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Description
Come and help and learn on our family farm. We are not a business, we are a family of three living in a small country house on a big piece of land in hills of nothern Spain. We live here fully off the grid and try to live of the land. All our energy comes from our solar panels and we collect rainwater. We have vegatable gardens, fruit trees and . We also have some olive fields where we try to make our own olive oil.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in an area where there are not many foreigners and Spanish and a Catalan dialect are the main languages. It's a chance to see the real Spain in a rural location. There is plenty of opportunity to practice Spanish if that is what a workawayer wants.
Workawayers will experience a slower pace of life in stunning surroundings. We have plenty of wildlife to see, such as hoopoos, polecats, eagles and foxes. In late spring we hear nightingales! There are many local fiestas normally which if you want you can get involved with too!
- you will experience the real Spanish rural lifestyle with the Spanish language .
- you learn organic farming
- you learn how to run a off grid property, with solar power , own water source , composting toilets etc.
- learn how to help in a vegetable garden and with fruit trees.
- learn building skills on a farm.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
On our Finca we have place for a couple of volunteers.
We need help for different tasks on the farm, we all do this on the organis way.
FARM TASKS:
Maintain and harvest the vegetable gardens
Pruning and harvesting fruit, olive and almond trees
Weeding and clearing land
Cutting wood for our wood stove
We also need some help with some construction.
We are building a new wood shed, animal shelters and a porch.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
We offer the volunteers a own or shared room in the house,
You will prepare the meals together with our family, we grow a lot of our own vegetables.
We eat together with the family
What else ...
Our village has limited public transport links. We can collect from Calaciete which is served by a good bus service. See for details. The nearest train station is Caspe(see )
This area is rich in historical monuments from the time of the Iberos. We are 120km from Zaragoza. Buses go regularly from Maella and Alcaniz if you want to explore more and from these 2 towns onto the rest of Spain. Public transport is cheap as it's heavily subsidized.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
