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Hello ☺
We are currently looking for new volunteers to host on our land. We have a preference for volunteers who like to stay longer with us. Minimum 3 weeks.
➡We are looking for a videographer, content creator to help us with our social media.
➡ We are looking for enthusiastic people that like to get stuck into projects. We have a lot of land management, gardening, and building projects. Also help with looking after the our children could be an option(only applicable for volunteers that stay longer).
We tend to have more volunteers staying with us from now onwards so there should be some company for you apart from us.
Below some more information.
We are a Dutch- English Family of 5. Three years ago we bought a small farm 1ha with a ruin to rebuild with our intention to regenerate the farm into a harmanious eco- concious place for growing, living, (un)schooling and life in general.
What we mostly have realised that raising a young family, farming and building our tiny home is a lot of work and we can't do it alone. We really appreciate everyone that likes to help out. We love sharing our skills and meeting new people so please pm if you are interested.
We love food and our pizza oven! We really want to make your stay fun and not only a chance to learn skills and help, but to have meals together and share stories and ideas.
We live near a lovely river and the mountains with plenty of wild swimming options even in the winter if your brave.
We live off-grid and have all facilities but maybe a bit different then you are used to. You can charge devices during the day and our solar shower is at the perfect temperature when the sun shines.
If you are interested to work with us please understand we expect you to work a minumum of 4-5 hours a day for 5 days a week and we require a positive energy and motivation to work.
Please get in touch to help us in the coming months. We would love to hear from you.
Manon, Rich and family.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in a beautiful place, in nature with stunning sunsets. Next to this we also have swimming, beautiful walks as well as the local villages (walking distance) right on our doorstep it's a beautiful place to dive into Portuguese life.
We love community and learning from others. We love to share our permaculture/ gardening, natural building & general knowledge of living in harmony with nature. We are also an un (home) schooling family, so are very open to share any insights on that.
As an active family you are always welcome to join with our Yoga, Running or Walking activities.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
The workweek is flexible but will be maximum 5 days a week 5 hours a day.
It can also be less.
We do want that whoever works with us is willing to learn and motivated.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We love love love to get better in Portuguese!
Accommodation
We offer:
Caravan or
Tent
And if you come with your own:
Flat Spaces for Vans
What else ...
There are two small villages within walking distance, one with cafe's and a beautiful swimming spot.
Amazing walks are right on our doorstep and if you have transport there are so many great activities you can do. Especially if you love nature.
We also will go to markets, and try and do regular activities.
We do have good signal and WIFI.
We usually have space and time working and being together and time and space for our family to keep the right balance.
We usually find a good balance with whoever is sharing their time with us.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good wifi and you can charge up during the day.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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It was a short stay but we really appreciated your help. I'm so happy with my gardening fence! And your time spend with the girls. It really helped me to do some other jobs too and they loved it. I would recommend Mikael as a volunteer he's easy going, hard working and has a general positive attitude
In the past few days, I completely fell in love with this family, their way of living and the amazing view.
Manon and Richard were very welcoming and it was a pleasure, helping with the great project of the dome, where I was mainly… read more
I both took care of the children and helped with some tasks on the land. The work was varied and they always… read more
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It was a short stay but we really appreciated your help. I'm so happy with my gardening fence! And your time spend with the girls. It really helped me to do some other jobs too and they loved it. I would recommend Mikael as a volunteer he's easy going, hard working and has a general positive attitude
In the past few days, I completely fell in love with this family, their way of living and the amazing view.
Manon and Richard were very welcoming and it was a pleasure, helping with the great project of the dome, where I was mainly… read more
I both took care of the children and helped with some tasks on the land. The work was varied and they always… read more
And most importantly I took a great life lesson like finding happiness in the simple things in… read more
Thank you.
Kind of what we where expecting workaway to be like. They are both easy going, take on any job and are independent.
The amount of times the animals where fed and out of the shed without asking was such a great help!
Also they both where really engaging with our kids, which in turn… read more
Their quinta is in between the green mountains with a veeery wide view and every night we can see a stunning sunset.
Everything here is still very basic, but I love that - imagining what it will… read more
