free time and the possibility to visit cities and towns, although this house is located far from any town or village.
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