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

UPDATE > House sitters welcome for July, August and October. This includes free stay for taking care of watering the garden (mostly irrigation system). Please be aware that this isxa rural area and own transportation is highly recommended). Please ......

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Join a regenerative project with our family in São Mamede Natural Park, Portugal

Hello there! We're a family of human beings, Ana, Ale and our toddler, and 2 cats, Fletchie and Micio. We have very recently (2025) found the piece of land we have been dreaming of for years and have committed to being its guardians. The farm ......

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Collaborative Land Guardianship and re-imagining education in North Alentejo, Portugal

Im a mother, caring for a Land, with a Re-generative heart beat. I welcome all helpers and Co.creators available to transform it together in a Evolutionary paradise. Bring your Mage, gardening and Inter-relating skills. Everything is Alive. Be, ......

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Join our summer tribe and take part in contributing to our vision in Gonçalo, Portugal

Hi, and welcome to my workaway profile! I am Luca, 45 yo mixed race, half Italian half Philippino. In the past 4 years, since moving to Portugal, I have been learning, and I still am, how to craft a new lifestyle, after getting myself a 5ha ......

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Join us in a remote beach community to restore stone watermills and preserve nature in Maia, Azores, Portugal

My name is Alexandre, I'm 32 years old, and I'm from Maia, a small town on the north coast of São Miguel Island, Azores. I work as a researcher in collective intelligence and decentralized systems, and have lived in several countries, including ......

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Join a community based organic farming project in Campelo, Portugal

We are a vibrant, heart centered Christian family/community. We work, live and eat from abundant, organic gardens that are spread out below beautiful terraces, surrounded by a wonderful river with a waterfall and many secluded places to find peace ......

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Join me at my simple home while enjoying the Algarve coast in Portimão, Portugal

Hey! Nice to meet you. I’m Miguel, born in Portugal, in my thirties, splitting my time between Lisbon and the Algarve. Whenever I can, I escape back to Portimão: sunny weather, beach days, coastal trails and the relaxed rhythm of life by the ocean. ......

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Join our family farm project focused on nature, food and sustainable living near Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal

Hello! We are a small family living on an old farm and former vineyard, surrounded by nature. Our family is Nuno (from Portugal), Lilli (from Austria) and our 14-month-old baby. We enjoy sharing our daily life with volunteers who are curious, ......

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Help with some outdoor planting projects and join our family near Castelo Novo, Portugal

We are a couple with 2 daughters. Our move to the country side serves the purpose of having a new experience. Although we continue to work remotely, we are developing our knowledge about gardening, farming and land care. In a near future we also ......

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Food forest, reforestation project and small permaculture farm in Aljezur, Portugal

Some people wonder why I do the things I do. I wonder why they don't. Hello! Thank you for visiting my profile. I’m Dirk, living in this beautiful part of South Portugal since a couple of years. I am a vegetarian, non-smoker, 60 years old and ......

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Help at our off-grid quinta in Sátão, Portugal

Come help us in our beautiful little valley in central Portugal, where we're creating off-grid homes surrounded by nature, with a small river for swimming and cooling off on hot days. We are a small group (Dutch, Venezuelan, Portuguese, and ......

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Help out in a self-sufficient quinta in the making in Tabua, Central Portugal

Laura and Andrew own a small farm in Central Portugal. We are committed Christians. We aim to become as self-sufficient as possible on our land, producing wood for fuel, vegetables and fruit for food and wine and keeping some livestock for meat, ......

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Become part of an agroforestry project while enjoying surf and nature in Vilar de Mouros, Portugal

Dear community, We’re a young couple who chose a path rooted in simplicity, practical skills, sustainability, and building something real with our own hands. In the quiet hills of northern Portugal, we’re transforming an old place from the ground ......

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Join our family and help with gardening and natural projects in beautiful Alantejo, Portugal

We are a family of four people, with our dog Alma and the cats. We love the quiet life and peaceful nature, so we moved to the southwest of Portugal to start a new life in 2017. In 2021 we found this piece of land and have been cultivating our ......

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Handy hands very welcome on board in Lisbon!

Hello dear Workawayers! We are Marco, Mathies and Eduarda! First of all, you don't need any sailing experience😁. We like to welcome maximum 3 volunteers on board our sailing ship again to help with general and ongoing maintenance. It's all about ......

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Learn about permaculture with our family, surrounded by mountains in Gouveia, Portugal

We are a Portuguese couple with experience on Permaculture and self-sufficient-living that in 2015 got 15ha of abundant land in a beautiful valley and an amazing community at the highest mountains inside the biggest natural park of our country. ......

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Help with outdoor projects on the edge of a small village in Meruge, Portugal

Hi, new host here hoping to find a decent workawayer for the first time! I'm James, Im an English guy living in Central Portugal. I have been living here for about 6 years now. Its just me here with my 10 cats and 5 hedgehogs and all the wildlife. ......

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Help a family permaculture project in Aldeia de Santa Margarida, Portugal

🌿 About Us / Our Story We are a couple (35 & 36) from Israel. For the past 11 years we have been living, learning, and developing together — individually and as a family — through a deep connection to the land and to our life mission. I am (Shayi) ......

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Join our family of three and create a food forest with us in Bicada, Portugal

Join our family project in the Alentejo, Portugal Hello and welcome! We are a family of three who moved from Germany to southern Portugal a few years ago to fulfil our dream of living a simple, nature-connected life. On our 2-hectare property in ......

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Connect with nature and learn about permaculture near Lisbon, Portugal

Born in Texas and I've been traveling around the world for 15 years. I’ve been fortunate enough to to visit 45 countries and lived on 6 continents. This all has been funded by a myriad of weird jobs along the way from combat soldier, gem dealer, ......

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