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Hello dear ones,
I'm Mo (35), actually a photographer but now more of an olive farmer.
Together with my two cats Mira and Frieda I live am simple life on a small finca on the edge of the natural park dels Ports.
I was traveling for several years before I found this wonderful place, and now i just want to grow old and happy here ;)
There are about 500 olive trees, almond trees, carob trees, fruit trees, endless rosemary and thyme bushes on 2,5h here. The landscape here is incredibly beautiful and quiet, there are hardly any neighbors and sometimes you don't see a person for days.
The mountains start right at the house and the sea is about 45 minutes away.
The nearest town (Tortosa) is about 20 minutes away and Barcelona is about 2 hours away.
In the past, with the help of friends and workawayers, we have already cut and trimmed most of the overgrown trees, rebuilt some retaining walls and painted the house. Last year we built 2 composting toilets and two outdoor panoramic showers, you won't want to shower anywhere else.... :)
In the last few years we have planted some beds and we enjoy the vegetables, this year I want to try some more, change things and apply first lessons learned, because the wind here and the summer heat are a real challenge.
From November the olive trees are pruned and the terraces are cut free, and a little later follows the olive harvest.
Please note that the finca is a naturism friendly place. Those who want to are naked. Those who don't want to are not naked. We are not naked all day or every day and we don't ask you to be, don't worry. If you have any questions about this topic, bring it on! :)
I have chosen a place far from the hustle and bustle, but I still like to have lovely people with whom I share my time, the evenings can be longer, but of course I take into account the needs of my guests.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn a lot about the cultivation and harvesting of olives and other plants found here (e.g. figs and almonds).
We would be happy to show you the medieval town of Tortosa and other historical places.
For other activities:
You can hike into the nature reserve (with springs, waterfalls and nature pools) directly from the house. We recommend a hike to Caramella or can help you discover the secrets of Covalta.
Travel distances/times:
Tortosa (historical town centre, old castle, and the river Ebro) 20 minutes (by car or scooter)
Barcelona (2 hours, by train)
Valenica (2 hours by train)
The sea with many different spectacular beaches is 45 minutes away.
Help
A future project is the planned bread oven, if you have experience please let me know!
In general, there are always trees to cut free, prunings to burn (from about November to about March), terraces to mow, dry stone walls to build, and nature to tame a little :)
I'm happy to have independent and experimental help in the vegetable garden.
Upcoming construction projects are mainly the design of guest and community places so that everyone has enough space to organize their day individually.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis 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
I offer a beautifully built guest house with wood-burning stove, a sleeping gallery and cozy seating, currently there is only a temporary cooking facilities in the house, but what will be optimized in the long term in any case. On the sleeping gallery is a double bed, but there is also room for folding mattresses or sleeping mats, so if you want more people could be accommodated.
The dry toilet is close by, the panoramic shower is not far away, if you prefer warm water in the colder season you can of course take a warm shower in our house.
Additionally there is a guest bed on a sleeping gallery in the dining room.
If you come by van, I have some nice pitches with a view of the nature park.
As long as there is no kitchen in the guest house you simply and independently use our kitchen, I would like to be very mindful of my facilities 😊
I have decided to provide only the accommodation and want to ask my guests to participate in the food shopping, in return I expect a reduced working time of only 2h a day.
For larger projects that require more work time, we can make other individual arrangements. Don't be shy, just tell me what you need, want and offer!
What else ...
Travel distances/times:
Tortosa (historical town centre, old castle, and the river Ebro) 20 minutes (by car or scooter)
Barcelona (2 hours, by train)
Valenica (2 hours by train)
The sea with many different spectacular beaches is 45 minutes away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
You are welcome to come with your own campervan. However, the access road is not very wide, so large campervans unfortunately cannot come to us.
Can possibly accept pets
You are welcome to bring your animal, but they should not hunt wild animals, we live on the border of a nature reserve. At the moment we have cats that should of course live in peace.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 2 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Unfortunately we didn't have as much time together as we usually do, but I hope we can make up for that on a future visit!
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Jess
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But moreover, Jess is a very open and kind person who helped discover the surroundings and showed us some beautiful places we otherwise never would have found.
We laughed, we talked, and in general had a blast. Can't… read more
They stopped our ivy and have supported me in the garden. We had a good time and have laughed a lot, played, listened to music and cooked.
They are both very interested and open, intelligent and… read more
We had a lot of fun together and we are sure they experienced some things with us that they haven't done before :D
They were very hardworking and worked independently, also helped us with the household and made some very delicious meals, so… read more
We hope you'll come back soon to enjoy more hikes, swimming in waterfalls and cuddles with Mia! Have fun on your trip!
Furthermore, he is a very nice and interesting conversationalist who has a lot to tell about his travels and his life so far… read more
Also the delicious food I really appreciated.
I can highly recommend to visit and… read more
In addition, they are both simply pleasant people who have also accepted the challenge of dealing with all the German (sorry for that)! We hope that the holiday part… read more
During that time we got along great, had great conversations and worked a lot together. We can recommend the two of them to everybody!
Hopefully we will see each other again sometime :)
The workload was not overly demanding, actually it was more than fair and very flexible. Basically it was up to us how we wanted to spent our day and we were encouraged to create our own little projects if we had interest in… read more
We were completely flashed by the guestbook entry the two of them left us, thank you very much for that!
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I worked 20 hours a week and it was very flexible ( I mean that I could work 8 hours a day and have a « free » day after). The work… read more
She was very helpful, motivated and committed. Moreover, she was very pleasant company and responsible. I very much hope that she will visit us again when she has realised her dream of having her own campervan.
I wish you only the best!
