Portugal
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22/03/2020
Hello everybody,
We are a group of friends, 2 couples and 3 babies, living in the countryside of Portugal, in the region of Amarante, next to Porto.
Coming from differents countries, we experience community living in the middle of the nature.
We are currently renovating two houses with the target of living sustainably.
We are a branch of a cultural association based in the centre of Porto.
The place where we live is an old vineyard farm, that has been abandoned for several years.
Located close to the city center, it is still "isolated" in the middle of beautifull landscape, with an amazing view over the river Tamega.
There are two bigger buildings, two garages that we are transforming into workshops and one shed.
Gardening
Building
Babysitting / child care
Cooking / shopping
General Maintenance
Help with Eco project
Language practice
Art project
Teaching
Because we are coming from diferent contries : Portugal, Great Britain, Sweden and Belgium, you will then learn to live with people coming from different background.
Because this project is part of an cultural association based in Porto, you will also benefit from expérience in organising event, participate to concert and so on.
Each one of us have different skills, and work in different area, as art, carpentry, sewing, playing music, etc...
We try to build an sustainable farm, including ecological building, organic garden ( including permaculture, biodynamic techniques ), little tips to reduce energy consuming, etc...
You would not be left alone to tasks, but we are looking for people to join us in our daily life, which can include anything from cooking, cleaning and babysitting to gardening, construction, renovation and much more.
English, Portuguese, French, Swedish, Spanish
We have a guest room, a caravan, and a lot of beautiful places to camp.
Warm shower, good food ( part we started to grow ), but also from local food providers.
We are situated a 30 minutes walk from the beautiful town of Amarante.
It's a one hour drive from Porto ( where the mother association is ), possibility of buses to go there ( arround 7 euros ), or train if needed ( 4 euros ).
There is loads of beautiful places around, with crystal clear water, beautiful forest, well organised trekking routes.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
