Treehouse permaculture project near Castelo de vide in Portugal

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Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    In a lovely place with old cork trees and spring water, we are a small community trying to building an Oasis for the next generation.
    I live with my 2 kids, Alice and Olmo, some residents and volonteers, 15chickens, a dog and 3 cats.
    Coming from childhood dream to live in a treehouse, we start this project 7 years ago, in a small caravan in the forest, on the slope off a mountain. Now with much more conforme but still with conscience of where come from things.
    We are restoring a farm to create a refuge in a very privileged place to care for people and earth.

    Getting autonomy is our main stream.
    We look creatif, open mind and practical people. :)
    Also, we look for gardeners or handy personn to build with love and cooker to help with "pizza pottery party", jus making, all with fun :)
    The food propose is vegetarian and accommodation is in "the clay bus" ,or camping or you can stay in a gipsy caravan. You can use the hot shower and kitchen. It is simple, but lovely, specially in for nature lover.
    Normaly you help and learn 5h /days so more or less 25 hours /weeks, but is not a industrial company, we enjoy what we do and do what make us happy!
    Familly with kids can be welcome!
    Is forbidden to smoke on the property.

    We are waiting for you! :)

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Farming
    Van life
    Photography
    Performing arts
    Plant care
    Art & design
    DIY & crafts
    Music
    Languages
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Architecture
    Animals
    Astronomy
    Drawing & painting
    Carpentry
    Team sports
    Beach
    Outdoor activities
    Cycling
    Dancing
    Mountain
    Sailing / Boating
    Winter sports
    Yoga / Wellness
    Nature
    Camping
    Water sports
    Hiking
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will benefit from multi-language-kids speaking, living on top of a beautiful mountain, near to a castle and to medieval city. You can stay in an old english caravan, with a permaculture landscaping design outside. You can also learn about water management, gardening, recycling, upcycling, wood working and about new cultures and languages - because you will stay in touch with people from many places, so you can try new foodies too. You can swim in a natural lac or river, but the mainly thing is that you will be close to wild nature in a small paradise.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We usually work 5 hours/days 5 days /weeks in the day and it can be in the Village, in an atelier, or in the farm.
    The tasks are kind of simple, cleaning and tidying, you can take care of the kids, make some cleaning on the land, help us with the workshops and also with cooking and construction. Autonomie
    Sometimes, if you want to, maybe you can play some music for the people or take some pictures.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The clay bus is use as common acomodation, with kitchen, bath and bedroom. also camping - tente, tipi, or an old english gipsy caravan. You can use the compost toilet, gasboiler shower and drink mountain fresh drinking water from spring.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    35 mins walking over a med-evil path to Castelo de Vide, 25 minutes from the mountaintop with 360 degree view, Sabado Vivo (free market) every last saturday of the month.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Some camper are welcome.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    normaly is ok for pets (cats friendly)

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 448181572773

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