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Hello sunshine people!
We are Andrea and Chris.
After four years traveling with our selfconverted van we gave up the nomad life and bought this 6300 m2 land two and half years ago (may 2022) in Andalucía between Sevilla (50km) and Huelva (30km) to the south of the Sierra de Huelva. We are very good located next to the portugiese boarder (ca.100km), the beaches of Huelva, Matalascañas y Mazagón are to 30 minutes drive same as the National Park la Doñana.
Mountains, lakes and rivers are in the surrounding area.
Our land has very good access for even bigger cars.
It was an agricultural land of grape wine (because this area is well known for its wine) and we are converting it in an intercultural place following the permaculture principals. We keep a part of the grape and plant many other plants, trees and slowly build out of recycled materials many things we need.
We are also creating a shelter for abused and abandoned animals. We already rescued dogs and cats, some of them found a new Home. At the moment we give place and love to 4 dogs and 8 cats.
We are every day at work and realized very fast we can need some helping hands.
If you want to learn how to build up a life off the grid, are interested in permaculture, birdwatching, or taking part on artistic projects like making interior design or jewelry with macrame technique, paint, doing mosaics, ecoprint, upcycle old furnitures or clothes build out of recycled materials or want to build up the animal shelter and take care of the animals you are very welcome to join us.
We can teach you about medicinal plants and how to make your own medicine out of them.
If you like to hoop, you can join Andrea for interchange some tricks, as a beginner you can learn the first ones. Take a hoop with you if you like.
We are thinking about to share our place with responsable people who has their own home on wheels and look for a long term stay. If you are interested just message us and we can talk about the details.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
Interests
Architecture
Books
Art & design
Animals
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak german, spanish, hungarian, english. You can practice and improve your skills.
We are both artists and we share our knowledge of different kind of techniques like macrame (jewelry and interior design), ecoprint on fabrics and paper, embroidery, photography, drawing, design, upcycling old furnitures or pre loved clothes or build of recycled materials
We apply the permaculture principles on our garden ( for sure) growing up a food forest so you can make this experience with us.
Chris is a hobby ornithologist and he knows a lot about birds. If you like you can go for birdwatching and he will teach you some basics. Take your binoculars with you
Andrea is in love with plants, she knows about eatable and medical plants and will love to share her knowledge with you in a small workshop or if you like to hoop, you can join her for interchange some tricks, as a beginner you can learn the first ones. Take a hoop with you if you like.
Help
Our upcoming projects are:
We fenced 2/3 part of the land and want to finish slowly beginning in autumn the other part which is the Garden.
Other building proyects:
outdoor Kitchen, oven for Pizza/bread
Outdoor compost toilette,
platforms for tents,
movable and fixed chicken coops,
fire place,
solar dryer,
cleaning system for grey water.
Garden: uproot winegrapes for making place for upcoming projects, build deep and high beds, plant, gardening, maintenance etc
In october begins the olive season and we would like to conserve as much as possible. When you are interested to learn how to do it and want to help us you can apply for october-november.
Art projects: we want to make our place more beautiful: mosaic on well, pave stones and other objects, build artistic walls for exemple with recycled bottles, decoracion for the garden/guest parking lots etc
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Hungarian: Fluent
Portuguese: BeginnerThis 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.
Accommodation
At the moment we have a caravan, (not available for the winter) or places to stay with a caravan or tent
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What else ...
As mentioned there are many interesting places close actually for any tastes. Sevilla is to reach with train or bus for 6€ one way. The beautiful beaches of Matalascañas and Mazagón are halfen hour as La Doñana National Park. El Rocío ca 20km from our land is a very famous small town and deffinetly worth to visit.
In the Sierra de Huelva beside the amazing nature with lakes, rivers, forests are an alternative life in form of occupied villages and lots of art. Also an art market once in the month is very close.
The city Huelva is ca 40min drive and you even can go to Ayamonte wich is a very nice small town we love. Or you just cross to Portugal and make a drive around there.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a good and fast internet connection on the land
Space for parking camper vans
You are very welcome nomad friends
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours/day, 5 days/week maximum
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we would like to express our thanks for the wonderful time we had with you. We came for two weeks but ended up staying a whole month because we enjoyed it so much. We accomplished so much together. And it was so interesting to learn about permaculture and changing the land into a fertile garden and home to so many different… read more
You can't count the time here, every day is so different and goes by so quickly. I was able to learn about Permaculture, we were able to share meals together, Andrea cooks really well, it's really delicious.
She taught me about macramé, and now I know how to make several different… read more
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we would like to express our thanks for the wonderful time we had with you. We came for two weeks but ended up staying a whole month because we enjoyed it so much. We accomplished so much together. And it was so interesting to learn about permaculture and changing the land into a fertile garden and home to so many different… read more
You can't count the time here, every day is so different and goes by so quickly. I was able to learn about Permaculture, we were able to share meals together, Andrea cooks really well, it's really delicious.
She taught me about macramé, and now I know how to make several different… read more
Henryk is very skilled and he made a huge work on the interior of our new old caravan. He also helped us with the fence, thanks him we have it 50 Meters longer now. Fedra did a lot of gardening work and they both helped us… read more
Both are exceptional artists, and it was truly enjoyable to get a glimpse of their work, from Andreia's macramé to Chris's illustrations. There's also an… read more
The days blend together, and we lose track of time as we find ourselves digging holes for the fence. On another day, we were preparing beds… read more
The whole project is still relatively new, so there is a lot to do and you can also contribute your own ideas. But at the same time, the whole thing is very relaxed and you can do your own daily routine.
There is nice work together in the morning/lunch and… read more
They helped us so much with uprooting grapetrees for making place for the new garden wich they also helped to finish. They finished the… read more
Both are openminded, respectful, social, nice to everybody and always up for fun. We can say we really like Jan and Julie and… read more
She is also very social, always up for fun and she has a very nice… read more
Few tips:
If you like to dumpster dive, check Dia's… read more
They are both so kind, lovely, creative and sooo helpful in every case... And we had lots of really long, deep and great conversations... We could… read more
They own the land since last May and therefore it's still in the early stages of… read more
