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Last replied
25 Mar 2024
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Description
Hello, We are Ana and Lukas. We are reforming our former vineyard in the middle of beautiful Arrábida (National Natural Park) into a food forest. We have been planting lots of trees and plants over the last year and have lots of projects lined up for the future.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsFarmstay helpGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a Portuguese/Dutch couple. We are very concerned with the future of our planet and try to make our land into an oasis of biodiversity. We also try to enjoy life; we hike, make roadtrips, camp and go to the beach.
Help
The help we need varies with the seasons, this is a general overview. For the heavy groundwork we use a machine but there is still a lot of digging to do after the machine did its work.
Vegetable and fruit garden - Pruning, harvesting, processing. (Household scale)
Planting trees and plants - Digging holes, bringing soil and compost (wheelbarrow), putting support poles. (hammer)
Nursery - Propagating, watering, repotting plants and trees.
Cutting weeds with weedcutter. (Experience is nice but not neccessary)
Digging watercatching channels on the hill.
Building dam(s) in the river with sandbags, the sand is already in the river ;-)
Building ponds and small channels for irrigation.
Preparing/egalizing platforms.
Installing Phytofilter for grey water. (More digging, put plastic, gravel, sand, plants..)
Tree maintenance - Cutting, removing and collecting branches. (Burning in winter and spring)
Maintenance of vermiculture, composting, hydroponics, nursery.
Building maintenance - Cleaning (High pressure) Painting, small concrete repairs.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: IntermediateAccommodation
You can stay in the house, in your own room. Warm showers and toilets are of course available. The food we will serve you is vegetarian, three meals a day.
What else ...
You will stay in a beautiful area full of interesting places:
- Arrábida National Park (we are more or less in the middle)
- 15 min. by car to the beautiful beach (we will shuttle you if possible)
- 15 min. by car to the train to Lisbon. (we will shuttle you if possible)
- The area was and still is one of the most important wine regions of Portugal, there are several wineries that offer excursion and tasting)A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Internet is available in and around the buildings, and on a large part of the Quinta (Farm) It is semi-unlimited and has streaming-speed.
Space for parking camper vans
It is possible to find a spot for a campervan. We can bring water, electricity and have a black water deposit available.
Can possibly accept pets
We do have dogs and cats around and don't want them to be disturbed, but well behaved animals are always welcome!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
We can recommend them for projects, and house sitting, we spent time together and they are friendly and easy… read more
Taking care of their two Yorkis was really easy. They loved to keep us company. Apart for caring for the… read more
Thank you Ana & Lukas for this incredible two weeks we shared in May this year.
Don't know with which of all the different highlights to start with😊👌
We got warmly welcomed and felt appreciated from the very beginning.
The property is a delight for nature- and permaculture enthusiasts. A beautiful huge garden with… read more
The work is balanced and fair, Ana and Luuk are willing to be flexible and let you work on something that interests you, they explain how to do the task and then they're happy to leave you to get on with it, no… read more
Very hard worker, extremely reliable, easygoing and empathic.
She was very independent in several tasks - like pressure cleaning, painting, preparing walls for repairs and paint etc.
She was also very motivated and a good team worker, though also… read more
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(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(4.8)
Communication:
(5.0)
We can recommend them for projects, and house sitting, we spent time together and they are friendly and easy… read more
Taking care of their two Yorkis was really easy. They loved to keep us company. Apart for caring for the… read more
Thank you Ana & Lukas for this incredible two weeks we shared in May this year.
Don't know with which of all the different highlights to start with😊👌
We got warmly welcomed and felt appreciated from the very beginning.
The property is a delight for nature- and permaculture enthusiasts. A beautiful huge garden with… read more
The work is balanced and fair, Ana and Luuk are willing to be flexible and let you work on something that interests you, they explain how to do the task and then they're happy to leave you to get on with it, no… read more
Very hard worker, extremely reliable, easygoing and empathic.
She was very independent in several tasks - like pressure cleaning, painting, preparing walls for repairs and paint etc.
She was also very motivated and a good team worker, though also… read more
They helped us with gardening and our watering system but also repairing buildings and painting walls.
They were very motivated and pro-active, we were very happy to have met them, and will be glad to received them again.
She's a hard worker and but very funny and always in a good mood.
Hopefully we'll meet again :)
They creating such a wonderful place and I could feel the passion and the heart for all the projects.
We shared good conversations,… read more
They stayed with us for two weeks, helping with painting, wall repair, pressure cleaning, gardening and much more. They are both very proactive and attentive.
We always got along really well.
We hope we'll see you again.
Their property is beautiful and was even bigger than we expected! There was a lot of diversity in task and we got the chance to… read more
Their place is next to one of the most beautiful places in Portugal with amazing beaches and trails along the mountain where you can hike with beautiful nature and landscapes all around.
They are very intelligent, friendly, fun and culturally… read more