Our farm is Looking for a little help in West Algarve, Portugal

Portugal

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22/11/2021
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2021

Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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Description
We're a motivated team of friends,
We started 3 years ago with a couple of tents in a beautiful land close to Arrifana.
Every year we add something to our project, thanks to the contribution of people from around the world the place and project is getting day by day more beautiful and interesting.
Join us, be part of the team.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learning how to build, how to surf, about sustainability practices in Tourism.
Alessandro is a Saxophone and guitar player, Salvatore is a Surf Instructor since many years.
There will be plenty of possibilties to share our knowledge and skills.
Help
From November till Beginning of April we are doing more landscaping and building works such as:
- cleaning the forest
- planting/ composting
- treating the land in general
- building new structures and infrastructures
- Setting up areas for tents

From April until November we run the place, we need help for:
- general maintenance
- House keeping
- watering plants
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
This 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
- bell tents
- caravan
- Magic Van
Access to the kitchen and toilets and showers
What else ...
Helpers in their free time can hang out in nature, go surfing to Arrifana ( 2 km distance) or join the team for some excursions and similar.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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07/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Patricia) for host

I was welcomed warmly by Alessandro, Salva and Valeria. The magic van I stayed in was beautiful and facilities like kitchen, showers and toilette clean. I enjoyed to stay in nature all day, with lots of hiking tracks and multiple beaches to chose from closeby. I would recommend having a driving licence coming here, even though I did it without -… read more

(Excellent )

03/07/2020

Left by Workawayer (David) for host

This was my first workaway experience and it's been amazing!
Ale, Salva and Vale are amazing hosts, super nice, easygoing and welcoming people!
The location is great; surrounded by nature and close to the ocean, it's a very calm and peaceful land.
The work was fair and often varying, on weekdays between 9-14h, in between always a coffee break… read more

(Excellent )

03/07/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (David)

Our experience with David has been great. He is a very professional guy, Totally reliable and always with the smile on his face.
We really enjoyed his company and he gave an important contribution to our project. Davis is an awesome guy, we recommend him a lot .

(Excellent )

21/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (MARTA) for host

It was a pleasure to meet you guys! You are building really comfortable and safe atmosphere around your beautiful land, that's why you always have many volunteers from everywhere, which was also so cool for me to meet others, make new friendships and get new inspirations. And I love the stucture of working hours! that were a pleasure time as well,… read more

(Excellent )

20/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Lucas) for host

What a great experience!
This was my first workaway in Portugal, and Salva & Ale made me feel home. I met a lot of great people around the town, good views and they intruduce me to a lot of amazing surfspots!
The place is very bealtifoul, a lot of nature and pretty calm, and its an amazing location, just 5 min drive from the Arrifana beach, and… read more

(Excellent )

19/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (ILYA) for host

It was my second workaway experience and I can say it was one of the best! Hosts are Salvatore and Alessandro will do lots things for your feeling like at home :) During my stay main work was more related to gardening and some construction: we installed water filter in the river, some trees cutting, painting and other stuff like that. First time I… read more

(Excellent )

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