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Dear workaway-guests,
We are a German family and since 2000 we have a finca of 1,3 ha with Aloe Vera , fruit trees, olive- and almond-trees in the mountains near Malaga. We have also planted many more trees : since 2017 we are transforming the finca into a permaculture-designed fruit-forest.
From our finca you have a magnificent view of the mountain-range and the Mediterranian sea. Our life-style is very simple, we live in small wooden houses and caravans.
Volunteer help
We welcome all people who like to really work hard and lead a disciplined, ethical life. At the moment specially who have solid experience , irrigation-systems building/ eco-construction , tiling, woodwork and/ or permaculture garden-work
Please bring your own towels, working clothes, a water bottle and a torch.
You work 5 hours per day, 5 days a week, breaks are extra. Cleaning of the common areas is additional. In exceptional urgent cases we would need your help also for some hours on the week-end ( for example for harvesting figs) , then you would work less on another day.
Vegan living Food
We have changed to live fully raw vegan recently and like that our guests do the same as long as they live with us.
- We offer one prepared raw-vegan meal a day. For dinner and on Sundays everyone is responsible for himself,
We have salad and vegetables from the garden, fruit we have to buy mostly, except figs in August/ September, there are plenty.
The cook should be concentrated on spiritual music or spiritual thoughts during cooking ( as this has a big influence on health and our meditations). Only the deputed cook and his helper are allowed in the kitchen and store-room during cooking time. Food is served in the living-room area and on the terrace.
Every caravan and house is supplied with water, dishes, water-boilers and electricity.
People who want to change their diet and would like to know more about ( raw)vegan food are very much welcome.
Mindfulness
we are about to set up a program for teaching mindfulness to our guests: Stay focused in the present moment and do everything concentrated and with love: eating, walking, working....We consider it a very helpful tool for happy living and preparation to meditation.
Yoga and meditation
We have one strawbale-house, which is serving as a yoga-and community -house. Hannes is a yoga-teacher and is giving lessons in yoga and meditation to our working-guests once a week. This is also a mindfulness-training.
We ourselves are practicing the meditation on inner Light and Sound. We have a spiritual teacher who lives in India.
(We do not like Reiki, as it involves mental powers and is resulting in karmic burdens)
Music
- We make music- guitar and sitar, tablas ( Indian drums), Esraj and harmonium, - and sometimes we play together with our guests..
Once a week we meet in our yogahouse for singing spiritual songs together.
In our kitchen we often listen to Classical Indian music.
Communication
-We very much like a loving communcation between the people and a harmonious atmosphere. Respect and thankfulness should be basic attitudes.
- There are group- meetings of training "Nonviolent communication" ( NVC, according to Marshall Rosenberg) or so-called "empathetic communication" on a weekly base. This is very helpful for keeping harmony in a relation or group.
Sustainability of transport:
Inspired by our son Michael who is studying "Sustainable tourism", we ask you to come to us in the most sustainable way possible, of course you cannot walk over the ocean:) But there have been people who came by bicycle from Belgium or Berlin to Andalucia, one man came walking from Denmark and he goes on walking to Tanzania, it is Charlie "Walking for water".
Special rules of the finca:
- We expect the people to live raw-vegan on the finca, no smoking,drugs or alcohol.
- The first half time of our common meals we do not talk, so to eat more mindful and enjoy the food better.
- We do not take responsibility for any health- issues or accidents happening on the finca.
- You should have your own health-insurance.
- As we use our grey water for the irrigation of trees, please bring along only natural soaps and shampoos, thanks.
-If you do not stay longer than three weeks we ask you to bring your own sleeping bag, so that we do not need to wash so many bed-sheets, as we have to be very careful with our water-reserves.
-If you like to work less than the required hours or cannot work due to some reason there are special agreements which can be talked in a skype-interview.
-Respectful clothes please in all common areas and at work. As we are striving for spiritual development, women please always covered with at least half-sleaves T-shirts.
-Group-meetings:
We have a daily working-meeting after breakfast before working, please be on time.
For developing nearness with our guests it is essential and expected that you take also part in our programs and group-meetings, such as yoga, music, heart-sharing-circles and spiritual conversations.
- We want to have a short skype-talk with you before you book your stay.
- On the first day there will a personal introduction-interview for every new-comer for explaining everything.
Cleanliness:
We want to keep a high standard of hygiene.
- All our working guests are together responsible for the tidyness of the kitchen and common places and the time of the cleaning is not included in the working hours ( see above). The kitchen is to be broomed and wet-cleaned daily.
- We have one week for mutual trying out, if it is ok for you to be here. ( German "Probezeit")
Laundry:
you can give us your laundry and we will wash it with the machine at the required temperature. We only use natural soaps for washing. You can also wash by hand if you like.
Calmness :
- Please respect the calmness of the place and do not put loud music publicly ( only with earphones).
Pets:
- We have cats, so please do not bring dogs along.
Internet:
- We have good internet-speed via cable and just one old laptop available for guests. So better bring your own laptop
- We have a special internet-caravan which has also wifi, but only at certain hours of the day and guests should only use
t h i s place for internet ( not the kitchen-and livingroom-area!
If you are interested to visit us, please copy-paste and answer to the following questionnaire, that's really useful for us:
Questionnaire for volunteers:
-When would you wish to come and with which transport ?
-How long do you wish to stay ?
-Do you have physical or mental health problems that you think would be helpful to communicate?
-Have you a health insurance that can cover you in Spain?
- Please confirm that you are yourself responsible for any health-problems or accidents occuring during your stay on the finca.
-Are you vegetarian/ vegan?
-Are you a smoker?
-We have caravans for the guests and compost toilets. Can you adjust to this simple conditions of living?
-Any information you might think useful to communicate?
- Are you ok with our rules ?
-What are your complete name, email, skype and telephone ? ( no obligation to write, but would facilitate communication with you)
The following questions are just to know a little bit more about you , feel free to answer or not :
-What are your hobbies?
- What has most importance in your life?
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
As is written above you can learn a lot about simple life, eco-gardening, cooking of vegan food, spiritual music, yoga, meditation and empathetic communication. You can train your English, German , less of Spanish.
If there are permaculture-courses or other courses for example on eco-building, music etc. by other teachers than us, you can take part for reduced conditions.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
- We like you to stay minimum 2 weeks or more, less is only exception for specialist people on special projects.
- Please keep us informed about your plans, especially if they change. We get many request and some people take their time in reacting.
We expect you to make a maximum of 25 hours per week in exchange of lodging and good food.
There are special conditions for those who want to volunteer less, please email us.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Several caravans and 2 wooden houses
What else ...
We can pick you up at the bus-station "Burger King" in Rincon de La Victoria or in Chilches at the coast-road. We will send to you an exact description how to reach there.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5hours, 5 days a week plus sharing the cleaning of common places
Feedback (49)
Liepa was with us for about three weeks and we had wonderful, warm-hearted communication from the first moment. She worked with so much joy, responsibility and skill, harvesting, cooking or cleaning. Always smiling and positive, punctual and… read more
It is so hard for me to describe my experiences, but I can only recommend this place.
a pleasure for Body, heart, Soul and… read more
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Liepa was with us for about three weeks and we had wonderful, warm-hearted communication from the first moment. She worked with so much joy, responsibility and skill, harvesting, cooking or cleaning. Always smiling and positive, punctual and… read more
It is so hard for me to describe my experiences, but I can only recommend this place.
a pleasure for Body, heart, Soul and… read more
She also likes cooking and did very nice dishes. She was always friendly and ready to help also extra of working-time.
Thank you!
During my four years of traveling I have left pieces of my heart in many places but they have rarely been as big as the one I left at this place. This place turned me into a treeplanter, a compost irrigator, a vegan chef, a raw vegan cake… read more
Really feel welcome there !
I enjoy my time while music , get figues and build some carpenters staff .
It take some time also to go out hahaha.
Thanks Hannes and Maria to share your place with love :)
Damien
Start with the pepole: Maria is such a great mom who always took care of us, Hannes has this high energy that even though he is quite he is very hard to miss, both of them are inspiring, always smiling and has tons of knowledge to share. The rest of us, along with Theo and Karola that live regularly at the finca, had this really… read more
Hannes (the host) was one of the nicest persons I have ever met in my life and was literally always friendly and kind! I was able to talk about any matter of concern with him. Also I learned a lot about dealing with certain situations from him and… read more
its beautiful being part of the project, creating physicaly and energetically more space.
thanks a lot, its beautiful to have good friends with soo many figtrees ;)
Fue una experiencia increíble y muy satisfactoria.
Sin duda volveríamos. Aprendimos sobre la Permacultura y como es su vida diaria.
Una persona con mucha paz e increíble.
Muchas gracias Hannes por cruzarte en nuestro camino.
Namasté
Thank you so much for the time I spent in your finca. I really enjoyed my time and learned a lot of things! There was a permaculture workshop too, with great food and nice people, amazing! We were also doing a bit of yoga and kirtan, nice! I hope I can come back one day, to work as a volunteer or to visit as a friend. =)
The finca is… read more
Loving greetings
Maria
We only spent a week with Hannes but it was clear to see that they have created a beautiful paradise in the mountains. We stayed in one of their little caravans spread around the site and felt happy and relaxed.
It was wonderful to learn more about raw vegan diet and easy to try it out in their abundant finca. We also… read more
I spent my time in the kitchen preparing breakfast and lunch. I learned a lot about food and about preparing food for many people. As a vegan it was amazing to spent time in a place that was vegan and had so many different flavours.
In my free time I worked… read more
Thank you for coming and see you again one… read more
This was my first workaway engagement and it was perfect! I ended up staying 7 weeks, although my initial plan was to stay only 4 weeks. I would probably still be on the finca if work and family didn’t call me home.
My duties included preparing smoothies in the morning and prepare lunch for everyone at 11 am. I used… read more
Beautiful nature surroundings and peaceful rural area with mountains and sea on the horizon are perfect for contemplation if you need to stop and think. Really stunning views!
Its close to Rincon de La Victoria and not that far to Malaga. Easy to get there.
Food are always delicious: fresh… read more
She is also a gifted cook and can draw wonderful paintings.
She loves Mexican kitchen with chili:)
REally a very nice girl!
Maria and Hannes
I hope to see them again and return next year.
Thank you!
We were sad she had to leave so quickly. All the best, Linde!
Lenka helped… read more
We lived in big caravan. We enjoyed working to help them improve their home. There are many types of work to be done around the finca and in the garden but allways it is nice… read more
She can easily pick up new skills after explained and aspires to make things perfect. From making breakfast, preparing lunch, tiling the bathroom, sanding and painting the windows of our yoga house and watering/looking after the garden Sandy… read more
You're a great guy Morten, you're a real pleasure to be together with. You 'served your duty' on the finca in about three month and it was great.
Always friendly, always a smile. Your delicious food gave us energy for working and it even tasted delicious.
We recommend you for everybody who needs a serious… read more
Being up for sunrise above sea and mountain was just perfect to start the… read more
She makes good food too, so a real multipurpose woman.
Thanks… read more
First we want to start off with thanking you so much for your wonderful place, which is filled with even more wonderful people!
Our six weeks at the finca were absolutely wonderful. We enjoyed our work (Lisa really enjoyed harvesting the almonds), the veganfood was spectacular and the music that was played almost… read more
His empathy is above average and he has been a good and enthusiastic worker.
He made a very nice promotional video for our Finca . I can only advice you to invite the him for a position… read more
Firstly there's the mind-blowing beauty! Surrounded by stunning mountains which the novelty never wears thin! It is far from shops etc, but Hans or someone else was always popping out and happy to take anyone along. They also offer use of the Finca car at 30cents a KM, which I took full advantage of… read more
The food is… read more
He took actively part in the building of the straw house, several square meters plastering bear his signature. Next to that he was a good helper in doing several wood constructions where we are building a large water catcher roof.
We were glad Balint was part of our helper team, with a positive… read more
Thanks to Hannes and Maria for establishing this valuable place which is rare nowadays, to Regina for the first class vegan cuisine, to Hans for sharing his knowledge with me,… read more
Besides that, they are good workers, never shy about lending an extra hand, taking an extra hour.
Peter is a strong and good craftsman, he made some good wood work for us. Joanna is a very! good cook. She definitely is in my top 3 with cakes, vegan food… read more
When the owners are not there, there is Hans, the soul and right hand… read more
He has a super attitude, very good input and ideas and typically a guy you would employee as the full manager for construction.
He is open and honest. When he thinks it can be done different and better, he… read more
Coming as a non-vegetarian I was… read more
That's Tom, cracking nuts. We had a lot of almonds and he loved to sit there, listening to some post cast, probably about throwing plastic (Frisbee) or teaching, which are his two main subjects in life.
Whenever you met him, you got a friendly… read more
The Finca is grand, beautiful, and idyllic. Living vegan in the sunshine, working under hospitable conditions, plenty of food, and a long term vegan diet for the first time, a memory, an experience, a blessing to last a lifetime. Plenty of friendly and hardworking people, artisans, jokers, and professional musicians, too. A lot to learn, a… read more
Waking up with the sunrise irradiating the valley, going up the common house and having breakfast all together while admiring the Mediterranean Sea and the peak of La Maroma (highest mountain of the Malaga province). The infinite skies full of stars at night, and fullmoons that let you feel you're REALLY… read more
Jirka took part in the construction of the straw house, specifically plaster work. He is a good guy to work together with and did a satisfying job.
We wouldn't… read more
You need a happy cook? Invite Megan. Her kitchen is very clean, well organized and the food is very good. She has been on our Finca for some 4 weeks, there was never any complains about the food and we all know that is not easy with a bunch of young people.Although vegan food was new to her, she delivered good quality and ask her about her… read more
Is a young guy who, in time, will build his experience. He only was a short time with us, so it's difficult to know his full potential. With the right guidance he will be a good and glad worker.
i volunteered in this for a long period of time.
the hosts are really giving you a feeling of welcoming and home.
even though Maria was at germany i had a good contact when there was a skype conference with her.
it is a place where not only can you help develop the dreams of your hosts, it is also very easy to find calmness there and… read more
He helps to develop ideas about things and is well involved in his work.
He very much likes to join conversations on any subject and knows a lot about many things.
He finds his own things to do and very much likes to repair all things around.
thank you Robby for helping with our… read more
Thank you for all!
it was so nice to have you with us, laughing, working, dancing, making natural cosmetics and learning Spanish from you!
You have become a part of our family and we hope to see you again in future!
Now I am a little bit sad... I think I will never find such a nice place with such a nice people anywhere. Thank you for your understanding, for sharing all your love and for letting me be part of the family...
We wish you all the best on your workaway travel through all Europe!
Maria and Hannes are great hosts, and the neighboors are friendly as well, the food is organic and delicious, I… read more
I had a great first workaway experience in the mountains. They are so lovely and open, treat you like a part of the family. I learned so much this TOO short stay with them. I will never forget the sunrises I enjoyed consciently every single day, the cooking I loved so much, the incredible great dinners we had together… read more
The vegetarian food was excelent.
At the finca… read more
I stayed with this wonderful family for about 2 weeks and enjoyed every moment of my stay.… read more
