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We are a small family run yurt centre and olive farm. We run courses in conjunction with a shaman throughout the summer months and rent out the yurts and casita for short holiday stays. The winter is somewhat caught up with olive farming and maintenance works. We usually have some building projects on the go.
We:
Sam (º1971),British, builder and olive farmer. He has been living in Spain for the last 17 years with his son Felix (º2001), who now is studying in England and with mum Bobby nextdoors (She sadly suddenly passed away after a very short illness in January 2022).
And partner Sally (º1971),Belgian, has been living in Spain since 1995, freelance translator working from the farm.
Friend and now neighbour, Liv (26y) who is living in Bobby's former house.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Self sustainability is very important for us, we try to live in harmony with the land we live on. We will happily share our experience and gathered knowledge on sustainable living, building (Eco and recycled whenever possible) and all the arts and crafts (beer brewing, wine and cider making...) we master.
Aide
We run a mixed bag of projects and generally need help with everything so your day could entail helping to mix cement or prune olive trees. Sometimes we just need help taking care of the animals (cats, dogs and chickens) when we are out working or travelling.
Autumn 2023 we hope to be ready to start renovating an old Mill on our land. This means you would have be happy about being involved in building works. We are also always doing maintenance works: painting, strimming, cleaning, watering etc.
We are a creative bunch and would love input on more arts based projects--we have the space! Musicians particularly welcome as we have the facility to record and are always looking for ways to expand our repertoire.
We're looking for people who do not need to be near a big city. We have been hosting for many many years and in our experience our place is best suited for couples (or single travellers who are very independent). We're in the middle of nature nearby a small but nice village, the town Alcala La Real is a 20 min. car drive away.
We usually share one big meal of the day, which is either lunch or dinner, depending on work. We leave enough supplies for you to be able to prepare other meals for yourselves. Evenings usually are private time for us, but sometimes we go all crazy and have loud music and a bit of a party :-)
If you stay in the casita you have a cosy open plan mini house to yourselves (fully equipped kitchen). If you stay in the caravan, you share bathroom and kitchen with Liv.
Where you will stay depends on the number of volunteers and the time of year you are around. (in summer the casita is mostly occupied by guests)
We prefer people who can work independently and show initiative. We're not always doing the same tasks as our volunteers, as we can have different types of jobs to do and we also have to go away for work. We trust our volunteers to be responsible for their tasks and keep track of their own hours.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Hollandais: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
At home we speak English! So if you want to learn English... We both are fluent in Spanish as well, but as a second language.
Hébergement
If you stay in the casita you have a cosy open plan mini house to yourselves (fully equipped kitchen).
If you stay in the caravan, you share bathroom and kitchen with Liv.
Where you will stay depends on the number of volunteers and the time of year you are around. (in summer the casita is mostly occupied by guests)
Autres infos...
We are located near the village Castillo de Locubin and the city Alcala La Real (each year in summer Etnosur Festival is organised here). Our farm is at 15´walking from the natural springs Nacimiento del Rio San Juan, in summer this is a fondly visited "beach" area. At the nacimiento you can also climb the Via Ferrata (we have climbing material) and in Alcala la Real ther is a very nice rock climbing area. Granada and Cordoba can be visited with the bus (both an hour drive away).
Loads of walking routes around the area (we are on the Ruta del Califato)
There are bicycles available to ride in and out of town and a car to go shopping.
Whenever we drive into town (normally at least once a day) we are happy to give you a lift.
We are most accesible by email or Whatsapp
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Our internet connection is rural (satellite), it mostly works fine, only on rainy days it can get a bit sketchy. I (Sally) work online and don't have major problems.
Espace pour garer des vans
Loads of space, so no problem at all
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
We have got two cats and tree small dogs of our own, they get along with other dogs
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
approx 5 hrs x 5 days
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Anais and Martin
I did a lot of nice work there, picking olives, and a good olive year it was, and maintenance on the yurts.
They also organized music… read more
Boby, Sam and Sally are realy lovely people, with heart on the hand. It's a nice place for exchange about any subject.
It's only five hours by days in a good ambience, but you have to do the work.
Hopefully come back one day.
We stayed there for 10 days, in the casita, which was perfect for us, we helped for different kind of jobs in the garden, always interesting and challenging!
We miss the meals with you guys, talking about the actuality, playing music, chating about everything... it was a wonderful time!
We also… read more
Working with Bobby and Sam was a great learning experience, and I was given the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most inspirational people I've ever met.
Sam and Bobby stay true to their traveller roots and… read more
