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Do you like to work in a Bio garden?
Helping around and in the house( painting)?
II am looking now for 1-2 persons who want to help on my farm near the beaches Salema and Boca do Rio( Algarve).
Would you make the experience to live in full nature, only 4 kms away from Budens, near the beaches Boca do Rio and Salema, in the district of Vila do Bispo, in the Southwest of the Algarve?
There is also a parking place for a campervan and you can use a bicycle for to go to the beach or the village.
I edited 2013 a book about biodiversity in this area- for the identification of the fauna and flora around us.
Landscape: Hills with hedges and trees. I try to protect different habitats for wild animals. The beach Boca do Rio is 15 min away.
The food is vegetarian or vegan, enriched with the vegetables from the garden.
you should have knowledge for cooking simple meals( only for dinner).
And bring along their own practical shoes and clothes.
For water protection : degradable toilet articles( shampoo, tooth creme, soap). I try in different ways to reduce water consume and use the grey water.
But there is for shower warm water.
Rooms: An independent apartment
for 1-2 people.
Saturday and Sunday. Free time .
One big bathroom with an outside shower and a compost toilet.
The helper has to work every day 4 hours in the morning.
Free internet in the whole house.
The Supermarket Intermarché , the post office , and a little medical center are in Budens.
You should have a health insurance.
Therese, Swiss , woman
Ask me more and I can send you
more fotos.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningAnimal CareFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The little village Budens is lovely and people are very kind. Portuguese culture.
Help
Normaly we are working from 7.30 am to 12.00 am, in the winter later. In summer the volunteers help first with my dogs to the beach! It's a good start in the day.The type of skills is changing often for not to feel over charged. Helper with knowledge about machines and experience with physical tasks are very welcome.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentAccommodation
The farmhouse: very big, with a big terrace. Enough space that everybody can make his life!
What else ...
The helper(s) should stay and help on the Quinta 1- 4 weeks ( Mo-Fri). It' s important for me that they accept the rules of the house( for instante not to spend to much water in summer, not to take every day showers) , that they work with concentration and that they like a little bit to cook.
Energie in the whole house: Solar
Contact me by Whatsapp, Viber, Telegram, Email or telephone(sms).
My hobbies are: working outdoor, painting, nature studies, spend time with my dogs.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
The access to the farm is only available for médium campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 a day, 5 days a week
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Because the family of Yannick has a hourse farm in France, , he knows about work required.… read more
I was charmed straight away at… read more
they understood and accepted the new rule. They bring with them a lot of knowledge… read more
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Because the family of Yannick has a hourse farm in France, , he knows about work required.… read more
I was charmed straight away at… read more
they understood and accepted the new rule. They bring with them a lot of knowledge… read more
me the perfect workawayer . She does every work with concentration and intelligence.
She helped everywhere on the farm. She has an artist talent and painted two beautiful birds on the wall of the bathroom. She loves nature and wants to do something in her life for to protect better the nature also
in her country. She works very… read more
person with big empathy and finds quick the contacts to all the people on the farm. He helps whenever I needed help- he was watering the gardens also outside of der normal working time. He works carefully and
has a pleasant handling. He had… read more
Therese is a really good and highly energetic woman despite her age. We learned a lot about local habits, life, biodiversity - Therese is a real expert in these things. She's also very caring about workawayers, offering us… read more
Both very intelligent and motivated to learn about landscaping never complained about hard physical work , even by high temperature.
They accepted also the messures to save water. Always smiling and friendly , it seems to me that I had two sunshines in my house.
They love… read more
We had very good conversations about whats the sense of workaway and about school politics. You can speak with her about all, Julie is open mind. She supported and teached other helpers on the farm .
I hope for her… read more
You are only expected to work 4 hours, 8 to 12 when I was there. This is great as your afternoon is free.
Good food is provided. Hans' lunches were particularly delicious. Thanks.
I had my own spacious room with bedding and towels provided. A heater too if it got chilly at night.
The location of… read more
But she is great to realize problems between dogs and has teach to me a some solutions.
I learnt from here new behavior in critical situations with dogs. She brings with her good knowledge about permaculture, saw seeding and planting.
Inbal is a hard working woman and understand very fast what is to do… read more
helpers. You can ask them to do asks in the house or on the land, they handle it.
Both want to learn more about nature, they represent a new generation who wants to contribute to solve problems in our world.
cooperative person , used to work alone or in a team. He brings with him a lot of experiences find solutions and realize it. For instance he made the plan for a whole installation solar… read more
They finished the project always in the best way. What they did is perfect and they have also creative ideas and found
amazing solutions for instance to organize better the compost area. They helped in the kitchen as well… read more
Our society need people like them! A new… read more
She likes to cooperate with others helpers, but moves also independent. We wete sad when she left us. I wish her good luck and more adventures.
Thank you
Therese
He loves nature, animals and respect you as host and the house rules. He is modest with nutrition and felt good with vegetarian food. I was sad when… read more
the permaculture garden. She is a very intelligent young woman who learns fast and is able to create own solutions in a practical way. She is interested what happens in the world and conscious about raison why good nutrition conserves the natural resources.
She brings with… read more
The work most of the times included gardening and light house work. It was organized really well and I didn't need any specific skills to fulfill the tasks. Therese always made sure that I didn't have to work throughout the midday heat and I had a lot of freedom to structure my day… read more
From the first day on I felt very welcome on the… read more
In the early morning I liked to rush with dogs to the ocean and bathe with them in cold water. In the evening we worked in the garden and enjoyed its fruits.
If you like to observe nature and animals in their natural conditions, then this is the place for… read more
watering system and we… read more
She is a friendly, respectful and generous person and we learned a lot from her about organic gardening and protecting the environment. The 3 nice dogs Chipsy, Tiffany and Rocky added to the fun of our time. You have a very cool beach close you can easily… read more
Florent in my house because they
took responsability for all I couldn't do myself. My dogs loved
them. They resolved a lot of problems on my farm and I could
trust them that they worked also when I wasn't there. I miss them, I miss to speak and learn again french, this lovely language.
I hope to see them again… read more
big maturity for her young age she has. She brings a lot of experience from her parents' farm and enjoy
life in nature.
way! He has big talents for repairing everything, working outside and cooking specalities.
He and his girlfriend have been a big big help me for 1 month. Both have a kind and calm caracter and good education.
She is a really nice and energetic person and a great cook. We had plenty of salads (she grows her own vegetables), pizzas, cakes, fruits and big variaty of different meals.
Her farm is located on a beautiful place, away from the busy city life, and only 10 min. walk from the peaceful Boca… read more