Rural life in a Passivhaus, sustainability, permaculture and more in Nelas, Portugal

Detalles

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  Descripción

  My parents are Portuguese Imigrantes and we moved back to my origins 8 years ago. I moved here with my husband and 2 small children, we bought an old stone property with land and are creating the first ever Passivhaus in our area (there aren't many in Portugal). We are half Portuguese and half English with most of my family who lives and is from this area.
  
  The land has suffered after the September 2024 fires and also 2017 so we are working to create new ecosystems and bring nature back to life, using permaculture/food forest principals. It's a beautiful area, lots of history.
  
  My husband works remotely and our children go to school here. We have many fuit trees, vines.
  
  We love walking/ swimming in the Serra de Estrela mountains which are not far away, and there's lots of garden projects on the go too. Myself and my family are fully Bilingual in Portuguese and English, we love exploring and developing the area and are also involved in the community. Both Seb and Matt play the trumpet in the local band. Our kids are aged 8 (Aura) & 10 (Seb) and have a good understanding on were food comes from and how to grow it!
  
  We used to explore caves as a hobby and have our own training space as part of our house where Liz does Areal Silks and Single rope technique.
  
  We believe in making life sustainable, working with the land and animals. Looking at ways to improve the community and generally a better place for everyone!

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Compañía para ancianos

  Enseñanza

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general

  Cuidado de casas
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  Intereses

  

  Artes escénicas

  

  Historia

  

  Libros

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Tecnología

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Mascotas

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Agricultura

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Cultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montaña

  

  Senderismo

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Acampada

  

  Playa

  

  Deportes de aventura
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We are Bilingual in English and Portuguese so you can practice language skills, get to know rural life in Portugal. We like to go walking in the area/and mountains at the weekend. We go to local events, experience festivals and get to know the local culture. Learn about wine making from us, and basic agriculture on a small scale. Try aerial silks in my training space.

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  Ayuda

  Tasks FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER:
  We are coming into picking olive season, this is something you may partake in depending on how quickly they ripen. Also see jobs below.
  
  Our children will be around and partaking in tasks with workaways.
  Daily tasks:
  -Walking the dogs (really important to make an effort to get to know the dogs and have an understanding of what puppies are like) or have previous experience with dogs or big dogs (St. Bernard size)
  -Checking chickens have food/water, cleaning them out
  -General cleaning/cooking
  -squeezing orange juice
  
  Day tasks in the garden:
  -cutting the grass/ also in vineyard.
  -weeding/planting trees
  -cutting up branches that have been cut down to make suitable piles for woodchipping.
  -Vegetable season harvesting vegetables.
  
  tasks we do together: wood chipping, cutting up firewood, planting, making a chicken house.
  Indoor tasks: Simple tasks in my parents' house next door, help prep for painting, painting, sanding, clearing/ and cleaning up.
  We have various projects we are doing at the moment these can be discussed first to find out each individual is confident in completing, like building a chicken shed. We like to know our workaways' skills so we can pick the right jobs for you, or you can let us know if you have certain skills and we can incorporate them into our farm.
  
  If workaways are unwell we expect there to be an element of a backup plan on their part. We understand that sickness is mostly unplanned but if you are having prolonged sickness for longer than 3 days discussion needs to happen as to what medical care you might need and if it's appropriate to stay. This is important as we have children and vulnerable adults (my parents around).
  General stay is 2 weeks, but if you want to stay for longer we always say we will do a trial period for 1-2 weeks and have a catch-up talk to see if both workaways and us as the host are happy to continue with a longer stay (6 weeks-2months). Building relationships is important, making connections and sharing so communication is vital.
  
  IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO FAMILIES WANTING TO VISIT PLEASE READ BEFORE MESSAGING:
  We enjoy experiencing other families visit, it's interesting to share educational experiences. However things to consider we are not a holiday camp, we are a working farm.
  -For every family visiting there needs to be a adult to supervise and look after the child/children
  -Families are welcome but there is not enough indoor space for families to sleep so you will need to bring a tent or Campervan.
  -We cannot supply all family meals we will share 1 meal a day with families.
  -As we are a working farm young children have to be respectful of our animals and vegetables growing, it's a whole new environment for them so we expect this to be explained to them.
  -At the end of day everything needs to be tidied away by the whole family we work as a team.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Portugués: Fluido

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  Alojamiento

  Whilst we are restoring our house you are staying next door in a rural country house. It has 2 bathrooms , one out on the balcony and one indoors, there are many options for accommodation from camping/living indoors/campervan space for those with their own accommodation. The rural country house is small, and also being renovated. We have a washing machine, hotwater, dishwasher and heaters.

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  Algo más...

  1 hour from the highest mountain point in Portugal, 1 and half hour from the beach, 1 hour from Coimbra. We have mountain bikes which you can borrow and there are some local mountain biking and walking trails. Nelas is the nearest town 2km away with supermarkets and pharmacies. Lots of vineyards to visit, historical buildings, at different times of the year have key events; wine festivals, cheese festivals in the mountains, carnivals, medieval festivals, saint days with traditional parades.
  We are not too far from river beaches, most places one needs to drive to, but one can also get buses and lifts which can be arranged with planning.
  At the moment we are very busy with the house and family life we usually take Sundays off to go and do something different, like walking, a day trip or visit family.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We have space for a campervan in our patio area that has access to electrical point. Workaways can use the internet for checking emails and messages but doesn't work to download films. If Families wish to visit there needs to 2 adults as part of this team so there is always someone available to care for children especially if they are under the age of 12 years old.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  

  Skye and Chase (3 meses)

  2 family cats very loving and entertaining

  

  Lobo and Hope (8 meses)

  Lobo is a Portuguese 5 year old mountain dog, and Hope is a 1 year old Doberman. They are best of friends!

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