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***We are accepting applications for a start date of May 15th and a duration of no less than 2 months.****
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We are a a family of 4 living 25 minutes outside of Barcelona, Spain. We have a permaculture project where we are creating sustainable/regenerative suburban homestead and we are looking for like-minded people to help us build our dream!
Our ideal workawayers would be 2 people who are able to stay between 2 to 4 months (with a 2 week trial period), interested in living in a yurt with detached bath, willing and able to take on the management of a large ornamental and food producing garden. Self-directed people, enthusiastic about learning how to care for, grow and improve a food forest and annual garden. Some experience with gardening nice to have, but not essential. See below for the types of projects and tasks that will be included in this.
Our girls are 12 and 10 and we speak mainly English and Catalan in our home. We are Unschoolers and educate our daughters at home (homeschooling). Our house is always filled with ongoing art projects, on-line gaming conversations with friends in all over the world and lots of pets (we have a parakeet, 15 chickens, a pigeon, a corn snake, a rabbit and 2 dogs!). Francesc and I both work from home as well, so we are always puttering around doing something with the girls.
We live in a house with all of the modern conveniences, while still working to decrease our footprint. We have solar panels which allow us to be almost energy self-sufficient, grey water recycling, rain water capture and are starting to produce more of our own food. We try and be as zero waste as possible and process most of our foods (nut milks, breads, seitan, tempeh, ferments, jams etc) cleaning products and beauty products, shop at bulk stores and buy second hand when buying something is necessary.
Our home is located in beautiful Ametlla del Valles with expansive views of fields and mountains. We have a natural pool which is wonderful in the summer, and an in-ground trampoline which is fun for kids of all ages to bounce around on! Our property has over 60 fruit bearing trees and bushes (oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, mandarines, loquats, pears, apples, peaches, plums, kumquats, persimmons, blackberries, raspberries, grapes, kiwis, pawpaws, gojis, jujubes, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cherries, mulberries, quince, olives) as well as 15 chickens which have become family pets as well as producing delicious eggs for us every day! We are 10 minutes from La Garriga (a town with hot springs and cute cafes) and 15 minutes away from Granollers (a larger city with a train into Barcelona and other parts of Spain).
We welcome LGBTQIA+ volunteers.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
I am an American and my husband is Catalan. Our daughters are 13 and 12 years old. We speak English, Catalan and Spanish, but we mainly speak English at home. We are always going places around Catalunya and you are welcome to come with us. You will also have time to explore Barcelona and our surroundings during your time off.
If you choose to visit us and work with our project you will learn about permaculture principles, no-dig gardening, plant propagation, cooking, canning, fermenting, bread-making, lower-footprint living and many other things.
Francesc is an avid mountain biker and would be happy to include you in his rides around our beautiful area. I love cooking and experimenting with new ways to preserve food. I always have a few ferments going!
Ayuda
We are looking for a couple to help us manage our garden and yard, to help us with garden tasks and light building projects (trellises, paths, sheds etc), light projects around the house (painting or repairs) as well as processing the garden bounty (canning, drying, freezing, fermenting etc). We are looking for people to stay for a longer period of time 2-4 months) with a 2 week trial period. In our experience, the workawayers who are best suited for our project are self-starters and able to manage their own time and projects. We are looking for people who are interested in learning how to plan and manage a garden through its different seasons and continually improve what we are doing.
Some of the projects you may be working on depending on the season are:
Garden planning
Garden bed preparation
Planting
Seed starting
Weeding
Harvesting
Feeding chickens
Caring for and cleaning chicken area
Pruning trees & plants
Spraying trees (all natural fertilizer and pest treatments)
Pool maintenance (pruning water plants, vacuuming)
Yard maintenance
Updating drip watering system
Building trellises
Building garden paths
Extending greywater system
Building garden sheds
Mulching fruit trees
Produce preparation for canning, fermenting, etc
Canning
Fermenting
Drying
Freezing
Small maintenance projects like painting small areas of the home
Digging holes (there are always holes to be dug around the garden!)
We are always open to new ideas and projects so once you are here, if you have an idea, let us know! Also, if you have experience in any of the above please let us know when you apply.
We are looking for our volunteers to work 5hrs a day, 5 days a week. Which days can be flexible. We will have a weekly meeting to discuss goals and projects for the week and we will always show you how things are done if you don't have experience!
Idiomas hablados
Catalan: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Alojamiento
Our workawayers will stay in our large (6m diameter) mongolian yurt in our yard with electricity, water and a wood heater. There is a bathroom with hot shower 15m away from the yurt. The yurt has a small food prep area, with a larger outdoor kitchen area (gas burner, barbeque, sink, prep area) near the pool. We will provide food for you to make your own meals, as well as sharing meals with you when we cook. You will have access to laundry facilities inside the main house.
We have fantastic internet (600mb fiber optic line).
We don´t eat together as a family much, but when we do you are welcome to join us!
We are a no smoking household. No smokers please!
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You can walk out of our door and take a walk down to the river or to the woods.
You could explore the historic thermal baths town of La Garriga, or peruse the huge Thursday market in Granollers. You could take the train into Barcelona and wander around the old quarter or the Born to see all of the cool shops and wonderful food.
There are plenty of things to do around here. We know that you will be enchanted with the location as we are!
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Both my husband and I have been working from home for the last 7 years, so having great internet access is a must for us. We have a 600Mb fiber connection with wifi that reaches the yurt.
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Comentarios (15)
Tina has a green thumb, and my garden is looking better than it ever has! She had great experience that she… read more
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Son opciones de calificación adicionales para cuando los miembros dejan sus comentarios. Se muestra la calificación media dejada en cada opción.
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Tina has a green thumb, and my garden is looking better than it ever has! She had great experience that she… read more
Betsey, Francesc and the whole family where very welcoming from the beginning.
We could sleep in their yurt, which was amazing, it's very cozy and a great experience. Betsey was always very clear about the taskes we had to do. We met once a week where she tould us what the projects for… read more
This is the place for you!
Betsy and Francesc are amazing hosts. They care about your needs and experience with them; they are very knowledgeable; and above everything else, they… read more
They were very welcoming and Betsey was amazing at explaining the tasks I had to get done. She made me feel as if I have been missing out on life! I had so much to learn. From simple recipes to how to propagate lavender.
She was very clear with the tasks to be done, which I really… read more
Santi had to quarantine during his stay and he was… read more
I recommend this place to anyone who like me wants to have their first workaway experience and to others who can appreciate the following points:
The expected work is diversified enough not to get bored, is at a reasonable amount of… read more
They always have different projects going on, so work is very varied and you can learn many different things. Betsey explains everything and answers all your questions patiently. Workhours are… read more
The hours are flexible and the food is for all tastes and it's a delight, I ate super well!
One of the things I liked most was to enjoy… read more
Communication is great and you are given a list of projects to work on (often with the help of the chickens!) to complete in your own time. If you are unsure about anything - just ask - you are made to feel like there are no silly questions :)
We… read more
Betsey and her family are very welcoming and they made us feel like we were part of the family from the first day.
Betsey has an admirable passion for creating a sustainable living which inspired us and made us feel grateful to help the project a little further. She is extremely… read more
This experience was amazing !! Betsey and his family are awesome, very kindful and open minded.
They speak English at home. Betsey and Francesco were very patient and kind to us, they used simple words and helped us improve in English / Spanish!
For the job betsey was here to explain every time, to show us… read more
Gael taught us how to make crepes, and the girls had so much… read more
