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Gardening and maintenance in our place of tranquility at our non-profit Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a non-profit project where we share information about meditation, oriental and western natural remedies, healthy vegetarian food and how to grow and prepare your own.
    Since 2020 our focus is on inner growth and staying healthy improving the soil of our garden to receive new trees; healing ourselves and giving our energy to help nature to heal.
    Volunteers are welcome to participate in our yoga and meditation activities and learn to work as a meditation, with awareness and care for the nature and without the company of smartphones, internet or podcasts.
    A new complete experience for the majority and where you'll get out of your 'comfort zone'.
    A place where you can learn and practice how to heal the soil and your inner self !

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Volunteers are welcome to learn to work as a meditation, with awareness and care for the nature and without the company of smartphones/internet/podcasts.
    A new complete experience for the majority !
    A place where you can learn and practice how to heal the soil.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for strong people that prefer living participating in a healing earth project then over being free to go out and about.
    We ask a minimum commitment of 1 month, with 25h/week of work in exchange for room and provisions for 3 vegetarian meals/day.

    Help building a food forest garden involves preparation of the soil, selecting garden material, chopping it for composting, mulching, biochar and, when it’s ready, taking it to the ground where weeding, mulching, drilling, digging, building swalles can take place; checking/maintaining automatic irrigation, watering plants, grass and hedges cutting, improving walking paths and fences are also part of the garden maintenance .
    Painting, technical works can also take place at the working hours.

    We'll send application form to interested volunteers and more info about our daily life when selected and invited.

    Possibility to stay for a longer term involvement as Coordinator / Team Member.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    French: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Volunteers live in an independent area with dormitory (or private rooms when available), shared bathrooms and living room with open kitchen that all co-share responsibility to maintain it in order, outside of the working hours. Washing machine available.
    Pool and its terrace, hammocks in the small pine field are also part of the living area...
    Meditation and Yoga practices during free time are very welcome !
    We do not accommodate families with young children (under 16) or with pets.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Our project is not for profit, it has no economic goals. We are all volunteers enjoying an active life, growing as much as possible our own organic health food, using solar energy, and creating a little paradise where we can share with friends.
    We have a large swimming pool, terraces, gardens where each of us can enjoy free time in a quiet space.
    We are situated in the Algarve, between Lagoa *️️️️️) and Porches in a natural area.
    Beautiful coast with many beaches nearby (4 km).
    *️️️️️) Not to be confused with Lagos. We are not in a surfing place.

  • 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

    We have a good wifi at the social areas, but not in the rooms.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    25h a week (5 days)

Host ref number: 571934685338

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