Join our traditional family home and farm project near Lisbon, Carnota, Portugal

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  Description

  We're Lucas and Annamaria. We live on an old 18th century farm with our newborn - together with our dog Pinga and our chickens.
  
  The Quinta is a historic Portuguese farm, 35 minutes north of Lisbon. It used to make olive oil, wine, grow fruit and vegetables.
  
  We're located in a wine region between the Tejo and the Atlantic. It's very rural, but we have friends to stay and very much enjoy cooking and making music in the evening.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Farming

  

  Gardening

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  History

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Carpentry

  

  Art & design

  

  Animals

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Outdoor activities
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  This is an old farm, with many ancient features and buildings that were used back in the day. It's still quite an old-school farming community around here, and yet, only 35mins from Lisbon airport. I like to think it's an exciting mix of the old and new.
  
  We hope you will:
  - be interested in the history, wine, cuisine and produce of this region (Alenquer)
  - curious about old and ancient farming techniques. So much on the farm is still a mystery so curious minds are appreciated
  - try to learn some Portuguese. It's a difficult language but fun to master!
  - enjoy music. We both have a background in music and sometimes host concerts or festivals
  - Lisbon is a 35min drive away. As you might have heard, it is a pretty, vibrant capital, offering great food and music, museums, nightlife...

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  The help is as varies as the farm is old, and depends a lot on the season. We might need your help with the following:
  
  Garden/Farm:
  - Set up and maintain a permaculture garden
  - Prune olive and fruit trees
  - Clear brambles and ivy off walls and trees
  - Firewood and tree management
  - Feed the sheep and chickens; build houses for other animals that we're getting soon
  - Harvest - depending on the season, this might be vegetables, fruit trees (apricots, plums, figs, apples), elderflower, olives, citrus.
  - Maintaining fences
  
  Household:
  - Transforming and preserving farm produce (pickling, fermenting, salting, canning)
  - Cooking and preparing meals - hopefully using our own produce
  - Cleaning, inevitably, will also be a part of life on the farm
  
  And much more beyond!
  
  **Volunteers will not be expected to work in any profit-making activities**

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent
  Danish: Intermediate
  Spanish: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate
  Italian: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  We're a multilingual household! Between us we speak many european languages and always happy to make conversations.
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  Accommodation

  You'd stay in the house
  - Sleeping: you will have your own bedroom in the main house, an 18th Century farm house
  - Bathroom: there is only one bathroom to share with other workaway people or friends staying
  - Cooking/Diet: We tend to have meals together. Help with cooking is always appreciated!
  - Wine: This is a wine region and we love wine!

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  What else ...

  - Transport: Local busses are sporadic and infrequent, but we can easily drive you to Carregado or Vila Franca de Xira, from where you can get a train to Lisbon (costs ca. 3-4EUR), or to the seaside (Ericeira or Santa Cruz)
  - You may have use of Lucas' old Polo (tbc)
  - Time off is flexible

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  We can host digital nomads in the warmer months, who can use the internet in the plant-filled Gallery. Internet is decent but not Fibre

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have an outdoor shower and kitchen area.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Only if your pet isn't going to eat our free-range chickens!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Chickens

  

  Pinga

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