Transforming an old farm into a beautiful and pleasant family place in Vilanova del Valles, Spain

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  Description

  Hello, my name is Ricard and my family and I have moved to this rural farm in 2021 and we are very happy to live here and gradually transform it into an increasingly beautiful and pleasant place.
  In our small community we are 12 people, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 10 chickens, 10 ducks and
  8 goats, so there is always someone at home, though we all work outside in the city too.
  We live in 3 houses and 3 mobilehomes, each nucleus separately. For the volunteers we have a spacious, furnished and heated room inside the main house.
  We are self-sufficient in terms of electricity (solar panels and batteries), water (from the well with a purification system), and we have a small garden.
  Here at home, we usually need help with domestic tasks (cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, preparing firewood, walking our dogs Blanca and Dolça...) and also, there are always tasks to improve the buildings (painting, carpentry, plastering with mud and straw...) and the orchard and garden (pruning, preparing terraces, preparing compost bins, weeding, planting...) Currently, our biggest need in terms of daily tasks is taking the goats out to graze for a couple of hours in the morning. In exchange we offer the accomodation, 3 meals a day, you have acces to the kitchen, library, meditation room, music room and garden, and we borrow you a bike so you can go to the city.
  
  
  
  Hola me llamo Ricard y mi familia y yo nos hemos mudado a esta finca rural desde 2021 y estamos muy contentos de vivir aquí e ir transformando poco a poco en un lugar cada vez mas bonito y agradable.
  En nuestra pequeña comunidad somos 12 personas, 2 perros, 4 gatos, 10 gallinas y 10 patos y 12 cabritas así que siempre hay alguien en casa, aunque todos trabajamos fuera en la ciudad también.
  Vivimos en 3 casas y 3 caravanas, cada núcleo por separado. Para l@s voluntari@s tenemos una habitación amplia, amueblada y con calefacción dentro de la casa principal.
  Somos autosuficientes a nivel de electricidad (placas solares y baterías), agua (del pozo con sistema de potabilización), y contamos con un pequeño huerto.
  Aquí en casa, por lo general necesitamos ayuda en las tareas domésticas (cocinar, limpiar, hacer la colada, preparar leña, pasear a nuestras perras Blanca y Dolça ...) y sobretodo en estos momentos necesitamos a alguien que se ocupe de sacar a pastorear a las cabras 2 o 3 horas al dia. Además, siempre hay tareas de mejora de las construcciones (pintura, carpintería, revocar con barro y paja...) y del huerto y del jardín (podar, preparar bancales, preparar composteras, desherbar, sembrar...) A cambio ofrecemos el alojamiento, 3 comidas al día, acceso a la cocina, librería, sala de música, sala de meditación y jardín, y te prestamos una bici para ir a la ciudad. También puedes descansar dos días a la semana si lo prefieres para ir a visitar BCN o lo que quieras.
  
  Un abrazo!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Gardening

  

  Music

  

  History

  

  Plant care

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Architecture

  

  Events & social

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Self development

  

  Farming

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Cycling

  

  Outdoor activities
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our rural house is more than 300 years old and it is located in a very peculiar valley where it seems that you are isolated from the world but nevertheless you are close to everything.
  
  Nuestra casa rural tiene mas de 300 años y esta situada en un valle muy peculiar donde parece que estas aislado del mundo pero sin embargo estas cerca de todo.

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We need both domestic help (like cleaning and cooking) and garden or basic renovation works. We live in a big farm and there are many things to do!
  
  Necesitamos tanto ayuda domestica (limpieza cocina...) como tareas en el huerto y jardín así como tareas de pintura o albañilería básica. Vivimos en una finca grande y hay multitud de cosas para hacer!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Catalan: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  Italian: Intermediate

  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.
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  Accommodation

  Inside the farmhouse we have a couple of rooms for guests. We will share the bathroom and the living room/kitchen. We have two children aged 5 and 7 who are very active, hehe.
  
  
  Dentro de la masia tenemos un par de habitaciones para los invitados. Compartiremos el cuarto de baño y el salon comedor/cocina. Tenemos dos niños de 5 y 7 años que son muy activos, jeje.

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  What else ...

  It is possible to make excursions by foot or by bicycle. The bus stop to Barcelona is 15min by walk. The train stop that leads to BCN-airport is 4 kilometers away, but we can pick you up in case you need.
  
  Es posible hacer excursines a pie o en bicicleta. La parada de autobus para ir a Barcelona esta a 15 min andando. La parada de tren que lleva al aeropuerto de BCN esta a 4 kilometros, pero podemos recogeros en coche si lo necesitais.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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