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!!UPDATE!!
We, alongside many of our friends, were affected by the wildfires in the Serra da Gardunha.
We now need more immediate help and will also be on the farm for the most part the coming months to rebuild. Fortunately the living spaces, Gardens and almost all trees survived. Our waterlines got damaged and we are working now on a better system.
The main focus in the coming months will be works around firesafety, reforestation on the land and wider area (cutting invasive trees, planting fruit trees, growing grains, bringing in and caretaking of mountain-farm animals)
Now more than ever we need helping hands.
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Hello Plantlovers & Animalfriends!
We are living in beautiful, abundant nature in the portuguese mountainrange on the edge of the nature reserve Gardunha. 🌄
The main focus of our precious homeproject is to create a sustainable, off-grid, harmonious life to nurture us and the people in our lifes in and with nature.
We take care of over a hundred old and young fruittrees (olive, fig, apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, peach, quince, almonds, pistachio, hazelnut, chestnut and many more) and multiple vineyards.
Our newest exploration has been the creation of a few vegetable patches and herb garden. (corn, sweet:potato, aubergine, tomato, pumpkin, lettuce, carrots, artichokes, beans, peas etc.)
If you want to know more about us or are curious about our project DM us! 😊
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Farming
Self development
Movies & TV
Pets
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Videography
LGBTQ
Events & social
Charity work
Animals
Performing arts
Photography
Plant care
Music
Drawing & painting
Gardening
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Beach
Hiking
Outdoor activities
Sailing / Boating
Mountain
Nature
Camping
Dancing
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There is a small Village nearby with the traditional happenings, a restaurant and local shops for the essentials, a big lake, a church and free portuguese classes for foreigners in the community center. (5min by car, 15 by foot)
The bigger cities with multicultural events and festivities, museums, parks, restaurants, markets and all the shops (20-40 minutes by car).
Theres the Gardunha nature reserve with astonishing rock formations, natural springs and many other worthwhile places to visit.
On the Property itself you will mostly be embedded in wild, lush Nature with no direct neighbours.
Every now and then you might get a glimpse of a portuguese neighbour on the sandroad from the surrounding lands, passing by with sheep or wood, but theres no need to interact if you do not wish to.
It's the perfect spot for a little retreat from society, to go inward, to reflect and slow down.
From us you can learn the basics of permaculture gardening, cooking and preserving, wildfire prevention methods, beekeeping and what we know so far about the off-grid lifestyle.
We want to learn more about sustainable agriculture, fruitforests and communal living, nonviolent communication.
I would be very happy to practise my portuguese with a native speaker.
Help
We are looking for Garden and petsitter(s).
Your everyday caretaking can include:
• watering the Gardens and checking the watering system for the young fruit and nut-trees and berries.
• feeding the cats Leo& Yuki 🐱and the dog Maya 🐶
• letting out/feeding the chicken 🐔
• taking out blackberry and Acacia shoots in and around the garden terasses. 🌱
• treat our living spaces with love and respect 🙏
Further if you feel inspired and motivated to do some small improvements or tasks here and there (in agreement with us) that is much appreciated, but not a must! Tasks like: cutting grass & invasive tree offshoots, harvesting and processing fruits, berries, cleaning the pool, hanging shading nets. And whatever your creative mind can come up with. Our main focus is to have you caretake of the home we built here during the times we are travelling. We are also interested in a land/farmsitting exchange. ☺️🌱
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Beginner
Portuguese: BeginnerThis 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
You will have the free choice to sleep in one of our tents (belltent or small tent)
the yurt with direct view at the nightsky (only available when we are not on the farm) ✨
a small bed in the kitchenbuilding or in the villagehouse.
You are also free to bring your own tent, camper or to sleep under the stars. (we have comfortable matresses.
The kitchen building provides all the basic cooking equipment+ gas stove, blender, small fridge, running water, charging station.
All the electricity is powered by solar.
Theres an open solar shower, a pool for refreshment and a compost toilet.
For grocery shopping you will need your own car or rental (very affordable here), bike or a good pair of legs to walk the 15 minutes down and up the mountain.
What else ...
Access: Our Home is located in the center of Portugal, off the grid in the wild nature, nonetheless there is access by car.
There is Busses and trains to and from the Bigger cities 30-40 minutes away.
You will need your own car, camper or the strengh and motivation to walk 15-20 minutes to the bus.
On the weekends there is no public transport.
Important Rules & Guidelines:
Our Home is strictly drug and alcohol-free.
The Yurt, Kitchen and other indoor spaces are smoke-free.
We do not tolerate any radical, religious, racist, homophobe or ableist views.
We prefer not to cook meat in the kitchen. (This is merely a guideline not a strict rule)
We do cook with locally sourced animal products: Honey from our bees,
sheepsmilk from our sheperd neighbour and eggs from our farmer friends.
We have chicken, but they are yet to lay eggs.
Ducks, Sheep and more might follow 🐣🐔
Lastly we are welcoming visitors who feel a strong sense of self reliance and responsibility and thrive by being in and taking care of the natural world.
It's important to us that you as a helper have a healthy sense of self,
knowing your capabilities and personal limits.
Unfortunetely this is not a space for visitors with physical disabillities (yet) as life can be rough being exposed to the raw nature.
🌱👩🌾👨🌾
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Yuki
Yuki
Leo
Maya
