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Description
My partner Nina and I are looking to build eco-housing for our family and re-forest over exploited land in Andalucia. We are a vegan family. You by no means have to be vegan to stay with us, but you will only receive vegan food from us and we ask that you don’t bring any meat, dairy, fish etc with you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The Sierra de Grazalema is a beautiful, peaceful and, if you will allow me, magical area full of tradition and history. The locals love to celebrate and you will often find some sort of Fiesta going on. As for us, we are travellers at heart and have many stories to tell and experiences to share as well as being very open people who enjoy real exchanges with real people.
If you are new to the concept of veganism, we can help you reduce or remove animal products from your plate or wardrobe. We can show you ways to help create a more sustainable world, ways to reuse and recycle materials or generally use less, how to grow your own food, how to repair things around the house, how to build with wood as well as recycled or natural materials, how to run a (vegan) business, how to overcome challenges, how to be self-employed parents, how to manage stress, how to open up about your feelings and emotions and much more. We are open-minded and always keen to learn from YOU as well.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are currently not actively seeking volunteers however if you get a good feeling from reading our profile, feel free to get in touch. Who knows what might happen...
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I come from Australia and am happy to help you improve your English. I also speak fluent German and decent Spanish. Nina is from Germany and can help you to learn German. She speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Accommodation
You will share a room with up to one other volunteer. You have access to a bathroom and small kitchen which the two of you share.
What else ...
The mountains offer lots of activities like hiking, biking, paragliding, climbing, watersports, yoga and running. You can meditate in idyllic nature. You can visit the beautiful white villages like Zahara de la Sierra, Olvera, Ronda, Algodonales, Grazalema and Ubrique. Make a trip to Jerez de la Frontera, Seville, Cadiz, Tarifa, Malaga or visit the pristine beaches of Costa de la Luz. From Algodonales you can travel by bus to Ronda, Malaga, Cadiz or Seville, and from there pretty well anywhere. We also have a car which you can use every now and then for trips to towns close by, just arrange it with us in advance.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Must have own internet connection as ours is not always reliable.
Space for parking camper vans
We can accommodate one campervan.
Can possibly accept pets
Pets must be socialised with people and other animals and trained.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
Not primarily because of the stunning nature and location, but because of the open hearts from Nina & James and Lenny.
I felt welcome from the first second I arrived. Although they have had so… read more
Clara and me stayed in the finca for almost two months in the summer of 2021. As this has been our very first workaway trip, I think you could say: We started on top of the Olymp. Because our experience with Nina, James and the Finca crew was out of this world! I'm not even kidding or… read more
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Not primarily because of the stunning nature and location, but because of the open hearts from Nina & James and Lenny.
I felt welcome from the first second I arrived. Although they have had so… read more
Clara and me stayed in the finca for almost two months in the summer of 2021. As this has been our very first workaway trip, I think you could say: We started on top of the Olymp. Because our experience with Nina, James and the Finca crew was out of this world! I'm not even kidding or… read more
Ich bin eine der Glücklichen, die 8 Wochen auf der Finca verbringen durfte, Ninas und James' kleinem Paradies, irgendwo im Nirgendwo (so fühlte es sich für mich zumindest an). Gegen Ende wollte ein Teil von mir gar nicht mehr weg und das aus gutem Grund. Ich kann diesen Ort jedem guten Gewissens ans… read more
I felt like an asteroid that go propelled into the right trajectory.
The need for people to start living on a plant based diet is so important or more like crytical in our current times. Both James and Nina, or Nina and James are ambassadors and… read more
Nina, James und Lenny sind einfach weltklasse Menschen. Leider mussten wir nach 3 Wochen wieder weiter nach Portugal ziehen. Der Ort ist magisch und sollte auf keiner Reise fehlen. Wir hatten unsere… read more
