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It's a small quinta on a cape in Portugal, Cabo Espichel, with (ofcourse) on both sides sea.
In the surrounding land we are creating from 'scratch' a syntropicallly inspired forest (syntropy as opposed to entropy, look it up ;) with many oaks and other trees, bushes and plants. We aim to plant with potential for future foraging and at the same time enforce our ‘wild’ edges, create some water bodies and facilitate insects and fauna in general.
This year we also started a rotational vegetable garden with companion planting. It gives us a lot of joy and interesting learnings.
We welcome people that are curious, independent, responsible and that find joy in physical tasks and are truly interested in our kind of life which is close to nature, a bit remote and requires physical input.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Cuidado de casas
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Staying in our place allows you to discover the area of Cabo Espichel, unique for its geographical location and nature. You can take beautiful walks (also organised, in groups) in the area and visit many spectacular beaches, try speology, paragliding and sea kayaking, among others. Apparently our region is a Walhalla for climbers, it will not be difficult to get connected to other climbers.
You will see flocks of sheep and goat and enjoy the result of their wandering: Azoia cheeses. Sesimbra town has a lovely city beach and is also one of the best places to enjoy seafood. In the Sesimbra port you will find two local scuba schools and a kayak club.
A little further on, you will find Lagoa de Albufeira where you can kite-, wind- and wingsurf. Fonte de Telha and Costa da Caparica, both more proper for beginner or intermediate (wave) surfing are at 45 minutes distances by car.
The town of Sesimbra is close by as are many small villages such as Azoia, Meco and Alfarim. The tiny guesthouse comes with a comfortable bike to visit the villages or to cycle to the bus stop in Cotovia. It takes 55 minutes to get to Lisbon from there. There is a bus stop at the main road, 3 minutes walking from our place. The bus service can be looked up on the site of carrismetropolitana.
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You definitely need to like physical tasks and not have problems with carrying buckets around. Make sure you enjoy being outside and have a genuine interest in nature: a WorkAway stay at our place will be mutually satisfying if the knowledge shared meets fertile human soil :)
We will focus on pruning and additional planting in order to diversify our treelines.
In the vegetable garden we will continue planting and seeding garden beds.
We make our own compost, have a little nursery and a densely populated worm farm. We do not have domesticated animals but geckos, foxes, hedgehogs, rabbits, snakes and owls are spotted on a regular base, (at least) one frog and a small badger.
We are learning as we go and invite you to learn with us.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Holandés: Fluido
Alemán: Intermedio
Portugués: Intermedio
Español: Principiante
Francés: Principiante
Alojamiento
The ‘grandmother’s tiny white house’ serves as our guesthouse. It is basic, with a nice little kitchen (stove, fridge), a small dining/rest room, a fully equiped bathroom and an outside dining area. One of the two (double) bedrooms is yours, the other for a second WorkAwayer (in case you travel with a friend) and occasional visits of friends and family.
We expect from our guests that they keep the little house, the bathroom and the surroundings in a pleasant and clean state so an extra guest, yours or ours, can always be welcomed.
We live on a cape, which means ocean on both side. This offers stunning views and landscape but also provides us with a specific climate which generally means humidity (fog) during the night and sunny weather during the day and sometimes windy days. You will both need your bikinis and weather resistant clothes.
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We imagine you helping 4-5 hours, 5 days per week, the timing depending on the temperature and weather and the tasks or side-project of our guest(s). All in good consultation. Sometimes we work together but other times you are assumed to take on tasks indepently.
On these workdays we imagine having the main, midday meal together. Breakfast, evening and weekend meals you provide and prepare (for) yourself.
In case you enjoy cooking, we are very open to you preparing some of the shared meals as part of the working hours exchange. We provide (all ingredients for) the main meal.
You keep ‘your’ house, bathroom and surroundings clean, we provide of course bed linen, towels etc. Our washing machine is available for your laundry :)
The village of Azoia is at 5 min cycling (bike at your disposal) or 15 min walking distance and offers a bakery, a little supermarket and 3 café / restaurants.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
The guesthouse has it’s own wifi and has a small dining/livingroom with a big table you can work at. Gijs is a software developer himself so people with a (digital) project on the side are more than welcome.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
In case you are travelling with a campervan, ask us for more details, we will share some photos of the possibilities.
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I had a wonderful time and an interesting experience about cultivating in a sustainble way and much more.
During free time I had still a lot of energy to explore the enviroment and sometimes get lost))
Ellie's creative and energetic lifestyle, and… read more
I have spent 3 weeks with them, I had a great time. They are nice people to live and work with, the work was fun, diversified and enlightening.
I had great conversations with Ellie about the wonders of nature, how plants live and grow. She is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the plants and trees, which made… read more
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I had a wonderful time and an interesting experience about cultivating in a sustainble way and much more.
During free time I had still a lot of energy to explore the enviroment and sometimes get lost))
Ellie's creative and energetic lifestyle, and… read more
I have spent 3 weeks with them, I had a great time. They are nice people to live and work with, the work was fun, diversified and enlightening.
I had great conversations with Ellie about the wonders of nature, how plants live and grow. She is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the plants and trees, which made… read more
They are very kind, cheerful, and always care about us as good friends and also their family. We felt safe, comfortable and happy.
Our work was taking care of tree line, a vegetable garden. We like outdoor work with Ellie and Gijs, so we enjoyed those tasks very much.
We ate lunch together every… read more
I stayed in their quaint, little country house next to the main house and had all the amenities I needed for a comfortable stay. Both Ellie and Gijs are accommodating, respectful, and thoughtful. They're also good… read more
They are truly wonderful people and really made us feel welcome and were always open to help or answer whatever question we had. Their land is located in a very pretty area and it was amazing to experience the everyday life there, both when… read more
I've stayed three weeks at their quinta located in the most pretty nature surrounded area.
From the very beginning til the end I've felt really comfortable at Ellie and Gijs' place. They're the best hosts you can imagine, always caring, friendly, warm, making sure you're okay and always open to… read more
My mate and I felt comfortable right away when we arrived for our stay. 4 weeks originally ended up beeing 5 for me.
Ellie and Gijs are the best hosts you can imagine, always smiling, supportive and caring.
Ellie cooks delicious food and Gijs always prepares relaxing coffee… read more
What we did in their quinta, more than helped in what was needed, was learned a lot: Ellie is always ready to explain what they are doing in their land, how they do it and why (she loves to… read more
It was very nice to have… read more
Beside that Ellie and Gijs are really nice people and Ellie makes the best meals!
On top of all this he's a lovely chap to celebrate Sinterklaas. Definitely recommended.
Ellie and Gijs live in a beautiful place. They are helpful, openminded, always smiling, you can count on them for anything. It was great to learn from Ellie how to take care of the plants, manage and mulch the tree lines, create compost together. I love the memory of a trip to… read more
