Help our regenerative permaculture project in the Azores, Portugal

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of 2 persons, me and my son. We have animals that include dogs, cats and miniature horses, besides chicken. We own an 8 .000 sq m orchard, near Vila Franca do Campo in a small parish called Ribeira das Tainhas.
    We have a very nice ocean and a beautiful view over Vila Franca do Campo. Also a nice calm little beach two steps away.
    We are slowly implementing a permacultural regenerative system in our garden. We are open to having natural building skilled people here for experiences and workshops.

    Our daily life moves around the garden tasks and taking care of our animals. Since we are still implementing structural work, the tasks are more related to that process.
    We kindly ask you to read carefully the following text before applying to our place.

    House Rules

    We share spaces and the house for now. So we have some basic rules to attend

    Managing resources in the most efficient way it's very important for us. We require that our volunteers are very focused and self-driven humans that are already self-trained in resilient behavior. So we need you to understand the basic rules of rubbish separation and have also knowledge about the rational consumption of energy and water.

    We expect you to work diligently 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. The necessary help in preparing meals is not included in the working hours unless your volunteer job is cooking.

    Kitchen and food
    You can choose to prepare your own meals with the given ingredients. We use what mainly comes from our garden and seasonal ingredients.
    If we have to buy, we use local produce as much as we can
    We have preferably a plant-based diet. Consuming fish or meat with ethical, sustainable origin. Dairy products are also consumed rationally.
    It is expected for you to clean your dishware according to house rules.
    Water and energy must be used in a very efficient way, so when cleaning dishware, pots and pans we avoid permanent running water in the sink. We scrub and only after we rinse.
    Hot water is only needed for greasy stuff.
    We also ask to not change our organization of things because everything is organized to be functional and efficient according to the tasks.
    We also use the dishwasher in an efficient and organized way.

    Accommodation and clothes Management

    You will be given a room that we expect to be cleaned once a week.
    Before leaving you should clean your room. Vacuum it and clean it with water and soap.
    Bedding should be changed once or every two weeks
    We only allow full loads of laundry according to our sustainability schedule for clean energy consumption.
    Showers are 5 minutes long.


    Tasks and work

    We expect our volunteers:

    To work diligently for 5 hours
    Avoid chatting too much because this slows down the rhythm and focus accomplishing the tasks
    Ask for an explanation or demonstration if you don't understand what is asked
    Understand that sometimes repetitive tasks are needed
    Sometimes we have heavy tasks like digging or carrying heavy loads
    Understand that insects, worms, and animals are part of our daily life.
    Know that tools used during the tasks need to be cleaned and stored after finishing the tasks



    Thank you for reading this, we appreciate that

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We value our own culture and traditions also. Sharing cultural habits and history is something that we cherish.

  • Help

    Help

    The tasks we will ask from our volunteers will be:
    Related with food production like weeding, pruning, diging, planting and seeding;
    Renovating old furniture
    Helping and suporting the permaculture courses and workshops we organize
    Helping in general maintenance
    Taking care of pets
    So we are looking for committed and helpful people who want to help with our project and have some conection with permaculture and regenerative living.

    Our skills to share include organic farming/ permaculture, herbs and spices, cooking and preserving food, soap making.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Room with bed. If there is more than one person volunteering tent can be an option.During the Summer the acomodation will be mostly in a tent in the garden. We provide a matress and beding, Hot water is also available.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Vila Franca do Campo is known for being a nice and welcoming calm town.

    Small beaches, hiking, whale watching, summer festivals for fun, natural reserve islet, good food.

    History and cultural events.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 237398784362

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