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We are a family of four, creating a beautiful and conscious space - for us to live and for others to learn. About permaculture gardening, natural building with wood and clay, and "community life" beyond the hippy cliché...
Soon we want to expand our land and invite other people and especially families to join our project.
Our goal is living together in trust & honesty, supporting eachother, enjoying life & getting sh×t done at the same time. 😉
We are Maja (38, German-Polish), Patricio (44, German-Cap Verdian) and our two kids, a girl (8) and a boy (12).
We all speak German, Portuguese and English (the kids are learning English)
We have a little HOUSE (3 rooms) with 0,7 hectar of land around it, on which are also 2 CAMPERVANS and a YURT.
There are 5 GARDENS we created during the last year, a couch- and a hammock-lounge, a fireplace and three big trees that provide shade and we planted more than another 70 trees. Oh, and Mike, our beloved 11-year old dog who loves cuddles and fetching sticks.
We are currently finishing two clay constructions and are harvesting and improving our gardens with small structures... and generally making the place more cozy and beautiful.
We are interested in the subjects of Free Love, Radical Honesty, Non Violent Communication, The Work and other tools for communication, self exploration and community-building. We spent quite some time in the 40-year old-community „Tamera“ nearby and participated in various courses.
We both are facilitating men / women circles.
We wish for SUPPORT with the following tasks:
--- maintenance and harvesting of the permaculture GARDENS --- COOKING and HOUSEHOLD stuff
--- Making one of our campervans and the new kitchen fit for winter, putting in more isolation and a stove
--- Finishing some clay constructions (final layer)
--- setting up a CROWDFUNDING page for our project
--- optional: DOING FUN STUFF with our kids
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Come and benefit from / learn about the following topics:
--- PERMACULTURE GARDENing and CLAY works with special tips and tricks
--- how to make amazing KOMBUCHA
--- COMMUNICATING openly and directly
--- basic LIFE COACHING (on request only)
--- MASSAGE training (we are both quite experienced)
--- PORTUGUESE for beginners ;)
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
We usually host 1-3 workawayers at a time.
We are looking for people who:
- are willing to stay for AT LEAST A MONTH (after some "getting-to-know-eachother-days")
- honor their SELF-RESPONSIBILITY, are thoughtful & honest,
- like being together and also can be independent,
- are somewhat reflected and open to learn more about open communication and getting along in a group
- are willing to also do tasks on their own after a good instruction
- extra points if you love cooking 😋
You will perform your tasks with one of us or you can also have your own project (depending on your skills or what you want to practice / learn)
At the moment are looking for HELP with the following tasks:
---permaculture GARDENING ---COOKING & household
---CLAY and WOOD constructions --- setting up a CROWDFUNDING page for our project
It would be great if you:
- are a bit flexible with the working schedule, like working a full day some times to have an extra whole free day to spend at the beach or lake or to start in the morning (8-11am) and take a trip to swim during noon and then again in the evening (6-8pm)
- communicate honestly and directly, also about limits, wishes and needs
-have a sincere respect for mother nature
LIVING-TOGETHER-WISHES:
-we prefer to do the chores in a GOOD MOOD & still getting things done
-we would like 5 helping days per week & we still love to stay flexible
-your support in exchange for tasty, vegetarian or vegan meals and accommodation (if needed)
-everyone treats nature, the infrastructure, the tools, the others and themselves with CARE
As you will temporarily be part of our family, please be aware that you will be a role model for the children (language and behavior)!
- Monday through Friday we have a quick check-in and work-briefing in the morning
- We have lunch together around 1pm and dinner around 7pm.
- we are open to meet after dinner, to share how the day was and to connect with each other
- if something bothers you or YOU FIND YOURSELF in a bad mood, COMMUNICATE honestly and DIRECTLY
to at least one of us, so we can help to resolve things or at least know what's up
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Polish: Beginner
This host offers a language exchange
Patricio would love to learn Italian!
NOTE: we have Wi-Fi on the porch but we DON´T keep it running the whole day only when we need it. Use of mobile data is also possible on some areas on the land...
There is a CAMPERVAN for up to two people available.
We can also LEND YOU a tent including mattresses and sleeping bag and so on.
We have a well equipped outdoor-kitchen, outdoor-shower and a compost loo (from September on).
It`s all only working well, if WE ALL take good care of it.
We eat mostly vegan, even we are "flexi-terians" and are open to raw-, vegetarien, sunlight-eaters.
We normally eat bread only once a week, same for noodles or other things with grain. 'If you like to eat things like this more often, please make sure you don't do it in front of the children.
You wish to eat meat sometimes?
Maybe the kids will join you & we know where to get "regional" meat.
Possibilitys to be mobile:
-- hiking
-- borrow our bikes (2 availible) to explore the beautiful nature around
-- come with us to the markets, to the beaches, ... let`s see, what we all wanna do!
-About the REGION/ possibilities for FREE TIME:
--hiking, walking and biking in beautiful and peaceful NATURE
--regional (dance) events and markets
--the SEA is 35min away by car
--a beautiful RIVER for swimming and hiking (25min by bike or by car+walk)
with a Canyon ideal for bouldering and jumping
-Nearest towns around
--Odemira is a pretty town with a Chocolaterie, library, cinema, old portuges houses and lots more
--Sao Luis is a small, calm and still pulsing town with lots of art and different nationalities
--Reliquias is an old, small & traditional VILLAGE where you can meet "real-portuges-people" ;-) and see their way of life
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
We have a router in the communal kitchen which we turn off while no one is usingnit. Preferred hours for you to be online would be after lunch and after dinner. Let's talk about your needs and our's and see how we can work it out.
Dogs and cats, yes. Giraffes and sea lions, no. We have a nice old dog that gets along very well with other dogs.
More than two
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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