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Hi guys🫶🏾
Nice to meet you☀️
We are Maria and Tobi, from Spain and Australia, and we live on our HOBBY farm , NOT A BUSSINES, in Andalucia with our two young children (1 and 3 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,Spain
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. Es una granja familiar, NO ES UN NEGOCIO.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Farming
Culture
Writing
Plant care
Music
Languages
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Hiking
Dancing
Cycling
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will enjoy peace and quiet here in the mountain where fresh air is in abundance, we can offer help with languages (English, Spanish, Italian),
basic animal husbandry (sheep and chickens), some knowledge of gardening.
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, cría básica de animales (ovejas y gallinas), conocimiento de producción de hortalizas y frutas.
Projects involving children
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Help
We are in our 4th year here on the farm and have been spending time taking care of our house, creating the vegetable garden and tending to the sheep and chickens
We need help with general farm tasks.
Estamos en nuestra cuarto ano aquí en la finca hemos estado mejorando nuestra casa, preparando el huerto y cuidando las animales.
Nos falta ayuda con las tareas generales de la finca
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We can help with language exchanges Of course🌼
Accommodation
We have accommodation available in new cosy canvas tents, equipped with beds, sheets, blankets and towels and there are sofas for relaxing. There is a washing machine for washing clothes once a week.
Wifi is available too.
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 tiendas de lona , 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 ...
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 do 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
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
in the common area we have wifi
Space for parking camper vans
yes its possible to come in your own Van
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (13)
I spent over two weeks at Maria and Tobi's farm in October 2024. What moved me about them? They really put effort into taking care of volunteers: they have created a friendly infrastructure for them (an outdoor space with a kitchen, fridge, sofa, shower, etc.), they take care of… read more
The place is wonderful, lost in the middle of the Alpujarra's mountains gave us everyday stunning sunsets and incredible views.
I lived there with other 7 volunteers, I experienced a really nice sense of community with each of them, from complete strangers we became quite… read more
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I spent over two weeks at Maria and Tobi's farm in October 2024. What moved me about them? They really put effort into taking care of volunteers: they have created a friendly infrastructure for them (an outdoor space with a kitchen, fridge, sofa, shower, etc.), they take care of… read more
The place is wonderful, lost in the middle of the Alpujarra's mountains gave us everyday stunning sunsets and incredible views.
I lived there with other 7 volunteers, I experienced a really nice sense of community with each of them, from complete strangers we became quite… read more
Have Jennifer with us was very helpful
She always was ready to work, adaptable, real ,intelligent, independent, kind and strong🧡
Thanks for your feedback I think you was really complete to describe us🧡
We hope to see you one day
Having Lorenzo with us was amazing
He is a good worker and overall a good person and a nice human to have close
He is very interesting to learn and at the time of working or be with the kids always gentle and kind
He did all the tasks with energy and always leaving the materials as if were them
It was a pleasure share this time with… read more
They are very hospitable and kind, they have managed to create a fantastic group of boys and girls of all nationalities, I met very inspiring people with whom I shared so much and learned so much.
The job is… read more
Have Sara with us has been an absolute pleasure
She is a strong, independent and hard worker woman
She is very kind with everyone and lovely with the kids
She came with clear objectives in this experience and she made it
We hope to see you again soon 🫶🏾🌞
Keep shining where you were
Maria and Tobi, Neo and Yoko are amazing, lovely and friendly people with whom we were lucky to spend a month. They are easygoing and always ready to help you.
They managed to create a beautiful community where meet other workawayers, get new friends, share moments with them and connect with local people in the… read more
Having Fiona in the finca was an absolute pleasure
She is always there to help
Taking care of the rest of the group and anticipating when is necessary
Thanks a lot for your time with us and we wish you keep having an amazing experience during your time away🫶🏾
Anastasia is an amazing help and woman
She has take care of everyone
Really hard worker, honest, with fantastic communication and skills
Thanks for the time expending with our family in our farm
We really hope see you soon
THANKS🍒🧡🌼
I would like to thanks Sarah for her amazing help
She is a young adult that makes you enjoy her company and she is willing to help and amazing with kids
I recommend her as a Workawayer
I hope you have an amazing life and hope to see you one day again🧡
Alice is simpleusly fantastic
She is a young woman, easy going, adaptable and really nice to have close.
She has help us a lot, she has iniciative and we are so glad for her help
We rally hope to see you again
THANKS🧡🍒🍓🫶🏾
Maria, Tobi and their lovely children are a wonderful and funny family, they are really open, warm, curious and joyful people.
They take care very well of their volunteers and the communication is really good, the mountains are beautiful and the work varies a… read more
Abi is an amazing human and he has help us a lot
She is kind and lovely with the kids
Thanks for your help and we hope to see you again🥰🧡🍒🍓
There guys are simpleusly amazing
Not only like people but like workers
It was an absolutely pleasure have they with our family
I hope to see you soon
Beautiful energy souls and help
THANKS🧡🫶🏾🍒🍓
We spent 2 weeks there and time went really fast. They live on a really beautiful peace of land, up in the mountains, with a stunning view. It is a unik experience.
Maria and Tobi are really sweet, they care a lot about us and made… read more
She was close to our children, independent and she adapt to everything with a very nice attitude.
She’s pro active and has a eye for detail, and is not afraid of getting her hands dirty!
We enjoyed a lot her energy and the time we spent together
Thanks from our hearts
Hope you keep having amazing… read more
They have a beautiful farm, it's so peaceful, the view is amazing. And you only hear the sounds of nature.
I loved spending time with the kids, Neo became my little friend. The work was… read more
