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Come and help an animal rescue and protection association in the South-West Algarve, Portugal
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Our current availability for 2025 and 2026 is below. As people's plans sometimes change, so this changes and it is updated regularly.
Large Caravan ......
Hi, we are Phaon and Annabelle.
The work will be mainly outside. It will be fairly physical work such as sweeping up leaves, strimming, mowing the lawns, making bonfires, washing and cleaning cars, clearing drains and gullys etc. You will need to ......
Into the Wild
Some mornings, when I wake up and look out over the valley, I still can’t believe I live here.
The trees whisper while the river hums in the background, and the land stretches out in its wild, untamed beauty. Two hectares of young oak ......
7 hectar land with 3 small houses. 1 wood house is occupied with a family. I live close by in clay house, the small appartment is used by guests and family.
We are two city guys who have decided to change their lives and start their personal utopia. We try to combine the benefits of technology with the beauty of living with nature. Farming, construction, and work with the animals are daily tasks. Our ......
2026:
Right now im setting up a team to work on January on river maintenance, nursery construction, dry toilets carpentry maintenance, a space for different types of composting and organizing an open help out day on January. Scroll for more details ......
Join us to be part of an abundant place with healthy food, eco-friendly designed buildings and positive mindset!
UPDATE: At the moment we prefer to host pairs/couples at a time, because of accommodation possibility and practicality of work flow. ......
About me:
Hello! My name is Carlos, I'm 47 and I'm portuguese. I grew up in a city close to Lisbon, went to college in Lisbon to study computer sciences and I started to work as a programmer. 6 years later I started to feel meaningless and took a ......
We’re looking for a friendly couple (or two friends) to join us on our land this winter/spring and be part of our little coastal community. If you're handy with building, gardening and/or DIY savvy, please get in touch! We're ideally looking for a ......
🌿 2026 Projects Come Live, Work and Enjoy Life with Us!
In 2026 we’re starting a new chapter full of exciting projects on our farm.
We’ll be creating beautiful outdoor spaces for tents, cleaning and preparing the land, and helping with daily ......
Last update, URGENT :
We are looking for someone, single, couple, family or friends to stay in our yurt and take care of our lovely cat and take care of the land.
About 1 month from 20/12 to mid January.
It is perfect for people with their own ......
Hey!
I’m Olivia, a French woman living on the beautiful southwest coast of Portugal, in Vila Nova de Milfontes.
I’m a professional foiling athlete. Foiling is that amazing sport where the board lifts above the water and feels like flying. It’s not ......
We are a simple, off grid smallholding. We have chickens and ducks for eggs and meat.
We will also be taking in some young pigs. We already have a couple of pet pigs who are funny and super clever.
We also have donkeys and horses who are our ......
Hi,
I'm Margarida,a mom full of big dreams to transform the education in my town. I have a project of nature activities for children, where a small family community meet together every month to play free in the woods.
Now i'm starting a journey to ......
*Currently accepting applicants*
MUST SPEAK ENGLISH.
MUST LOVE BIG DOGS.
Hello everyone!
We are a Canadian Portuguese family living in the Obidos area. We have had such a wonderful time with our Workaway experience.
Our home is located 15 mins ......
Hi, we are Carine (the Netherlands) and Ricardo (Portugal) and we are aiming to live an off-grid life at the coast in the north of Portugal. Our land lies between the Aveiro lagoon and the Atlantic ocean in a forest that ends at the beach. We live ......
If you are looking for a place to hide away over Christmas in nature please get in touch.
We would love someone responsible and considerate to stay on our farm, take care of our animals and enjoy the peace and quiet of the valley while we go to ......
Come and join us at our new place in the heart of Portugal, right by the peaceful Dão River. We’ve just moved in an old Quinta and want to turn it into a co living paradise and meeting spot for good people. We are a three-generation family, living ......
We are a group of 12 friends from Germany, who bought a piece of rural land with a big old ruin close to the Serra da Estrella. We came here to live closer to nature and to have more opportunities of personal development.
Together we are learning a ......
At the moment we are looking for sociopaths dreamers :) that might want to LIVE here or stay for longer periods, that likes to be on his own, self-reliant, and also able to work with more people when needed(because maybe I'm here maybe im not, maybe ......
Sustainable project
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