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Helping hands welcome on our farm and small yoga lodge on the coast in Alentejo, Portugal

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi there!

    We are a family of 3, my husband (53), me (47) and our 14 year old daughter. We are living close to Odeceixe on a farm running a small yoga retreat lodge at the beautiful southwest coast of Portugal.

    In 2000 we moved from our home country Germany to Portugal attracted by the warmer climate, so many sunny days, the beautiful region and nature, to live so close to the ocean the pleasant and warm hearted people and calmer pace of life and living a more simple life. We came here to look for a more meaningful and quality life, away from the strict structure we were used to.

    We live close to nature with our dog and cat, 3 horses and some chicken, do organic gardening. We provide ourselves with own water and electricity so are basically self sustainable.

    We like the ideia of sharing the work with other people and to have a cultural exchange from people all over the world.

    There is always work to be done on our farm, depending on the season and the project we are working on. At the moment we are looking for help for a natural building project with clay, doing stamp walls of clay.

    You should be physically fit, willing to do some physical work and not being bothered by getting dirty.

    We are also looking for people who want to join and participate on our project on the long run.

    If this offer catches your attraction we would love to hear from you.


    Chris and Tanja

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    House sitting
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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    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 get to know how to work with clay and how to live on a self sustainable farm.

  • Help

    Help

    We are working at the moment on an ecological building work with stamp clay.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You stay in a campervan.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The next town is about 1, 5km away and easily can be reached by foot. There you have a small supermarket and a pub. The village Odeceixe is about 5km away where you have more facilities like a bank, farmacy, bigger supermarkets, post, restaurants, bars. The beach is about 7 km away from our farm. There is a beautiful hiking trail that leads you to town or to the beach or you can use our bicycle.

    The beaches on our coasts are highly recommended for surfing and body boarding, the region is beautiful for some walks along the hiking trail "Rota Vicentina" .

    Volunteers should be phyisically fit.

  • 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 stable internet connection at our main house and generally at the other houses as well.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Small campervans are wellcome, bigger ones with Alkoven are not possible here.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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