Come and gain experience of sustainable practices with our family in Algodres, Portugal

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  Description

  We are a family of three. Kayley, Rick and our son Martin. We have lived in Portugal since 2018 but come from The UK. We moved here to start a family and live more sustainably.
  We always have plenty to do so if you’re looking for a long stay or short we’re always able to accommodate. We are, bit by bit, restoring our farm from neglected past to diverse productivity. We’re growing our livestock numbers. We currently have two sheep and are building a place for chickens. So if animal care is something you are into we can offer opportunities in that. We are slowing building up our food production so if you have green fingers we can offer experience in sustainable gardening and land management.
  Our land is really diverse as we have pine woodland, water meadow, huge granite boulders and ancient walls on our 4ha plot. Along with 2 cats and Honey the dog we are Restoring what we can, Regenerating what’s been lost and Reclaiming land that’s overgrown and bringing it back to usefulness.
  We are all about long term goals. We know our project is one of lifelong stewardship of this place and sharing it with people is as much part of that as the day-to-day graft.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Vie en van

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Langues

  

  Histoire

  

  Art et design

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We offer a warm family environment and feel that having you stay on our land is the same as inviting you into our home. We are British but live here in Portugal with a wealth of experience from travelling and volunteering ourselves. We use permaculture and sustainability as our starting point and have been continuing to learn on the job since we bought our place. We love to share skills and ideas and know this is not a one way street, we’re sure there’s something we can learn from you too!
  We are active in organising events that link newcomers to the area with the local inhabitants. This includes language lounges where foreigners can practice their language with local native speakers as well arts and cultural events that draw upon residents’ skills and interests. All in an effort to create stronger community bonds. You would be more than welcome to take part in whatever we have going on while you’re here. This is in addition to the local festas and events that make up life here.
  This part of Portugal in often overlooked but has so much to offer from Neolithic stone circles to epic mountains, from cute stone villages up to the green, garden city of Viseu (which has great bars, and a vibrant music, theatre and arts scene).
  We try to go places when we can and will always be happy to invite you along, we enjoy sharing time with easygoing, interesting people and like to imagine we’re interesting easygoing people too. Also, it’s important for us to be engaged with all of our diverse range of neighbours and would hope to share with you the range of lives being lived in this beautiful part of Portugal!

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  Aide

  We are slowly regenerating our semi abandoned 4ha farm into a functioning, healthy mixed landscape. There are jobs we really want to get onto, we just need the right volunteer or volunteers to come help us see one though.
  We always have jobs on the go. Animal care, gardening, tree care and farm maintenance, all you need is a good work ethic and a have-a-go spirit and we can always achieve something together. We have skills we can share and it’s great if you do too. If you know how to just muck in and join in with life here then we’re happy to have you whatever other skills you have.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Portugais: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are both qualified English teachers with years of experience between us. We are happy to share that. We work hard with our Portuguese but it’s a slow road and we are always open to finding ways to improve. If you’re a fluent speaker then we’d love to learn something from you. A game, a story, a phrase… the future conditional… anything really, we’re always keen to learn!
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  Hébergement

  We have a comfortable, well looked after caravan for volunteers with its own cooking facilities and independent electricity. It has a double bed, heater and everything you will need to be comfy. We have a solar shower when the weather is warm and sunny and soon a gas boiler for conventional showers too.
  We tend to share meals as it’s more convivial but you’d be welcome to evenings doing your own thing as your caravan has everything you need for cooking. We’re mostly veggie but eat meat sometimes. We can generally accommodate vegan needs and other dietary requirements, just let us know so we can be prepared.

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  Autres infos...

  There’s are plenty of nice villages nearby particularly our own, Algodres, which has a rich history hidden down twisty lanes overlooking the Serra da Estrella. It’s a short walk into the village with its bar and a cafe and a drive to town. There are several stone cicles and an old Neolithic fort within walking distance and loads of walking routes. A sunny day losing yourself down old wooded tracks and finding romantic looking ruins is a day well spent.
  We’re near to good train and bus links from the local town of Fornos De Algodres which can take you as far South as Faro or North to Porto should you wish and everywhere in between. We’re regularly in and out of town as well as Viseu and other places hereabouts. In the summer there’s always trips to river beaches and into the mountains and we’ll happily show you the sights. Plus we can always offer a lift whenever we’re going out .
  We try to live conscientiously and sustainably, We ask that if you come you join us for a while you join us in the effort. Our water comes from a well, our power from solar and we have a compost toilet. We are definitely off grid. We use nature friendly soaps and washing products as it will all go back into the land. As yet the garden isn’t suppling all our needs, but we’ll get there one day.
  It’s important that you feel welcomed by us and that you join in with life here. be it doing a bit washing up, petting Honey the dog, chatting to the neighbours when they pop by, maybe doing a bit of cooking… We want you to take part in what we can offer, a warm family home and a more eco way of life.

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Couldn’t get anything bigger than a large van down our track but we have a flat area in the woods for park ups. We also have alternative parking just off site so we can accommodate just about anything

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Animal and child friendly pets are as welcome as animal and child friendly people.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Honey (8 ans)

  Gentle collie cross who likes petting and adventures.

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