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*** UPDATE 17.04.2025++ I am looking for some help in the garden - such as weeding, pruning fruit trees, planting. Ideally one or two weeks as soon as possible. Helpers travelling with a van are very welcome, I have a good access road ***
Hallo Travelers! Welcome to my profile!
PLEASE read the entire description, as it will answer most questions you may have, and it will save us both time.
About me:
My name is Carolyn, I am 55, originally from Austria and live now in Jete near Almunecar (Granada) on my little organic farm - self-sufficiency agriculture.
In my younger age I was a passionate backpacker exploring all continents. Then, for tens of years I had a very stressful job in media. 9 years ago I made the decision to exit the system and to live my dream. I sold everything that I had and bought a little farm in the mountains in Andalusia to create the life I want to live. I live a very quiet, self-determined and happy life now. The land, with its fruit trees, has been very poorly maintained in recent years and needs a lot of love and work now. The farm of 3.200m² has lots of fruit trees, vegetables and herbs which we grow organic. It is a beautiful quiet area surrounded by mountains, with spectacular views and natural sounds.
Permaculture is my philosophy. If you are familiar with permaculture, or gardenwork in general and want to become a part of my life experience, I would be very happy to welcome you. Knowledge of permaculture, gardening and tree care would be very welcome, but it is not a requirement. On our land there are a herb and edible flowers garden, small organic vegetable plots, and fruit trees which produce avocados, oranges, mandarins, kumquats, mangos, lemons, grapefruit, apples, apricots, olives, figs and peaches.
Besides the vision to make my piece of land as fruit able as possible and to live a self-contained sustainable life, I am also an artist photographer, having several art-exhibitions a year. And I am a certificated dog trainer. I try to help animal rescue organizations as I take traumatized and in need of rest dogs in foster care, if needed. For that, please understand that you cannot bring your own pets. (if no foster dog in the house, after consultation)
I like to work hard and to be productive, I like good conversations, music and fun, but I also like to have silence most of the time. So if you are sensitive and flexible and also like to spend time alone and in peace, you might be the right person for us.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Plant care
Art & design
Animals
Hiking
Nature
Mountain
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will find a nice, quiet space in a beautiful organic garden with clean air to relax in your free time.
You can learn a lot about Dogs and their language, about gardening, permaculture, cooking and art if you are interested. I can teach you German and a little Spanish.
Help
We prefer hosting a couple or two friends, at least in their mid twenties, looking to be with us for one or two weeks.
A couple with at least one person who is knowledgeable about plants and gardening would be ideal because the main help I am looking for is gardenwork. Unfortunately, this place is not suitable for families with children.
Depending on time of year the main work is:
Jan to April: help on the soil such as weeding, mulching, digging over, pruning
April to May: Planting, weeding, removing pests
June to September: Cutting lavender, Preserving fruit, watering, weeding, Art work in the studio,
Oct to December: cutting trees, make firewood, digging over, help on soil with compost, harvest Olives
Working hours:
Accommodation only for 12 hours work per week. In this case you cater for yourself.
Or 25 hours a week for accommodation inkluding food. On working days we have lunch together and you prepare your own breakfast and dinner (I provide the funds and/or food)
I cook mainly vegetarian and love to offer all our delicious fruits, vegetables and herbs from our garden.
Insurance:
If you do not have valid European health insurance, we HIGHLY recommend obtaining international volunteer insurance. Nothing has ever happened, but it is necessary to be prepared.
Questions:
If you send a request, please answer this few questions:
-Have you volunteered before?
-How are you travelling? By Van, Car, Bicycle or public transportation
-Do you have any health issues?
-Will you have valid health insurance?
-Do you have any particular skills or abilities that would help in our projects?
-Do you speak Spanish and/or english?
-Do you have experience with dogs?
-WHEN would you like to come and for how long?
Thanks for reading and answering these questions.
Please write to me in english or german.
We PREFER to host COUPLES or two friends, as it can be a bit lonely otherwise. I cannot offer a real community living because I live a very quiet life, I like silence and to be silent for most hours throughout the day. We will work together and have lunch together, but our free time we spend on our own. Though once or twice a week I am open to gather for a glass of wine or beer, some music and good conversations in the evening.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
My mother tongue is German, I speak fluent english and reasonably good spanish.
Accommodation
We provide a very quiet and secure spot on the farm with spectacular views. You will find a very cosy and clean Retro-Caravan with two beds. It is attached to a large open air living room with kitchen. There are mosquito nets, running water, electricity, compost toilet, and outdoor-shower. (In winter time you can use the warm shower in our house)
Also Travelers with their own Camper-Van or Motorhome are always very welcome, as we have a big space to park.
What else ...
THE AREA:
The nearest villages (Jete and Itrabo) are a 25 minutes walk (or 5 minutes drive) and have bars, bank and mini market.
Free time can be spent walking in the mountains, living out your creativity in the artist studio, visits to coast (there are two coastal towns, Almuñecar and Salobrena, 20 mins away by car). Buses go to Granada and to the coast from nearby villages. Big Towns such as Malaga is 85km away and Granada 78km.
Temperatures in summer go up to 35°C during the day in July and August. (At this time of the year we get up early to avoid the heat)
In spring and autumn the weather and temperatures are just lovely.
In winter Temeratures can drop to 5°C at night, but heating will be provided. If you plan to visit us in Winter, don´t forget to bring rainwear and waterproof shoes.
At the moment I can only provide limited W-Lan, but if you have your own volume of data - the connection is very good here.
Looking forward hearing from you
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
At the moment I can only provide limited W-Lan, but if you have your own volume of data - the connection is very good here
Space for parking camper vans
I love people who are travelling in their Campervans. (I wish I had my own) I already had many helpers with their vans. The place is easy to get to (paved road) and you find a large, save place to park.
Can possibly accept pets
Possible after consultation
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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I had a great time staying with Carolyn. She's a very hospitable, and I learned a lot about permaculture. The food was amazing, and I even picked up a few cooking tips. Plus, her dog Leo is the best!
The caravan was cozy, and the outdoor kitchen was perfect for relaxing. Waking up to those sunrise views was a real… read more
I can highly recommend him and look forward to seeing him again.
It was a pleasure having them so I can highly recommend them and hope that they will visit me again one day.
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I had a great time staying with Carolyn. She's a very hospitable, and I learned a lot about permaculture. The food was amazing, and I even picked up a few cooking tips. Plus, her dog Leo is the best!
The caravan was cozy, and the outdoor kitchen was perfect for relaxing. Waking up to those sunrise views was a real… read more
I can highly recommend him and look forward to seeing him again.
It was a pleasure having them so I can highly recommend them and hope that they will visit me again one day.
We made up with what and when we should work in the garden. A lovely place; beautiful views everywhere, fruittrees at every terass (still with lemons, oranges etc - eat as much you want- also a lot of avokados), nice path down to the… read more
Francesca stayed with us for about 6 weeks and she helped me with harvesting and preserving fruits, with watering, helped me in the house (she likes cleaning and tidying up) and did house- and dogsitting… read more
Usually I need a break after two weeks with helpers, but he lives in his own world, which was actually beneficial for our… read more
I stayed a week in a comfy little caravan with a nice relaxing area with sofas and armchairs to unwind after a days work. I loved cooking in the kitchen and staring into the fire in the evenings. It's a beautiful place at the top of the mountain with views to the sea on… read more
Janusz… read more
Unfortunately, they could only stay for a few days, but I am very grateful that they came to help me… read more
We lived in our own campervan. The view over the mountains is really nice! We enjoyed staying with two other workawayers. The meals, which we cooked in turn, were… read more
I am very grateful for their two weeks of help, especially since I was handicapped by lumbago.
We came with our own… read more
After a hard day of work a plunge in het pool was amazing. Leo is a very friendly dog, who enthusiastically greeted us every morning and helped with all the hard work;)
It's definitely a place we hope to return to!
Her place is magical: its a place in the middle of nature where you can see the starts every night, enjoy the chilly breeze every morning, and just live simply. I was able to learn about permaculture, about taking care… read more
They are smart, have many skills, love to work and to be helpful, are aware of economical use of resources such as electricity or water, use devices and machines with care, and, above all, are treating… read more
When we arrived we had planned to stay a week, but we really felt so good that we talked and stayed one more week.
We found in Carol good, clear and sincere communication and also a great desire to exchange opinions, proposals… read more
They were a great help in the garden, mainly they pruned all trees with care and accuracy and chopped up all the clippings to mulch. They also… read more
We were lucky we had mostly good weather, otherwise a “winterstay” could be a bit cold. Also a shower is… read more
They are such lovely people with very good, relaxed energy. They enjoyed helping us and are very hardworking and productive. Hazel is a very good cook and helped us in the house and in the garden. Alan is a great craftsman. There is nothing he cannot build or repair.
Hazel and Alan… read more
I have to apologize for not having much time for conversations during your stay because I was a little stressed about my first harvest and… read more
Thank you for the typical austrian meals at lunch time which made us feel at home!
Thank you for the fruits and vegetables from your garden you gave us which we enjoyed.
Thank you and your partner to leave our bikes in… read more
It was the first time for me to host more than two people and it was a quite stressfull week for me, so I did not get to know them as much as I normally would. But I very much enjoyed their… read more
She and her mother (+the two dogs) welcomed us warmly and were always very nice hosts.
The harvest was a special experience and we loved to work in this wonderful and sunny area with great mountain views.
We enjoyed the tasty lunches with… read more
The garden is an oasis , decorated with her bright mosaics.
The amount of work she has done on the garden is quite impressive,
considering she has only been here three years.
In my first week with Carolyn she taught me how to make a wall mosaic.
with her help and… read more
Unfortunately, we had too little time for deeper conversations, as there was another volunteer here who needed all her attention. I am very thankful that Rachel was here to help her.
Having a good sense of decor, she has transformed and improved… read more
They are a good team, always happy to help. Tom built a workbench from pallets, organized all the tools and built a door for the chicken run. Elli liked to work mainly in the garden, weeding and cutting lavender, but also helped Tom when needed.
The two are very nice people… read more
The space provided for workawayer's is one of the best we've… read more
They were very hardworking and with joy and fun at work.
They cleared the property by hand for days. They are smart and both very strong. No matter what task I asked for, they mastered it and made a great job.
I also appreciated their… read more
Waking up inside a van in this amazing valley was magic. The ambient, the view, the garden, everything is vividly colorful and you will be surrounded by a tranquil area.
We really enjoyed our stay with Carolyn. She is careful, kind and we felt really comfortable helping her. She gave us a lot of… read more
Caro shared all her knowlege, her beautiful home and her good food with me- thank you so much its been such an enrichmen to me...
My time @Caro was during the spring so we planted a lot of tomatoes an prepared some veg. patch. Mainly I did some restoration work for a new… read more
Self-determined, funny, and always cheerful. I also liked her good manners and respect of someone's privacy. I really enjoyed her visit, but our time together passed much too fast.
I hope to see you again soon my friend.
Umarmung und Bussi
It was a… read more
Zoe knows a lot about permaculture and soil conditioning and Rose had many good ideas and is very hardworking. I also enjoyed our lunches together and the talks about interesting topics. Too… read more
We meant to do this much earlier (the fast life got in the way ;), but maybe it's not so bad because now the memories have settled. We want to thank your for your enthusiasm in receiving us into your life, and the selbstverstandlichheit (I cant find the english word for this) and warmth with which you do this. It was nice to be a… read more
What a fantastic couple they are! Such positive people with a smile throughout the day.
Sad that they have come for only two weeks. And even sadder that we had such bad weather. Most of the time we had heavy… read more
Nixon is an absolute sweet person, willing to help where ever help is needed and he is very respectful to a Hosts privacy. He was a good helper on my land for a week, but the thing I loved most about him, was that he was always happy and smiling. He has a very positive and relaxed energy and I enjoyed our time together.
Take… read more
I had a very impressive time at Carolyn's little Finca, she is a great host, caring and always up to teach, if it is in the garden or the kitchen, about dogs or art business. I am very thankful for all of the knowledge she shared with me. Working at her's was a great pleasure, I could work alone a lot as well as together with… read more
Working, sharing and planting together made us friends. We have completed a lot of projects in the gardens and around the house.
Frantisek is also a very fine guy. Very willing to learn and to help. And he has made me laugh several times, especially when he has… read more
Phil is a very nice, calm person and he was a great helper on my young project. He helped me a lot on the land and came up with good ideas to make things even better.
He is also a very good yoga teacher - I enjoyed the lesson.
Thank you for everything, Phil. Good luck for your future
you… read more
we were building a very nice chickenhouse together and i am sure the chickens will love and appreciate it a lot.
thanks for everything :four_leaf_clover:
They are an adorable, warmhearted, relaxed, and trustworthy couple and we really enjoyed their company.
Luke has very good skills as carpenter - we refurbished the wooden windows of the house and we built a little house out of old doors and windows for the composting toilet. I learned a lot from him.… read more
They were housesitting at a neighbor’s when we first met. I was still very unsure at the time on whether to get involved in workaway, so I asked them if they wanted to come to my farm after their arrangement for a few days, so I could give it a try.
In the following 10 days, I was convinced - the… read more
You will be in a lovely quiet spot with mountain views looking down onto land which has fruit trees and lavender. There are local walks and you can visit the sculpture garden five minutes away certain sundays. It is possible to walk to the local villages but transport is needed if you want to go to the coast or… read more
