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We are Emily (33), James (35) and our daughter Delma who is 5 years old.
We moved to Portugal in 2017 from England and began to renovate the ruins on our land and develop the land as a small holding for self sustainability and the joy of living in nature.
We live in a valley 20 minutes from Monchique, completely surrounded by nature with our dog 2 dogs, cats and chickens on a 1.8 hectare plot of mountain land.
We would love some help fencing the land to be able to have sheep, improving the veggie garden, feeding the chickens, and generally clearing, improving and maintaining the land. The main emphasis at the moment is clearing as much of the land as possible in preparation for the fire season.
Help with the cooking is always greatly appreciated! I love being inspired by new dishes.
We are also building our family home so we may ask for help here if you would like to get involved.
Delma is a very friendly, curious and talkative little girl, she'll love getting to know you😊
I (Emily) am a Reiki and Massage therapist and I usually have weekly clients. James is a carpenter and works away on and off throughout the summer. I really appreciate the help when he's gone! We'll work together on projects and sometimes you may be working alone.
We are a friendly family and have really enjoyed spending time with volunteers in the past and look forward to making more memories.
We also love time to ourselves and respect this need in volunteers too.
It's a very quiet and peaceful valley. A vehicle is essential to get to town.
Types of help and learning opportunities
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
House sitting
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will experience the development of a small holding. What it's like to build an off grid life from scratch...water systems, composting toilets, growing vegetables, caring for animals and community life in the mountains.
Learn to live in harmony with nature and embrace the beauty of a simple life.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Daily tasks include feeding the chickens and watering, weeding+developing the garden with permaculture principles. As well as various other weekly/monthly jobs like; creating a fence around the veggie garden, chopping+storing firewood and kindling, strimming, planting trees and flowers, growing and harvesting vegetables and seeds. Clearing for the fire season.
Help with cooking shared meals would be great. We will probably eat once a day together, either lunch or dinner.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: 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
We have a campervan with a compost toilet.
Space for camper vans/tents to pitch up.
We can provide all bedding.
Use of our shared bathroom with shower + flushing toilet.
What else ...
Plenty of beautiful walks through the valley.
Good mountain cycle tracks.
Monchique town is a 20 minutes drive away where there are cafes & shops.
West coast is a 60 minute drive, beautiful beaches, cliffs, surf, more walking.
South coast is 45 minute drive, beaches, caves, cliff jumping, large towns to explore, restaurants.
Free party's around the mountains.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have starlink wifi and a table outside our tiny home you can use. Unfortunately there isn't enough space inside the house to work.
Space for parking camper vans
We have space for you to park your campervan on the other side of the river so you'll have plenty of privacy. With use of a compost toilet. Shared use of our shower and bathroom . We currently prefer volunteers with their own campervan.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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They did a brilliant volunteering clearing one of our tracks, helped prepare vegetable beds and hoed up loads of bramble roots...even in the rain when I said they could stay in by the fire! They enjoyed helping, had tonnes of motivation and liked to see… read more
They are so much fun to have around and brilliant help! Jack is full of enthusiasm and energy to dive into all sorts of projects and get things done! He loves solving problems and is brilliant at finding creative solutions. He's a lovely positive soul, always whittling spoons :blush: Emily is a beautifully compassionate,… read more
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They did a brilliant volunteering clearing one of our tracks, helped prepare vegetable beds and hoed up loads of bramble roots...even in the rain when I said they could stay in by the fire! They enjoyed helping, had tonnes of motivation and liked to see… read more
They are so much fun to have around and brilliant help! Jack is full of enthusiasm and energy to dive into all sorts of projects and get things done! He loves solving problems and is brilliant at finding creative solutions. He's a lovely positive soul, always whittling spoons :blush: Emily is a beautifully compassionate,… read more
