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We are in a farmhouse in the deepest part of Spain, 7 km from Polan, Toledo. We have pistachio trees, animals, vegetable garden and a lot of desire to organize~establish the project, we have been 14 years, of rural self-sufficiency linked to art, music, circus..., biodiversity and socialization.
After several years of welcoming all kinds of volunteers and inhabitants, we are in a moment of reorganization to improve the coexistence.
So we are only a few people plus the weekend visits.
Volonters will live with me ,Barbara 47 years old at the main house.
Near the main house (at Movil Homes) live the "Chicken Family" (Mother Noemi 36 years old, Father Sergio 38 years old and two childs Zara 16 years old and Kevin 21 years old ) .
So we are looking for independent volunteers (you will be often alone at the farm), who have some experience and like to enjoy the country life.
There are basical rooms for volonters and a dry toilettes.
The areas to work on are :
* helping the "Chicken Family" to care Chicken House (there are 3 sheeps too) : feeding. paintining...
* Organisation of already existing spaces for collective use> kitchen, workshop, house, shed of recycled materials....
*General housekeeping and maintenance of the house and animals (at the main house are two dogs and a cat)
* Vegetable garden.
IMPORTANT! to speak a little bit spanish or to be interested in learning it
We are open to new projects.
We are 20km from Toledo where you can get by bus and 70 km from Madrid by bus one hour and half.
Volonters colaborate at self sufficiency areas ,and the little money that we get is for paying electricity and the products that we can not produce or recycle.
Digital Nomads are welcome!
We have very good wifi.
Estamos en un cortijo de la espagna profunda a 7 km de Polan,Toledo. Tenemos pistachos, animales, huerto y muchas ganas de organizar~establecer el proyecto,llevamos 14 anos, de autosuficiencia rural unido al arte,musical,circense...,la biodiversidad y la socializacion.
Tras varios anos acogiendo a todo tipo de voluntarixs y habitantxs nos encontramos en un momento de reorganizacion para mejorar la convivencia.
Asi q estamos pocas personas mas las visitas de los fin de semana .
Lxs voluntarixs viviran conmigo, Barbara( 47 años) ) en la casa principal.
Cerca dela casa principal en unas Movil Homes vive la "Chicken Family" (padre Sergio 38 años, madre Noemi 36 años y dos hijos: Zara 15años y Kevin 20 años ) .
Por lo que buscamos voluntarixs independientes (pasaran mucho tiempo solxs en la granja) ,que tengan algo de experiencia o ganas de aprender y les guste disfrutar de la vida de campo.
Tenemos dos habitaciones para voluntarixs bastante basicas y baño seco.
Las areas a trabajar son :
* Ayudar a la" Chicken Family " a mantener y arreglar el gallinero y alrededores , tambien hay tres ovejas.
* Organizacion de espacios ya existentes para uso colectivo> cocina,taller,casa,nave de materiales reciclados....
*Bricolaje y mantenimiento en general, casa y animales ( en casa hay dos perras y un gato)
*Huerto.
Importante hablar un poco de castellano o estar interesadx en aprenderlo.
Estamos abiertxs a nuevos proyectos.
Estamos a 20 km de Toledo donde se puede ir en bus a visitar un dia y a 70 km de Madrid en bus hora y media.
Sitios bonitos a visitar alrededor en bici,andando o vehiculo.
Lxs voluntarixs colaboran en las areas destinadas a la autosuficiencia donde no obtenemos beneficio economico simplemente son para el autoabastecimiento y el poco dinero obtenido se destina a pagar la luz y los productos que no producimos o reciclamos.
Nómadas digitales son bienvenidxs.
Tenemos muy buen wifi.
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
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here travellers can learn about ecological vegetable farming, looking after animals, cooking homemane bread and pizza and sustainable way of life. They will also benefit from the experience of living as part of a community.
We love meeting new people from different ages, countries and backgrounds. Volunteers will improve or learn languages here and get to know better our local culture.
Help
There are many different chores (we would adjust to your interests and skills): vegetable garden, hens and chickens, 3 sheeps, bio and recycling-construction, house work, wood oven cooking....
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Accommodation
We have different and basical rooms for volunteers.
What else ...
Very important to love de country live . we are in the middle of the deep spain where is not a lot of water, and the house is rustic not a ecohotel. all the basical needs are covered
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Wiffi muy bueno.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We don't Accept dogs that like go after rabits, there are hunters around
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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The House is not the most tidy one, the rooms are more than basic and the working hours (the days in general) didn't feel very organised.
But nevertheless I enjoyed my stay very much! I could use everything, go everywhere and had a lot of freedom. Also, I love Barbara's open and friendly attitude. She always… read more
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The House is not the most tidy one, the rooms are more than basic and the working hours (the days in general) didn't feel very organised.
But nevertheless I enjoyed my stay very much! I could use everything, go everywhere and had a lot of freedom. Also, I love Barbara's open and friendly attitude. She always… read more
The party had to be cancelled due to the weather, unfortunately, Barbara did not share this with all of us volunteers before we came to her place. This is why I left after a couple of days. I also went there on a Sunday, as agreed, but nobody was able to pick me up at the… read more
First: the party was cancelled and it was the reason because we where there, the consequence was that… read more
Gracias Nidia.
La plantación de árboles fue muy bueno, el hacer parte del cuidado del planeta es grandioso.
Muchas gracias.
espero poder volver a… read more
I appreciated the fact that every day you got to do a different job in a different place (the area is huge).
Also the land is very beautiful and you get many hiking opportunities.
Thanks very much Bárbara, Edouard and the chicken family!
If you want to escape the life in the city and experience real Spanish culture it is the perfect option. There are different types of work to do depending on the season f.e. Gardening, pistacho Trees, farming, taking care of the… read more
Work alternates between the family and Remi’s garden and was never the same (never boring!) I’ve enjoyed working with them as each one of them is a character that will make you laugh and therefore make you enjoy your… read more
First of all, many thanks to Barbara, Rémi, and the… read more
Gracias Bárbara ! Y nos vemos muy pronto de nuevo 💜
He is funny , responsable ,hard worker and good comunication person.
Nice conviviality.
Just the kind of person that we like
We did many differents tasks from gardenning, taking care of the animals or helping around with the Finca. Even if we stayed only for 9 days, we really felt at home and enjoyed a lot to cook for every one. Even if you… read more
The place is really basic which might be a bit hard to get used to in the beginning, but eventually, you can completely return back to nature. Wish you all the best guys!
Daniël
I made some really funny and precious experiences there, like learning about the New Year's Eve traditions in Spain, being part of a parade,… read more
Fue una experencia muy guay.
Gracias a Sandra, Lolo, Sonia, Barbara, Juan, Edouard, Jany, Helen, Tonino, Dario, La guapa Nena y todo los demas. Sois geniales, os deseo todo lo mejor :)
Hasta la proxima !!
Dulces besos
Super welcoming, I felt at home from the first day I was here!
I will miss you all guys! Thank you for everything!
