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We are looking for another person to cook, harvest, re-create a Garden, plant Vegetables, help in the gardens, to clean up the kitchen after we eat together, daily tasks and finishing some clay constructions (final layer).
You will stay in our camper, which has a wood stove inside, so can be heated, if needed.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
We, Chris (42y.) & Maja (41y) & Nala (11 years old), 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.
My goal is living together in trust & honesty, supporting eachother, enjoying life & getting sh×t done at the same time. 😉
We all speak German, Portuguese and English. Nala is leaning french ATM with Duolingo. If you speak french she would be very happy to learn more.
We have a little HOUSE (3 rooms) with 0,7 hectar of land around it, on which are also 3 CAMPERVANS.
There are 3 GARDENS we created during the last year, a couch- and a hammock-lounge, a fireplace and three big trees that provide shade. From 2019 on we planted more than another 90 native trees (really most of them survived) & in 2022 we planted 12 fruit trees. Most of them look like they will make it, even our earth is very clay-ish.
Oh, and Rhala, our beloved 9-year old dog who loves cuddles and running around.
We are currently
-re-strucktering Garden nr 3: adding horse-maure (which we have already here), old chicken-manure,
egg-shells, plant veggis and mulch it at the end;
-finishing two clay constructions
-harvesting and improving our gardens...
-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, planting & harvesting of the permaculture GARDENS --- COOKING and HOUSEHOLD stuff
--- Finishing some clay constructions (final layer) --- optional: DOING FUN STUFF with our kids
--- setting up a CROWDFUNDING page for our project
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Events & social
Pets
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Charity work
Plant care
Music
Languages
History
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Nature
Dancing
Cycling
Beach
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
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 (personal & deeper ones for an extra exchange)
--- MASSAGE training (we will find a nice exchange for that)
--- PORTUGUESE for beginners ;)
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
At the moment we can host 1-2 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, what you want to practice / learn or what is needed at this moment).
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 helping schedule, like helping 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 briefing in the morning
- We have lunch together around 1pm and dinner around 7pm.
- we are mostly 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
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Polish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Improve our Portuguese and English; We can help you learning German, English and basic Portuguese. Nala would love to learn more french.
Accommodation
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, in-& outdoor-shower, a small bathroom we all share and a compost loo.
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 and grain products only once a week. 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.
What else ...
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" ;-)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs and other till medium sized animals, knowing, that we have a dog, who's the "alpha" in this territory, as it's her regular home.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Feedback (16)
This place provides you with so many learning oppurtunities, that is insane.
I met beautifull people here, and Mike the dog.
Maya really tries to get to know you, and make you feel welcome, which is great.
Patrick was also busy with his own coaching program, but… read more
Here I learned so many things: gardening and permaculture, how to make kombucha, healthy cooking... and also how to communicate in a direct and honest way.
During free time there are many activities to do like going to markets, dancing or just exploring the… read more
I had some "full power" working days with Maja in the garden and cleaning the house. Maja… read more
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This place provides you with so many learning oppurtunities, that is insane.
I met beautifull people here, and Mike the dog.
Maya really tries to get to know you, and make you feel welcome, which is great.
Patrick was also busy with his own coaching program, but… read more
Here I learned so many things: gardening and permaculture, how to make kombucha, healthy cooking... and also how to communicate in a direct and honest way.
During free time there are many activities to do like going to markets, dancing or just exploring the… read more
I had some "full power" working days with Maja in the garden and cleaning the house. Maja… read more
Line was a great help in the household - cooking and baking and cleaning, in clay construction - I even ended up learning from her how to get the finish-layer super-smooth, and it… read more
When I think back to my time in Portugal, many things were triggered in me. I could take so much from this time, less physical skills (although the clay and I could probably become friends), but much more many… read more
It was very interesting to us not… read more
They are amazing!!! We can recommend them without hesitation!
They are attentive, helpful, alert, work hard and with pleasure and learn quickly, can work independent, are communicative, can also be alone, like to do something (also alone), like to be outside, cook nice and delicious food,… read more
She supported where ever she could:
gardening, helping with the Kids, learning & doing claywork, cleaning,
everything I asked her and even more (when she saw a job she asked and did it).
And she cooked like a young goddes! Healthy, deliciouse, beautifully… read more
Pina stayed more than two months with us and is an extraordinary person, full of strength, full of sweetness and psychological knowledge.
She learns quickly, brings in new ideas and likes to take care of others. And all this with a bright smile. Whether for collective life, for work or for leisure, she knows how to… read more
Maja, Chris and Patricio are very good hosts. They took care I was comfortable and respected the working hours. Feeling good and making sure everyone understands each other is their number one priority. They aren't just good hosts but amazing people. Maja made sure that we operated as a team and always checked in… read more
would be welcomed back anytime. She helped in the garden, in the kitchen,
and with the children, especially our daughter (6) grew very fond of her.
With her bright smile and contageous laughter she would brighten up the room,
and also was interesting to talk to about deep… read more
Tom help us in so many diffrent ways, is reliable, open, learns quickly, spontaneous and sportive.
We are still thankfull for his will to take jobs and being always ready to help!
I liked his way to do things with peace, joy and always in good humor.
We wish you all the best and… read more
I spent 1 month in this place and had such a great time. The location is perfect, calm and surrounded by nature. I have been doing many things as construction with clay, sand papering a yurt (sorry for it took me so long haha), trying to help with the children, learning how to make kombucha, doing the tiled floor… read more
He makes researches if he does not know something for sure, thinks along and is super reliable, calm, supportive, kind and is a very nice company.
You can leave him a task and completely trust him to complete it.
We… read more
I spent a good two months there and felt very welcome and appreciated. In these two months I could experience a lot and discover new things about myself! This place and all the people with whom I lived there have touched me very much! I believe that this place is the perfect… read more
In a few days she has managed to create such a field of trust
in which 8 foreign people have grown together into a community.
All of these people have said that they have rarely or even never felt such a strong connection
and felt a lot safer than they did in their real family.
I am very impressed by… read more
They are nice people and I hope to see them someday again. Greets Thomas!
