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Hi and welcome to Portugal!
My name is Mike, a very active 52 years young, and I own 1.5 hectares of off-grid loveliness near Castelo Branco in central Portugal. It's a beautiful place - rugged, wild and free with great mountain views.
This project was originally set up in the UK as a safe and chilled space at festivals to help people who may have done too much, lost their friends, or who were simply not up for a full-on party. A place were anyone can meet and make connections, and relax with people from all walks of life.
Our aim is to bring a little of that festival vibe here to Portugal, on a smaller scale. A haven to gather your thoughts, relax and enjoy nature but at the same time have the opportunity to interact with others, experience the off-grid lifestyle and help build an amazing place for all to enjoy.
We are totally off-grid - facilities are very basic so please do not expect a palace unless of course, you fancy building one with us! As we live in the wild, you need to be comfortable with having the local wildlife living around you. The birds here sing at night which is quite magical to experience, and we're lucky enough to catch occasional sightings of wild boar.
It is a true off-grid experience but with fun as the number one priority - in our eyes this lifestyle is not work - we do things because we want to, not because we have to. We understand that many people use their holiday time to do Workaways, so it's important to us that it should be fun, and not leave you exhausted each day. We're a fan of Portugal Time, no rush - it's about the journey, not the destination.
We have a fantastic local community with always lots going on, including an outdoor solar cinema showing great films once a fortnight, and other get-togethers on a regular basis.
We promote healthy active living in natural surroundings with the aim to be self sufficient based on permaculture principles.
This is a place that people can come to make connections, share their lives and experience a different way of living with other like-minded people - we'd love for you to join us!Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
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
We live in a multicultural community of which there are many nationality. We draw on lots of experience working together to get things done.
Our skill sets include:
Food production and harvesting
Permaculture
Building and renovation
Solar systems
Off-grid living
Plumber
Electrician
Music production
Local property knowledge
This area of Portugal has a unique beauty. Castelo Branco, which is the closest city is only 20 minutes away by car and is an easy train ride from LisbonAide
There are two main projects. Base Camp and Top Camp.
Base Camp job list:
* convert van to camper
* gardening
* refloor main caravan
* build a swimming pool
* Art projects
* New compost toilet and shower block
* wood shed
Top Camp
* finish "Lodge"
* plant gardens
* plant a food forest
* compost toilet
* outside kitchen
* yoga platforms
* art projects
There is so much more we want to say about the variety of projects in the broader valley. We are confident you will find something you will love to do either here, or with our friendly neighbours.Langues
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Anglais: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We would like to learn Portuguese.Hébergement
1) There is a large caravan with; wood heater, hot showers, a fully operational kitchen which can accommodate two to three people.
2) There is a camper which also comes with cooking facilities and a double bed, suitable for a couple or a single person.
3) - not yet available - There is a second camper in the process of being converted which will become available when completed.
There is a composting toilet, a cartridge toilet, communal chill-out tents (with fans in the summer). In the broader valley there is a solar cinema, bar, chill out areas and lots of friendly people. There is free WiFi near the main caravan and access to a washing machine. The valley does regular events, sometimes even hosted by our resident DJ.
We are non-profit, but are hoping that people get enthusiastic about our projects. You can do as much or as little as you want. If you do work we will feed you.
We are looking for people to come and get interactive with the community. We hope the workawayers will share their knowledge and eexperience with us.
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We start when we want to start and finish when we want to finish #portugaltime. No slave drivers here.we would ask off you 4 hrs a day helping in exchange for food and accommodation and the full off grid exsperiance including social interaction with the local off grid comunity. How ever due to the ever increasing tempratures it may not be safe to help on these days we would ask you to contribute towards the cost of food about 5 euros a day or you are welcome to bie and cook your own food if you wish .this will be talked about on an individual basis befor you commit to comming we want everyone to be copleatly happy when hear with no surprises .there may be time that projects may be put on hold like waiting for materials to be delived so there may not be tasks to do for a period of time.we will advise you when this is likely to happen again in advance of you commiting to come .this has worked out very well with many guest we have had your happiness really is our prioratys giveing you the best time makeing conections shareing knowledge and life skills so we are super flexable with how it all works . .Autres infos...
We usually go from the valley heading into the city where all services are available. There are many local river beaches to visit during summer and several natural beauty spots.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have WiFi and solar power available.
Espace pour garer des vans
There are spaces in the valley for large vehicles up to a 3.5 tonne limit. Small campers are fine.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Yes
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
15- 25hours/week
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We had some fun at the party (a nearby community organize once in while a nice psymusic festival with massage/breathing session etc ), we slept in… read more
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We had some fun at the party (a nearby community organize once in while a nice psymusic festival with massage/breathing session etc ), we slept in… read more
I'd always wanted to try the off-grid lifestyle and seeing what Mike has built there was truly inspiring. Everything built from scratch and carried up a long and winding steep hill.… read more
From the moment everybody picked me up together I felt comfortable. We were in total with a group of about 10 people.… read more
After that we went to construct a festival, Suti Festival, where,… read more
Was a pleasure to host Amanda, hope she could come… read more
She was super keen to get involved project and interact with other house mates and it was a pleasure to spent some time with her company and I will be really really happy to see her again.
P.s. she made really good… read more
We played chess, chilled in the sun, made lots of jokes, did some gardening, Mike taught me how to make a proper fire, and I enjoyed the beautiful, wild nature a lot.
Mike is a really kind and funny… read more
She has amazing skills in all things creative arts and building she was a fantastic team player but was able to do challenging jobs by herself.
Carla interacted with everyone she met in a positive friendly way allways happy to help… read more
Once upon a time on a land far, far away there was the city of Castelo Branco, shrouded in history. meaning white Castel.
Oli and Jana came to stay here.
Oli likes solar and Jana likes cake.
Both of them where amazing.
More seriously: I'm very thankfull for the great contribution… read more
we came in the eve and mike came to get us on his new van and from the first min he just hugged us and let us feels welcome!
mike is a unic man who want that you will get the great vacation so if you would like to lern or doing something… read more
Mike is the absolute ideal Workaway host and a wonderful friend who taught me so much, an incredibly fun, open and adventurous guy with the patience to teach and look after anyone who arrives at this… read more
The peacefulness combined with good vibes and conversations with Mike, his workawayers and community friends of the Valley made my stay unforgettable. These people are super creative,… read more
I would recommend staying at Mike's place to anyone, especially if you want to experience or learn about off the grid… read more
At the first day Mike pickt me up at night at the train station and we been driving to a place middle in nowhere I couldn't see that much
But at the first morning when I wook up I was so impresst from the nature what's around just a stunning fiew ower the nature no cars no airplains around nothing just the… read more