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Help with vegetable garden, bioconstruction and animals at our organic farm in Granada, Spain

  • Last activity : 18 Feb 2025

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi guys
    Nice to meet you🌼

    We are Maria and Tobi, from Spain and Australia, and we live on our farm in Andalucia with our two young children (9 months and 2,5 years old) and animals in the the first town of the Alpujarra's from Granada, Guejar Sierra at 1200m above sea level in the mountains of Sierra Nevada, Andalucia

    We have the dream of creating a eco retreat in the future but we are staring slowly and we are working to be self-sufficient growing our own vegetables tending to the fruit trees and rotational grazing sheep and laying hens.

    Right now we are preparing the garden for the spring/summer season with lots of anticipation hoping for it to be our best year yet!


    Somos María y Tobi, una española y un australiano que vivimos con nuestros dos hijos pequeñitos y animales en el primer pueblo de la Alpujarra granadina, Andalucía, Guejar Sierra a 1200m sobre el nivel del mar en las montañas de Sierra Nevada.

    Soñamos con crear un retiro ecológico en el futuro, pero estamos empezando lentamente y trabajando para ser autosuficientes cultivando nuestras propias verduras, cuidando los árboles frutales y pastoreando de forma rotativa a las ovejas y las gallinas.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Travellers will enjoy peace and quite here in the mountain where fresh air is in abundance, we can offer help with languages (English, Spanish, Italian),bio construction skills, knowledge of permaculture, basic animal husbandry (sheep and chickens), knowledge of vegetable and fruit production.

    Los viajeros disfrutarán de paz y tranquilidad aquí en la montaña, donde abunda el aire fresco, podemos ofrecer ayuda con idiomas (inglés, español, italiano), habilidades de bioconstrucción, conocimiento de permacultura, cría básica de animales (ovejas y gallinas), conocimiento de producción de hortalizas y frutas.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We have recently arrived to the farm and have been spending time fixing up our house and creating the vegetable garden.

    We have many tasks to do around the farm some include, daily moves of the sheep and chickens, fruit picking, caring to the vegetable garden, fencing and some bio construction projects. Also you will help in the house, cooking and with the kids.

    Recientemente llegamos a la granja, hace 3 a años ya y hemos pasado tiempo arreglando nuestra casa y creando el huerto.

    Tenemos muchas tareas que hacer en la granja, algunas incluyen movimientos diarios de ovejas y gallinas, recolección de frutas, cuidado del huerto y algunos proyectos de bioconstrucción.
    Tambièn pediremos ayuda con los niños, cocinando o con tareas domésticas.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    Italian: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    We can help with language exchanges Of course🌼

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have accommodation available in two new cosy canvas tents (5 and 3 people). Both are equipped with beds, sheets, blankets and towels and there are sofas for relaxing. There is a washing to washing machine clothes once a week.
    Wifi is available.

    There is an outdoor common area with kitchen and seating area where volunteers will prepare their own meals with vegetables and groceries supplied by us.

    There is also space for volunteers to park their vans and their own tents in case they want to.


    Disponemos de alojamiento en dos espectaculares tiendas de lona nuevas , una con capacidad para cinco personas y la otra para tres, equipadas con camas, sábanas, mantas, toallas y sofás para relajarse. Hay una lavadora para lavar la ropa una vez por semana. Hay Wifi.

    Hay un área común al aire libre con cocina y área para sentarse donde los voluntarios prepararán sus propias comidas con verduras y comestibles proporcionados por nosotros.

    Hay también sitos para aparcar furgonetas o montar sus propias tiendas si quieren.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There is a abundance of activities to do here with your free time, hiking, swimming in the dam, visit the historic sites of Granada, eat tapas and drink in traditional Spanish bars, the city center is 30 minutes by car, there is also a bus every hour from Guejar Sierra, the beach is 1 hour by car and Malaga is 2 hours.
    Granada city is one of the biggest cities in Spain for students in case you would like to make a course.

    Hay una gran cantidad de actividades para hacer aquí con su tiempo libre, senderismo, nadar en el pantano, visitar los sitios históricos de Granada, comer tapas y beber en bares tradicionales, el centro de la ciudad está a 30 minutos en coche, también hay una autobús cada hora desde Guejar Sierra, la playa está a 1 hora en coche y Málaga a 2 horas.
    En Granada hay muchos cursos interesantes que serían compatibles hacer mientras estáis aquí.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    in the common area we will have wifi access

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    yes its possible to come in your own Van

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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