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Bom Dia! We are Ryan & Charley, an English couple living on a gorgeous 3 hectare farm located in the wild tranquility of the Tejo International Nature park. Situated 30 minutes from Castelo Branco & Idanha a Nova in Central Portugal.
We are in the early stages of manifesting a life long dream to establish a self sufficient, off grid permaculture community with an emphasis on art and creative expression as tools for self actualisation.
With a background in festival event production, Ryan wishes to utilise these skills for the facilitation of a program of workshops, courses, retreats & multidisciplinary art & music events.
We envision the creation of a space to inspire, educate and facilitate healing and positive transformation in all our guests and residents.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Natural building, permaculture, herbal medicine & cosmetics, food preserves, tinctures, chutneys, jams, pickles, fermentations.
Tree pruning, olive harvesting. yoga & meditation.
Help
We are not looking for help with business activities.
Natural Building - with cob, straw bale & canya.
Gardening - creating beds, planting, watering, pruning, harvesting.
Animals - feeding & caring for dogs, cats & chickens
Land maintenance - cutting grass, clearing brambles, fixing fences, building swales & terraces.
Housekeeping - cooking, cleaning.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We would love to have the opportunity to practice our Portuguese and would be happy to help you improve your English.
Accommodation
Caravan & Belltents. Shared meals & use of outdoor kitchen.
What else ...
Being situated in the Tejo International Nature Park we are surrounded by beautiful unspoilt nature. Despite this, we are just 30 minutes from Castelo Branco & Idanha a Nova by bus or car, where you will find all the shops, services & transport links you might require. The region is home to many other off grid community projects & an abundance of social events, workshops, markets, retreats, classes & parties that happen sporadically throughout the year. Ryan is also an ecstatic dance DJ & festival organiser so we are well connected with events in the area.
Our locality boasts some awesome trails for hiking or mountain biking & there are several lakes for swimming within short walking distance of the land. The Nature Park represents an important refuge area for several threatened bird species, including 4 types of Eagle & 3 types of Vulture aswell as Owls, Magpies, Sparrows, and the beautifully colourful European Bee Eater. Its not uncommon for the skies above our land to be filled with groups of 50-100 circling birds of pray riding the thermals!
The most common mammals you might encounter include the Otter, Wildcat, Genet, Wild Boar and the Red Deer.
There are also a plethora of amphibians & reptiles, such as frogs, newts, toads, turtles, lizards & snakes.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
4G wifi is available.
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of options for campervan or motorhome parking.
Can possibly accept pets
We welcome pets of all kinds, but dogs must be trained and non threatening to other animals.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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