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Evaluación del anfitrión
100 %
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16 abr 2024
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Looking for Carpenters~ paid work!
Welcome 2024 Volunteers! A brief idea of our projects this season:
🔨Carpentry ~ building a roof over the guest caravan (possibility of paid work for skilled carpenters), portable chicken tractor, and improving our outdoor bath area to include a bathtub & an insulated box for the solar water heater to have hot water at night.
🌱 Permaculture gardens~ preparing the gardens for growing abundance, planting trees and crops, the usual weeding, mulching, composting routines
💧Creating a water garden area for beauty and children’s play
🧱 Experimentation with earth plastering & eco building techniques
🥗 Cooking delicious homegrown meals for the group
~~~~~~~~ General description of us & our project:
Hello! We are François, Suzie & baby Ulysse and welcome to our organic farm & homesteading project 🌱🌱🌱 We are regenerating a beautiful 2-hectare abandoned farm using principles of permaculture, agroforestry, & eco-friendly living to create a sustainable homestead where we hope to “be the change” and share this way of life with people interested in Earth-friendly lifestyles.
Our little corner of paradise is nestled on the Eastern slopes of the Magic Mountains in Northern-central Portugal 🌄 It is a beautiful place, where the birds and water sing to us, a stunning view opens our hearts, and the wildness of the mountains beckons at our backdoor. Before we settled down, we were travelers, and many of our fondest experiences were as volunteers. Now we hope to return the favor, keep the travel spirit present, and share more great experiences as hosts.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Multi-lingual (French/English/Portuguese) Belgo-American family with diverse life, travel, and volunteer experiences; knowledge in permaculture, soil science, homesteading, eco-living, herbalism, French/world cooking, animal husbandry, nutrition & natural wellness, meditation & healing modalities.
Our farm is part of a small traditional Portuguese village with several friendly older people still living “the old way” who are special souls willing to share their rich knowledge and stories; also, our dream of bringing this mostly-abandoned village back to life is starting to realize with another young family joining us in the village. We are also part of a vibrant international community of expats living in the region with many fun & diverse events happening regularly.
Our farm also backs up to a vast expanse of mountain wilderness with crystal clear rivers, pure air, ancient neolithic structures, hiking trails, and endless awe-inspiring views.
We are happy to share what interests you!
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
Help us organically regenerate our beautiful abandoned farm! Help specifically needed in construction, carpentry, organic farming & permaculture, peaceful communication & simple community living in a stunning natural setting.
This is our third year on the farm, and we have many projects underway. The farm has a lot of existing infrastructure that needs repair & maintenance, and even more potential to be visioned and explored!
Currently, our areas of focus are beginning a house renovation project and continuing to grow a large veggie and herb garden for personal self-reliance, caring for our baby & animal companions (fun chickens, 1 lazy dog and 2 lazy cats), removing old vineyard posts, experimenting with earth plaster & eco building possibilities, improving and developing community spaces, and continuing our permaculture design process.
Tasks will be varied, and we are open to discuss the kinds of projects you would like to focus on to organize schedules that are beneficial for everyone.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Portugués: IntermedioEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
Alojamiento
In exchange for your help of 5 hours/day, 5 days/week, we offer 3 meals/day (breakfast/lunch independent & shared evening meal where we all take turns cooking/cleaning) and basic accommodation in tents. We have a comfortable, cool community space with well-equipped kitchen, lounge, solar shower & dry compost toilet. Access to community movement space (yoga, etc) and many lovely natural hang-out areas around the land including dipping ponds and even a magical hidden waterfall in the forest. Cell phone reception is good, and wifi can be available at certain times.
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We deeply value the help of our volunteers and take pride in working along side you. François leads the team projects and has a passion for teaching and sharing knowledge. We are open to co-creation and suggestions. Sharing meaningful connection with you is just as important to us as the help you provide. We value honest, peaceful communication, feedback, and learning through experiences and relationships. No drama, good vibes.
We live a peaceful, playful, happy lifestyle. We strive to live in conscious, connected, spiritual ways through healing practices like meditation and embodied movement. We eat a veggie-based diet (meat on occasion) and try to choose organic when possible...and in summertime our garden offers many more organic veggies to share in joy and abundance!
We love to host folks who share our passion for nature, hard work, permaculture, and humble living in harmony & respect with Earth & all life here. We cook awesome nutritious food and are fun hosts who have also been on the helper-end of volunteering before... so we're eager to support & create positive experiences for everyone through consideration and communication and of course hope for the same spirit of positivity & gratefulness in our helpers.
Wishing you the very best, and looking forward to meeting you! Have fun & safe travels!
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Cell phone reception is good, and we have a wifi hotspot that can be available at specified times.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Flat parking is limited for larger vehicles, but contact us and we can discuss possibilities!
Podría aceptar mascotas
Animal companions are welcome, assuming they are peaceful, well-cared for, and not aggressive towards people or other animals such as goats, sheep, chickens, dogs, cats, wildlife.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (9)
I really enjoyed the company of those two very warm and open hearted individual’s as well as the other helper Simone from then Netherlands. The atmosphere was respectful and the… read more
We were welcomed as if we were family.
We learned SO much in the 3 weeks that we spent with them. We learnt all about growing food, preparing the land for seeding and we ate the delicious food that they provided which came from the beautiful gardens outside.
François was extremely generous… read more
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I really enjoyed the company of those two very warm and open hearted individual’s as well as the other helper Simone from then Netherlands. The atmosphere was respectful and the… read more
We were welcomed as if we were family.
We learned SO much in the 3 weeks that we spent with them. We learnt all about growing food, preparing the land for seeding and we ate the delicious food that they provided which came from the beautiful gardens outside.
François was extremely generous… read more
They were super flexible with our arrival and departure, always listened to our concerns and were open for new ideas and different points of view.
The work was splitted in two parts. In the first two hours we worked all together on a… read more
They were so much help to us;… read more
When I arrived, I received a very warm welcome by Suzie & François. From the beginning on, I enjoyed my time at the farm. The place is really beautiful & peaceful and got a wonderful view over the mountains. After work, we were able to take a refreshing bath in one of the water tanks which function as pools - just great!… read more
She happily helped us around the farm, even transporting several wheelbarrows of gravel, sand & blocks down the hill for a construction project—quite an impressive feat!
We had great conversations about… read more
