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Helpers needed from October 22nd.
House sitter needed
for the winter (late November - early March).
>> Please check the list below and refer to the help offered when contacting! Thank you very much. <<
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Hey ......
UPDATE
I am looking for a crew of around 4 people from 26th September to 8th October, to strim the olive groves ready for harvest and prepare firewood.
Also looking for 6 to 8 people for the olive harvest from 29th October for 3 weeks.
GENERAL
Hi, ......
!!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, ......
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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Looking for long term housesitters. From October to April. Ideally a couple with experience on farming and DIY.
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Welcome home
I'm Laia, passionate about nature and sustainability.
Some years ago I purchased this land on Ilha ......
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 30/10/25 to 28/11/25 (4 weeks). ......
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 ......
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!
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I am Rosie, living with my dogs on a beautiful piece of land on the Silver ......
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 ......
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 ......
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 ......
** 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 ......
House and pet sitting over winter in beautiful Portugal - surf, kitesurf, and wing foil. Previous experience with tricky dogs, and a commitment for 4 months is a must.
**Important point - The lodge and kitesurf business is closed for the winter ......
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.
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 ......
Hello everyone, we are German and have converted a small house for our retirement on the edge of the Alentejo, very close to Lisbon. When we or no relatives or friends can be there, we occasionally need someone to look after our house, the garden, ......
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 ......
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 ......
HELLO!! We, Cami and Iain, moved to Portugal 6 years ago on a whim, spending all our long-saved travelling money to buy this piece of land with 200 dead blackened trees, a burned out Toyota, and a ruin with four walls and not much else. Today the ......
I'm a Swisswoman and I live on a little farm near Monchique. I have a dog, two cats, an organic garden and many fruit trees and a lot of work on my land. I need sombody, who is helping me in the garden and on the land.
I have a lovely guesthouse, ......
If you are from outside of the EU and planning to visit Portugal to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information you need to contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.