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🌿 Welcome to Our Off-Grid Paradise in Central Portugal
Hi there!
We are a Dutch family living our dream on a beautiful Quinta in Central Portugal. Together with our 3-year-old and our baby, we love welcoming travelers into our lives. Life on the Quinta is always an adventure, and there is always something to do.
We have been living here completely off-grid for almost three years now. Our beautiful Quinta spans 4.5 hectares of land, which means there is always maintenance to be done. Everything here runs on solar power, and our water comes straight from our own well.
If you are interested in sustainable, off-grid living, this is a great place to experience it
Contact us for more details 🌱✨
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Van life
Technology
Sustainability
Self development
Farming
Movies & TV
Plant care
Music
Languages
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Animals
Beach
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Hiking
Dancing
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love sharing our life with you.
You won’t just be a helper you’ll be a part of our daily life and family rhythm.
We are happy to share our knowledge about living completely off-grid, managing solar systems, well water, and maintaining a large piece of land.
We love sitting down together at the dinner table exchanging stories, and getting to know different people.
We are flexible and appreciate open communication. We want to make sure the tasks match your interests and skills so that everyone enjoys the experience
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Life on the Quinta is always busy. Depending on the season, you could be helping us with pruning trees, harvesting olives, clearing land (trimming/brush cutting), or helping in our vegetable garden where there is always weeding, planting, and harvesting to do. We also do tasks on creative DIY projects like building a small wooden deck.
We have chickens and two friendly pot-bellied pigs that need daily care and feeding!
We like to adapt the tasks to the season, our current projects, and your personal skills.
Besides the outdoor tasks, we love to share the indoor tasks as well. If you enjoy cooking or hanging out with kids, we can easily mix things up! For example, we might be helping outside while you look after the kids, or we can take turns watching them so everyone gets a chance to help with different projects. The same goes for dinner: we like the idea of alternating cooking duties—we cook one night, you cook the next (if that’s something you enjoy!).
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Portugese
Accommodation
We have a cozy caravan available for 1 person or a couple.
If you have your own camper, we have a lovely spot for you where you can park and have your own space. In exchange for your help, we provide accommodation and one delicious, shared meal a day. We will provide one shared hot meal a day and snacks in between for 3 hours of help during the week.
What else ...
Please note that public transport in our rural area is very limited. If you don't have your own wheels, don't worry about arrival, we are happy to pick you up from the nearest bus or train station! However, having your own transport is highly recommended if you want to explore, or go on trips during your days off.
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 4G router with good connecting and WiFi in the caravan
Space for parking camper vans
Any size is welcome :)
Can possibly accept pets
We love pets
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Peach
Milly and Mo
