Descripción
Bom dia!
We are an Austrian family of 3 generations: That's Oma Maria, Mama Steffi and little Anaíde (2 years). After traveling for some years and living in different places, joining different projects in Portugal, I (Steffi) decided to start an adventure I had dreamed about for a long time: To set up a diverse co-living space and transform the land into a beautiful, self-sustainable ecosystem. So two years ago my mother moved to Portugal and we bought a fertile piece of land (1,4 hectars) with an old farmhouse and a big variety of fruit trees close to Lagos in the South of Portugal; And we started to get our hands dirty.

We've spent the past year working hard to transform the former ruin into a solid house with 2 units, put up a water system for the living areas as well as for the many fruit tress. We dug more terraces, we set up a big veggie garden. We built an outside kitchen area and compost toilets, and so on, and so on. We are happy about what we managed to achieve in this year, but we have to admit that we are slowly getting out of breath. We are realizing that the last "little" details seem to take so much more time than we initially thought, and we would really appreciate some help for this creative fine tuning and filling this project with more life.

We like to live the natural and self-sufficient way as much as we can, and we are still learning day by day how to put this into practice in a harmonious way, trying to find a good work-life balance. We are passionate to discover alternative ways to live and especially to live together.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We are living in beautiful nature, and it's just 10 minutes from Lagos, a vibrant and lively town with a great weekly market, beautiful beaches, many different restaurants and bars, yoga places, etc. We are also 10 minutes away from Barão de São João, a little village in the middle of an area full of open-minded people who are trying to create similar ways of community lifestyle. There are a lot of permaculture projects, markets, jam sessions, dance events and other possibilities to meet people around.
Through learning by doing we have gained lots of knowledge that we'd love to share (about permaculture, building, water systems, gardening and food processing, and what it means to live more self-sustainable). And we would like to learn from you, your experiences and gifts that you bring along.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
There are so many different tasks that are running parallel:
Super important at the moment for us and future workawayers would be to finish our outdoor kitchen. The walls around are almost finished, but the inside is still bare. So we need brick work to be done, fit the counter top etc

Another task now is to finally give our shabby old farmhouse the outer glamour that reflects all the love and work we put in it...meaning: it's time to paint the whole thing (one side even needs to get a final layer of plastering first).
We are always looking for so somebody with carpenter skills who can build things like little roof structures/ pergolas, shelves for the kitchen, a compost toilet outhouse, etc. - as there is just so much that we would love to build. We are quite well equipped with tools and materials and clear ideas of it, so it can be absolutely fun for someone with experience in woodworks. You'd still have a lot of freedom in how to address the projects.
There is another project which is more arty, and requires love for beautiful details and creativity: It's to design and start constructing a nice, organic playground area with natural and recycled materials for the kids (something you could find in a Waldorf school), as well as an area to chill and sit together next to it for some people; with the aim to host family gatherings and pizza parties in the future in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere.
We'd also happily welcome someone who is passionate about being with kids and engaging in some playful or creative activity with them. In the moment there are 3 kids here with ages between 3 and 6. This could give us the necessary space to dig into urgent tasks ourselves. Also taking care of the cooking at lunchtime could be a task that would help us a lot.
All those different little creative projects contain a lot of freedom to offer your own experience and ways. They ask for some amount of independent planning and doing, so we're looking for people who see themselves in that.
Idiomas hablados
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Portugués: Fluido
Alojamiento
We have a Camper Van you can sleep and cook in, but it's not always free. Over the winter we prefer people coming in their own Camper Van. We usually have lunch together and we'd provide you with more groceries so you can prepare your breakfast and dinner, and you can of course help yourself in the garden and at the fruit trees. You'll have your own compost toilet and there is an outdoor shower. But in the cold months you can have a proper hot shower in one of our bathrooms.
Algo más...
With your time off you can put up your feet and relax, you can go for a hike on one of the beautiful trails here. Or you can take the bus close by and go to the beach in Lagos, surf some waves or just hang out, enjoy a nice meal in a restaurant. Or take a boat and discover the caves, or many more things. There are also many events and activities in the area, workshops, concerts, gatherings.
Un poco más de información
- Acceso a Internet
- Acceso a Internet limitado
- Tenemos animales
- Somos fumadores
- Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have good and stable WIFI connection here.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
You can park your van on our land
Podría aceptar mascotas
You could bring your dog if it is well behaved and doesn't eat our cats. Must be good with children too.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week