Be part of our nature project in Penamacor, Portugal

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  Description

  Our project - self-sufficient nature-pure agriculture on 3 ha
  
  Start - 2018
  
  Location - central Portugal near Penamacor
  
  Philosophy - vegetarian , spiritual but not religious,
  
  We love - all kinds of music, art, meditation, yoga etc.
  
  Nutrition - vegetarian food
  
  Community ideology - free thinkers
  
  Realisation - chemical-free and in compliance with the natural cycle
  
  Energy - self-sufficient in work and implementation
  
  We - live possessions-less
  
  Safeguarding - a foundation to protection & preservation
  
  It's great that you're taking the time for my life vision, which I'd like to share with you. Because together we're creating something unique. Many years ago, I had the desire to transform a piece of land in Aria Penemacor into a small paradise. At the center, a meeting place with a kitchen, creative space, and a wellness oasis to cultivate the company of nice people. In the inner circle, space for plants, trees, and gardens where everything that keeps us healthy grows. In the outer circle, to create a variety of living spaces in the middle of nature where people live together!
  
  After 20 years, I'm back and cordially invite you to exchange ideas and learn from each other, thereby creating a beautiful, harmonious living space.
  
  I'm Gopi, close to nature, creative, and love freedom. I enjoy music, art, and pleasant company. I understand and can do quite a lot myself; what I can't do, maybe you can, and we can learn from each other.
  
  I come from Austria, where, after a long period of nomadic living, I completed a project. We renovated an old house, mostly using materials that others would have thrown away. I gave all these things a second life to do myself and Mother Earth a favor!
  
  At the same time, a large, beautiful garden was created, providing a habitat for countless plants, insects, and animals.
  
  There was also enough space for people who wanted to live together in the house, yurt, tipi, and caravan.
  
  When the chaos of 2020 began, I sold everything and packed up our belongings to realize and complete a project that I had started with a friend in Portugal in 2018.
  
  We also brought a lot of usable materials and tools in containers, which I had collected over the years to work well with here.
  
  The property is about 3.5 hectares in size and over the last 7 years we have all together built a beautiful garden, many trees, 3 ponds, 3 renovated stone house ruins, a water reservoir, running water, electricity, an outdoor kitchen, a bathhouse, a sauna, a pool, a workshop and a stable for the animals, some of which still needs to be completed.
  
  "Good things take time."
  
  If you are interested, then you are cordially invited to participate with us.
  
  We need you!
  
  I'm looking forward to telling you more about my vision if you're here and contributing your ideas to spark new inspiration!
  
  We would also like to thank to all the volunteers, friends and energetic helpers who made it possible for us, to realize and make this all happened.
  
  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Enjoying simple life on a peaceful, beautiful piece of land, cooking, healthy eating, slow down life, crafting, living out art, learning from each other and we love to have in-depth discussions about awareness and life itself.
  
  Other topics that are very important to us: throwaway society, healing through nature and common strength, let nature be nature again, garbage health problems, promote free clean energy, radiation sources and much more
  
  The oasis of encounter would offer space for people who want to change, develop together, and exchange ideas.
  
  My wish would also be that people decide to live with us longer; that would be enriching. Together we can make a difference, common development of consciousness and self-sustaining life

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  Help

  * Green the land, making an oasis with a big variety of different plants
  
  * We have already started to make a vegetable garden outside and inside a greenhouse, raising cuttings from various berry bushes and much more
  
  * At the moment we are renovating the three houses completely down to the foundations. Roofing, floor, kitchen , relaxation corner, and a second floor for sleeping.
  
  * Work with clay
  
  * Natural Pond
  
  * Cut trees, shred branches, mulch
  
  * Olive harvest
  
  
  Here are some ideas we would like to implement in the near future:
  
  * creating a big garden with various flower islands, trees, shrubs and herbs
  * Irrigation System (in progress..)
  * Building accommodation for our sheeps and horses
  * Natural, alternative, simple homes such as a earthship or so...
  * Energy - Biomeiler

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  Portuguese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  * 1 small and 1 normal size Caravan. If you need, we have also blankets and pillows for a good sleep.
  
  * If you bring your own mobile home or caravan we have a lot of space for them.
  
  We offer:
  * outdoor kitchen (vegetarian). We provide 2 meals. Breakfast and dinner
  
  * Bathroom is under construction. Till we have finished, we make bucket shower :-) We have an outdoor bathtube under an olive tree with a boiler for hot water for taking a bath (only in winter). Please bring only natural products.
  
  * compost (standing) toilet
  
  * little pool to refresh during the hot months of year
  
  * Sauna (just for the cold months ;-)

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  What else ...

  * Supermarket: about 20 minutes by foot.
  * Old town of Penamacor with various small cafes, restaurants and shops (about 45 minutes to the top of the old town where you find nice viewing points over the surrounding area)
  * Large managed reservoir for swimming (during the summer months)
  * Sightseeing: Monsanto (about 30 km from us), Serra da Estrela (about 60km from us)
  * Next biggest City: Castelo Branco (about 50km from us)

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Yes, any kind of Campervan / Motorhomes most welcome!

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Yes, but depends on the pet

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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