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This is a 75 acres off grid project, inspired by permaculture design, located in Portugal in South West Alentejo, between the beautiful natural park of Costa Vincentine and the Monchique Mountains.
We are at the early stages of building and revitalizing the land through soil, water and plant management.
We are aiming for food self sufficiency with natural growing practices based on vegan/vegetarian principles and we are putting together a viable economical structure.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
If you want to experience off grid living,
if you enjoy "glamping" in quiet country side,
if a plant based diet suits you,
if you want to learn more about natural building,
if you like the blue Portuguese sky...
This might be your workaway destination!
Help
All help is welcome, carpentry skills are a plus. No smokers, no drugs.
The helpers will help on harvesting, improving and maintaining the vegetable garden, clearing tracks, processing wood, planting aquatics in natural ponds/dams, starting a forest garden, earthworks (swales, terraces...), participating in natural building projects (cob oven, plastering, vermicompost toilet,greenhouse dome, restoring taipa ruin, some carpentry...)
Execution time frame of each projects is unpredictable,so it is not always possible to precise in advance what the helping hands would be needed for!
Please bring your own work gloves. Thank You
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
In exchange for your appreciated help, we offer food and accommodation.
You will sleep in a yurt (which has a green reciprocal roof above it that keeps it cool during the summer months) or, depending of the number of guests, in a comfy bell tent (5m diameter cotton tent with mosquito screening all around).
A well stocked ( vegetarian) kitchen is accessible for you to prepare your own meals.
There is a satellite dish that makes Internet freely available at certain times in certain areas of the land.
What else ...
The closest village is Luzianes-Gare and is only a few km away. Two bikes are at your disposition to explore the area.
Beaches are 40 minutes away by car. There is a limited bus service from and to Luzianes.
Nearby neighbours are offering sailing experience (excursions and classes) on the Santa Clara barragem.
At arrival and departure, we will pick you up/ drive back in/to Odemira or at the Saboia-Santa Clara train station.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good wifi acces in and around the yurt , which is the common area or your private area if you are the only workawayer at that time.You can really set up a little working space in the yurt or next to it on the summer patio.
Space for parking camper vans
Any size campervan or motorhome is welcome. You can safely park them near the little bridge that brings you to the yurt, kitchen and bathroom area. So you can benefit from the wifi coverage and make it your personal extension if you are staying in the yurt!!!
Can possibly accept pets
Coming with friendly dogs should be fine. Two big dogs are living here : Luuz and Ancho. Luuz is nearly 4 and has been in contat with a few other dogs without any problem, once she has been introduced to them; Ancho just turned 1, and does not know many other dogs than luuz. But I suppose he would be fine too to run and play with a new 4 legged friend! I would not try to come with cats or other pets...
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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No task seems to frighten them, From picking olives to fight with bramble, from painting to laying bricks, from splitting wood to dealing with meters and meters of pipe, they will be on the job.
They are flexibel, enthusiastic, kind, funny and never miss an opportunity to say"How can we… read more
They are a very dynamic couple, that adapts quickly and very well to all kind of situations. Yes living off grid can be full of unexpected events and they cope with it very well.
You can trust them with any kind of work: they will be… read more
They worked on various tasks from digging out bramble, moving stones or filling a new worm pit to erecting light straw clay walls and mastering all the steps of this natural building procedure.
They are hard workers, reliable, neet and organised.
Mar is a bom of energy, she is a very artistic, creative and… read more
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No task seems to frighten them, From picking olives to fight with bramble, from painting to laying bricks, from splitting wood to dealing with meters and meters of pipe, they will be on the job.
They are flexibel, enthusiastic, kind, funny and never miss an opportunity to say"How can we… read more
They are a very dynamic couple, that adapts quickly and very well to all kind of situations. Yes living off grid can be full of unexpected events and they cope with it very well.
You can trust them with any kind of work: they will be… read more
They worked on various tasks from digging out bramble, moving stones or filling a new worm pit to erecting light straw clay walls and mastering all the steps of this natural building procedure.
They are hard workers, reliable, neet and organised.
Mar is a bom of energy, she is a very artistic, creative and… read more
She is a dynamic, happy young woman. A healthy mind in a healthy body.
She picks up very fast, takes well directions, completes task quickly and accurately. The work will be done (and well done) before you know it!
Her talents in the kitchen will delight and surprise you.
We warmly recommend… read more
I learnt a lot from my stay here like how to build with natural materials and how to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
Danny cooked delicious pizza for us every Saturday and they both have a lot of knowledge… read more
A one week stay that turned into 3 weeks! And it was a great experience.
Having them here, fullfilled all the expectations we might have hosting workawayers.
Justine and Jori are a playfull, happy couple with a very positive attitude. They… read more
We‘ve been introduced to their permaculture garden during the first week. In the second and third week we have been insulating the barn with natural materials and did a lot of wood work.
Nathalie and Danny are really warm and welcoming people. During our… read more
Dmitri helped us to move forward our carpentry work by working on the kitchen cabinetry and building the frame of the outhouse for the vermicomposting toilet while Ana amazed us with the chainsaw and the trowel.
Luuz enjoyed her… read more
Having them on the project exceeded our expectations.
You can put them on a task, walk away and be happily surprised when you come back. They take directions very well.
We are very thankful for this encounter and will be very happy to welcome them again… read more
