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We're a little family of young dreamers:
Diane, witch, the crazy one who bought the place, started the dream, and sustains it.
Marc, dwarf, garden master and co-investor who made the dream bigger.
Youen/Omali, booboo, architect and project manager who makes things real.
Sam and Leonie, handstand expert and herbalist helping us on all manual fronts.
Joy, refugee artist slowing down.
Pipuú, sudoku bichon, refugee creature with big pony dreams.
We also have Tito, Lula, and Pumpkin who actively do their part of cuddles.
We live together in a not so small paradise of 2,5 hectares of trees, old stones, and water that needs a lot of love, care, and sweat. We want to make it a sanctuary, a safe and sustainable heaven for individuals, projects, and eventually events. We are still at the beginning.
The land is composed of a lot of spaces, old stone houses and other modern structures that need renovating, a watermill on the river, ponds, orchards, weird buildings, and a big field where we have planted a big vegetable garden and lots of baby trees. It is very hard to get an idea of it without being here, its magical atmosphere needs to be felt.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsHelp with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
Culturally we are not a good vibe only kinda place, we value open communication and vulnerability. We feel close to the Burn community, queer community, integralism, ecology, tantra, circling, yoga, etc.
You can learn a lot depending on which project you'll partake in, this project has a lot of layers that we're happy to explore with you.
As a non-particularly-important information about us: Diane and Youen are French, Sam is Dutch, Leonie and Joy are German, Pipuu is Czech, Marc is a Berliner from Luxembourg, the cats are German, the dog is Portuguese :) we speak English together but a lot of languages are possible.Help
We're going to have a lot of projects happening this year, you can work on the current project and/or helping with general maintenance of the garden, cooking, cleaning, etc.
Next projects in line for Spring:
- Main project, renovating the main house: demolition, woodwork, stonework, insulation...
- Water system: trenches, ponds, drainage
- Other garden activities
- Communal kitchen upgradeLanguages spoken
Czech: Fluent
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Luxembourgish: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Portuguese: IntermediateAccommodation
We are currently rethinking and planning the accommodation options because we're losing the main house to renovations. Depending on who's here we might have a 'room' or camping/glamping options. TBD.
Possibility of camper vans.What else ...
Braga is reachable by bus, Porto is 45min driving, you can also take a train or bus to Porto. They're both nice cities to explore.
Around here the riverside is very nice. The national park of Gerês is 1h away for good hikes.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have fibre optic internet and a little work space with 2 desks in the 'palace'.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a nice parking lot in the upper part of the property but the entrance might be too low for elevated vans. There is also a big field that can be used for vans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Among the group there is so much knowledge about many different things and I learned a huge amount during my stay there!
I couldn't have asked for more and highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a workaway… read more
Take care and enjoy the ride! <3
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Among the group there is so much knowledge about many different things and I learned a huge amount during my stay there!
I couldn't have asked for more and highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a workaway… read more
Take care and enjoy the ride! <3