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We came to central Portugal in summer of 2014, having fallen in love with this beautiful place. We - Leon (South African) and Claudia (English) - left our old lives in Turkey and London respectively, to renovate the quinta. In the nine years we've been here, we have rebuilt the house, built up a successful guest enterprise, started our kitchen garden, and are now busy developing our plans for the 4+ hectares of riverside terraces and woodland that we call our home. It is a wonderfully tranquil spot, overlooking a tributary of the Mondego river. We spend our full days* looking after the kitchen garden, the dogs, cats, ever-increasing ducks and chickens, and our five alpacas but are conscious that we need help to build on our work to date.
We look for volunteers who express an interest or have some experience with self-sufficiency, growing food, gardening, etc.
* we have recently opened a bistro so we are less present on the quinta, which is another reason we are looking for responsible self sufficient people to help monitor and take care of the land and animals when we are not here. You will be on your own much of the day, which is why we recommend applications from couples or 2 friends happy to share a double.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
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We are working towards an element of self-sufficiency, growing our own food. We are interested in many principles of permaculture and are looking to implement more. We do not use pesticides on any part of the quinta. Anyone with a passion for and/or knowledge of this type of living would be a bonus, as we are keen to exchange ideas on composting, bio-char making, etc etc
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We do a lot of composting, including hot composting, which involves a fair bit of physical labour as it needs turning on a daily basis. On the other hand, we are a No Dig farm, so this at least is not required!!
Day to day volunteer help may also include work in the duck and chicken area, alpaca stables, as well as focussing on a large plot which was badly burnt in the 2017 and which we are working to reforest and plant.
Farming is hard work, so volunteers should be prepared to work as hard as we do.
((( IF you have any reservations at all about hard work, please do not apply!! IF you have any interest in growing things, and are keen and enthusiastic, we look forward to hearing from you !! )))
However, we will never expect anyone to do any tasks we are not prepared to do ourselves.
(Please note: You would need to have your own travel and health insurance as we do not provide this.)
We cannot accept volunteers with ANIMALS or CHILDRENIdiomas hablados
Afrikaans: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Turco: IntermedioAlojamiento
Accommodation (for max 2 people) is a converted shed, with double bed, linens provided, access to power & internet, with private showerroom
Food: we cannot accommodate a vegan diet requirement; we use dairy in our food, and eat a lot of our own eggs. Gluten- and lactose-free food is also something we cannot cater for. Due to our change of routine, you will now be responsible for your own cooking and cleaning, but we will of course provide all food.Algo más...
The quinta feels very isolated but is only 12 minutes drive from the local town. The volunteer is welcome to make use of the mountain bikes (good cycling and walking around the quinta), kayak, and fishing rods, when these are not being used by guests.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
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5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (23)
Thank you Claudia, Leon and your lovely… read more
Leon and Claudia are so kind and giving people who like to share their… read more
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Thank you Claudia, Leon and your lovely… read more
Leon and Claudia are so kind and giving people who like to share their… read more
Our plan was to stay for two weeks, but in the end we had two wonderful months at Claudia and Leon's place. We helped with many different tasks, which made us learn about the routine of an organic farm and how to work on it thinking and… read more
I wish you both a lot of success and joy.
And I also enjoyed the chance to swim in the pool and use the kyak. Thanks for the… read more
Anna worked hard; we had some… read more
The farm is in an idyllic location, the work was interesting and diverse and it was a great opportunity to learn more about organic farming and animal care. I can't thank you guys enough for the amazing experience, the delicious food and the great chats. I… read more
They were… read more
Leon and Claudia are great hosts. They are really hard working, kind, interesting, and willing to teach you what they know. We have taken a lot away from our visit and hope to return to see them again.
The work was varied and… read more
The place itself is just… read more