Help a self sustainable family on the west coast of Madeira island, Portugal

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  Description

  Hi workawayers !
  
  We are a Belgian couple, Johan and Nastja and have two children, Myrko (22) and Tika (19).Johan is an experienced gardener and musician, Nastja is a jewelrydesigner and loves to cook with ingredients from the garden.
  We work together in the garden but still need a few moe helping hands
  
  We came here in 1997. Since then, our garden grew every year with a lot of work to be done.
  In 2012 our garden was destroyed by forest fires.
  The whole garden was gone, all trees, fruit trees, vegetables and plant species.
  Fortunately we were safe and so was our house.
  
  Now, 15 years later, we have used a lot of energy to start all over again. It was hard and heavy but with some good help we managed.
  
  For the moment we are looking for experienced helpers that can work on their own.
  Heavy jobs need to be done, moving stones, making new terraces, digging out trees and planting new ones.
  Day by day jobs in our garden include seed sowing; weeding; digging; growing and care of food-producing and other plants.
  We work during weekdays, more or les five hours per day, some days might be more, all depending on the project we are working and the weather .
  
  We live very remote. No city life around the corner. The village is a 40 min walk away.
  In weekends you can go explore the rest of the island. There is busconnection to other parts of the island, unfortunately not so many.
  
  We will ask you to work hard but we also party hard and we can teach you a lot about gardening and living with nature.
  
  
  Welcome !

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  Sustainability

  

  Events & social

  

  Plant care

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Camping

  

  Dancing

  

  Music

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Carpentry

  

  Art & design

  

  Animals

  

  Beach

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Mountain

  

  Water sports

  

  Nature
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Help

  We need people that have experience in gardening, wood-and metal construction and welding. We also need people that know how to work on their own, because me and my husband also need time for our other jobs.
  
  
  We would like you to work with us during the week, minimal 5 hours a day. Although the hours and days are flexible, as things we do always depend on the weather and on how work advances. We really need people that are interested in what they are doing.
  This means for us; willing to work hard during the week,
  smart enough to identify seedlings whilst taking out the bad weeds, willing to keep on going if things have to be done.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We provide a guestroom with double bed and private bathroom. No wifi connection in the room.
  We are all eaters and out of experience we prefer that our helpers follow the same diet.

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  What else ...

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Cosmo

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