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Permaculture, off-grid living, homesteading, food-foresting in a Mediterranean climate.
We're looking for one person or a couple with an interest in permaculture and a love for nature, who also happens to be physically strong and energetic!
- The main tasks are split between the garden / food forest, construction work, and simple land maintenance work in an off-grid rural setting.
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We are a 1 hectare homestead located above the village of Lanjaron in Las Alpujarras of Granada. We're at an altitude of 1100m above sea level with a view of the Mediterrenean Sea on the horizon, and on clear days, the coastline of North Africa.
We are David (40 from England), Celia (44, from Spain), and our two daughters, Alma-Blossom (13) and Rowen (10). When we arrived in 2016, the land was empty except for some olive trees that had clearly been neglected for some time. The soil was mostly bare, a compacted red clay that looked pretty infertile.
Having finished the construction of our strawbale house in 2016, in 2017 we initiated a dryland food-forest project with the aim of establishing a resilient and sustainably productive food forest on-site, implimenting many permaculture inspired strategies. The project is progressing well and shows great promise of evolving towards a beautiful and food filled environment.
We are especially focused on water management (e.g. greywater systems) and on rain water harvesting, both from hard surfaces like roofs, and through earthworks.
We're looking for someone or a couple from mid-April 2024 to the middle of June 2024.
The work hours for FULL- BOARD are 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. There are a variety of tasks, including manual labour. Applicants should not be afraid of rolling their sleeves up! However, there is plenty of opportunity to learn and and see permaculture in action, as well as to relax and enjoy the setting :-)
You would stay in a caravan with a double bed, as well as cooking facilities. There is a compost toilet close by as well as a shower with solar heated water (so it's USUALLY hot!)
We make and share lunch all together and we provide you with ingredients to make your own breakfast and dinner in the caravan.
We have a modest solar power system which is enough for people to charge their phones and laptops during the day, until 8pm.
The village of Lanjaron is a half an hour walk away on the way down and 45 mins on the way up (depending of course on a person’s hiking prowess!). If we are going down by car to do something, volunteers can sometimes get a lift. From the village there are bus connections to other areas of Las Alpujarras, as well as to the coast and to Granada, which may be interesting for the 2 days off a week.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is for those wanting to change their life style and learn new skills, without forgetting the spiritual side of life; We want you to experience and learn a different way of living, organic, more sustainable, and share our daily life. If you want to improve your spanish or english, we can talk to you in the prefered language. WE DON´T MIND, and we were both teachers in the past.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Our activities planned are:
General care of the permaculture project Food forest.
Languages
Languages spoken
Catalan: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: FluentThis 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
In tent, with access to a little cute caravan.
The accomodation at the moment is in a big tent (Glamping but shared). We also have a little caravan, where you can have breakfast and spend some of your free time. The caravan is our multifunctions room, also PLAYROOM for the girls (our two daughters, Alma and Rowen, 6 and 3)
En tienda más caravana.
What else ...
The area is breathtaking there are amazing walks that start on the doorgate, facing the ocean. Surprisingly near town, so that is also a plus.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (14)
He was always punctual and very clean, and was proactive, helpful, attentive and thorough when carrying out assigned tasks. From our point of view as hosts, it was a pleasure to have him because his… read more
I admire the Glinkas a great deal, and… read more
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He was always punctual and very clean, and was proactive, helpful, attentive and thorough when carrying out assigned tasks. From our point of view as hosts, it was a pleasure to have him because his… read more
I admire the Glinkas a great deal, and… read more
The experience was fruitful on many different aspects. I mainly worked with David which brought me to realise tasks in a vast array of fields: gardening (weeding, watering, planting, etc), construction (the construction of a… read more
Celia and David were super affectionate with me, treated me like one more from the beginning and did everything possible to make me feel comfortable. On the other hand, Alma and Rowen are pure love, I miss them very much !! They are super funny and full of… read more
They have help us so much, have the perfect balance between relax, and always alert to give you a hand WHEN YOU NEED IT, not when "is time to work". :))
They not only help us with… read more
Always available when we asked for help, and always nice with the girls (they still ask where is Heiko).
He was never scared for the jobs that needed being done, and he was very good at keeping himself enterteint, as well as having a good conversation.
He helped us finishing a compost toilet, fencing the… read more
Thank you so much Celia, David, Alma and Rowen for the wonderful two months I could spend with you. It was an amazing time and I can't imagine a better workaway.
I defently recommend this workaway to everyone. Celia and David are both so friendly, helpful, funny, relaxed and easy going and Alma and Rowen are both so lovely and… read more
She is calm, fun, she knows how to take care of her self (and of my little daughters) and enjoys a good conversation.
She is very imaginative and skillfull, and doesn´t fear hard job.
During her stay with us, she helped david building the strawbalehouse, (hard work, always a smile in her face) and me… read more
I spent 4 weeks living in this beautiful place and had such a great experience. Celia and David have so much to offer as hosts. They are multi skilled people with passion and a desire to share their knowledge with others. They are very much in touch with the land that they occupy and the food forest project is inspiring.
I… read more
Very helpful, he came up with his own iniciatives like building stairs to access the lower terrace and so on.
We enjoyed very much his presence and we laugh at his stories of other workaway situations. He was helping David but also me with the girls and... oh, yes, with the Dishes! Good work!
Anton, Viel Gluck!
Celia
The place and the view over the mountains to the see was amazing, the sourounding beautiful and perfect for some walks, the food very special, allways enought and 100% delicious and the family very welcoming and lively.
If you like… read more
We still think and remember her beautiful wave, and the great influence she had on our kids, and on the place.
She is always more than welcome to come back, and has my best rate as a workawayer and friend.
Celia
I had the Great honor to stay with this amazing people 3 weeks!
All truely welcoming, I felt quite quickly as a part of this lovely family. It didn't feel like working, just like being in a family. We even did excursions together, it was so nice to be there for you birthdays, Celia… read more
The girls really liked her, and still ask for her.
Rosie helped us amazing with taking care of them, but also coped amazingly with the amount of dishes generated and being washed, with the big smile on her face, and always fit and ready to make any work… read more
Always open to help, always curious to learn, and always ready to jump on the trampolin with the girls, work on the house with david, or wash the dishes with me.
Having Lea Here has spoilt us. We miss you Lea...
For… read more
I was so lucky to be with this family for a week. Unfortunately I didn't have time for more, byt they were so understanding, because normally they prefer having people staying for longer time, but they let me come anyway.
It was truly a special, rich and… read more
Gustaf is one of our family now. Reliable, good friend, and very capable. I would carry on writing the best feedback ever, but all I can say is that is the best option ever to have by your side, for masculine jobs, but also for taking care of the kids, HE IS THE BEST. and the best cook as well!!!!!! Please come back!
Also very energetic, and open, and curious and ALWAYS ready to help. Ruth, please COME whenever you want with WHOEVER you want.
And have a happy birthday, you are… read more
Celia, my supersweet sister. You have a heart of gold and you were taking such good care of us. Already before we arrived at… read more
