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Hi we are a very active and fit couple, who live just outside the mountain village of Velez Rubio, in the province of Andalucia on a small Almond & Olive Farm Our local historic town of Velez Rubio is full of charm and character and is within walking distance of our Cortijo (farmhouse) with lots of amazing places of interest to visit and a large fresh produce market every Saturday. We grow our own vegetables, olives, almonds, grapes and various other fruits, which allow us to be semi self sufficient and mostly organic. We also have chickens for fresh free range eggs. We are animal lovers and currently have ,2 dogs so if you also love animals it would be a perfect fit! Our house is a mixture of old spanish country charm with the added benefits of more modern facilities, warm, cosy and welcoming in the winter months and cool and a welcome respite from the the heat in the summertime.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Movies & TV
Events & social
Plant care
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Books
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workaways will exchange language skills & caring with us for our lovely dogs. Enjoying the olive harvest with picnic lunches and understanding how we grow & make the olive oil for our own consumption. An overall amazing experience in the heart of Andalcuia. Warm summer days, mostly and lunch in the olive groves. An ideal experience for any traveller.
Help
At the moment, Nov/Dec/Jan 2025/26 we are at the peak of Olive picking and would ideally like help with the Olive Harvest. Also as part of the havesting we need to prune our almond and olive trees. We also have a few maintenance jobs around the property that could also be addressed whilst staying but the primary work at the moment would be the Olive Harvest.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
We are happy to feed you with home cooked meals & have bedrooms within the main house. There is a bedroom and private bathroom available .
What else ...
We are about 1.1/2 kilometres from the main town of Vélez Rubio with the smaller historic village of Velez Blanco a short distance away, with its amazing castle and fresh mountain water fountains. A short drive away is the National Park at Maria and we are surrounded by amazing countryside with fantastic walks, amazing birdlife and many many exciting things to see, local cave paintings, castle, museums, churches, fresh mountain water fountains, botanical gardens and more.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
we have plenty of space for most camper vans, nothing too large, plenty of land and outside space and have hosted workawayers in camper vans many times
Can possibly accept pets
Please enquire about pets, it would entirely depend on what you have, we have previously accommodated workawayers who have come with their own chickens!!!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Oscar & Lizzie
Oscar is a springer cross spaniel
Lizzie is a Podenco
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