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We are a family of three living on a small farm. We have all kinds of animals to help us keep the farm "trimmed". We have a vegetable garden we eat off, the whole year. We have lots of different fruittrees, and we are experimenting to make a food forrest. As we get older we need some help to keep everything in order and realize some new projects.
We have a Holliday home we rent out in the season and will be your accommodation when you decide to stay with us in winter time. During the summer you can stay in a big tent ( you can stand straight in it) with real beds and an outdoor bathroom/ kitchen facility , fully equipped. You will have this all to your self. See pictures.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in a rural area in the Alentejo. We are surrounded by Portuguese farmers who haven't changed much in their way of living the last few decades. We are a from origin Dutch family and we are well integrated here. When you want to practice Dutch or English that's a possibility.
Help
We really need help trimming fruittrees. We need help dredging the entrance of the pond. Cleaning the land in general, including mowing. Maintenance of the dikes in the stream. Help cutting hooves of sheep and goats. Cleaning stables, painting stables. We are currently building an outside bathroom.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Portuguese: Beginner
Accommodation
Winter accommodation:
The holiday home is detached and traditionally built with half a meter thick walls. This keeps the house nice and cool even on the hottest summer days and the heat from the stove inside in the winter.
Outside, the house has two terraces with garden furniture and a barbeque . There is one south-facing terrace in front of the house, where there is always sun. There is also a terrace on the side of the house with plenty of shade, next to our orange grove, where the chickens (no rooster) and ducks have also found their home.
The holiday home consists of two bedrooms . There is a spacious living-dining room with a well-equipped kitchen . A refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker are provided.
You can use the modest library consisting of CDs, DVDs and books. For the books, leave one and take one with you. Cell phones have reception and a good wireless internet connection is available.
For the cold winter evenings there is a comfortable pellet stove with thermostat.
Bath and kitchen linen is changed twice a week, bed linen once a week.
Summer accommodation:
A big tent ( you can stand straight) with real beds. The tent stands in the shade and has its own terras, with furniture. There is a building next to the tent, with a bathroom, toilet and fully equipped kitchen. You will have this accommodation to your self.
All the meals will be provided. Breakfast can consist of bread or fruit/cereal and yogurt. We have lunch together after work and this will be a tasty hot meal. For diner we provide bread and something on it and fresh soup.
What else ...
We are one kilometer from the center of Cercal do Alentejo . That is a 3-minute drive and a 20-minute walk. The central point in Cercal is the roundabout with a square where the main restaurants and cafes are located. The village has several supermarkets , a pharmacy , a bank , a post office and several other shops.
The area is known for walking/hiking and cycling. Two of the "Rota Vicentina" trails pass right in front of our Quinta.
We have two mountainbikes witch can be used.
The Atlantic Ocean is a 15 minutes drive away. There are busses to Vila nova de Milfontes, Porto Covo and Sines witch are villages on the seaside with all kinds of activities. Surfing, Kayaking, boat trips and of course the beaches and swimming.
We had some volunteers the last couple of years and are very enthusiastic about the people we meet. It was great to work, eat and "play" together and get things done. Lots of energie going round. We are looking to repeat the experience. At week days we start at 9.00 and work until 13.00 (with coffee break of course) One of us cooks for the rest and lunch will be served at about 13.00. In the afternoons every body does what he or she likes to do as in the weekends.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
It is ADSL true a telephone line. 8 mb if we are lucky.
Space for parking camper vans
Enough space to park, but we are on a dirt road ( 300 meters) . The condition of the road varies.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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We had our own little house to have some privacy but we also enjoyed card and board games together on the evenings. And… read more
We stayed about 1 and a half week and had a very great time.
For Work we helped out with gardening in the Mornings and had free time for the afternoon. The Tasks were all really doable.
Sabine and Dries are two very lovely People. They provided us with food for the whole day. There was a… read more
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We had our own little house to have some privacy but we also enjoyed card and board games together on the evenings. And… read more
We stayed about 1 and a half week and had a very great time.
For Work we helped out with gardening in the Mornings and had free time for the afternoon. The Tasks were all really doable.
Sabine and Dries are two very lovely People. They provided us with food for the whole day. There was a… read more
We really enjoyed the interesting conversations, absolutely loved the delicious food and made a lovely trip together to a Fado night in the town of Cercal. The work on the land and in the vegetable… read more
Our Workaway experience with Sabine and Dries was one of the best experiences we have had throughout travelling together as a couple.
The main things to highlight are:
- Dries and Sabine are the most wonderful, kind, generous and funny hosts. They constantly ensure you have what you need, warmth in… read more
The accomondation they offered was more than perfect! I spent the week with two… read more
We had a lovely time with Dries and Sabine during our ten days stay. The work was nice and we enjoyed our working days as much as our days off. We had a lot of fun together and played games, we felt at home right away and we didn't want to leave after 10 days. We ensure you will feel the same after you are indulged by the good… read more
Apart… read more
The communication was uncomplicated and fast. Their farm is located at a gorgeous place.
Sabine and Dries are such warm people who do their best to ensure that you have a good time. In addition, they are fabulous cooks!
The animals on the farm couldn't be cuter, especially… read more
Not just the food was awesome, I also had so much fun… read more
For work we built a terrace, cleared trees and did some firewood, it was all very enjoyable work.
They are both amazing cooks and we had… read more
They have 2 friendly dogs and cats, sheep, goats, chickens, bunny's, and a guinea-pig.
They have a big land with a lot of fruit trees and we helped cutting the banches
and helped in there vegetable garden. During the day they chared there knowledge with us.
Dries and… read more
