Rewilding and food foresting with me in Tomar, Portugal

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  Description

  I live in Lisbon but have another house in Tomar (center of Portugal) where I’m engaged in rewilding and food foresting.
  I’m 65, married, we have 2 daughters and seven grandsons.
  I like nature watching, so we have outdoor wildlife cameras to catch animal pictures, binoculars, a spotting scope.
  We have several friends living nearby with similar interests regarding ecology and circular economy.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Learn about Mediterranean flora, Portuguese language, vegan cooking, a guided visit to monuments and sightseeing in Tomar and whereabouts.

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  Help

  I’ve started this rewilding and food forest project in the autumn of 2019 and as it is so recent, there’s still a lot of work in planting and maintaining trees, shrubs, and even planning where and what to plant.

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  Languages spoken

  Portuguese: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  French: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  A room in the the main house, free access to the kitchen for breakfast and tea, lunch and dinner with the family.

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  What else ...

  We have a local community with similar points of view regarding ecology. We are within 20 minutes walking distance to the next village where we can use a bus to go to Tomar or we use our car to move around. There’s also a bicycle.
  The Convento de Cristo (dated from 1160) is a major monument of outstanding universal value. Built over the span of 5 centuries, it’s a unique architectural complex combing Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque.
  We have Wi-Fi and a reasonable library at home.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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