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We purchased a badly neglected property 10 years ago. We have achieved amazing results. We need Workaway help with our ongoing tasks on the property, from animal care to organic gardening or reforestation. We are experimenting with small-scale agroecology projects to explore how we can best bring wildlife back onto the property and expand our self-sustaining food forest.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
House & pet sitting
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Farming
Plant care
Music
Gardening
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
we are passionate about teaching land care and mostly land repair, and we practice biodynamics. I am a keen permaculturist which I learn long ago in Australia when it wasn't even a word. I recently completed a local Portuguese diploma in agricultural management. I believe that sustainable small farms are the way forward for our next generations and please prepare for a big download of our knowledge! Portugal is very special and though we are foreigners here (French/Australian) we have fully integrated with our small village community and will be able to tell you a lot about Portuguese history, culture, food and more. You will partake in the village and district festivals and we will drive you to places of interest on your free days if you do not have a car.
Help
We need help all year round with our Quinta and our feather and fur friends. Right now, we need help with domestic jobs and looking after the animals because my partner is undergoing surgery and won't be mobile for a little while.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Japanese: Intermediate
Portuguese: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I am trilingual. And always practising one of my languages with whoever is interested. So if you wish to exchange, I am very happy to do this!
Accommodation
very comfortable. high-speed 5G internet. in the Quinta with owners. lots of space. you will have a choice to either: occupy your bedroom (bath might be shared), park your camper van, or bring your tent along. In those latter cases, you will have access to electricity, hot water, a bathroom, kitchen. We provide 100% of your food, which you cook on your own or we have shared meals: let's keep it organic. We can cater for omnivores and vegetarian meals. We are not vegan.
What else ...
Time off: plenty of local sights and conveniently located for individual transport. district town is 40 min by foot. buses can bring you to the regional town where you can hop on express buses to several other regions. We can drop you in town or at the bus stop.
Work: 4 hours per day, generally in the morning, with 15 min or so at sunset to bring the animals back to their pen. 5 days a week unless it is vine harvest time (September) or olive harvest (October/November) at which time things get messy! We would discuss with you to which extent you wish to be involved in those 2 harvests.
How we live and our expectations: let's discuss it with a video call before you firm your visit!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
5G connected, through cable or wifi at 120 mbps minimum down/up loads. desk in two rooms. Good for remote workers, However, please keep your morning free to help us on your workaway!
Space for parking camper vans
You can park on our land, there's electricity, amenities, hot water. You can camp too.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
one dwarf pig and 2 very naughty dwarf goats
the guinea pigs...... and the bees.
Mara
Stark
3 of them!
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