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Hello! We're Rik, Henrietta and Joy. We have an off-grid property in Arrábida Natural Park with our dog and 2 cats.
We're co-creating a regenerative farm to slow down in nature and grow together. A space to play, learn, create and eat delicious food with new friends.
The project has evolved over the last 7 years, starting as land practicing mainly permaculture, to hosting events and retreats of art and music, to our permanent home with our baby the past three years, in which hosting took a pause. Now with a comfortable yurt with heating and hot water, solar power, a caravan, mature fruit trees, vegetable gardens with raised beds, paths, a pool, a forest growing...it's better than ever. We are so proud! And ready for the next phase.
We have now outgrown the yurt as a family, and moved to the nearby town. We are looking for people to live on the property longer term (until April 2026) To keep up maintenance and the cats company, with maybe some dog sitting too. Over the next few months we are getting the space ready for our wedding in May, and to later be used as an ongoing event space to be enjoyed by many :)
Rik is English and now works full-time as a freelance consultant. He's also a relentless optimist, insurgent pharmacist and disco dancing DJ. Hen is Swedish and works as a massage therapist. She's also a designer, empathic leader and all-around hostess with the mostest. Joy is 2.5 years old and enjoys harvesting fruits, hugging the pets, running and laughing.
Due to our recent lifestyle changes, work, and childcare, we are looking for people who will stay at the property more independently. We will visit a couple of times a week, and there will be people coming to do some work there too. There won't be much work to do, just keeping the place in check and providing extra helping hands now and then. This is ideal for someone who maybe has other work to do, but would benefit from free accommodation and enjoying the space, with some jobs like weeding and tidying for around 1-2 hours a day. You would benefit from having a car as we won't be providing food and shopping for you, but it's possible to walk to the bus (25min) and get a taxi if needed.
Our land is situated amidst stunning hills, forests and beaches. A natural paradise just 45 min south of Lisbon. The farm is a space for people to slow down and connect; with nature, with others and with themselves. Our purpose is to live sustainably and support people's well-being and creativity.
We practice small-scale regenerative farming for enjoyment, learning and personal consumption.
We’re creating this space because we need it - to live a slower, more sustainable and balanced life. And we want to share it. So we invite you, current and future friends, to come to enjoy our farm and be part of the project. You can help make it happen.
This will be your home in Portugal to learn, have fun, go hiking, biking, SUPing, paragliding, swimming, yoga, dancing, chill…
Come and play.
See you soon.
Love Hen and Rik xx
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
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
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We live in an incredibly epic place, Arrabida Natural Park. Beautiful mountains and paradise beaches with lots of amazing hiking trails, mountain biking, SUP boarding, snorkelling, diving, coasteering...the list goes on!
Ayuda
Cleaning, clearing, weeding and general care of the space and yurt.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Swedish: Fluido
Portugués: PrincipianteEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
We're currently learning Portuguese so eager to practice. We're fluent in English & Swedish.
Alojamiento
You will live in the Yurt most of the time, if we have family visiting then we might need you to stay in the caravan (has heating and cooking facilities too)
Algo más...
Step out of the farm and straight onto trails into the forest with streams, a natural spring, a lake, mountain and cliffs. Walk, cycle or take the bus (25min walk from the farm) to get to Praia da Arrabida, Azeitao, Setubal or even the popular seaside town of Sesimbra.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have Starlink which works well
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We have space for a campervan. We are off-grid using compost toilets and solar power, so no power hook-ups and no chemical waste disposal on site.
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We mainly did gardening tasks such as streaming, planting vegetables...we also helped setting up a fence and decorated the deck of the caravan where we stayed (which was… read more
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We mainly did gardening tasks such as streaming, planting vegetables...we also helped setting up a fence and decorated the deck of the caravan where we stayed (which was… read more
I highly recommend this experience! I met some beautiful creatives souls and explored stunning landscapes. The farm is surounded by nature and also very close to… read more
It was amazing! They are a very lovely and chill couple. We've been there after a very intense Erasmus month, so it was so nice to chill out a bit at the farm.
Rik and Hen are never in a hurry but still, we made a lot of progress every day. We always had time to cook and… read more
