Natural building and DIY projects close to Marmelete, Portugal

Infos

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  Description

  Creating a paradise in the beautiful mountains in the Algarve.
  
  Me and my best friend bought a abandoned and wild land in the middle of nature, but close to Aljezur and the best beaches of the west coast. Our dream is to transform this land into a divers and welcoming place, to share this with friends and to live in harmony with nature.
  
  We are ready to invite the first volenteers. We want to invite you to help us, alongside other like-minded people, to be part of the first steps of making the land livable. We will start building a - natural build - house, creating infrastructure like water systems, solar set-up and pathways, work in the forest to be more wildfire resistant and to bring back the native species and do landscaping and gardening tasks.
  
  We want to put everyone in their place of strength. We can share our permaculte knowledge, our skills in building and the process of buying a land and how to live 'off-grid'.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We can share the following knowledge:
  - permaculte knowledge, specifically about natural building, forestry and gardening
  - how to buy a land and our experience and lessons
  - fire resistance, how to create a fire safe place
  - reforestation, how to bring back the native forest
  - building skills
  - being and living in tune with nature
  - living off the grid

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  Aide

  We would like to receive help for the following tasks:
  - natural build housing
  - building structures with recycled materials like a greenhouse, bathroom and shed
  - creating pathways and stairs (it's a hilly land)
  - forest maintenance, chainsaw work, land clearing to be more fire resistant
  - gardening, creating raised garden beds
  - and other small projects

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Portugais: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I'm a fluent English & Dutch speaker. I'm learning Portuguese, but this is what i practice still.
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  Hébergement

  We offer simple tents & bedding which can we pitched where ever it's good.
  
  We don't have any housing yet. We prefer people with a campervan or car & tent. In this fase of our project it might be nice to have to freedom of your own transportation.
  
  We will supply the ingredients, veggies to cook delicious meals. We figure out what will be the best way to organise. We share the 'responsibility' of cooking for each other.

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  Autres infos...

  We will chat about the best plan, it will be depending on your needs, our needs and the time of the year. The most important is the right balance between being free and working. As the surrounding is crazy beautiful, the mountens of Monchique (30 mim drive), the south cost (30 min drive), Aljezur (15 min drive) and the best surf beaches (20 min drive) it's nescesarry to enjoy this also. The land is located in the forest, after a 5 min dirt road.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Yes, the Internet is good, but the electricity is limited. So we have to discuss the needs. But we also work online, part-time, so it works!

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We prefer people with campervans or cars, then you'll be independent to go wherever you want to go. A car or van is essentially to move around here.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Please bring your pets, we love them and they can be free on the land!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week