Help with a permaculture project and experience off-grid living near El Perello, Spain

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  2025 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 2 semanas

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    Hi, I'm Fran I moved to a small finca in Catalunya in 2020 and need your help!
    We are totally off-grid (solar power & well/rain harvested water), which means treading lightly on the planet - careful use of all resources including water and power. The household includes Dave the cat, Dulce the dog, four chickens - Chookie, Fanny, Florence & Felicity, around 15 budgies (it’s a long story!), plus 2 donkeys (Jote & Ketta). We all rub along very well indeed, (although Dave would like to get a closer look at the budgies).

    I am trying to regenerate the soil & build biodiversity from a fairly sterile base. The finca itself has 160 olive trees, 40 carob trees and 50 almond trees, plus 3 veggie beds. The ground has been compacted over years and now needs lots of organic material added, plus love and hard labour in order to bring it back to health. The donkeys arrived 18 months ago and are supposed to be helping by grazing the terraces in order to keep plants under control against the risk of fire and to fertilise as they go, however the drought means that there is no grass for them & the ground is just dust at the moment, (not the only experiment that has failed under my stewardship!)

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Proyectos artísticos
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Ayuda doméstica
  • 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

    Keen to meet a range of nationalities for general chat and learn about one another, particularly on things permaculture and syntropic agriculture. Also nice to cook typical national dishes for one another, (but not necessary).

    The area is very beautiful, beaches nearby and acres of forest, plus mountains within reach. The train to Barcelona/Valencia is just 6km away. Hiking, biking, swimming, kicking back in the sun - the world is your whelk!

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Help with Gardening, Animal Care, Strimming, Cooking, Pruning

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Inglés: Fluido
    Español: Principiante
    Francés: Principiante

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    I am happy to help visitors to improve their English, but equally happy to speak in my basic, but improving Spanish. I have found that I can no longer speak French (my Spanish now impedes my French!), but can understand it. My social group is like the United Nations, so all sorts of cultural opportunities.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    You will have your own room, (unless traveling with someone) with bathroom shared with the residents of one other bedroom, plus a kitchenette if wanted, although the intention would be to eat together in the main kitchen/on the terrace. I will provide the ingredients for 3 plant-based meals a day and expect (& appreciate) that cooking & cleaning be shared equally.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    The nearest village is 4km away, as is the sea, (different directions). It is incredibly peaceful, surrounded by pine forest. Since there is very little light pollution the night skies can be amazing, particularly in winter, and it’s good to see the last of the daylight from the 1st floor terrace, (maybe with a drink in hand).
    There are bikes if you wish to go to the beach or local villages.
    Wifi is pretty good, although not up to steaming films - on the other hand I do have a few DVDs we can project outside for a little home cinema or you could bring your own DVDs. There is no TV.

    I am hugely concerned about climate change and for this reason work hard to minimise my carbon footprint; I would encourage you to consider using an environmentally-friendly method of travel (certainly not flying) to get here (such as train, car share (eg blablacar), cycling, etc.)

  • 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

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    I have space next to the house for camper vans as well as an outside loo, (although you are welcome to use the indoor facilities if you prefer)

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 584578281657

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