Join our family in a stunning off-grid valley in Benfeita, Portugal

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  Descripción

  |About us|
  
  We are Floris & Lotte, a Dutch couple with two children (9 year old Isa and 20 month old Micah) living on a rural Quinta in Benfeita, Central Portugal.
  
  The valley is an off-grid place in between the steep mountains of the Serra do Açor with a small stream and waterfalls, native trees and stone buildings. There is a 4x4 car track to the valley and we are right on the locally famous ‘Aldeias do xisto’ walking trail that will take you through beautiful pieces of land to the nearby villages.
  
  We have owned the land for six years and have built a small stone house and a beautiful summer outdoor area with a naturally built cob-kitchen. We have organized natural building workshops and hosted events on our land. Floris loves to build things, he is known for his ‘rocket mass heater’ project and has started a construction company. Lotte owns a second hand community place close by and has worked in education and marketing, but is now dedicating her time to family life, the land and creative (writing) projects.
  
  We like morning coffees, a bit of guitar and singing, the quietness of the place, our cats and dog, new projects and being part of an alternative community. We are not great gardeners but we try! We have a wood fired pizza oven and like to invite people over for pizza and sometimes open mic!
  
  This area is known for a big migration of ‘estrangeiros’ and has many projects, workshops, markets for all ages and people. It’s a beautiful mix of quiet nature places and a local vibrant community life.
  
  We are open for families with children. If both parents can't work, we make an agreement about how to balance that out.
  
  As we are quite secluded, it is important to know that our dirt track coming here is not suitable for normal cars and public transport is not stopping close by. If you have a car, you can either park and we pick you up from Benfeita or you can park nearby and take a 20 min walk to the land. If you want to come by public transportation, it’s a 40 min drive from the land, and we can pick you up.
  
  We didn’t have Workaway volunteers for the last 3 summers as we ended being part of a spiritual community and had a baby and new work so our lives where very intense busy but now we would really like to!
  
  If you wish to stay with us we would like to have a video call to get to know each other and see if we are a good fit!

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Mascotas

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Escritura

  

  Artes escénicas

  

  Autostop

  

  Dibujo y pintura

  

  Carpintería

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Acampada

  

  Montaña

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Senderismo
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Living together with different cultures, ages and ideas in a natural off grid setting.

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  Proyectos con niños

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

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  Ayuda

  |Work schedule|
  Always dependent on projects, schedules and priorities but we like the idea of dividing hours between morning and afternoon with a nice lunch break. It’s around 24 hours a week. What we love is taking turns in cooking, cleaning up etc. It helps a lot!
  Weekends are off, maybe we do a nice event together but it’s always in conversation.
  
  As Floris also has a steady job (close by so he can sometimes join or have lunch with us) it’s mainly Lotte and the kids who will need help. In the summer Floris could take a bit more time on the land. It’s very helpful to share the cooking and sometimes looking after the kids, but also general work on the land and gardening etc. We had a forest fire last year and a rough winter so there is a lot to do on the land. Also ideas and any skill that could fit very welcome!

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Holandés: Fluido
  Portugués: Intermedio

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  If someone Portuguese would want to come and volunteer with us that would be a bonus.
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  Alojamiento

  |Accommodation & Food|
  
  We have tents and a caravan and you can bring your own tent or small campervan (you probably don't want to use the camper van for daily trips as the track is not the best) . We have beautiful shady and quiet places.
  
  We can shop together or make sure there is food provided in our outside kitchen. We can decide together but we usually have breakfast at ‘home’ and then can have our lunch shared. Dinners can be easy going, all depends on kids bedtime and how we arrange the food making.
  
  The facilities are basic with a compost toilet, outside shower and kitchen. In the summer the valley is very cozy with lots of shady spots and a stream where you can dip whenever you want. Don't expect city comfort! Off-grid life can be beautiful and also bit more challenging. It’s part of the adventure:)

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  Algo más...

  There's two villages within walking distance with cafes. There are many things organized in the local community. Markets, yoga, workshops, singing nights, mens and womens circles and many more things.

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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

  We have a 4g connection on our land and usually works without any problems. We don't have an office space.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We have plenty of space for campervans but the track here is usually seen as lets say adventurous. But many do it so if you want to know more, get in touch.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  When they are ok with our cats and dog and children then we can talk about it.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

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