Eco- Farm in Central Portugal - Come and soak up in our river!!!

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  • Última actividad: 26 sept 2023

DISPONIBILIDAD

  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Sin mínimo

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    Dear workaways,

    After years of hosting volunteers in the UK, we managed to secure a piece of paradise and we would love to share it with you!!

    We are looking for people to share and love our land. We are at the very beginning of our project, so you can be part of it from the start.

    A bit about the land:
    Poldras de Beira (boulders by the river) is a really unique area that was highly inhabited 100 years ago. The last people living in the area moved about 15 years ago in town, therefore everything was left to mother nature!
    Unfortunately, mimosa and eucalyptus had been taking over the local flora but nothing that cannot be dealt with (see in the picture how much we have done in 4 days with only hand tools). The river Ceife used to flow all year around but nowadays only for winter after rainy season. We believe the over plantation of Eucalyptus and the quick spread of the mimosas have lots to do with that, therefore we want them out of our land. Both we will be using as building materials. We believe in the permaculture principle of using what surround us.
    The surrounding area is stunning and hopefully you will feel in love as we did!
    The closest town is Pedrogão de São Pedro. Penamacor is only 10 minutes drive.


    Short term plans
    Get rid of the mimosas. Turn them into fences, material for the roof, tree house, toilet area….
    Build a hot water shower with nature materials and a wood burning stove fed by our firewood.
    Rediscover the stone walling
    Dig irrigation channel around our trees
    Reforestation of indigenous plants (already have lots of cork ready to be planted in)
    Trim the Olive grove and prune the vineyards
    Reinforce and fence our well(s)
    Fire- proof the land by weed control
    Create natural compost piles for the material to compost and avoid unnecessary burning
    Plaster inside and re-roof one of our houses.
    Build a round house with materials around the land
    Dig the veggie beds

    About us
    Lief is a carpenter, builder and eco-landscaper that had been looking after land since he was a child. He loves to work in co-creating with mother nature. Had been living off-grid for most of his life, he is also a good hunter and a very hard-working person.
    Noelia was a full time traveler and love to get to know deeply the culture and at most as she could of the language of the area. Now she is into herbs and permaculture and other ways of sustainable living. She enjoy spotting mushroom around the land. She loves chocolate
    Lyanz, nearly 4 years old, had been growing traveling around, so we are glad that we have finally found a place where he can root and grow wild and free. This little chap has probably planted more trees that many adults already. He is a solar powered wild child and we love him just the way he is! His Spanglish is irresistible.

    About you
    We are hoping that you are at least 18 (unless you come accompanied of an adult), strong bodied will be an advantage but also light jobs available.
    We obviously will be sharing our meals with us and you will be eating exactly the same as us. Please note, we are not vegetarian, but do cook quite a lot of pulses and vegetarian meals and there always will be a veggie option.
    A part from the land, we have a house in the town of Penamacor, where we will be staying at night. The house has hot water, washing machine and internet nearby if being fully off-grid is too much for you. We accept single applicants, but you might be have to share your room with another male or female (depending who is coming at the time that you apply) Families more than welcome, especially if you have little kids under 5 that can play with ours. Please note, the accommodation will be bunk beds.
    No minimum stay, explain us your situation and we can decide if it is worth hosting you for just a couple of days.

    PLEASE READ THIS:
    We are not looking for free labour. We genuine want to be surrounded by good people that loves what we are doing. We want to be selective about who do we let into our lives, as we are looking to make a long term friendship.
    We also work all day long, non stop. It's a basic when building up your own life. We do not expect you to do the same.

    If you are looking for your own land and applying for a workaway stay while you find your land
    Please contact us, we feel you, we had been there too! We might be able to arrange a way to stay in our place while you look for your land, instead of work a couple of hours a day just work full days so you have more days off to look around and have meeting with sellers/agents. We are quite accommodating people, so for sure we can find a deal that works for all! We had been looking for 3 years, happy to share the secret we have learn!

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
    Mantenimiento general
    Cocinar para toda la familia
    Ayuda en una granja
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Ayuda doméstica
    Cuidado de animales
    Práctica de idiomas
    Proyectos artísticos
    Ayuda informática
  • Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de las NU
    Fin de la pobreza
    Hambre cero
    Salud y bienestar
    Educación de calidad
    Igualdad de género
    Agua limpia y saneamiento
    Energía asequible y no contaminante
    Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
    Industria, innovación e infraestructura
    Reducción de las desigualdades
    Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
    Producción y consumo responsables
    Acción por el clima
    Vida submarina
    Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    If you are Portuguese, you can practise your English with us while you reconnect with your amazing countryside.
    If you are a foreigner, we will teach you everything that we know about looking after the land.

  • Proyectos con niños

    Proyectos con niños

    En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Helping with building, looking after the land, watering and pruning trees (we will teach all), collecting firewood...

  • Idiomas hablados

    Alemán: Fluido
    Inglés: Fluido
    Español: Fluido
    Francés: Fluido
    Italiano: Fluido
    Portugués: Fluido
    Hungarian: Principiante
    Tagalog: Principiante

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Accommodation will be in glamping tents. Friends or couples accepted. Families more than welcome.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    You can arrive to Porto or Lisboa airport, take a train to Castelo Branco and then a bus to Penamacor. We will pick you up from there :)
    In your days off, you can explore Penamacor or Castelo Branco (CB), Monsanto is also stunning!

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

  • ...

    Horas esperadas

    max 25 hours a week

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 226497386755

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