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Description
Hello,
My name is Alexandre. I am living in a small village in the north of Portugal close to the border with Galicia.
I decided to move here 4 years ago for the quality of life, No traffic jam, no industries , just nature
My aim is to grow vegetables and sell them at the local weekly market.
I love to meet new people and make friends, I volunteer in South America and other countries before to come in Portugal.
I started to plant fruit trees and make Hügelkultur
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am starting growing veggies so I am not an experienced farmer but I am determined and I like to learn
being here , you will related and share with others volunteers from different countries and e
Background
I like to show the spots around to the volunteers for swimming, biking and hiking
The village is very quite, only 60 persons are living here, there is a café but there is no supermarket
Porto is the closest city you can reach eather by train or bus only 0.50 minutes
In Vila Nova de Cerveira, you have a swimming pool, supermarket, arts events in summer, and festivals
Help
I need help to make the Hügelkultur, collect rotten branches,leaves, cut grass and
dig tranches
I need help to water the existing plants, clean invasive weeds around the crops and plant new seeds.
I want to do a nature plaster for the inside wall of my stone house, I need help to do the mixture and put it.
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Portuguese: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I can teach French.
Accommodation
I have 3 Tents with mattress and a common space for cooking
I have 1 bedroom in the house
An indoor bathroom to share by the volunteers with hot shower.
For eating, I provide 3 meals per day, I buy the food so your are completely independent to make our own dishes
I like to eat together for lunch but feel free to decide
It is important to tell me if you have specific diet there is no problem, just let me know
In exchange of 3.5 hours of work for 5 days per week ,you can eat home on your free days
What else ...
I like to ask questions to the volunteers before they come, so feel free to tell me a little about your travel and the reason why you want to come
See you soon
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
i have internet
Space for parking camper vans
Can possibly accept pets
Any pets are welcome; cats, dogs, ostrich, lion
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (3)
We worked in his garden in nature and calm. Alexandre ´ s place is very quiet and peaceful
It was a rich volunteering, Alexandre is very interesting, he taught us a lot of things about… read more
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We worked in his garden in nature and calm. Alexandre ´ s place is very quiet and peaceful
It was a rich volunteering, Alexandre is very interesting, he taught us a lot of things about… read more
We helped him with his bathroom, kitchen, things in the garden and a start for the roof. He likes to work hard, but also gave us enough time to chill. He showed us his bees, played games with us, drank beers, took us… read more
