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Me Leah and my son Oscar (5) are keen to start hosting again after taking a little pause.
We are currently living on our friends quinta and taking care of the land while they are away long term. Here I am planning and starting to create a small food forest within an oak woodland. It is an interesting project and one that I am keen to share with others.
I am also working on another local project near by, as part of a team, creating a large scale food forest and syntropic agroforestry, etc.
This is really fascinating and inspiring work to get involved with.
A bit about us -
I am passionate about food and soil, love animals and working with nature, keen to be part of reforesting our local area with native species. I have been over the years creating growing spaces based on the ideas of synergistic gardening among other designs using Permaculture principles in setting up systems. I have been in Portugal for 6 years and have previously worked as a gardener and a farmer in the UK.
Oscar my son loves to be involved and likes to play and have fun, campfires and board games too, he goes to a montissori/forest school project 3 days a week. We have friends near by and there are often social activities to be involved with.
The woodlands around this area burned in the fires of October 2017 and again in summer 2022 so I like to be part of reforesting more of this area with natives species. I am also part of an amazing community project to regenerate our local area and protect from future fires.
There are some happy chickens for delicious eggs. We also have some less helpful but very enjoyable animals; Indie the dog and Suzy the cat.
The accommodation is in a little house with bedroom, living room, kitchen and outdoor terrace, shower and other facilities are in the other house.
We have neighbours who are friends within walking distance, a good mix of people from all over the world. I am in my late 30's but welcome people of all ages and backgrounds.
Check out the photos at the bottom of this page to get a feel of what its like here and we have some photos of trips out that we regularly do such as Tabua market and mountains, lakes and river beaches.
We are welcoming, friendly and sociable people, enjoying the company of others but also enjoy having a peaceful space to relax in sometimes. This quinta is on the edge of a well populated village so you can experience being part of a traditional Portuguese community.
We eat all types of food and love to taste foods from around the world, you need to be ok with the fact that we sometimes eat meat (which we try to source as ethically and locally as possible) We also eat plenty of vegetarian and vegan meals so we can cater for vegetarians, just not every day so sometimes you may have to cook a separate meal or just not eat the meat part of the meal, we always have plenty of veggies in all our meals.
We are off grid so you must be happy with this basic lifestyle, we have an outdoor compost toilet and you can have a hot shower in the house when the sun has heated the water.
Campervans, couples, families and children also welcome.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
I can offer you experience in sustainable ways of growing food, knowledge of soil and plant health, cooking tasty meals with fresh seasonal produce, preserving and fermenting, visiting beautiful places and being part of the local community, tasting Portuguese life authentically and meeting people from all over the world.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
We need help with setting up more growing spaces, animal housing, etc. Oscar to play with, plus the animals.
On top of the quinta tasks I also expect guests to take on their fair share of tasks such as cooking and domestic duties. We expect guests to be clean, tidy and mindful of others space.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Portugués: IntermedioEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
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Alojamiento
Caravan
Use of house kitchen/living room outdoor terrace and bathroom.
Algo más...
Visit local markets, see the mountains, rivers beaches, go walking and explore a beautiful area. Near by towns are Seia, Oliveira do hospital and Tabua. There is a bus from the village but I can offer lifts when we are going into town.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Este anfitrión dice que acepta a viajeros con mascotas.
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Horas esperadas
25 h /week
Comentarios (13)
Initially we were supposed to stay for two weeks but we really enjoyed this experience and stayed for a month. The place is cozy and the food is always delicious, and the work was very… read more
They are all good people and I learned a lot in my time there, they made all effort to show me the sourroundings and the communitys nearby.
Leah is a very calm and considerate person, Andre is a great "tourguide" and Oscar is a super smart and very respectful little boy!
Thanks a lot for all!
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Initially we were supposed to stay for two weeks but we really enjoyed this experience and stayed for a month. The place is cozy and the food is always delicious, and the work was very… read more
They are all good people and I learned a lot in my time there, they made all effort to show me the sourroundings and the communitys nearby.
Leah is a very calm and considerate person, Andre is a great "tourguide" and Oscar is a super smart and very respectful little boy!
Thanks a lot for all!
I spent a nice week there. thanks guys, I hope to visit you again soon 🧡💚
Oscar was happy to be going off on walks with Noa and really enjoyed playing with her, he misses her a lot. We will welcome her back anytime and she can stay here… read more
For start they are such an amazing people, they were so caring, always make sure that Im feeling comfortable, willing to help me with everything I needed and make all the efforts to take me for seeing the special places in the area.
There Quinta is located in a beautiful village next to the… read more
