Daily tasks around our small farm and painting murals in Fundão, Central Portugal

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    Olá! We are Lois, Max and little Fauna and we are seeking a person, or a couple, to come and help us out with our daily tasks!
    Me (Lois) spent 2 years travelling Europe in my campervan, using Helpx to volunteer on farms before settling here on my own farm in Portugal.

    We are nestled in the beautiful rolling countryside just between the city of Castelo Branco & Fundao.
    We are completely off grid and keep a number of different animals, 4 donkeys, sheep, 3 cats and 2 dogs.

    We are looking for help with tasks like shepherding, planting & gardening, small building tasks, watering, helping with day to day tasks like feeding animals, cooking (if you'd like!) also special tasks like painting murals on outside buildings, if you're artistic! We would also be interested to hear from anyone with previous donkey/horse experience as our donkeys arrived this year and need some training. (Of course this isn’t necessary!)

    Our routine is dictated by the season and the animals, but generally we are looking for 5 hours of help a day, for 5 days a week.

    The accommodation would be a campervan with own cooker, grill, sink and solar panel to charge your phone. There is wifi in our house.
    Or if you have your own campervan you are more than welcome to come park up!

    Usually breakfast is grab what you want as mornings are busy, and we will have lunch and evening meal together, with at least one hot cooked meal a day.

    We are looking for people with enthusiasm towards living simply, a good sense of humor and a love of nature and animals!
    An understanding of spoken English is required. We would love to improve our Portuguese if you're a native speaker.
    For further details and questions, you are more then welcome to contact us.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • 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

    Here you can learn about gardening, pruning trees, picking olives, picking grapes, processing animals - all depending on the time of the year!

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for help with tasks like planting & gardening, small building tasks, watering, helping with day to day tasks like water for the animals etc, cooking (if you'd like!) also special tasks like painting murals on outside buildings, if you're artistic!

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The accommodation would be a campervan with own cooker, grill, sink and solar panel to charge your phone. There is wifi in our house.
    Or if you have your own campervan you are more than welcome to come park up!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The beautiful village of Monsanto is about 40 minutes away, which was voted the "most Portuguese village in Portugal". The city of Castelo Branco is half an hour journey away, and so is the lovely town of Fundao.

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 378624711388

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