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Join my project and house and garden in the quiet of nature near Tomar, Portugal

◇◇◇ UPDATE ◇◇◇ Helpers needed from October 25th! House sitter needed for the winter (late November - early March, December-early January is most important). This help only includes being here and cleaning the house if necessary - no pets involved ......

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Join us on our hillside fruit farm in the quiet heartland of Oleiros, Portugal

Hillside Fruit Farm, Centro Portugal. A small 'Quinta' with 1 acre surrounded by mountains and forests, featuring permaculture and building projects in rural Portugal. We welcome short-term volunteers for the moment for house and cat sitting two ......

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Explore natural off-grid living in the mountains in São Vicente da Beira, Portugal

!!UPDATE!! We, alongside many of our friends, were affected by the wildfires in the Serra da Gardunha. We now need more immediate help and will also be on the farm for the most part the coming months to rebuild. Fortunately the living spaces, ......

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Join us on our heavenly farm in Sao Marcos de Serra, Portugal

Hello :) We are Edd (48), Anika (44) and our Grace (5), living on our beautiful farm 6km outside of Sao Marcos de Serra. An hour away from Faro, 45km north of the beautiful beaches of the south coast, into the mountains. We have 4,3 hectares of ......

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Become a part of our stunning communal home, surrounded by nature in Sertã, Portugal

UPDATE Come join our Olive Harvest from 29th October for 3 weeks! Looking for a team of up to 10 hard working workaways. We hand pick around 400 olive trees, whilst pruning , then use a blowing machine to remove the leaves and take them to the mill ......

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Join us to build a sustainable life on Flores Island, Azores, Portugal

Welcome home I'm Laia, passionate about nature and sustainability. Some years ago I purchased this land on Ilha das Flores, about 3000 square meters, and I then began planting an abundance of veggies and restoring the stone house to make it ......

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Gardening on a natural land plot while staying in a Yurt near Castro Marim, Portugal

The Monte is located in the Tavira Region eastern Algarve, where I own a small house and a yurt. I’m trying to create a garden of vegetables, fruit trees, almonds and herbs. Help is needed for creating the garden and building or repairing fences. I ......

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House sitting and help with childminding on Madeira Island, Portugal

I live on the beautiful Madeira Island. Westpart (Calheta). i live here with my 2 daughters, 5 and 4 Years old. we are happy to have a bit more life in our home and want to welcome you!

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House and farm sitting on my little farm in the Distrikt Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal

Hello altogether 🌞 Who has time and feels addressed? I'm living here in the Alto Alentejo since four years – live my dream of a free life in the countryside. I’m living very close to my children and grandchildren too, who are a big part of my ......

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Join a family and live close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve, Portugal

Hey there! we live next to a tiny village close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve. I am a musician, and mother of a 8 year old girl and a boy of 2 years. We share our home with my partner and 1 volunteer or a couple of such. It lyes very ......

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Stay at our farm in a tiny House in Malhou, Portugal

We are looking for a Farm Sitter in November 2025 Olá a todos ! My partner and I are looking for someone to take care of our little farm, including six cats, a dog and three goats, while we are visiting Brazil from 31/10/25 to 28/11/25 (4 weeks). ......

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Join us in our garden and home with a view of the Serra de Estrela mountains, Portugal

Hello I'm Rachel, Current needs - a helpful person that is happy to assist with tidying in and around my garden, including some trips to the recycle centre. Possibly a little olive picking and processing and other gardening jobs. Please get in ......

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Seeking cabin/yurt/dogsitters in Obidos, Portugal

Sorry for the very low response rate, workaway messages go straight to my junk mail and I can't seem to change it. I will be checking back regularly for a while now! --- I am Rosie, living with my dogs on a beautiful piece of land on the Silver ......

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Permaculture food forest and care for the animals near Pedrogaõ Grande, Portugal

Let's just get right into what in the world exactly are we trying to do here: In 1988, a book was published titled "Permaculture - A Designer's Manual," and towards the end of chapter 12, it talks about species of plants that can stop the spread of ......

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Help with collaborative projects and pet sitting in a green valley in Central Portugal

I am still settling into my new house. Gardening and lots of small DIY chores that cannot be done by local professionals. You need absolutely skills for chopping kindling and sawing and stacking firewood. The last bits of indoor painting when the ......

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Help welcome with a variety of land based activities in Castelo Branco, Portugal,

** LOOKING FOR LAND SITTER LONG TERM OVER WINTER FROM NOVEMBER ~ APRIL** You will have our beautiful land to yourselves, we have a lovely accommodation, cosy bus with kitchen and burner. You need to love cats as we have two cats that need caring for ......

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Welcome nature & off-grid lovers to take part in a mystical project in Caldas Sangemil, Portugal

Ola beautiful people, We are looking for some nature loving people on our magnificent quinta bordering the magical mystic Dao river in Caldas De Sangemil “central Portugal” 20min from Viseu city.

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Immerse into Portuguese culture and connect with nature in the Algarve, Portugal

The summer is coming slowly to an end and I'll need lots of help in the garden. Looking for strong arms (best 4 arms) for garden work (mainly, but there'll always turn up other projects as well) in September (max.three weeks; incl. house/ cat ......

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Contribute to sustainable living project and help us creating in Amarante, Portugal

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who loves being outdoors, working with animals, and contributing to sustainable living projects. If you enjoy working with your hands and have some experience with construction or woodworking, we’d love ......

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Creative living with teens in Sintra, Portugal

Hello, We are Kika an Nuno the parents, S and A the 16 and 11 years old kids + Mel and Tobias the dogs + Chiquita and Patinhas the cats. We live in Sintra, by the sea and have always unscooled the kids no school, no school at home. No limiits on ......

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Help us fulfil our dream of making our own wine in the Dao Region, Portugal

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Join our riding centre and explore the outstanding nature of Algarve, Portugal

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Farm near Odiaxere Portugal

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Come and help at a small, friendly hostel in Guimaraes, Portugal

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Help us build a "New Earth" in southern Portugal / Alentejo