Help with eco-farming and enjoy nature in Elduain, Basque Country, Spain

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  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 2 semanas

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    We are a family from Elduain, Basque Country (a couple and two children born in 2002 and 2005; they still live at home but have their own 'rhythm'). We live in a restored farmhouse of about 500 years old (it actually is a two homes building). In 2013 we expanded the familiar vegetable garden and started with the small scale production of ecological vegetables (bio/eco/org) that we sell directly in a previously set out client group (something like a CSA), in the market of Tolosa every saturday and also to a dining room of a school sensitized with local commerce and healthy eating. We also have a dog, hens, chickens (not all the year around) and 3 cows (most of the time they're in the meadows).

    Based in our experience we ask you to contact us only if you are really interested; it isn't a tourism accommodation where you can make & cancel reservations nor a (cheap) holiday place, as workaway isn´t an cheap labour agency for hosters. We also appreciate to respond to all messages, even to say "No thank you, I'm not interested".

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Ayuda en una granja
    Mantenimiento general
  • 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

    Besides biofarming experience exchanging, you can participate in the weekly distribution of vegetables on Tuesdays and the weekly market on Saturdays. We also can exchange knowledge about biology/nature/ecology as I studied the career of biology/ecology.
    You will listen, and lern, why not, the oldest language of Europe, Basque language, which is our mother tongue & everyday language. Any way, we are able to speak fluid Spanish and some English as well (these 2 ones aren´t our usual languages).
    We also would share our knowledge about Basque culture, if you are interested.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    We would like to share or exchange our experience and knowledge with people willing to collaborate in the daily labours of a ecological farm (bio/eco/org) with a variety of tasks depending on when you arrive here: weeding, preparing the ground for seeding or planting, harvesting vegetables, meadow maintenance, cutting and stocking firewood, trimming trees, construction occasionally... Even so, most of the tasks are related with vegetable gardening.

    We usually ask to help about 5 hours in the morning (8:00-13:00); weekends are time off (coming to the market on Saturdays is optional). Sometimes some work may be conditioned by the weather, so you may have to help on some after lunch or weekend instead of morning or week days.

    Don't worry if you never had work in a farm, you will be welcome if you have interest about farming, a good working ethic and a proactive actitude.

  • Idiomas hablados

    Español: Fluido
    Basque: Fluido
    Inglés: Intermedio

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    We offer food and accommodation. You would have a room with 2 beds in our house, bathroom shared with family and family meals. Some times we ask solo workawayers to share the room with another workawayer.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Elduain is in an coutryside but you can reach here easily by public transport.
    You can get to Basque Country by train and/or bus (from Madrid, Barcelona, Paris,...). There are bus or train services from Bilbao or Donostia to Tolosa (the main city in our area) and buses from Tolosa to Elduain. The bus stop in Elduain is a 20-minute walking from home.
    You can come by your own car or small van, as well.

    In your time off you can visit the Atlantic Basque seaside, go to the beach (sunbathing, seabathing, surfing...); Donostia (San Sebastian) is easy to get by bus or by train (about 1 h). You also can make many excursion in the area (much easier by your own transport), plenty of beautiful villages; as well biking, hiking...

  • 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?

    Dos

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 498546136192

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